CHICAGO — Dave Duerson, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, has died. He was 50.

The Bears released a statement Friday saying they were “stunned and saddened” by the news and called Duerson “a great contributor to our team and the Chicago community.”

“Today is a difficult day for all of us who loved Dave,” the team said. “We'll miss him. Our prayers are with his family.”

Miami-Dade Police Detective Robert Williams said Friday the body of a Dave Duerson was found Thursday in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Computer records show that the Duerson who lived at the address was born the same month and year as the player.

Investigators have not determined the cause of death.

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slippery Rock University men’s cross country team earned team all-academic honors from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association.SRU’s team GPA is 3.18. The PSAC led all Division II conferences with 10 teams earning All-Academic honors.

LOS ANGELES — The NBA and its players' association finally sat down again and are planning to get together more frequently.Maybe even enough to prevent a work stoppage.A two-hour meeting Friay that union executive director Billy Hunter described as “pretty cordial” and “amicable” was the first formal session between the sides since November.With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire June 30, Hunter said he's available to negotiate “if and when the NBA elects, the owners elect to give us a counter proposal or something that indicates they really want to get a deal and it's not really a slow march to a lockout.”

LOS ANGELES — Dennis Rodman, Jamaal Wilkes and Tex Winter were among 12 finalists announced Friday for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.The other finalists are former NBA stars Maurice Cheeks, Chris Mullin and Ralph Sampson, five-time Olympian Teresa Edwards, Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer, former NBA coach Dick Motta, Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee, college referee Hank Nichols, and Al Attles, the current vice president and assistant general manager of the Golden State Warriors.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Andy Roddick overcame a shaky start and beat Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Tennis Championships.The top-seeded Roddick needed 2 hours, 13 minutes to win his sixth straight match against the Australian and leads their series 7-6.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Caroline Wozniacki regained the No. 1 tennis ranking Friday after beating Shahar Peer to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships.The 20-year-old Dane lost the top spot Monday to Kim Clijsters, but will officially reclaim it when the new rankings are released next week.

MIAMI — Garrett Wittels' pursuit of NCAA history is over. He went 0 for 4 against Southeastern Louisiana Friday, leaving him two games shy of matching Robin Ventura's 58-game Division I baseball record set in 1987 and four short of the NCAA all-divisions mark of 60 games by Damian Costantino of Division III Salve Regina from 2001-03.