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Grove City College junior forward Stacey Brubaker has been named President's Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week.

Brubaker scored four goals and added an assist last week, including all three goals in a 3-0 win over Medaille and a goal and assist in a 4-1 triumph over Penn State-Altoona.

DAVIE, Fla. - The Miami Dolphins may have found a replacement for retired running back Ricky Williams. acquiring Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for a third-round draft pick in 2005.The deal was contingent on Gordon passing a physical.The 6-foot-1, 228-pound Gordon was the third-string back in St. Louis behind Marshall Faulk and first-round pick Steven Jackson. But he certainly will move up the depth chart in Miami, where the Dolphins have struggled to replace Williams since he abruptly retired a week before training camp.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Travis Henry will be the Buffalo Bills starter on opening day, leaving Willis McGahee to settle for playing backup.It came as no surprise when coach Mike Mularkey announced he's sticking with Henry, the incumbent, heading into the team's opener against Jacksonville on Sunday.

BEREA, Ohio - Kellen Winslow Jr. already had his Hall of Fame father's soft hands. Now he's got his number, too.Winslow, the Browns' talented rookie tight end, was able to buy No. 80 - the number his dad made famous with the San Diego Chargers - from teammate Aaron Shea for his first season in the NFL.Winslow wore No. 11 during the exhibition season and had been after Shea for weeks about changing numbers. Finally, Winslow met Shea's undisclosed asking price.

HOUSTON - Hoping to find the rugged low post presence they've been sorely lacking, the Houston Rockets acquired veteran center Dikembe Mutombo in a trade with the Chicago Bulls.The Rockets sent reserve guards Adrian Griffin, Eric Piatkowski and Mike Wilks to the Bulls.An eight-time All-Star and four-time defensive player of the year, Mutombo has averaged 11.7 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.22 blocked shots in 13 seasons with New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Denver. He is fourth in NBA history with 2,996 blocks, trailing only Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton.The 7-foot-2 Mutombo was traded to the Bulls in August as part of a deal that sent Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams to the Knicks.

TORONTO - Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist to lead Canada into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-0 victory over Slovakia.Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Smyth and Joe Sakic also scored for Canada, which will play the Czech Republic in Toronto on Saturday night in one semifinal.The United States plays Finland on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn. in the other.

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