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Seahawks sign safety Ellison 06/29 19:29:31 ET

Renton, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Seahawks signed safety Kevin Ellison Tuesday.Ellison was claimed off waived by the Seahawks on June 22 after he was let go by the Chargers.He was then waived by Seattle two days later, but was then signed to a contract.A sixth-round draft choice of the Chargers in 2009, Ellison started nine of 13 games played last season and he had 50 tackles.

Report: Cincinnati RB Benson arrested in Austin 06/29 13:45:36 ET

Austin, TX (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson has reportedly been arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault for supposedly punching a bar employee close to a month ago.Several media outlets are reporting that Benson was booked at Travis County jail and released after posting bail.The alleged incident took place on May 30 at Annie's West bar on May 30 when Benson got into an altercation with another bar patron. He was escorted out of the bar and once outside he punched bar employee Bryan White in the face.The office of Sam Bassett, Benson's attorney, said that Bassett will release a statement later.Benson is no stranger with the law as he was arrested twice in a month in 2008 on alcohol charges that were later dropped.

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Report: Police reviewing video of Vick party 06/30 17:31:04 ET

Virginia Beach, VA (Sports Network) - Virginia Beach police are reportedly reviewing a surveillance video to determine the timeline of events in regards to a shooting incident that occurred outside a local restaurant celebrating Michael Vick's 30th birthday last Friday. The Virginian-Pilot reported Quanis Phillips, a co-defendant of Vick's in the infamous 2007 dogfighting case, was taken to a hospital early Friday morning following a shooting outside Guadalajara, the establishment hosting Vick and his guests.While the Eagles and the NFL investigated the matter, Vick's lawyer told the paper his client was not involved and had left the party before the shooting took place.However, a Guadalajara spokesman told the Virginia Daily Press on Wednesday that Vick left just three minutes before the shooting, and a video has been handed over to the police to examine when he exited the party. No arrests have been made in the case.Vick and Phillips were both released from prison in 2009 after serving time relating to a dogfighting conspiracy. Vick is still on probation and is not permitted to associate with a convicted felon unless granted permission by his probation officer.

Steelers' Colon, Scott to have surgery 06/29 12:09:24 ET

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackles Willie Colon and Chris Scott are both scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday.Colon suffered a potentially season-ending torn Achilles Monday during a workout while Scott hurt his foot last week while working out at the University of Tennessee.While Colon may miss the entire 2010 campaign due to the reported severity of his ailment, the team did not state whether Scott will be able to play this year or not.The 27-year-old Colon was originally selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft and has started every game at right tackle over the last three years.Scott was Pittsburgh's fifth-round pick out of Tennessee in this year's draft.

Injured Giants S Jones to be transferred to NY hospital 06/29 11:01:04 ET

East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants announced Tuesday that seriously injured rookie safety Chad Jones is being transferred to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center.Jones had been recuperating at LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans following an auto accident late last week in which he suffered broken bones in his left leg and ankle, requiring eight hours of surgery to improve the blood flow in his left foot."Chad had received outstanding medical care from the doctors and nurses in New Orleans since his accident. They's shown great compassion," said Giants vice president of medical services Ronnie Barnes. "After consulting with our doctors, Chad's doctors at LSU and his family felt like this move to New York was the next logical step in his care and recovery." The 6-foot-3, 218-pound Jones, a 2010 third-round pick who signed his rookie contract with the Giants on June 11, played in 40 games over three seasons at LSU, starting 19 times, including all 13 games as a junior in 2009.He led the team with three interceptions and was fifth on the team with 74 tackles last season.Jones finished his career with 158 stops and five interceptions.The Baton Rouge native was a member of the Tigers national championship football team in 2007, as well as being a part of the LSU baseball national title team in 2009.The Houston Astros selected Jones in the 13th round of the 2007 Major League Draft and he was recently chosen in the 50th round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.

After splitting the first two sets on Day 9 here, Berdych took control of the match in the third with thunderous serves and groundstrokes. He got his second break of the stanza to forge ahead 5-1, with a crushing backhand winner, and then held serve to close out the set in seven games.In the fourth set, Berdych got the key break of the match to go up 4-3 on Federer and then held in the next game with an unreturnable 137 miles-per-hour serve.Federer held in the next game, but was unable to break Berdych after that, as the tall Czech failed on his first match point when Federer popped a backhand volley winner into an open court, but converted on his second match point with a final forehand winner.It marked Federer's second straight quarterfinal loss at a Grand Slam, as he endured the same fate at the French Open earlier this month.

After the match, Federer said he was "struggling with some back and leg issues." This marks Federer's earliest exit here since 2002.Berdych prevailed in 2 hours, 35 minutes by breaking Federer's formidable serve four times, while the Swiss icon could manage only one break on his disappointing day. Berdych swatted 12 aces among his 51 winners.The 6-foot-4 Berdych is now 3-8 lifetime against Federer. The Czech slugger beat the Swiss great at the ATP's Miami Masters event earlier this season and also topped him at the Olympic Summer Games in Athens in 2004.Federer bested Berdych in the fourth round here at Wimbledon back in 2006 and had been 4-0 versus the big Czech in Grand Slam competition prior to Wednesday.Berdych, who's won 13 of his last 14 matches on tour, will face Novak Djokovic in Friday's semifinals.The 28-year-old Federer, who was the top seed here despite being ranked second behind the French Open champ Nadal, appeared in his eighth straight Wimbledon and 25th straight overall Grand Slam quarterfinal on Wednesday.The 16-time major champion, who is the reigning Australian Open titlist and was last year's U.S. Open runner-up, was chasing a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship at this '10 fortnight.In addition to last year, Federer also conquered this most prestigious of tennis tournaments from 2003-07.

Berdych ousts Federer; Nadal to meet Murray in Wimbledon semis

Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Big Czech Tomas Berdych posted the biggest win of his career on Wednesday by ousting six-time champion Roger Federer in four sets in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Former champion Rafael Nadal avoided an upset to reach the semifinals, where he'll be opposed by heavy British favorite Andy Murray.The 12th-seeded Berdych dismissed the top-seeded and defending champion Federer 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court at the All England Club, where the super Swiss had been 51-1 since 2003

The amazing Federer appeared in the last seven Wimbledon finals, going 6-1. He beat American Andy Roddick in last year's epic finale, which included a 30- game fifth set, and lost to the current world No. 1 Nadal in one of the greatest tennis matches of all-time here two years ago. The 24-year-old Berdych will appear in his second straight Grand Slam semifinal, having also turned the trick at the French Open four weeks ago.

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