Nevada Las Vegas basketball Coach Lon Kruger underwent open-heart surgery Thursday in which six bypasses were performed, the school said.
Kruger, 54, is recovering at a Las Vegas-area hospital after the four-hour operation, UNLV said in a statement on its website. He underwent a routine stress test last week and additional tests earlier this week revealed six blockages, the school said.
"The surgery was very successful, Lon is doing well and we are looking forward to his full recovery," Kruger's wife, Barb, said in the school's statement.
Kruger may be released from the hospital as early as next week and he fully anticipates rejoining the team before the season, the school said.
PRO FOOTBALL
Moss misses workouts with apparent leg injury
Randy Moss missed both practices, one day after the New England Patriots receiver appeared to injure his left leg during a passing drill.
"Randy's good," Coach Bill Belichick said without specifying the injury. "Day to day."
New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has received persistent text messages from defensive line coach Mike Waufle trying to nudge him away from retirement.
"The thing that I told him is that we have a good team, and I feel he is too young to retire," said Waufle, who had no news on Strahan's weeklong absence.
Denver Broncos linebacker Warrick Holdman was hospitalized because of a spinal cord concussion after a collision with a teammate at training camp.
Holdman was carted off the field strapped to a backboard and taken to a hospital, where he was being kept overnight for observation, team spokesman Jim Saccomano said.
Holdman temporarily lost feeling in his extremities but had movement in his arms and legs by the time he was removed.
The Carolina Panthers acquired safety Chris Harris from the Chicago Bears for a fifth-round draft pick. . . . Receiver Terrell Owens, who missed both workouts Wednesday to rest a sore hamstring, returned to practice with the Dallas Cowboys. . . . Houston Texans defensive end Mario Williams missed practice because of a tight hamstring, but he and Coach Gary Kubiak said it wasn't serious.
TENNIS
Roddick gets extended in victory over Stepanek
Top-seeded Andy Roddick held off Radek Stepanek, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, earning a quarterfinals spot in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at Washington.
Gael Monfils outlasted Michael Berrer, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3. Seventh-seeded Ivo Karlovic also advanced, beating Vince Spadea, 6-2, 6-4.
