IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL

Defensive end Thomas re-signs with Colts

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Josh Thomas signed a one-year tender worth $1.3 million Tuesday, keeping him with the Super Bowl champions next season.

Thomas has been a key player in Indianapolis' defensive line rotation since joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2004.

Also: Linebacker Caleb Miller, the last of the Cincinnati Bengals' restricted free agents, signed a one-year contract.

Miller started seven games last season and played in all 16, finishing third in the team in tackles.

The Gladiators traded defensive back Eddie Canonico, a Durango High School graduate, to Los Angeles for future considerations.

Canonico made 36 tackles for Las Vegas this season, just three behind team leader Earthwind Moreland.

TENNIS

Wimbledon to pay champions $1.4 million

Wimbledon will be the richest Grand Slam in history, with both the female and male champion earning $1.4 million.

The only Grand Slam tournament on grass will offer total prize money of $22,572,011, an increase of 8.7 percent, organizers said. The increase reflects the recent change to pay women the same as men from the first round to the final for the first time since Wimbledon began offering prize money in 1968. The pay equity was announced on Feb. 22.

Last year, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer earned $1.17 million, and Amelie Mauresmo took home $1.11 million.

Wimbledon, which runs from June 25 to July 8, also announced it would use instant replay technology for the first time, subject to final testing in May.

Also: Tommy Robredo and David Nalbandian advanced to the third round of the Open Seat Godo in Barcelona, Spain, and former champions Marat Safin and Gaston Gaudio were eliminated in first-round matches.

MISCELLANEOUS

FBI seeks author of threatening letters

The FBI offered a $5,000 reward for help finding whoever mailed dozens of threatening letters -- including some containing a potentially harmful insecticide -- complaining about TV coverage of college cheerleaders and professional female athletes.

The writer or writers complained that ESPN and ABC crews have exploited cheerleaders, WNBA players and WTA Tour players through certain camera angles, even though those angles were rarely shown on the air.

Investigators believe the author "may be directly or indirectly involved in some element of cheerleading and/or the television production/coverage aspect of collegiate athletics," according to an FBI statement.

Also: Kentucky Speedway no longer wants NASCAR to bring a Nextel Cup race to the track as part of its antitrust lawsuit against the racing governing body and International Speedway Corp.

The speedway filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court last Friday, saying instead of a Nextel Cup race, it wants a judge to break up NASCAR and ISC, both of which are controlled by Bill France and members of his family.

The lawsuit claims breaking up the monopoly would require NASCAR to "develop objective factors for the award of Nextel Cup races that benefit the sport."

The UNLV softball team was swept by No. 7 Arizona State in a doubleheader in Tempe, Ariz.

The Rebels (32-21) lost the first game 9-0 in six innings before losing the second, 10-9.

In the opener, UNLV was held to two hits by Sun Devils pitcher Megan Elliot.

The Rebels led the second game 8-0 in the fourth inning before Arizona State (44-11) rallied.

Bri Bernardi homered twice for UNLV.