MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade received treatment on his bruised right thigh Monday.
Wade said he did not know if he would be able to practice today or play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
• Charlotte Bobcats leading scorer Stephen Jackson (18.5 points) said he’ll miss a third straight game today at Cleveland with continued pain in his left hamstring.
Schnyder upset in first round
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South African Chanelle Scheepers upset No. 13 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4, and American Vania King upset No. 16 seed Verna Dushevina 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the first round of the Family Circle Cup.
Jill Craybas also advanced, beating crowd favorite Shelby Rogers of Daniel Island 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. Rogers is a one-time ball girl.
• Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay polished off Ricardo Mello of Brazil in 53 minutes with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston.
Eighth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria beat Rainer Schuettler of Germany, 6-0, 6-2 in 63 minutes.
Top-seeded Mardy Fish, the highest-ranking American, and second-seeded Sam Querry of the U.S. drew first round byes.
IOC to vote on winter sports
LONDON — After a five-year wait and an unsuccessful legal battle to get into the 2010 Vancouver Games, women’s ski jumping is set to take its place on the Olympic program this week.
Women’s jumping is among six events, including snowboard slopestyle and freestyle skiing, up for consideration by the International Olympic Committee for inclusion at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
The IOC executive board, which opens a two-day meeting in the British capital today, also will review guidelines for gender tests.
• World anti-doping chiefs are considering scrapping the B sample in doping tests as a cost-saving measure. Any change to the regulations would not be incorporated in the WADA code before January 1, 2015.
Footnotes.
Southern University athletic director Greg LaFleur is free on bond after his arrest in Houston on a charge of soliciting a prostitute.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed free-agent forward Brian Gibbons to a two-year, entry-level contract. In his final season at Boston College, Gibbons had 18 goals and 51 points in 39 games.
• Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller returned to practice after suffering an upper body injury. He could return Saturday at Columbus.
• West Virginia gymnastics coach Linda Burdette-Good is retiring after 37 seasons. She compiled a 644-263-4 record.
• Japan, citing the devastating earthquake , withdrew from this year’s Copa America, leaving the 12-nation tournament with 11 teams.
• The International Cycling Union said three riders, including race winner Marco Arriagada, tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol during this year’s Tour of Chile.
The Associated Press
