Knee injury puts Arenas out three months

Washington Wizards leading scorer Gilbert Arenas underwent two surgical procedures on his left knee on Wednesday and will miss about three months.

Arenas had been experiencing swelling and soreness in the knee, which he had surgically repaired late last season.

“I’m just going to sit in my sorrows again. I have three months to [be] back positive again, but right now, it’s hard,” Arenas said.

Team physician Marc Connell repaired a partial tear of the meniscus and performed microfracture surgery on a non-weight-bearing bone on the side of his knee.

Arenas is averaging 22.4 points. Without Arenas, Coach Eddie Jordan said Antonio Daniels would start at point guard.

The NBA shifted Tim Duncan from center to forward on its All-Star ballot, boosting the San Antonio player’s chances of making his ninth consecutive start.

The media panel that selected the players for the original ballot had Duncan as a center, even though he has always been listed as a forward.

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BASEBALL

Kendall, Brewers agree to terms

Catcher Jason Kendall and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract. The deal is subject to Kendall’s passing a physical.

Kendall hit .270 with 19 RBIs in 57 games with the Chicago Cubs after a midseason trade from Oakland. Before the trade, Kendall batted .226 with 33 RBIs for the Athletics.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped first baseman Josh Phelps off their 40-man roster in a surprise move and claimed right-hander Jimmy Barthmaier off waivers from the Houston Astros. Phelps hit .351 in 28 games with Pittsburgh.

The sentencing of former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski was postponed for a third time at federal prosecutors’ request so Radomski can continue to cooperate in a federal drug probe.

As expected, the Dodgers will play an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox on March 29 at the Coliseum. . . . The Dodgers signed catcher Rene Rivera to a minor league deal.

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SOCCER

Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal in Euro 2008

Russia, Sweden, Turkey and Portugal advanced to complete the 16-team European Championship field for next year’s tournament.

Sweden and Turkey qualified with victories in the final round, and Portugal made it with a 0-0 tie with Finland. Russia beat Andorra ,1-0, and took advantage of England’s loss to Croatia.

In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, Brazil rallied to defeat visiting Uruguay, 2-1, on a pair of goals by Luis Fabiano, and Ecuador routed visiting Peru, 5-1.

Australia, Japan and South Korea advanced to the men’s tournament at the Beijing Olympics, all playing to ties during Asian qualifiers.

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MISCELLANY

Five are chosen for track Hall of Fame

Former 100-meter world-record holder Calvin Smith, two-time Olympian Jane Frederick and three others will be inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame next month.

Also chosen were 1936 Olympic decathlon winner Glenn Morris, shotput champion George Woods and longtime UCLA coach Elvin C. “Ducky” Drake.

Police in Brazil said they had confirmed the identity of a former Washington State basketball player whose body was found at an isolated military range in central Brazil.

Dental records and fingerprints were used to identify the body of Tony Harris, who police say probably committed suicide.

Harris, who would have turned 37 last Sunday, was a leader of the 1994 Washington State team that made it to the East Regionals of the NCAA tournament.