Sports Log
Newman to miss at least 1 month
October 12, 2008
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NFL
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman will be out at least another month after having surgery Friday for a sports hernia. That means Adam "Pacman" Jones will remain in the starting lineup - at least for today's game against Arizona. Newman missed the preseason and season opener because of a groin injury, but played in three games before getting hurt again in practice last week. The earliest he is likely to return is mid-November . . . Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, making it more likely he won't play tomorrow night against the New York Giants . . . Tony Gonzalez, the most productive tight end in NFL history, will be traded to a contender if the Kansas City Chiefs get the right price. Three people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the nine-time Pro Bowl player could be dealt before the Tuesday trade deadline . . . The Bengals signed Dave Rayner, giving them another kicker with Shayne Graham hampered by a sore groin. Rayner has played in 41 games with Indianapolis, Green Bay, Kansas City, and San Diego, making 41 of 58 in field goals.NBA
Warriors suspend Ellis for 30 games
The Golden State Warriors suspended injured guard Monta Ellis for 30 games without pay for violating his lucrative new contract by getting into a moped accident in the offseason. Ellis, who agreed to a six-year deal worth $66 million during the summer, severely sprained his ankle in the accident in August. He recently underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament, sidelining him for at least the first several weeks of the regular season. The Warriors counted their four preseason games in the suspension's length, which means Ellis won't return to the club until after Golden State's 26th regular-season game, in December . . . Miami Heat center Jamaal Magloire will miss at least six weeks with a broken left hand, and could be sidelined even longer if surgery is required. Magloire was injured in Thursday's preseason overtime loss against New Jersey in Paris. He returned to Florida while the Heat remained behind for a rematch with the Nets today in London.Olympics
Ueberroth responds to IOC critics
In his final speech as USOC chairman, Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the US Olympic Committee receives. "Who pays the bill for the world Olympic movement?" Ueberroth said from Orlando, Fla. "Make no mistake about it. Starting in 1988, US corporations have paid 60 percent of all the money, period. The rest of the world pays 40 percent. It's pretty simple math." It was Ueberroth's first extensive response to comments made by European IOC members Denis Oswald and Hein Verbruggen, who said earlier this year that the amount of money the USOC received was not morally acceptable and called for the revenue-sharing deal to be revisited. The USOC receives about 13 percent of US TV rights fees and 20 percent of global marketing revenues. NBC paid about $894 million to televise the Beijing Games, compared with about $7 million from Chinese networks . . . Former world skeleton champion Noelle Pikus-Pace and 2006 Olympian Kevin Ellis opened their comeback quests by advancing to the final round of the US national team trials for bobsled and skeleton in Lake Placid, N.Y. Pikus-Pace, who missed the 2006 Turin Games because of a broken leg and skipped last season to have a baby, won by nearly 2 1/2 seconds over Katie Koczynski in the semifinals of the skeleton trials. Ellis, who broke his back in a sledding accident away from the track at Turin, was second in skeleton, 1.4 seconds behind newcomer Luke Schulz.Tennis
Jankovic reaches Kremlin Cup final
Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic rallied from a set down to cruise into the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow with a 0-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over defending champion Elena Dementieva. Jankovic will face seventh-seeded Vera Zvonareva, who ousted Dinara Safina, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), in an all-Russia semifinal. Marat Safin advanced to the men's final when Misha Zverev withdrew because of illness. Safin will face Igor Kunitsyn, who defeated Fabrice Santoro, 6-4, 6-3 . . . Top-seeded David Nalbandian and Robin Soderling routed their opponents to reach the Stockholm Open final. Nalbandian cruised past Jarkko Nieminen, 6-2, 6-1, and Soderling outplayed Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori, 6-1, 6-0.Miscellany
Klitschko wins WBC heavyweight title
Vitali Klitschko reclaimed the World Boxing Council heavyweight title in Berlin, stopping Samuel Peter at the end of the eighth round. Klitschko (36-2, 34 KOs) had been WBC "champion emeritus" since a knee injury forced him to bow out of a fight and retire from boxing in 2005. The Nigerian-born Peter dropped to 30-2 . . . Chad Dawson thoroughly dominated three-time champion Antonio Tarver with a unanimous decision in the International Boxing Federation-International Boxing Organization heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) captured both titles. Tarver fell to 27-5 . . . Anze Kopitar signed a seven-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings, putting the 21-year-old center under contract through the 2015-16 season . . . Florida Panthers defenseman Bryan McCabe is expected to miss two weeks because of a contusion and lower back strain suffered in Friday's season opener at Carolina . . . Australia's Craig Alexander rallied to win the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The 35-year-old triathlete from Sydney completed the 140.6-mile endurance test in 8 hours 17 minutes 45 seconds. Britain's Chrissie Wellington won her second consecutive women's title, finishing in 9:06:23.© Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company.


