Cardinals' Boldin will not play today

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin yesterday was officially ruled out of today's game following surgery on a facial bone fractured in a helmet-to-helmet hit last Sunday against the New York Jets. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said the surgeon who operated on Boldin's fractured sinus told him that a hockey player who underwent a similar procedure was playing 10 days later. But Boldin will not play in today's home game against the Buffalo Bills. The NFL suspended Jets safety Eric Smith for one game and fined him $50,000 for the hit . . . Bills starting cornerback Terrence McGee won't play today against the Cardinals because of a sprained left knee suffered in the first quarter of Buffalo's win over St. Louis last Sunday . . . Bengals receiver Chris Henry was activated for Cincinnati's game at Dallas today. Henry was released by the Bengals following his fifth arrest in the offseason, but owner Mike Brown took him back over the objections of coach Marvin Lewis. Henry missed the first four games of the season because of his latest suspension for violating the NFL's conduct policy. Henry also was suspended for the first eight games last season.

Andy Roddick was stunned by Tomas Berdych, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 7-6 (3-7) in the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo, ending his bid for a second straight title in Asia. Roddick won the China Open last week. The ninth-seeded Berdych will face fifth-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro in today's final. Del Potro defeated No. 4 Richard Gasquet, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the other semifinal. In the women's event, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki coasted to a 6-4, 6-3 semifinal win over Jarmila Gajdosova. She will take on fifth-seeded Kaia Kanepi, who defeated Aleksandra Wozniak, 6-4, 6-4 . . . Venus Williams lost, 6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 6-2, to soon-to-be No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, who overcame a foot injury to advance to the final of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Jankovic will play Nadia Petrova, who beat Victoria Azarenka, 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal. Top-ranked Serena Williams lost earlier in the week, and will drop in the rankings tomorrow . . . Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the Open de Moselle final in Metz, France, using his powerful serve to beat Radek Stepanek, 6-3, 6-4. Tursunov will face Paul-Henri Mathieu, who beat Adrian Mannarino, 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-1).

Thorn Song cruised to a 1 1/4-length victory under Robby Albarado in the Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., to clinch a spot in the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita in three weeks. In another Breeders' Cup qualifier, Square Eddie was the runaway winner by nearly 5 lengths of the Lane's End Breeders Futurity . . . In other Breeders' Cup qualifiers, Vineyard Haven fended off strong early challenges to win the Champagne at Belmont by 5 3/4 lengths over Munnings for a slot in the $2 million Juvenile. Sky Diva won the Frizette for fillies by 3 3/4 lengths and is headed to the $2 million Juvenile Fillies . . . At Woodbine in Toronto, Marsh Side, a 25-1 long shot, won the $2 million 1 1/2-mile Canadian International turf race in Toronto, beating 35-1 shot Spice Route by 1 3/4 lengths for a berth in the Breeders' Cup turf event. Frankie Dettori guided Irish-bred Folk Opera, the 3-2 favorite, to a wire-to-wire victory in the 1 1/2-mile E.P. Taylor.

Jockey John Velazquez was released from the hospital one day after a spill at Keeneland left him motionless on the track. Velazquez was thrown from his mount, Tap Dancing, Friday during the seventh race. Fellow jockey Jamie Theriot also was thrown but was able to walk off . . . New Mexico thoroughbred Peppers Pride raced to a 3-length victory in a 6-furlong allowance race in Hobbs, N.M., for her 17th win in as many starts for a modern North American record. Peppers Pride had shared the mark of 16 straight victories with Triple Crown winner Citation, two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, Mister Frisky, and Hallowed Dreams.

Lance Armstrong says the Tour de France organizer's new president is being pretentious by claiming that the seven-time champion has "embarrassed" cycling's premier race. Jean-Etienne Amaury told French sports newspaper L'Equipe, "We can't say that he has not embarrassed the Tour de France, as he has had quite a complicated history with it." The comment astounded Armstrong, who announced last month he was coming out of retirement. "The last time I checked, I won the Tour seven straight years and was never once found to be guilty of doping despite seven years of intense scrutiny," Armstrong said . . . Seth Petruzelli, who stepped in as a substitute when contender Ken Shamrock was unable to fight, needed just 14 seconds to bring down heavyweight Kimbo Slice in a mixed martial arts bout in Sunrise, Fla. . . . The Carolina Hurricanes signed first-round draft pick Zach Boychuk to a three-year entry contract worth more than $2.6 million at the NHL level . . . Helio Castroneves, who pleaded not guilty on tax evasion charges the day before, and teammate Ryan Briscoe outpaced the rest of the cars to finish first in the Le Mans Prototype 2 Class for the American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.