In Brief
GOLF
Woods resting injured left leg,
expects to play in U.S. Open
Tiger Woods says he didn't do any more damage to his left leg at The Players Championship and expects to play the U.S. Open next month.
Woods made it only nine holes last week at The Players -- his shortest tournament ever -- when he withdrew after nine holes because of what he described as a chain reaction of pain from his left knee to left Achilles and tightening in his calf. He shot 42 on the front nine.
On his website Monday, Woods said he irritated the knee and Achilles without making them worse. He said doctors have advised rest, cold water therapy and soft tissue treatment, which he said he already had been receiving.
"Aggravating my injury is very disappointing," Woods said. "I'll do whatever is necessary to play in the U.S. Open, and I'm hopeful I can be there to compete."
The U.S. Open is June 16-19 at Congressional, in Bethesda, Md., a course on which Woods won in 2009 at the AT&T National.
COLLEGES
President Obama praises
bracket-busting UConn men
President Barack Obama welcomed the Connecticut Huskies to the White House and proclaimed them as the best college basketball team in the land.
Obama honored UConn's men for winning the 2011 title. Connecticut defeated Butler 53-41 last month in Houston to capture the national title.
Obama congratulated the team and coach Jim Calhoun, but called the day bittersweet since it reminded him once again that his "bracket was a bust," a reference to his predictions for the tournament. Obama said he did not pick Connecticut to win it all, saying it was a big mistake.
Also: Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George of Ohio State was selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
George's selection was announced on ESPN's "College Football Live."
The rest of the class of 14 former players and two former coaches will be announced today at a news conference at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York.
Arizona starting point guard Lamont "MoMo" Jones has decided to transfer.
A Harlem, N.Y., native, Jones averaged 9.7 points and 2.4 assists while starting 38 games last season. He said he wants to be closer to his home so he could be near his grandmother.
Valparaiso called a news conference for today to make an announcement about its men's basketball program.
School officials would not confirm, but there is speculation about a coaching change. ESPN.com reported that coach Homer Drew would step down and his son, Bryce, would take over.
Kansas State men's basketball coach Frank Martin is recovering at home after being treated for blood clots following surgery on his right knee on May 6.
UNLV baseball players Tanner Peters and Travis Feiner were honored as the Mountain West Conference Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the period ending May 15.
Peters pitched his third consecutive complete game in a 3-1 win over Air Force on Friday, tying him for the nation's lead with seven on the season. Feiner went 6-for-12 with five RBIs as the Rebels took two of three games in the weekend series against the Falcons.
UNLV hammer throwers Amanda Bingson and Chelsea Cassulo, 100- and 200-meter runner Emily Blok and the 4x100 relay team of Zadia Bryant, Davina Collins and Secoral Yanez were named to the 2011 All-Mountain West Conference Women's Track and Field Team.
Bingson and Cassulo finished 1-2 in the hammer in last weekend's conference meet in Fort Collins, Colo., while Blok took second in both the 100 and 200 and the 4x-100 relay team placed first.
MISCELLANEOUS
Clijsters says she's healthy,
will compete in French Open
Kim Clijsters said she's healthy enough to compete at the French Open, where she twice finished as runner-up.
The Belgian said she will play with her right ankle taped but added that her shoulder and wrist injuries no longer impede her before the Grand Slam tournament she has yet to win. The tournament in Paris begins Sunday.
Also: A Rome hospital official said tennis great Ken Rosewall is feeling well and talking to staff after falling ill at the Italian Open.
The official is declining to say why the 76-year-old Australian was hospitalized. The eight-time Grand Slam champion had asked that no details about his condition be released.
Australian media said Rosewall was being treated for a possible stroke.
Canada's Alex Tagliani posted the fastest lap this month at Indianapolis, going 225.878 mph in the final hour of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Tagliani races for an open-wheel team owned by Las Vegas' Sam Schmidt.
Diego Maradona, who has been out of coaching soccer since leading Argentina to the World Cup quarterfinals last year, was hired to coach the United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl for two years.
