Soccer Women’s Professional Soccer won’t play the 2012 season amid a legal dispute with an ousted owner. The league’s Board of Governors voted yesterday to suspend the season with hopes of resuming in 2013, the WPS announced. In October, it terminated its South Florida franchise after clashing with owner Dan Borislow all season. A Florida judge ruled earlier this month that the league failed to follow its own dispute procedures when it terminated the franchise, and another court hearing is set for tomorrow. WPS CEO Jennifer O’Sullivan said owners chose to cancel the season over possibly working with Borislow in the league again. Borislow purchased the former Washington Freedom before last season and moved the club to South Florida, renaming it for a telephone call device he invented. The magicJack franchise was repeatedly disciplined for not meeting standards. The league, which has played three seasons, has five teams, including the Boston Breakers . . . The New York Red Bulls acquired Wilman Conde from the Chicago Fire for allocation money. Conde was a two-time MLS All-Star before playing last year with Mexico’s Atlas . . . Forward Kris Boyd, the Scottish Premier League’s all-time leading scorer, signed a contract to join Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers.
Women’s league suspends ’12 season
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Tigers’ Martinez needs second surgery
Baseball Victor Martinez had knee surgery and will need a second operation, prompting the Tigers to announce they expect him to miss the 2012 season. The Tigers star had microfracture surgery Friday to repair the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. Martinez is projected to have anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on the same knee in 6-8 weeks, the procedure that was previously expected . . . Rangers manager Ron Washington signed a two-year contract extension through the 2014 season after leading Texas to consecutive World Series. Washington has a 427-373 record in five seasons with Texas, his first major league managerial job . . . Former Red Sox reliever Manny Delcarmen signed a minor league contract with the Yankees, the New York Post reported. He pitched in the minor leagues for the Mariners and Rangers organizations in 2011 but did not make any major league appearances . . . Armando Galarraga, who fell one out short of a perfect game against Cleveland in 2010 with Detroit, signed a minor league contract with the Orioles . . . Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson remains hospitalized in Florida with a shoulder injury he received in a freak fall from a stage. Robinson, 74, fractured his scapula in the fall Friday night during a player reception in Hollywood, Fla., before the annual Joe DiMaggio Legends Game.
Kentucky, Baylor solidify No. 1 rankings
