Report: Ray Lewis Out for Season

Ray Lewis’ season appears to be over.

The Baltimore Ravens’ Pro Bowl middle linebacker is scheduled to undergo surgery today in South Florida to repair his torn right hamstring, a league source told the Baltimore Sun on Tuesday night.

It marks the second time in four years that an injury has significantly cut short Lewis’ season.

Lewis suffered the hamstring tear in the Ravens’ 10-6 loss to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 23, causing him to sit out the last six games. The Ravens (4-8), who have four games left in their disappointing season, probably will place Lewis on injured reserve this week.

Lewis, 30, could not be reached for comment.

This situation mirrors one in 2002, when Lewis decided to have shoulder surgery during the season. He was sidelined for 11 games that season.

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Philadelphia Eagle Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook will sit out the rest of the NFL season because of a foot injury.

Westbrook hurt his foot in the first half of Monday’s 42-0 loss to Seattle. An MRI exam Tuesday confirmed that he had a type of sprain more common in automobile accidents and equestrian sports.

Westbrook, who signed a five-year, $25-million contract extension last month, leads the Eagles with 617 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He also had a team-high 61 catches for 616 yards and four touchdowns.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA Tournament Will Be Free Online

For the first time, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be available online, free, when CBS, CBS SportsLine.com and College Sports Television team up with the NCAA to provide streaming video rights for out-of-market game coverage on NCAASports.com.

SOCCER

U.S. Barely Misses World Cup Seeding

The U.S. team came within a point of being one of the seeded teams for next year’s World Cup, winding up just behind Argentina and Italy under the draw procedure approved by the FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee in Leipzig, Germany.

Defending champion Brazil was first in the new formula with 64 points, followed by England (51), Spain (50), Germany (48), Mexico (47), France (46) and Argentina and Italy (44 apiece). The U.S. had 43.

FIGURE SKATING

Kwan to Make Debut Despite Hip Injury

Five-time U.S. figure skating champion Michelle Kwan, whose third try at an Olympic gold medal has been hampered by a hip injury, will make her season debut Sunday in Boston at the Marshalls U.S. Figure Skating Challenge, her agent, Shep Goldberg, said Tuesday.

Kwan, two-time world silver medalist Sasha Cohen, Grand Prix finalist Alissa Czisny and world junior bronze medalist Emily Hughes are each scheduled to skate an exhibition program of 2 1/2 minutes to 3 1/2 minutes.

-- Helene Elliott

TENNIS

Davenport Leaves Coach After 2 1/2 Years

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport of Laguna Beach has parted ways with her coach of 2- 1/2 -plus years, Adam Peterson.

The 29-year-old Davenport, who reached the final of the Australian Open and Wimbledon and won six titles this year, confirmed the move, via e-mail. Under Peterson’s guidance, she secured the season-ending No. 1 ranking in 2004 and 2005. The relationship ended amicably, Peterson said in a telephone interview.

-- Lisa Dillman

HIGH SCHOOLS

Knox Won’t Return in City Title Game

Tyquan Knox, an All-City receiver at Los Angeles Crenshaw who hasn’t played since Oct. 21 because of an off-the-field incident, will not play in Friday’s City Championship against Woodland Hills Taft, said City Section administrator Jeff Halpern.

Several Crenshaw assistant football coaches said Monday that Knox had been practicing and would be available for the final, but Halpern said Tuesday a Crenshaw administrator had informed him Knox would not play.

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Football Coach Michael Christensen, who helped lead Lakewood to five Southern Section Division I playoff appearances in six seasons, has resigned. He cited a disagreement with administrators.

MISCELLANY

First American Since ’93 Joins Formula One

Scott Speed will become the first American driver in Formula One racing since Michael Andretti in 1993 by driving next season for the Scuderia Toro Rosso team.... Detroit Red Wing captain Steve Yzerman, 40, won’t play for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.... Phil Hill, Roger Penske, Carroll Shelby, Ivan Stewart and Mickey Thompson were nominated for the seventh annual Eagle One Shav Glick Award, recognizing distinguished contribution to motorsports in California. The award will be presented Feb. 26 during pre-race ceremonies at the NASCAR Auto Club 500.