Wie’s wrist in cast from injury

Michelle Wie injured her wrist in a fall while running and is wearing a hard cast that will keep her away from golf for at least a month, a family spokesman said Friday.

Spokesman Jesse Derris said the 17-year-old injured her left wrist this week in Honolulu and that her doctors expect it will take four to six weeks to heal.

Wie’s right wrist was tightly taped from an injury last month at the Sony Open, where she missed the cut.

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Craig Stadler eagled the par-five 18th hole for a nine-under-par 63 and a one-stroke lead over Mark James after the first round of the Allianz Championship at Boca Raton, Fla.

WINTER SPORTS

Paerson wins combined; Mancuso makes history

Anja Paerson won the women’s combined event, her second gold medal in as many races in the world Alpine championships at Are, Sweden.

Paerson, who won gold in the super-giant slalom Thursday, won with a two-run time of 1 minute 57.69 seconds. Julia Mancuso was second in 1:58.50 and Marlies Schild was third in 1:58.54.

Mancuso, of Olympic Valley, Calif., became the first American skier to medal at major competitions in three straight seasons.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Lawyer says Bush not involved in recruiting

Reggie Bush has not had any communication, directly or indirectly, with USC recruits and has had no involvement in USC’s recruiting activities, his attorney said.

David Cornwell said the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner was not involved in the recruitment of running back Joe McKnight, which has spurred an investigation by USC compliance officials.

McKnight, from River Ridge, La., signed a national letter of intent with USC on Wednesday. During a news conference that day, McKnight told reporters in Louisiana that USC Coach Pete Carroll had set up a conference call with Bush.

If true, McKnight’s involvement in telephone communication between Carroll and Bush could be a violation of NCAA recruiting rules forbidding telephone contact between “representatives of athletic interests,” such as former players, and recruits.

On Friday, Carroll reiterated that no phone calls were placed to or received from Bush in McKnight’s presence. He also said he spoke with McKnight.

“Joe felt terrible that all this came about,” Carroll said.

-- Gary Klein

SOCCER

Beckham returns to Real Madrid squad

Real Madrid has included David Beckham on its 20-man squad for the first time in a month. Beckham’s selection for today’s Spanish league match against Real Sociedad represents a reversal by Coach Fabio Capello, who said Beckham would not play after announcing that he would leave for the Galaxy when his contract expires.

MOTOR RACING

Erin Crocker wins pole at Daytona

Erin Crocker became the second woman in history to win a pole at Daytona International Speedway when she claimed the first starting spot for today’s ARCA 200.

Crocker, who had a fast lap of 182.219 mph in an Evernham Motorsports Dodge, joins Patty Moise, who won poles in 1989 and 1990 for ARCA events.

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A group of investors led by Boston Red Sox owner John Henry has completed a deal to buy a 50% stake in the Roush Racing NASCAR team, a person familiar with the deal said.

MISCELLANY

Mayo is suspended for three games

O.J. Mayo, considered by many to be the country’s top high school basketball player, will be sidelined three games as punishment for being ejected and making contact with a referee during a Jan. 26 game.

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Cyclist Floyd Landis confirmed that he rejected a request from U.S. anti-doping authorities to re-test nine of his urine samples that had already been ruled negative for doping.

Seven of the samples were from the 2006 Tour de France, which Landis won, and two were from subsequent out-of-competition tests. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has charged Landis with having illicitly taken testosterone during the Tour. Landis denies doping. A hearing is scheduled for May 14.

Landis charged that USADA’s request to duplicate tests that have already been ruled clean was “designed to drain my resources in this fight to clear my name.”

-- Michael Hiltzik

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Allyson Felix won her first competitive race at 300 meters, setting an American record of 36.33 seconds at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

PASSINGS

Hank Bauer, 84, former Yankees star

Hank Bauer, the ex-Marine who returned to baseball after being wounded during World War II and went on to become a cornerstone of the New York Yankees dynasty of the 1950s, died Friday. He was 84. Bauer, who played on teams that won nine American League pennants and seven World Series in 10 years, died of cancer in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Story in Section B.

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Shelby Metcalf, who won a record 239 Southwest Conference games and six league titles in 27 seasons as Texas A&M;’s basketball coach, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 76. He died at a College Station hospital, the university said. Story in Section B.

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Eddie Feigner, the hard-throwing softball showman who barnstormed for more than 50 years with “The King and His Court” four-man team, died Friday in Huntsville, Ala., from a respiratory ailment. He was 81.