Alexander’s broken foot remains a question

Shaun Alexander might still have a broken foot, something he doesn’t want confirmed just yet.

The Seattle Seahawks’ star running back said Monday his left foot, broken for the final four months of last season, may still be cracked as he begins the 2007 preseason.

The 2005 NFL MVP doesn’t want to know for sure until after his team’s veteran minicamp in Kirkland, Wash., ends Thursday.

“I don’t even want to get another X-ray until after this camp,” a smiling Alexander said after his fourth consecutive day of occasionally carrying the ball during no-contact, no-pads drills. “If the X-ray shows it’s still cracked, it’s like, ‘OK. What does that mean?’ “

“A Pittsburgh judge dismissed an assault charge against Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend after witnesses said he wasn’t involved in a fight at a nightclub March 2.

“The Jacksonville Jaguars waived cornerback Ahmad Carroll two days after he was arrested on weapon and drug charges in Atlanta.

“Former wide receiver Tom Hutchinson, who played on the 1964 Cleveland Browns team that won the NFL championship, died Saturday in Columbia, Ky. He was 65.

Hockey

Canada tops U.S.

Matthew Lombardi scored three goals as undefeated Canada scored a 6-3 victory over the United States and earned a top seeding entering the quarterfinals of hockey’s world championships in Mytischi, Russia.

“A man who admitted he had been drinking before a crash that seriously injured a junior hockey player in Saskatchewan has been sentenced to nine months in jail.

Curtis Jay Mullen, 23, of Moose Jaw, Sask., pleaded guilty in March to one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the Oct. 22 accident that hurt Garrett Robinson of the Western Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Warriors.

Doping

Basso cooperating

Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso admitted involvement in the Spanish doping scandal and is cooperating with sports authorities.

Basso could face a long suspension and it was not immediately clear if his Giro title was in danger.

“Russian gymnast Anastasia Guseva will miss the Beijing Olympics after being banned until November for testing positive for a banned diuretic that can be used to mask steroids.

Miscellany

Runner dies at finish

A runner died after collapsing at the finish line of the annual Broad Street 10-Mile Run in Philadelphia.

Robert A. Massaroni, 29, of Holland, Pa., was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia, said Jeff Moran, a spokesman for the city medical examiner.

The cause of death was not immediately released.

“Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Ron LeFlore was arrested while signing autographs in Detroit for failure to pay at least $48,000 in child support.

“Diego Maradona was released from a psychiatric clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after two weeks of treatment for alcoholism.

“The U.S. Open and CBS have agreed to a new six-year deal worth about $145 million for broadcasting the Grand Slam tennis tournament.

“Three-time boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho was sent to jail after pleading guilty to a 2004 burglary charge in Gulfport, Miss.

Camacho faces up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

“Victory Challenge of Sweden beat Desafio Espanol of Spain to remain in contention for the final place in the Louis Vuitton Cup sailing semifinals.