Bradley Out for Season Because of Knee Injury

The rookie season of Shawn Bradley came to an end Saturday in a doctor’s office in suburban Philadelphia.

The 7-foot-6 center was told he had suffered a dislocated knee cap and a slight bone chip in his left knee in a collision with Trail Blazer forward Harvey Grant in a game Friday at Portland.

Rehabilitation is expected to take about three months.

In the first 48 games of the season, Bradley had averaged 10.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

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The Detroit Pistons rejected a trade for Sacramento center Duane Causwell, saying he failed to pass a physical examination because of an unspecified problem.

The failed physical means that center Olden Polynice and forward David Wood return to Detroit.

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The NBA said that Roy Tarpley, who was banished in 1991 because of drug problems, has applied for reinstatement, and, at the request of his agent, the Dallas Mavericks have talked with their 7-foot center, who plays in Greece.

Tennis Third-seeded Michael Chang defeated No. 2 Jim Courier, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, in the semifinals of the U.S. Indoor tournament at Philadelphia. Chang will face Paul Haarhuis, who has never won a singles title, in the final. Haarhuis defeated Jaime Yzaga, 6-3, 6-3. ... Goran Ivanisevic defeated Boris Becker, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, and Stefan Edberg beat Sergi Bruguera, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, to reach the Eurocard Open finals at Stuttgart, Germany. ... Martina Navratilova made the final of the Paris Women’s Open with a 6-1, 6-3, victory over Leila Meshki. Navratilova will play Julie Halard, who beat Katerina Maleeva, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-3.

Golf Johnny Miller will return to Augusta National as a player in April, gaining an invitation to play in the Masters after winning in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Seven U.S. players will play in their first Masters, including three amateurs--1993 U.S. Amateur champion John Harris, 1993 runner-up Danny Ellis and Jeffrey Thomas, winner of last year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur crown--and professionals John Adams, Bob Estes, Dudley Hart and Jim McGovern.

Eight among the foreign contingent will be in the Masters for the first time. *

Ernie Els shot a one-under-par 72 for a three-round score of 212 and a two-shot lead in the Australian Masters at Melbourne.

Boxing Newton Richard Dickson, who says he was former heavyweight champion George Foreman’s business manager, has filed a lawsuit against him in Houston, claiming breach of contract and fraud.

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Kennedy McKinney (26-0-1) of Memphis, Tenn., knocked out Jose Rincones (19-2-2) of Venezuela in the fifth round at Johannesburg, South Africa, and retained the International Boxing Federation super bantamweight title.

Soccer Colombia’s team was encouraged when doctors said a knee cartilage tear suffered by midfielder Carlos Valderrama, 32, wasn’t as severe as feared and he should be ready for the World Cup.

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The French Soccer Federation elected Claude Simonet as president, after Jean Fournet-Fayard resigned when France lost its bid to play in the World Cup this year.

Football The New England Patriots agreed to a four-year, $6.9-million contract with guard Bob Kratch, a free agent who had played for the New York Giants. *

Former New Orleans free safety Gene Atkins has signed a four-year free-agent contract with the Miami Dolphins worth $6.6 million.

Miscellany Andy Neuer won his first Professional Bowlers Assn. title by defeating PBA player of the year Walter Ray Williams Jr., 276-238, in the Hall of Fame Championship at Richmond Heights, Mo. *

World and Olympic 100-meter champion Linford Christie was beaten by Michael Rosswess in a photo finish in 6.56 seconds in the 60-meter dash at Birmingham, England. *

Cory McClenathan of Yorba Linda broke his National Hot Rod Assn. elapsed-time record with a 4.755-second run to qualify No. 1 in top fuel for today’s Ford Quality Care Nationals drag races at Chandler, Ariz.