In brief: Accuser in Duke case reportedly gives birth

The woman at the center of the Duke lacrosse rape case is pregnant and due to give birth any day, roughly nine months after the team party where she says she was raped by three men in a bathroom.

The pregnancy was confirmed late Thursday by a person familiar with the case, speaking to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Both Fox News and WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., reported she gave birth Thursday night.

There had been no prior indication the woman, a 28-year-old college student who already has children, was even pregnant. She has not spoken in public since granting a single interview to the News & Observer of Raleigh shortly after the party.

The development came just hours after defense attorneys file a motion saying the woman misidentified her alleged attackers in a photo lineup that was “an incoherent mass of contradiction and error.” The attorneys asked a judge to bar prosecutors from using the photo lineup at their clients’ trial and prevent the accuser from identifying the players from the witness stand.

Golf

Stenson grabs lead

Henrik Stenson shot a 6-under-par 66 to grab the first-round lead at the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy were two shots back after shooting 68s. John Daly, Fred Couples and Colin Montgomery finished three shots off the pace.

“Ernie Els shot a 5-under 67 to share the first-round lead with three others at the South African Open in Port Elizabeth.

Retief Goosen finished with a 69 despite an 11 on the 17th hole.

Soccer

U.S. will play Mexico

The U.S. men’s soccer team will play Mexico in an exhibition game Feb. 7 at Glendale, Ariz., the second game for the Americans under interim coach Bob Bradley.

The Americans meet Denmark on Jan. 20 at Carson, Calif.

“In a victory for atmosphere over amenities, aging RFK Stadium in Washington was chosen to host the 2007 MLS Cup, becoming the first arena to stage Major League Soccer’s title game three times.

Miscellany

Redwine chosen

Stanley Redwine, the track and field coach at Kansas, will lead the U.S. team at the 2007 Pan American Games.

“Grandma’s Marathon organizers in Duluth, Minn., disqualified 2006 women’s winner Halina Karnatsevich, of Belarus, after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol.

“Charlotte Smith, an eight-year WNBA veteran who played last season with the Indiana Fever, retired.

“Austrian cross-country skier Martin Tauber said he was questioned by Italy’s top anti-doping prosecutor after competing in a World Cup race in Cogne, Italy. He was questioned as part of an investigation into alleged drug use by the Austrian team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

“First-team All-America offensive tackle Jake Long announced that he will return to Michigan for his senior season.