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CINCINNATI — Former Cincinnati linebacker Nathaniel Webster Jr. has been indicted on sex-related charges involving the teenage daughter of a former Bengals assistant coach.

Prosecutors allege Webster engaged in sexual conduct with the girl in 2009 when she was 15 and threatened to harm her and her family if she told anyone. Bond was set at $1 million.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Kris Blanks shot a 3-under 67 to take the first-round lead in the Canadian Open. Ernie Els, Woody Austin, Paul Goydos, Brett Quigley, Bill Lunde, Kevin Kisner, Matt McQuillan, Bo Van Pelt, Jimmy Walker, Ben Martin and Aron Price were a stroke back at tree-lined Shaughnessy.

LE MONETIER-LES-BAINS, France — Andy Schleck won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, putting him within 15 seconds of the overall lead and quashing Alberto Contador's hopes of a fourth title.Thomas Voeckler narrowly kept the lead by muscling up a punishing final climb to limit the damage at the end of the 125-mile trek from Pinerolo, Italy, to the Galibier Serre-Chevalier ski station in France.Contador started the stage trailing Voeckler by several minutes after a rough start to the three-week race and finished it with a dismal final climb.

LOS ANGELES — Two new suspects have been arrested in the beating of a San Francisco fan outside Dodger Stadium and the original suspect may well be exonerated, a law enforcement official said.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, said that if prosecutors file a case against the men, the 31-year-old suspect previously identified by police, Giovanni Ramirez, will be exonerated.The arrests Wednesday are a dramatic development. Since Ramirez was arrested May 22, police have consistently stated they believed they had their man, while his lawyers said detectives were wrong.

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