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Man charged for death
A man has been charged in the death of Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder Dernell Stenson, and police said they were seeking a second suspect. Reginald Riddle, 19, also was charged Thursday with armed robbery and kidnapping, police said. Early Wednesday, Stenson's body was found in a street in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler. He had been shot, then run over and apparently dragged some distance by his own SUV. Riddle is the half brother of Kevin Riddle, 43, who was found driving Stenson's SUV about two hours after the body was found. Kevin Riddle was charged earlier with possession of stolen property, police said. Authorities are seeking a third man, David Griffith, 20, who police said should be considered armed and dangerous. Stenson, 25, made his major league debut with the Reds this year, batting .247 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 37 games. His last home run accounted for Cincinnati's final run of the season.

■ Soccer
Qaddafi Jr on dope charge
Libya leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Saadi was suspended from Italy's top soccer league on Thursday pending a counter analysis after a positive doping test. Saadi Qaddafi's faces a ban of up to two years if the second test is also positive. Qaddafi's, who signed with Serie A club Perugia in June, was found to have an excessive amount of a performance-enhancing steroid in his system after a 0-0 draw with Reggina on Oct. 5. He did not play in that game or any other since joining Perugia. Players are randomly chosen for testing after every match, regardless of whether they take the field. Perugia officials said Qaddafi's likely tested positive due to a medicine he took for his ailing back.

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