Blackhawks forward Tuomo Ruutu to have shoulder surgery
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tuomo Ruutu is scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a dislocated left shoulder. Ruutu injured the shoulder while playing for Finland against Canada in the final of the World Cup of Hockey in mid-September.
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Mavericks coach Don Nelson will have shoulder surgery Thursday and is expected to be out for three weeks.
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Dodgers pitcher Darren Dreifort is scheduled to have shoulder surgery Feb. 15, his fourth operation of the offseason.
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HENRIK LARSSON will undergo surgery today on the knee injury that has ruled him out of action for at least six weeks. Surgeons will then assess the full extent of the injury sustained when he made one of his
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Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner was scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to remove a possible tumor and might miss the next four weeks of the season.
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The Tampa Bay fullback felt his right knee pop when he was tackled for a 4-yard loss during the second half of a 19-7 victory over Chicago and will be sidelined at least a month with a sprained medial collateral ligament.
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PITTSBURGH -- Boston Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward is out of a Pittsburgh hospital and on his way back to Boston where team doctors will evaluate a neck injury he suffered in a 2-1 win over the Penguins.
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Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad had surgery Tuesday for an infection in his right thigh and is expected to miss Sunday&#39;s opener against the Tennessee Titans.
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Dolphins quarterback Daunte Culpepper has arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday to remove a piece of cartilage that has hampered his recovery from reconstructive surgery a year ago.
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PITTSBURGH -- Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, unbeaten the last three weeks, has a badly sprained ankle that will keep him out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for up to two months.
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Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will not play the final three games of the season and will have surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.
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Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl center Mike Flanagan will undergo surgery on his left knee and miss the rest of the season.
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Oakland Athletics center fielder Mark Kotsay will have arthroscopic surgery on his back Thursday and could be sidelined up to three months.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will not need surgery on his injured right elbow and will be day-to-day leading up to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
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The N.H.L. handed down a 30-game suspension Wednesday to the Islandersâ Chris Simon for deliberately stamping on the right foot of the Penguinsâ Jarkko Ruutu last Saturday night.
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A day after quarterback Chad Pennington injured his throwing shoulder in November, the Jets knew he had a torn rotator cuff and would require surgery.
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The Thrashers placed goalie Kari Lehtonen on the injured list yesterday after he hurt his groin in Atlantaâs first victory of the season.