Vasquez has ankle surgery

Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez underwent ankle surgery Tuesday and is expected to be out the next two months, a team spokesman confirmed.

The junior-to-be was bothered by a lingering left ankle injury and opted to have the problem fixed in the offseason. Vasquez had a bone spur and excess cartilage removed during the procedure.

Vasquez, the Terrapins’ leading scorer last season, will be a vital figure for a team that lost its starting frontcourt (James Gist and Bambale Osby) to graduation and already has granted releases to two newcomers expected to contribute heavily - guard Tyree Evans and forward Gus Gilchrist.

Vasquez will be re-evaluated Monday. If the school’s anticipated timeframe proves accurate, Vasquez will be able to resume basketball activities about a week before the fall semester begins.

HOCKEY

In his first year of eligibility, former Washington Capitals center Adam Oates failed to get the 75 percent of the vote required for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Players Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov, linesman Ray Scapinello and the late Ed Chynoweth, a longtime executive in the Western Hockey League, will be inducted this fall in Toronto.

BASKETBALL

SuperSonics owner Clayton Bennett testified that he remained committed to finding a new arena in the Seattle area before last season - even as e-mails circulated among team co-owners portraying how eager they were to move the Sonics to Oklahoma City. City of Seattle lawyer Paul Lawrence repeatedly questioned Bennett about an e-mail Sonics co-owner and fellow Oklahoma City business leader Tom Ward sent to Bennett on April 17, 2007. “Is there any way to move here for next season, or are we doomed to have another lame duck season in Seattle?” Ward wrote.

SOCCER

The U.S. women’s team edged Brazil 1-0 in the Peace Queen Cup in Suwon, South Korea, on a goal by forward Amy Rodriguez in the 41st minute. The Americans are 2-0 heading to Thursday’s match with Italy.

mFC Dallas introduced Schellas Hyndman of SMU as its new coach less than a month after an embarrassing 5-1 loss in front of the biggest home crowd in franchise history. Steve Morrow was fired two days after that setback.

mFC Porto will play in next season’s Champions League despite the cloud of a bribery scandal hanging over the club. UEFA, which had barred the Portuguese champions from the lucrative competition two weeks ago, confirmed the decision had been reversed.

TENNIS

Nicole Vaidisova, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist last year, didn’t make it through the first round of the International Women’s Open in Eastbourne, England, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Olga Govortsova. Earlier, American Lindsay Davenport withdrew with a knee problem but still hopes to play at the All-England Club next week.

mTop-seeded Radek Stepanek beat John Isner of the United States 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Wimbledon tuneup tournament in Nottingham, England. The 15th-ranked Czech next plays American qualifier Vincent Spadea.

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