Wild dismiss longtime GM Risebrough

Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said injured starters Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu might be able to play in the Magic's first-round playoff series against the 76ers. Turkoglu missed the last two games with a sprained left ankle, and Lewis missed the last three with right knee tendinitis . . . Cavaliers backup forward Lorenzen Wright will undergo surgery after breaking his thumb in Cleveland's regular-season finale and will miss the postseason . . . Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn signed with an agent and will enter the NBA draft, ending his college career after two seasons. Xavier's Derrick Brown and Saint Mary's Patty Mills also declared themselves eligible for the draft, but didn't sign with an agent, giving them the option of returning.

Vladimir Guerrero is leaving a road trip and heading back to Los Angeles for further tests on an injured chest muscle. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said an MRI revealed a strained pectoral muscle. Guerrero was to meet with team orthopedist Lewis Yocum . . . Hoping to avoid season-ending surgery, Yankees right fielder Xavier Nady is headed for more tests on his injured right elbow. Nady had a second X-ray yesterday and is scheduled for a CT scan today. New York placed him on the 15-day disabled list yesterday and recalled righthanded reliever David Robertson from Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre . . . Royals third baseman Alex Gordon has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a cartilage tear in his right hip. The Royals said Gordon will undergo surgery today and don't know when he'll be able to return . . . The Mariners placed catcher Kenji Johjima on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring. He is expected to miss three weeks.

Second-seeded Venus Williams was upset in the third round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C., falling to 63d-ranked Sabine Lisicki, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), in a startling early exit. Top seed Elena Dementieva and third-seeded Marion Bartoli also advanced with straight-set wins . . . Roger Federer lost to Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

The New York Jets, upset about being scheduled for home games on consecutive Sundays in direct conflict with Jewish holidays, sent NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a letter asking that one of the game times be changed. The Jets' home opener is Week 2 against New England at 1 p.m. on Sept. 20, which falls during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. New York then plays Tennessee at 4:15 p.m. the following Sunday, with Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, beginning at sundown. Owner Woody Johnson suggested the Titans game be changed to a 1 p.m. start to give Jewish fans time to arrive home before sundown . . . The San Francisco 49ers extended the contracts of linebacker Parys Haralson (four years) and kicker Joe Nedney (two years) . . . Former NFL running back Travis Henry pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in a federal drug case in Billings, Mont., that could land him in prison for 10 years or more. He will be sentenced July 15 . . . Some players and the coach of the Quinnipiac volleyball team have filed a federal lawsuit against the university over its decision to end its volleyball program, alleging the school has failed to provide female student-athletes with equal opportunity in violation of Title IX.