Sports in brief

May 10, 2010

Cushing's steroids ban leads

to new vote for rookie award

The Associated Press will re-do the vote for Defensive Rookie of the Year because the winner, Texans linebacker Brian Cushing, recently was suspended for four games for violating the league's steroids policy.

Cushing easily won the original vote, earning 39 of 50 first-place votes. Bills safety Jairus Byrd was next with six. Cushing is the third NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year to be suspended for steroids, joining Shawne Merriman (2005) and Julius Peppers (2002).

OLYMPICS

IOC to recheck '06 samples

Olympic officials are retesting some doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin to check for use of the blood-boosting drug CERA. The World Anti-Doping Agency said it received "new information" about possible misuse of CERA in Turin before it was put on the market.GOLFLPGA player, 25, dead

Police in Henderson, Nev., and an agent for Erica Blasberg, 25, say the LPGA Tour golfer has died. Police said authorities were investigating her Sunday death. It was not clear whether foul play was involved. Blasberg played her only LPGA Tour event this year two weeks ago in Mexico and tied for 44th.

HORSE RACINGSuper Saver works out

Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver worked 3 furlongs in :36.60 at Churchill Downs. The colt is scheduled to arrive Wednesday at Pimlico for Saturday's Preakness . . . Bob Baffert said beaten Derby favorite Lookin At Lucky will travel Wednesday to Baltimore . . . Anthony Dutrow withdrew A Little Warm, who "didn't scope well" after a workout. BOXINGPacquiao leads in election

World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is leading his race for a congressional seat in the Philippines. Also, negotiations for a fight matching him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are expected to begin again this week.