Doctor: Woods' surgery goes well

Sports Digest

June 25, 2008

Tiger Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee yesterday in Utah to repair a torn ligament, and doctors said it was "highly unlikely" there would be any long-term effects.

It was the second time in 10 weeks Woods had surgery on his knee, this time on his anterior cruciate ligament.

"We were confident going into this surgery, and I am pleased with the results," Dr. Thomas D. Rosenberg said in a statement released by IMG, Woods' management company.

"There were no surprises during the procedure, and as we have said, with the proper rehabilitation and training, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Woods will have any long-term effects as it relates to his career."

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The surgery came one week after Woods went 91 holes at Torrey Pines to win the U.S. Open in a playoff over Rocco Mediate, revealing later that he also had a double stress fracture in his left tibia.

• More golf // At the Maryland State Golf Association's junior tournaments, Josh Eure, 17, won his second consecutive boys title and Karishma Thiagaraj, 14, won the girls championship at Andrews Air Force Base and Hog Neck Golf Course, respectively.

• Pro basketball // Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County, Ariz., because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center's use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made O'Neal a special deputy in January and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse this month. O'Neal was seen in a video posted on the celebrity news and gossip Web site TMZ.com rapping that "Kobe couldn't do without me." ... Diana Taurasi scored 31 points as the visiting Phoenix Mercury (5-7) beat the WNBA's Washington Mystics, 98-90. Taj McWilliams Franklin scored a career-high 31 points to lead Washington (5-8), whose winning streak ended at three.

• College baseball // After spotting Georgia a five-run lead in the third inning, Fresno State scored 15 runs over the next three innings on its way to a 19-10 win in Game 2 of the College World Series finals in Omaha, Neb. The third and deciding game will be played today.

• Track // U.S. District Judge Lacey Collier said while he believed banned sprinter Justin Gatlin "is being wronged," he lacked jurisdiction over the U.S. Olympic Committee to determine who is eligible for the national trials as Collier rescinded his order allowing the defending 100-meter Olympic champion to compete in this weekend's trials. Gatlin's only recourse appears to be with the Swiss Federal Court, Collier wrote in his order.

• Field hockey // Former Maryland players Lauren Powley, Dina Rizzo and Keli Smith were selected to the 16-member U.S. team and former Terp Sara Silvetti was announced as an alternate on Monday.

• Horse racing // Delaware Park jockey Jeremy Rose has been suspended for six months and ordered to pay veterinary bills for horse Appeal To The City after he misused the whip during a race Monday.

• College football // Alabama linebacker Jimmy Johns was arrested on felony drug charges and kicked off the team.

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