*BASEBALL: Phillies closer Brad Lidge will have surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. also announced that outfielder Raul Ibanez (sports hernia) and reliever Scott Eyre (left elbow) will have surgery Monday. … Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency. A total of 120 players have filed for free agency since the World Series, and about 60 more are potentially eligible to file by the Nov. 19 deadline.
*NFL: Cornerback Ty Law came out of what he called “semi-retirement” to join the Broncos and counts on contributing Monday night against the Steelers.
*AUTO RACING : Kyle Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. It was another dominating victory, coming a day after winning the fifth truck race in his last five starts in the series. He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta Sunday and become the first driver to win all three of NASCAR’s national series on the same weekend.
*SOCCER: Arsenal moved into second in England’s Premier League by easing to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton, and Aston Villa climbed to fifth by routing Bolton 5-1. First-place Chelsea and defending champion Manchester United, which was overtaken by Arsenal, play Sunday.
*TENNIS: Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a “significant” fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said. Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is expected to give his recommendation to the Grand Slam committee, which probably will announce the sanction Monday or Tuesday. … Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. … Top-seeded Andy Murray held off fourth-seeded Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the Valencia Open final against Mikhail Youzhny. Unseeded Youzhny defeated second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an all-Russian semifinal. … Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final in Basel in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament. Federer defeated childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (7), 6-3 in one semifinal.
*BOXING : David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg, Germany.
*CYCLING: Floyd Landis dropped to 17th on the final day of the Tour of Southland, which included two stages on New Zealand’s South Island.
