*GOLF: Tiger Woods wrote on his Web site that he has begun riding a stationary bicycle to start his rehabilitation but won’t try to swing a club before next January. … Luke Donald had left wrist surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
*HOCKEY: Brett Hull, longtime Rangers Brian Leetch and Mike Richter and Downers Grove native Cammi Granato form the 2008 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class. … The Islanders hired Scott Gordon, AHL coach of the year, as its coach.
*TENNIS: Top seeds Mardy Fish (5th), Feliciano Lopez (3rd) and Marat Safin (6th) lost in the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Top-seeded Andy Roddick and No. 2 seed Juan Martin del Potro advanced.
*SOCCER: A UEFA Cup qualifying match in the Georgia capital of Tbilisi was canceled because of safety concerns after recent attacks by Russia. The two-match event will now be one and played in Vienna on Aug. 28.
*BOXING: Joey Gilbert, 31, who starred on NBC’s “The Contender” in 2005, agreed to pay a $10,000 fine for a positive steroid test as part of a settlement with the Nevada Athletic Commission.
*HORSE RACING: Eight Belles will be interred at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville on Sept. 7. The popular filly was euthanized after breaking both ankles in a second-place finish to Big Brown at the Derby.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
