Sports Tuesday: Tiger Talks on Knee, and More

SportsSports Tuesday: Tiger Talks on Knee, and MoreSports Tuesday: Tiger Talks on Knee, and MoreThe Associated PressWoods speaks on reconstructive knee surgery for first time; Wizards and Jamison agree on new contract; Rose back home in Chicago; Upsets ruffle Wimbledon grass. (July 1)THIS IS AP SPORTS TUESDAYTIGER WOODS HAS SPOKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HAVING RECONSTRUCTIVE KNEE SURGERY LAST WEEK FOLLOWING HIS U.S. OPEN WIN. THE WORLD'S TOP GOLFER SAYS HIS LEFT KNEE HAS BEEN SORE HIS ENTIRE PRO CAREER AND HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING ON TWO GOOD LEGS. THERE IS NO TIMETABLE FOR HIS RETURN. THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS HAVE AGREED ON A NEW FOUR YEAR, 50 MILLION DOLLAR WITH ALL-STAR FORWARD ANTAWN JAMISON. THAT WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO FOCUS ON RE-SIGNING FREE-AGENT ALL-STAR GUARD GILBERT ARENAS, WHO PREVIOUSLY SAID HE WOULDN'T RETURN TO THE TEAM UNLESS JAMISON DID. DEREK ROSE WENT BACK HOME IN CHICAGO MONDAY. THE WINDY CITY NATIVE HAD HIS INTRODUCTORY NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER BEING THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK BY THE BULLS IN THURSDAY'S NBA DRAFT. AT WIMBLEDON, SECOND SEED JELENA JANKOVIC (yeh-LAY'-nuh YANK'-uh-vihch) and FOURTH-SEED Svetlana Kuznetsova (svet-LAH'-nah kooz-NET'-so-vah) SUFFERED ROUND OF 16 LOSSES MONDAY. THAT LEAVES THE WOMEN'S DRAW WITHOUT THE TOP FOUR SEEDS HEADING INTO THE QUARTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. FORMER CHAMPS SERENA AND VENUS WILLIAMS ARE STILL IN IT ATER MONDAY WINS, AS ARE TOP SEED ROGER FEDERER AND SECOND SEED RAFAEL NADAL. HALEY MCGREGORY BROKE NATHALIE KAWG'-LIHNS WORLD RECORD IN THE 100 METER BACKSTROKE IN PRELIMINARIES AT THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS. BUT IN THE NEXT HEAT KAWG'-LIHN TOOK IT BACK WITH A TIME OF 59.03 SECONDS. JIM MILITELLO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WITH AP SPORTS TUESDAY.

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