In brief: Daly has surgery to fix stomach muscle

While Trevor Immelman was winning the Masters at Augusta, Ga., for his first major, John Daly was having surgery in Arkansas.

Daly has cited injury as the main reason for his poor play the last two years. The injury dates to the ‘07 Honda Classic, when he tried to stop his swing upon hearing the click of a fan’s camera. His doctor believes he finally found the problem.

The surgery was to repair a torn muscle in his stomach.

“When he tried to stop swinging at the Honda Classic, he tore his rotator cuff and he also dislocated two rib joints where they attach to the spine,” said Dr. Steve Whitelaw, who works with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Whitelaw said when Daly complained of more pain, a full body scan discovered the stomach tear.

Olympics

U.S. inducts 9 into Hall

Fifty-year-old Joan Samuelson, who will run in her fourth and final Olympic trials in Boston on Sunday, is one of nine individual athletes who will be part of this year’s U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame class.

The class was announced at the U.S. Olympic Committee media summit at Chicago and will be inducted June 19.

Among those joining Samuelson in this year’s class are Karch Kiraly, Bob Baumgartner, Brian Boitano, Oscar de La Hoya, David Robinson, and Amy Van Dyken.

The “Magnificent Seven,” which in 1996 became the first U.S. women’s gymnastics team to win Olympic gold, will be inducted in the team category.

College basketball

Randolph hires agent

LSU forward Anthony Randolph, who announced last week that he was leaving LSU for the NBA draft, signed an agent, ending his college career.

The 6-foot-10, 205-pound Randolph was the Tigers’ leading rebounder and shot blocker and the second-leading scorer last season.

“Keno Davis, whose team won 28 games and was ranked in the Top 25 this year at Drake, was hired as the new head coach at Providence.

“Butler coach Brad Stevens signed a seven-year contract extension, keeping him with the Bulldogs at least through the 2014-15 season.

Miscellany

Ganassi swaps chiefs

Chip Ganassi swapped crew chiefs for Juan Pablo Montoya and Reed Sorenson in an attempt to resuscitate his struggling NASCAR team.

Donnie Wingo, who has worked with Montoya since his move to NASCAR in 2006, will now run Sorenson’s No. 41 Dodge. Jimmy Elledge leaves Sorenson after 80 races to run the No. 42 Dodge for Montoya.

“The U.S. women’s soccer team will face Canada on May 10 in Washington, D.C., as part of its preparations for the Beijing Olympics.

“Canadian Football League LB Jamacia Jackson, 26, died from an irregular heartbeat Monday at Sumter, S.C., caused by an enlarged heart.

“America’s Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland will have its day in the appellate division of New York State Supreme Court in June in an effort to remove a U.S. syndicate as Challenger of Record, not a Spanish club that had been chosen by the Swiss.