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NBA

Bucks' Redd sidelined two weeks

MILWAUKEE -- Bucks guard Michael Redd is out for at least two weeks after straining a tendon in his left knee during Milwaukee's home opener. Redd tore two ligaments in the same knee Jan. 24 and missed the rest of last season, but said he felt healthy and stronger than ever coming into training camp.

Redd scored nine points in 23 minutes against Detroit on Saturday night before leaving in the third quarter. Redd, 30, signed a new contract after the 2004-05 season but has struggled staying healthy since, missing 90 games over the past four seasons, primarily related to his left knee. He has a player option for $18.3 million in 2010-11.

• Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard Raja Bell plans to start against New Jersey as he tries to play with a partially torn ligament in his left wrist. Bell went through yesterday's shootaround, and coach Larry Brown said Bell would make his season debut against the Nets.

• New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson could miss two weeks because of a sprained right ankle. Robinson was hurt Saturday night in an overtime loss to Philadelphia and still was on crutches before the Knicks' game against New Orleans last night. X-rays later in the evening were negative.

• The Minnesota Timberwolves have exercised contract options for next season on Corey Brewer and Kevin Love. Brewer, a small forward and defensive specialist from Florida, was taken with the seventh overall draft pick in 2007. Love, a power forward from UCLA who is recovering from surgery on a broken hand, was taken with the fifth overall draft pick in 2008.

NHL

Flyers' Gagne out at least six weeks

PHILADELPHIA -- Flyers wing Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery today. Gagne, 29, who has one goal and four assists, has two small hernias in his right groin, the same area that required hernia surgery before the 2007-08 season. He also has had multiple hip operations because of problems linked to the groin.

• Left wing Alex Ovechkin's upper-body injury doesn't seem serious, although he appears likely to miss at least one game. Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau indicated that Ovechkin could miss tomorrow's game at New Jersey but could return for the home-and-home against Florida on Friday and Saturday. Ovechkin led the league in goals (14) and points (23) through Sunday's games.

• Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski was suspended for two games because he hit Phoenix's Shane Doan in the forehead with his arm. Wisniewski delivered the blow to Doan's head in the first period of the Coyotes' 3-2 shootout win Saturday night.

• A federal bankruptcy judge has given his approval to the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL. Judge Redfield T. Baum agreed to sign the sale order after attorneys made minor modifications to the deal. None of the changes significantly altered the league's agreement to pay about $140 million to buy the team from owner Jerry Moyes.

TENNIS

WADA seeking probe of Agassi

LONDON -- The World Anti-Doping Agency has asked tennis to investigate Andre Agassi's admission that he took crystal meth in 1997. WADA director general David Howman would not elaborate on what he wrote in the letter sent to the ATP, but he told The Associated Press he hopes it "would bring a considered response."

"Our task is to protect the clean athletes and to make sure that these sorts of things don't recur," Howman said by telephone. "And if we didn't take any steps, somebody would be knocking on our door saying, 'Well, what are you doing about this?'" Agassi wrote in his autobiography "Open" that he ingested crystal meth and then lied to the governing body of men's tennis to avoid a suspension after failing a doping test.

Federer wins in return from layoff

BASEL, Switzerland -- Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Olivier Rochus of Belgium at his hometown Swiss Indoors tournament. The top-ranked player last took the cour Sept. 20, when he helped Switzerland beat Italy in the Davis Cup. Federer is chasing a fourth straight title at the $2.58 million Swiss Indoors.

• Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping $6.5 million in 2009. Williams broke the WTA mark of slightly under $5.5 million, earned by Justine Henin in 2007. ELSEWHERE

• Former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie pleaded guilty in Lawrenceburg, Ky., to driving under the influence of alcohol and apologized for what he called a mistake. Gillispie accepted a plea bargain, which included fines and court costs of more than $1,000, a 30-day suspension of his driver's license and an agreement to complete an Alcohol Drivers Education Program. The arrest marks at least the third time Gillispie has been accused of driving under the influence, but this was the first resulting in a plea of guilty to DUI.

AROUND THE STATE

East Coast Bowl IX will be played at Cameron Field in Petersburg on Nov. 28. Kickoff is at noon. The all-star game will feature players from the FBS and FCS levels of NCAA Division I, as well as those from Division II, Division III and NAIA schools. -- From Wire Reports