McDyess Likely to Have Surgery

Forward Antonio McDyess of the Denver Nuggets will likely have knee surgery that could sideline him for three months.

McDyess began experiencing patella tendinitis in his left knee at practice Thursday. An MRI showed he has a partial tear of the patella and a mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament.

He averaged 20.8 points and 12.1 rebounds last season, when he missed 10 games because of a partially dislocated kneecap.

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K.C. Jones told the Boston Herald he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Jones, 69, was a guard on eight NBA championship teams with the Boston Celtics, then coached the team to titles in 1984 and 1986. He was elected to the hall of fame in 1989.

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Michael Jordan’s first two games with the Washington Wizards will be televised by Turner Sports.

The Wizards’ season opener against the New York Knicks on Oct. 30 at Madison Square Garden will air on TBS.

Washington’s game against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 1 will air on TNT.

Boxing

Raul Balbi of Argentina won the World Boxing Assn. lightweight title with a majority decision over France’s Julien Lorcy at Paris.

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Hiawatha Knight, who took over as president of the International Boxing Federation after its founder, Robert W. Lee, was indicted in 1999 on bribery charges, has retired. Knight was replaced by Marian Muhammad, the IBF’s treasurer since 1999.

Jurisprudence

Boxer Tony Ayala Jr. was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years probation after pleading guilty to burglarizing a San Antonio home and trying to commit aggravated assault.

He will be granted daily work release during his jail term so he can continue training.

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Panos Eliades, former promoter of Lennox Lewis, the former WBC heavyweight champion, was cleared of fraud allegations in London after prosecutors failed to produce any evidence against him.

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British boxing’s ruling body said it will pay an undisclosed sum as settlement to Michael Watson, who sued for negligence after suffering brain injuries in a super-middleweight world title fight 10 years ago.

Watson was partially paralyzed following his defeat to fellow Englishman Chris Eubank.

Miscellany

Galaxy forward Luis Hernandez, hampered by a hip flexor strain, was listed as probable for Wednesday night’s MLS Cup semifinal series opener at Chicago.

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The U.S. Figure Skating Assn. withdrew its entrants from the Karl Schaefer Memorial, which begins Wednesday in Vienna, because of security concerns.

Jerry Bailey became the first jockey to surpass $20 million in purse winnings in a year, guiding Hap to victory in the $558,500 Shadwell Keeneland Turf Mile at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday.

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Illinois forward Lucas Johnson will be sidelined four to six weeks because of a torn knee ligament.

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The Presidents Cup, pushed back to 2003 because of postponed Ryder Cup, will be played in South Africa on Nov. 20-23.

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The LPGA Tour canceled its tournament in South Korea on Oct. 19-21 because of the military action in Afghanistan.

The first set of standings used to determine which teams play in the Bowl Championship Series’ national title football game will be released Oct. 22, a week later than planned. The change was made because of the postponement of all Division I-A games the weekend after the terrorist attacks.

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Mitt Romney, president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, joined IOC President Jacques Rogge to review all aspects of games planning. Rogge is on a nine-city American tour to meet with top Olympic sponsors.