Hamm hurt in nationals; Wilson quits

May 23, 2008

Paul Hamm's stay at the top of the US Championships might be a short one. Hamm said he might not compete tomorrow after injuring his right hand in the last few seconds of his parallel bars routine last night, his final event in Houston. As Hamm was flipping to do work on one bar, his right fingers caught on the rail and were jammed to the side. He fell off, and immediately grabbed his wrist as he grimaced. "I heard a small popping sound in the joint," said Hamm, who left the arena with his right arm wrapped and will have X-rays this morning. "This is not something that will make me sit out of the Olympics, but it might make me sit for [tomorrow]. If it's something very little, I'll compete. If I think it is something worse, I'll hold off until trials." Three-time Olympian Blaine Wilson's comeback ended after two events when he withdrew from the championships. Wilson, 33, said he was through with the sport. "I'm done for my career," Wilson said after dropping out following poor performances on the high bar and floor exercise. He did not come out when scheduled to compete on pommel horse, then left the arena. Wilson won the all-around national title five straight years from 1996-2000.

New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins was suspended for three games and fined $2,000 by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Baltimore's Luke Scott Tuesday night. Hawkins asked the players' association to appeal, and the suspension will be delayed until the appeal is resolved or dropped . . . Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander Doug Davis, who has been recovering from thyroid cancer surgery, will return to the rotation tonight against Atlanta.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Eric Gagné was diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis and is out indefinitely, although he will rejoin the team today in Washington. The Brewers don't plan to put him on the disabled list unless his shoulder does not improve in the near future, but that could change if the Brewers must use most of their bullpen in any game this weekend . . . Minnesota Twins shortstop Adam Everett was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. His pain is in a different place than the previous shoulder injury that sent him to the DL last month . . . Nationals right fielder Austin Kearns will have arthroscopic surgery to remove bone fragments in his sore right elbow and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

Former Southern Cal star O.J. Mayo has been dropped by his agent before the June 26 NBA draft because of the "overwhelming intensity" of allegations that Mayo illegally received cash and gifts. Mayo had announced that Calvin Andrews of Bill Duffy Associates would represent him. But the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based sports management group issued a statement saying their association was over . . . Dwain Williams, who averaged 11 points and 2.3 assists in 21 games for Providence last season, is transferring to Long Beach State, saying he wanted to return to California to be near his family . . . Former Union County College assistant coach Chelsea Perry has been named an assistant women's coach at Northeastern . . . In the WNBA, Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld scored 17 points each to help the host New York Liberty cruise to a 79-60 victory over the Washington Mystics . . . Armintie Price scored a career-high 22 points and Candice Dupree also had 22 as the Chicago Sky won their home opener, 87-77, over the Sacramento Monarchs . . . Lauren Jackson's 30 points rallied Seattle from a 20-point deficit as the Storm beat the host Phoenix Mercury, 87-83.

The United States lost, 2-0, to Sweden, which advanced to the World Team Cup final in the Red Group in Duesseldorf, Germany. James Blake lost, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, to undefeated Robin Soderling, and Thomas Johansson stopped Bobby Reynolds, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Also in the Red Group, Argentina and the Czech Republic are tied 1-1. In the Blue Group, Russia leads Germany, 1-0, and Spain leads Italy, 1-0 . . . In the MLS, Kei Kamara and Ivan Guerrero scored second-half goals, and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-1, in Santa Clara, Calif. . . . Jack Mildren, 58, a former lieutenant governor in Oklahoma and the first quarterback in the University of Oklahoma's vaunted wishbone offense in 1971, died, his brother said. He had been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer.