IN BRIEF
PRO BASKETBALL
Kings' Martin to miss about two months with broken wrist
Sacramento Kings leading scorer Kevin Martin will be sidelined for about two months after deciding to undergo surgery on his injured wrist.
The team said Friday that Martin will have the operation on his left wrist Monday and is expected to miss at least eight weeks. Martin has a nondisplaced hairline fracture of the navicular bone in his wrist.
Martin is averaging 30.6 points a game for the Kings, who have lost four of five games to open the season.
Also: Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas broke his left forearm during a weight training session and will have surgery today. He could miss four to six weeks.
In four games this season, the fourth-year player is averaging eight points and five rebounds in 21 minutes.
New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn said he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but remains healthy and is optimistic he will conquer the disease.
"My wife, Denise, and I remain strong in our faith and will maintain a positive attitude as I battle this with intense fervor and drive," Shinn said in a news release.
A businessman from Kannapolis, N.C., Shinn, 68, has been the owner of the team since he received an expansion franchise in Charlotte, N.C. in 1988.
TENNIS
Glatch, Oudin to open for U.S. against Italy in Fed Cup final
Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against host Italy today in Reggio Calabria.
Glatch beat Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 in their only previous meeting, in the first round of this year's French Open.
Italy's No. 2 player, Francesca Schiavone, will face U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin in the second singles match on the clay courts at the Rocco Polimeni club.
Schiavone and the 18-year-old Oudin also have met once before, with Schiavone winning 6-1, 6-1 in Indian Wells, Calif., last year.
Reverse singles are set for Sunday, plus a possible decisive doubles match featuring Italy's Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci against Liezel Huber and Vania King in the best-of-5 series.
Also: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel, staying on course to meet in the final.
Three-time defending champion Federer cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win against Russian qualifier Evgeny Korolev, and Djokovic pulled out a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka.
Federer will play wild card Marco Chiudinelli, a childhood friend in Basel who beat Richard Gasquet of France 6-1, 6-3 to reach the first ATP Tour semifinal of his injury-blighted career.
Djokovic will meet fifth-seeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic today. Stepanek beat Marin Cilic of Croatia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Meanwhile, Djokovic has called for "crucial" meetings with the ATP to address the heavy playing schedule faced by top players.
The third-ranked Serb said more players were getting injured because of the demands of a long season.
He said players should have up to two months' rest before preparing for the Australian Open in January.
MISCELLANEOUS
Boastful challenger Haye looks to topple heavyweight giant
David Haye doesn't care that he's nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Nikolai Valuev. He's convinced he will become the first fighter to floor the giant Russian.
"I've dreamt of the moment Valuev falls to the canvas, and I truly believe it will be one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of all time," Haye said before today's bout against the WBC heavyweight champion in Nuremberg, Germany.
"Winning any fight by knockout is a bonus, but being in a position to knock out a giant is an exciting proposition."
The 29-year-old Haye, a former cruiserweight champion, is 22-1 with 21 knockouts heading into his third fight as a heavyweight.
The 6-foot-3-inch British fighter has tried to rile the 7-2 Valuev by calling him a "hairy freak" and a "circus act." Haye said he has been watching monster movies such as "King Kong," "Godzilla" and "Frankenstein" to "keep my mind on the task at hand."
Valuev, 36, comes into the fight 50-1 (34 KOs) and has never been knocked down in his 16-year professional career.
Also: San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported.
The Vancouver, Wash., newspaper said Clark County prosecutors have reached a deal with a lawyer for the 2008 Cy Young Award winner that would result in a $250 fine for possessing a marijuana pipe.
Grant Hansen, a Clark County deputy prosecutor, told the newspaper his office is willing to dismiss a misdemeanor charge of possessing 3.3 grams of marijuana.
Lincecum was ticketed on the two misdemeanors when he was stopped for speeding in Hazel Dell, Wash., about four miles north of the Oregon border, on Oct. 30.
Former Indians pitcher Tim Belcher is Cleveland's new pitching coach, the first member of manager Manny Acta's staff.
Belcher has spent the past eight years as a special assistant to baseball operations in the Indians organization.
The Toronto Blue Jays optioned catcher Kyle Phillips and left-handed pitchers Davis Romero and Bill Murphy to the 51s.
Phillips appeared in five games with the Blue Jays last season, batting .278 with three doubles and two RBIs.
Romero, who spent most of last season with the 51s, pitched in six games for Toronto in 2006, going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. Murphy pitched in eight games with Toronto last season, posting a 3.18 ERA in 11 1/3 innings while not registering a decision.
Usain Bolt's coach will continue working with the Olympic champion and world-record holder, even though he is stepping down as Jamaica's national team coach after 22 years, 71 world championships and 33 Olympic medals.
Glen Mills coached Bolt to three world records last year at the Beijing Olympics. Bolt then broke those marks again in the 100 and 200 meters in August at the world championships.
The UNLV men's swimming team split a tri-meet, beating Wisconsin 182-110 and falling to host Arizona 191-161 in Tucson.
The Rebels women's team dropped both its meets, 203.5-96.5 to Wisconsin and 238-60 to Arizona.
