Newsmakers

Practiced Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs practiced for the first time Wednesday after undergoing surgery in May on his torn right Achilles tendon, and hasn’t ruled out the possibility of making his season debut Sunday against the Houston Texans.

Operated First baseman Albert Pujols had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last week, and the Los Angeles Angels player should be ready for the start of spring training. The Angels confirmed the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s report on the surgery, describing it as a minor cleanup procedure.

• New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, who went 20-6 this season, had abdominal surgery and is expected to be ready for spring training.

Inducted Former NHL star Scott Niedermayer was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall Of Fame. The defenseman captained the Canadian team that beat the United States in overtime for the gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Niedermayer won three Stanley Cups with New Jersey and another with Anaheim.

Prepared Featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz is eager to get back to work in his first bout since publicly declaring his homosexuality. Cruz (18-2-1, 9 KOs) takes on Jorge Pazos at the Kissimmee (Fla.) Civic Center tonight, looking for a victory that could propel him toward a 126-pound title shot.

Resigned Canada soccer coach Stephen Hart has resigned, two days after the team was eliminated from World Cup qualifying with an 8-1 loss in Honduras.

Died Hall of Fame guard Slater Martin, who won four NBA titles with the Minneapolis Lakers and one with the St. Louis Hawks, died. He was 86. Martin died at a skilled nursing facility in Houston, daughter-in-law Becky Martin said. Martin was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Hospitalized FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo because of a kidney infection and missed the local World Cup organizing committee board meeting.