BRUSSELS — Justine Henin will miss the rest of the 2010 season as she recovers from an elbow injury.
The 28-year-old former No. 1 suffered the injury at Wimbledon in July and said she would not be able to practice again until October.
“I took several medical examinations and it is going in the right direction,” she said. “But it is still a slow recovery, so I need to be patient again until the end of 2010.”
Agent: Fernandez won’t return
PORTLAND, Ore. — The agent for Rudy Fernandez said the Portland Trail Blazers swingman does not want to return to the NBA.
Agent Andy Miller said Fernandez wants to play in Europe and is willing to sit out for the next two seasons, the time left on his contract with the Blazers. Fernandez averaged 8.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and two assists last season.
• The Dallas Mavericks re-signed forward Tim Thomas, who averaged 7.5 points last season.
Phelps wins 200 fly at Pan Pacs
IRVINE, Calif. — Michael Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Pan Pacific championships, touching in 1 minute, 54.11 seconds to extend his eight-year dominance in the event.
Australian Emily Seebohm rallied from third to win the women’s 100 backstroke in 59.45. Missy Franklin, a sophomore at Regis Jesuit High, finished fourth in 1:00.16.
Margarito-Pacquiao bout takes hit
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Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was denied a license to fight in California, leaving a hurdle in the way of a proposed bout against Manny Pacquiao.
Margarito was suspended for at least a year after an illegal, plaster-like substance was found in his hand wraps before a January 2009 bout against Shane Mosley in Los Angeles. Margarito’s hands were rewrapped and he lost the World Boxing Association title fight.
The state athletic commission voted 5-1 to deny Margarito a license after a 5 1/2-hour hearing in Los Angeles, where Margarito testified that he knew nothing about the illegal wraps and blamed his trainer Javier Capetillo, whom he fired.
• Vitali Klitschko will defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Shannon Briggs in Hamburg on Oct. 16.
Footnotes.
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed former Avalanche forward Ben Guite to a one-year contract.
• With his fuel level low, Kyle Busch was able to hold off Aric Almirola to win his third straight NASCAR Trucks race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
• Calen Carr scored with just over seven minutes remaining to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 MLS victory over the New England Revolution in Bridgeview, Ill.
• Connecticut indefinitely suspended quarterback Cody Endres and guard Erik Kuraczea for violating undisclosed school policies.
• BYU fired men’s volleyball coach Shawn Patchell amid an investigation of possible NCAA violations in the program.
• Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart, who led the Rams to a 27-9 record in his first season, received a two-year contract extension.
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