Surgery will end Sillinger's season

New York Islanders center Mike Sillinger will undergo season-ending hip surgery this week. Sillinger hasn't played since Feb. 5, when he was forced out of the lineup. The surgery will be performed in Colorado by the doctor who operated on Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro last summer, the team said. Sillinger missed New York's game at Carolina Dec. 31 and then played through the pain for 15 games before shutting it down. He has 14 goals and 12 assists . . . Minnesota Wild defenseman Nick Schultz signed a six-year, $21 million contract extension yesterday, a few months before he would have hit the market as an unrestricted free agent. The 25-year-old Schultz, who has served as the Wild's captain for January and February, is playing this season on a one-year, $1.85 million deal . . . The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Alex Steen to a two-year, $3.4 million contract extension . . . Jonathan Sigalet, Chris Collins, Martins Karsums, and Matt Lashoff scored to lift the Providence Bruins over the Falcons, 4-1, in Springfield.

For weeks, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been targeting a March 2 return from knee surgery, but conceded he's not close to being ready. "If I wanted it to be, it can be realistic," Arenas said of his original goal. "But it's going to be longer to get into shape." Arenas had surgery on his left knee Nov. 21 and has been rehabilitating, but he hasn't practiced with the team . . . Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace will miss at least two weeks after suffering his fourth concussion in four seasons Friday in a loss to Sacramento, said coach Sam Vincent . . . Devin Harris, the centerpiece of the Jason Kidd deal from the Nets' side, is at least a week away from making his New Jersey debut because of a left ankle sprain. "He can do everything north-south," coach Lawrence Frank said. "He's still working on going east-west with his lateral movement."

Top-seeded Andy Roddick advanced to the final of the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif., beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, in a drama-free match. Waiting for Roddick in the final is Radek Stepanek, who had an exciting comeback victory over Robby Ginepri in the first semifinal, winning, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-1 . . . Maria Sharapova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-3, to extend her unbeaten run to 13 matches and set up an all-Russian final at the Qatar Open in Doha. Sharapova will play Vera Zvonareva, who rallied to defeat Li Na, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, in her semifinal . . . Top-seeded David Nalbandian and Jose Acasuso won semifinal matches in Buenos Aires, setting up an all-Argentine championship at the Copa Telmex. Nalbandian routed fourth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela, 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded Acasuso rallied past eighth-seeded Filippo Volandri, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 . . . Michael Llodra gained the ABN Amro final in Rotterdam, beating Ivo Karlovic, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), to earn a matchup against Robin Soderling, who defeated Gilles Simon, 6-2, 6-1.

University of Alabama safety Rashad Johnson was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly knocking down a security guard at an off-campus bar, Tuscaloosa police said. Johnson was arrested at 2:55 a.m. yesterday at the Legacy bar on the strip near Alabama's campus. The 22-year-old was released on $500 bond shortly after being booked on the misdemeanor charge . . . Richard Migliore, who has won more than 4,000 races, won the George Woolf Memorial Award, given to a jockey whose career and personal character honor thoroughbred racing . . . Sidney Watters Jr., 90, the Hall of Fame trainer who saddled champions Hoist the Flag and Slew o' Gold, has died in Towson, Md. . . . Croatia's Eduardo broke his left leg in Arsenal's Premier League soccer game at Birmingham, England, and is expected to miss the European Championships. Eduardo was fouled by Blues defender Martin Taylor in the third minute. The full extent of the injury is not known but Sky Sports, which televised the game live, said it would not show replays because they were too distressing.