MIAMI — An MRI performed Sunday on Udonis Haslem, the Miami Heat’s leading rebounder, confirmed he tore a ligament in his left foot during the fourth quarter of a loss at Memphis late Saturday.
Haslem (8.0 points, 8.2 rebounds) will see a specialist today, and surgery — which could keep him out months — remains an option.
An MRI on Dwyane Wade showed no serious damage to his left wrist. He is listed as day to day.
Birdies elevate Mallinger
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — John Mallinger won the Pebble Beach Invitational, birdieing four of the last six holes for a 4-under-par 68 and a two-stroke victory over Jason Gore.
Mallinger, who lost his fully exempt PGA Tour status after finishing 133rd on the money list, made a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to finish at 15-under 273 in the event featuring 76 male and female players.
Gore, who will join Mallinger in the PGA Tour’s final qualifying tournament, closed with a 65.
• Ian Poulter held off a spirited challenge from Italian youngster Matteo Manassero, 17, to win the Hong Kong Open by one stroke. Manassero shot an 8-under 62 at the Fanling course and finished at 21-under 259, but Poulter’s 67 was enough to secure his 10th win on the European Tour.
Footnotes.
Lance Armstrong will compete in a sprint-distance triathlon at New Zealand’s Blue Lake Multisport Festival in late January. The triathlon comprises a 500-yard lake swim, a 10-mile cycling course and a 3.4-mile forest run.
• Two-time U.S. Olympic speedskating champion Shani Davis won his second straight 1,000-meter World Cup race in Berlin. He clocked 1 minute, 8.82 seconds to win comfortably ahead of South Korea’s Lee Kyou-hyuk, who finished in 1:09.08. Canada’s Christine Nesbitt beat Heather Richardson of the U.S. in the women’s 1,000.
• World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey will remain the chief enforcer against drug cheating in sports through 2013.
• Roger Federer and Andy Murray won in straight sets on the opening day of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London. Federer beat David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4, and Murray defeated Robin Soderling 6-2, 6-4.
• The Philadelphia Flyers acquired forward Rob Bordson and defenseman Danny Syvret from the Anaheim Ducks for forwards Patrick Maroon and David Laliberte.
• Kenyan 800-meter runner David Rudisha and Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic won the IAAF world athlete of the year awards.
• Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel had surgery in Louisville, Ky., to repair a broken jaw after falling from a horse during a race at Delta Downs in Louisiana on Saturday.
• Tennessee coach Derek Dooley suspended quarterback Doak Raulston after the redshirt freshman was charged with DUI in Knoxville, Tenn.
• The Saskatchewan Roughriders set up a Grey Cup rematch with Montreal with a 29-16 victory over the host Calgary Stampeders. In the East final, Montreal beat visiting Toronto 48-17.
The Associated Press
