Sports digest: Lawsuit is filed against new San Francisco 49ers cornerback Perrish Cox in connection with alleged sexual assault

A woman who accused former Denver cornerback Perrish Cox of sexual assault filed a lawsuit Sunday seeking unspecified damages against Cox and current Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas.

A Denver jury in March acquitted Cox of all charges, and Cox then signed a two-year contract with the 49ers. Civil suits, though, have a lower threshold of proof than criminal proceedings.

The woman became pregnant during a night of partying in 2010. Her lawyer, Craig Silverman, says in the suit that the woman was drugged at a nightclub, then sexually assaulted at Cox's apartment. Thomas was at the apartment that night.

Brian Banks accepted coach Pete Carroll's offer and will get a formal tryout with Seattle at this week's minicamp. Banks, 26, was a star high school linebacker who was recently exonerated in a rape case in which he was falsely accused. He served more than five years in prison, then spent five years on parole, wearing an ankle bracelet. Banks had a private workout in Seattle on Thursday. The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week the 49ers expressed interest in Banks, who had orally committed to USC and Carroll while at Long Beach Poly.

Soccer

World Cup champion Spain rallied for a 1-1 tie against Italy at the European Championship in Gdansk, Poland. Antonio Di Natale put Italy ahead in the 61st minute, and Cesc Fabregas tied it three minutes later. Spain pulled a surprise by starting with

no regular strikers. In the other Group C opener, Croatia got two goals from Mario Mandzukic in a 3-1 win over Ireland in Poznan, Poland.

Police rescued Christian Obodo, a midfielder for Italy's Udinese club, a day after he was abducted in Nigeria. A police spokesman said officers arrested several suspects.

Miscellany

Frankie Vanderka threw a three-hitter, and Stony Brook (52-13) completed an improbable run to the College World Series with a 7-2 rout of host LSU (47-18) in the deciding baseball game of a super regional. Florida (47-18), Arizona (43-17), UCLA (47-14) and Florida State (48-15) also have advanced to Omaha, Neb.

Australia posted a 66-55 basketball win over China in Perth. Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova had two points and seven rebounds for the Boomers, who are preparing for the London Olympics. Ex-Gael Daniel Kickert also had two points.

Thomas Hearns, Mark Johnson, trainer Freddie Roach, ring announcer Michael Buffer, writer Michael Katz and TV analyst Al Bernstein were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y.

Wire services contributed to this report.

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