RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes winger Justin Williams could miss up to six months after tearing his Achilles tendon Wednesday.
General manager Jim Rutherford said Williams will have surgery this week and is expected to be sidelined at least four months.
Williams injured the tendon in his right leg while running during an off-ice workout three days before the start of preseason camp.
• Forward Darren McCarty will return for his 13th season with the Detroit Red Wings after agreeing to terms of a one-year contract.
• Anaheim Ducks defenseman Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers and remained on the roster, leaving the team with difficult decisions involving the salary cap crunch that has delayed the re-signing of winger Teemu Selanne.
• Russia’s Continental Hockey League has agreed to binding arbitration with the NHL over the contract status of forward Alexander Radulov, who has a year left on his deal with the Nashville Predators but signed a three-year contract to play in the new league. The date of that arbitration remains to be decided.
OU lineman Granger sidelined
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger will be out at least four weeks and could miss the rest of the season because of a left foot injury.
Coach Bob Stoops said the junior and doctors were determining whether to insert a pin, which would take him out of action for an extended period.
• Freshman Victor Anderson ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns and Louisville (2-1) amassed 578 yards of total offense in a 38-29 victory over visiting Kansas State (2-1).
• Ohio State tailback Chris “Beanie” Wells, sidelined since hurting his right foot in the season opener against Youngstown State, practiced but remains questionable for Saturday’s game against Troy.
• Suspended Penn State defensive linemen Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma were charged with one count each of possession of a small amount of marijuana. A preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 22.
Engine failure led to death of Kalitta
TRENTON, N.J. — Engine failure at 300 mph triggered a crash that killed top funny car driver Scott Kalitta in June.
The New Jersey State Police said investigators determined that “catastrophic mechanical failure” caused a fuel-fired explosion in Kalitta’s Toyota Solara during a qualifying race at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
State police said the rear portion of the car’s body separated, deploying the damaged parachute system. The car crashed into a pole and a boom truck. The 46-year-old driver died from multiple injuries.
Footnotes.
Michelle Wie shot a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 in the second round of an LPGA Tour sectional qualifying tournament, putting her in second place — three shots behind Sun-Ju Ahn — in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
• Churchill Downs has partnered with Kempton Park Racecourse in England to create the $150,000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile race over Kempton’s synthetic surface that will guarantee the winner a spot in next year’s Derby.
The Associated Press
