Anterior Cruciate Ligament

The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose's knee insists the Chicago Bulls' star can dominate again. It will take time, though. Rose faces a recovery of eight months to a year. The assessment by team physician Dr. Brian Cole on Tuesday means the point guard could return around mid-January to early February, or miss next season. The doctor added there is a chance Rose could be back sooner, but "we're not going to rush it. " The Bulls had already said Rose has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose's knee insists the Chicago Bulls' star can dominate again. It will take time, though. Rose faces a recovery of eight months to a year. The assessment by team physician Dr. Brian Cole on Tuesday means the point guard could return around mid-January to early February, or miss next season. The doctor added there is a chance Rose could be back sooner, but "we're not going to rush it. " The Bulls had already said Rose has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Giants linebacker Jonathan Goff will miss the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Goff, in his fourth season with the Giants out of Vanderbilt, suffered the injury during Mondays practice. He had 80 tackles and one sack last season, as the Giants finished 10-6. Last week, the Giants lost backup linebacker Clint Sintim to a season-ending knee injury, and all told, they've lost five key members of the defense for the season since training camp opened. New York opens the season against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the latest major setback for the NL East leaders. Ramos' knee buckled as he chased a passed ball during the seventh inning of a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. He fell on his back in pain and had to be helped off the field, putting little weight on the knee. The Nationals feared that he'd torn the ligament, which was confirmed overnight by an MRI. The young catcher is the 11th Nationals player to go on the disabled list this season and the latest of several major leaguers to tear an...

New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday. An MRI discovered Ballard's injury, and with the help of crutches, he was able to participate in Tuesday's parade and ceremonies in New York and New Jersey. Ballard, an undrafted free agent, had 38 catches for 604 yards and four touchdowns this regular season. In the four playoff games, he had five catches for 43 yards. He had two receptions in the Giants' 21-17 win over New England on Sunday.

New York Giants tight ends Travis Beckum and Jake Ballard each suffered knee injuries in the Super Bowl. Beckum tore his right anterior cruciate ligament with 12:55 left in the first half on Sunday. He was hit and knocked down by Patriots linebacker Tracy White on the play. The injury happened away from the play, a short pass out of the backfield. Two trainers had to help Beckum off the field. Ballard sprained his left knee in the fourth quarter. He had hurt the knee earlier in the season and was wearing a brace on it. His return was listed as...

Russell Wilson threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns as North Carolina State improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2002 by beating Cincinnati, 30-19, last night in a nonconference game in Raleigh, N.C. The Wolfpack had back-to-back 93-yard touchdown drives in the first quarter, with Wilson ending the first on a 16-yard pass to Jay Smith and Mustafa Greene running 31 yards to make it 14-0. Zach Collaros threw three TD passes for the Bearcats (1-2)

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says forward James Michael McAdoo is doubtful for the third-ranked Tar Heels' ACC opener Saturday against Boston College. Williams says McAdoo did not practice Friday with a sprained left ankle and says it will be a game-time decision. The 6-foot-9 freshman had a season-high nine rebounds in his last game against Monmouth. He averages 6.4 points and 3.9 rebounds as a top reserve. Williams also says "it's not going to be very long from now" before it's decided whether guard Leslie McDonald will play this season.

Shaun Lewis intercepted Texas A&M’s Jerrod Johnson in the final seconds and Dan Bailey kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift Oklahoma State to a 38-35 victory over the Aggies last night in Stillwater, Okla. Johnson turned the ball over five times, including a key fumble that led to a Cowboys touchdown in the fourth quarter and his fourth interception that Lewis returned 28 yards to set up the winning kick. Brandon Weeden also had turnover problems early, but shrugged them off to throw for 284 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12)

Bulls star Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Rose was helped off the court late in Chicago's 103-91 playoff-opening victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, a staggering blow for a team eyeing a championship run. He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but...

Derrick Rose had surgery Saturday on a torn knee ligament, and the Chicago Bulls said they will give an update early next week on the recovery of their star point guard. The team said in a statement the operation was "successful" but gave no timetable for his return. Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late during a playoff-opening win over Philadelphia on April 28. He came to a jump stop in the lane and his leg bucked, with the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen rotating toward him. He still went up again and passed to Carlos Boozer in midair before...

One bad landing finished Derrick Rose's season. The Chicago Bulls insist it hasn't dashed their NBA title hopes. With their superstar point guard out for the rest of the season with a left knee injury, the Bulls will try to take a 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers when their first-round playoff series resumes Tuesday night after realizing their worst nightmare in the opener. There was Rose writhing in pain with just over a minute left after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament.

Bulls star Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Rose was helped off the court late in Chicago's 103-91 playoff-opening victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, a staggering blow for a team eyeing a championship run. He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but...

Logan Mankins's availability for the start of Patriots training camp is in jeopardy in light of the news that he has undergone surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. A league source confirmed to the Globe Tuesday that Mankins had the procedure sometime after the Patriots played the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5; the news was originally reported by ESPNBoston.com late Monday night. Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, a partner at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, where Tom Brady had his knee surgery in 2008, confirmed that six months is the typical...

Logan Mankins's availability for the start of Patriots training camp is in jeopardy in light of the news that he has undergone surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. A league source confirmed to the Globe Tuesday that Mankins had the procedure sometime after the Patriots played the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5; the news was originally reported by ESPNBoston.com late Monday night. Dr. Daniel Kharrazi, a partner at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, where Tom Brady had his knee surgery in 2008, confirmed that six months is the typical...

Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore will miss the entire 2012 season after tearing a ligament in his left knee last weekend during Oakland's first full-squad workout. Sizemore was injured Saturday at Oakland's spring training camp in Phoenix. He had an MRI and the A's announced Monday that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. "Broken heart right here. Safe to say I've cried more over baseball than anything in my life," tweeted Sizemore's wife, Brooke. The 27-year-old Sizemore was acquired by Oakland last May in a trade with Detroit.

Derrick Rose had surgery Saturday on a torn knee ligament, and the Chicago Bulls said they will give an update early next week on the recovery of their star point guard. The team said in a statement the operation was "successful" but gave no timetable for his return. Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late during a playoff-opening win over Philadelphia on April 28. He came to a jump stop in the lane and his leg bucked, with the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen rotating toward him. He still went up again and passed to Carlos Boozer in midair before...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Despite having three starters injured in a game with no playoff implications, Tom Coughlin thinks the New York Giants gained momentum going all out in an attempt to deny the Patriots' perfect regular season. "I don't know that you can move toward the playoffs in a better way than to play against the No. 1 team in the league, a team that is 16-0, and hold your own, at least for the majority of the evening," Coughlin said yesterday. "Those are all positives.

New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday. An MRI discovered Ballard's injury, and with the help of crutches, he was able to participate in Tuesday's parade and ceremonies in New York and New Jersey. Ballard, an undrafted free agent, had 38 catches for 604 yards and four touchdowns this regular season. In the four playoff games, he had five catches for 43 yards. He had two receptions in the Giants' 21-17 win over New England on Sunday.

New York Giants tight ends Travis Beckum and Jake Ballard each suffered knee injuries in the Super Bowl. Beckum tore his right anterior cruciate ligament with 12:55 left in the first half on Sunday. He was hit and knocked down by Patriots linebacker Tracy White on the play. The injury happened away from the play, a short pass out of the backfield. Two trainers had to help Beckum off the field. Ballard sprained his left knee in the fourth quarter. He had hurt the knee earlier in the season and was wearing a brace on it. His return was listed as...