BRIEFLY INJURED HAAS OUT OF AUSSIE.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978) is a German tennis player. He is 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) tall and plays right-handed. He is currently ranked #10 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in May 2002. will miss the Australian Open next month after undergoing right shoulder surgery. The German, a semifinalist at the Grand Slam event last January, had the operation last week after tearing a tendon in his right shoulder while training. ``The tendon was completely torn, but if everything goes great, maybe I'll be back by Indian Wells or Miami at the end of March,'' Haas told the German sports agency SID. He will miss Germany's Davis Cup match against Argentina in February. ``I've played for months with pain in my shoulder and in my elbow - that got on my nerves,'' Haas said. GOLF: The former CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. chief executive who resigned from Augusta National Golf Club Augusta National Golf Club, located in the American city of Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs in the world. Founded by Bobby Jones on the site of a former tree nursery, the club opened for play in January 1933. to protest its male-only membership policy was in critical condition recovering from abdominal surgery. Thomas Wyman was operated on Dec. 15 for an abdominal infection that also is being treated with antibiotics, said longtime friend Jack Vernon, who said he was authorized by the family to speak on Wyman's behalf. OLYMPICS: A study by Britain's top sports body predicts Paris will win the right to host the 2012 Olympics. The Observer newspaper reported UK Sport's report dampened Prime Minister Tony Blair's enthusiasm for a campaign to land the event. But a Blair spokesman said he hasn't expressed those views. The analysis, done by John Scott of UK Sport, said the International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 probably would choose Paris because it has a suitable stadium, an excellent transportation system and a recent history of staging major events. BASKETBALL: X-rays on USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. point guard Robert Hutchinson's right ankle were negative, meaning he suffered a sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. Saturday against La Salle, his second of the season. He will not practice today and is questionable for Thursday's practice. |
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