THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO, Nev. -- The lawyer for a woman suing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for alleged sexual assault has given the two-time Super Bowl winner more time to respond to the lawsuit.

Reno lawyer Cal Dunlap says Roethlisberger's lawyers now have until Aug. 21 to file their response.

The woman, a Canadian who worked as an executive VIP casino host at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, claims the quarterback lured her to his hotel room under false pretenses and raped her during a celebrity golf tournament last summer. She's seeking a minimum of US$490,000 plus punitive damages.

The suit also names hotel officials as defendants.

On Friday, lawyers for two other defendants filed motions to move the case from Reno 80 kilometres south to Minden in Douglas County.