Federal judge rejects Clemens bid

Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will not have surgery on his ailing pitching shoulder, hoping he can play again this season. Webb made the decision yesterday after meeting with team doctors and three other physicians. The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner has been sidelined since Opening Day. He will begin a regimen to strengthen the shoulder but isn’t expected to throw for several weeks . . . Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara will be sidelined roughly two months after an examination of his ailing right elbow revealed a partial tear of the flexor tendon . . . Royals shortstop Mike Aviles will undergo Tommy John surgery and be sidelined for up to 12 months . . . Royals catcher Miguel Olivo was suspended one game for arguing a checked swing and making contact with the umpire Saturday, which he served yesterday . . . The Cardinals’ recently acquired Mark DeRosa has been diagnosed with a strained tendon in his left wrist and expects to miss three or four games.

Shortstop Jack Wilson apologized to the Pirates for criticizing the team’s latest trades, saying his frustration at losing three more teammates made it seem as if he were angry at his own club. Wilson was clearly upset after the Pirates traded outfielder Nyjer Morgan plus two others Tuesday, saying he was “beyond tired of such moves’’ - including last month’s deal that sent All-Star outfielder Nate McLouth to Atlanta. But yesterday Wilson said, “I definitely don’t want to be the guy who is butting heads with the organization or trying to cause any type of negativity, so I apologize.’’ . . . The Pirates released outfielder Craig Monroe, who was designated for assignment last month after not hustling during a June 16 loss to Minnesota . . . The optioned outfielder Elijah Dukes to Triple A Syracuse. Dukes was hitting .244 with six home runs and 30 RBIs . . . The Yankees announced outfielder Xavier Nady will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow July 8 . . . The mother of Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain pleaded not guilty in a Lincoln, Neb., court to a felony drug charge. Jacqueline Standley, 44, entered the plea to a charge of delivery of a controlled substance.

Hall of Fame boxer Alexis Arguello was found dead at his home in Managua early yesterday. Arguello, elected mayor of Nicaragua’s capital last year, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. The 57-year-old retired in 1995 with a record of 82-8 with 65 knockouts, was a champion in three weight divisions, and was involved in several classic bouts. Obituary, Page B14 . . . Swimmer Dara Torres, 42, who won three silver medals at the Beijing Olympics, plans to have major surgery on her arthritic left knee at the end of the summer . . . In an appeal to the NCAA, Florida State said it’s unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal . . . Former drivers-turned-owners Glen Wood and Richard Childress are among the 25 nominees for the first NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class . . . Calvin Borel is out as the rider of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. Trainer Chip Woolley, Borel, and the jockey’s agent could not agree on a long-term commitment . . . Brazil ended Spain’s one-year reign as the world’s top team in the FIFA soccer rankings, and the US moved up two spots to No. 12, its highest placement in three years. Brazil beat the surprising US, 3-2, in Sunday’s final of the Confederations Cup in Johannesburg . . . The Revolution signed Lithuanian forward Edgaras Jankauskas. The 34-year-old has more than 18 seasons of experience in the European professional leagues . . . Dutch cyclist Thomas Dekker will not take part in the Tour de France after testing positive for the illegal blood-booster EPO . . . Bates College crushed Trinity College of Dublin by 3 lengths in the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley, England . . . Cappie Pondexter had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists, and Diana Taurasi added 22 points and blocked four shots to help the Mercury beat the Seattle Storm, 93-81, in a WNBA game in Phoenix . . . David Falcucci of Cyprian Keyes GC posted medalist score of 4-under-par 67 at the Massachusetts Public Links Championship at Agawam Municipal Golf Course to earn one of the 15 qualifying spots available at the Feeding Hills layout.