Sports briefs 8/29/05

Baseball

Michael Tucker joined the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, surprised to be traded this late in the season but eager to help his new team in the stretch run for a playoff berth.

To make room for Tucker, the Phillies placed right-hander Cory Lidle on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Thursday. Lidle strained his left side (oblique) muscle swinging at a pitch in the fifth inning Wednesday night in San Francisco and is expected to miss two starts.

Jim Thome, recovering from elbow surgery, was moved to the 60-day disabled list to open a spot for Tucker on the 40-man roster..

Tucker, 34, was hitting .240 in his 10th big league season, with five home runs and 33 RBIs for San Francisco.

College

Kansas basketball player Rodrick Stewart had to have four staples put in his head after being hit in a bar fight early Sunday, coach Bill Self said. Police said there were no arrests in the incident at Abe and Jake's Landing, a nightspot on the north edge of downtown.

In a statement issued by the school, Self said Stewart was apparently hit with an object while climbing the stairs out of the club.

"All reports we have received indicate Rodrick had no involvement in the altercation other than him being hit over the head while going up the stairs," Self said.

Self also said Stewart, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard who transferred last year from Southern California, did not violate any team policies by being in the bar.

Golf

Nancy Lopez went with veterans for her two captain's picks to the U.S. Solheim Cup team, selecting Wendy Ward and Hall of Famer Beth Daniel to complete the 12-player team that will face Europe on Sept. 9-11 at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind.

Lopez announced her choices Sunday after Cristie Kerr, the No. 1 player on the U.S. Solheim points list, won the Wendy's Championship for Children.

Also on the team are LPGA rookie of the year Paula Creamer, Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Pat Hurst, Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Christina Kim, Meg Mallon, Michele Redman and Kerr.

Creamer is the first rookie to make the U.S. team.

A Lawton, Okla., teenager with knee problems is suing the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, seeking the right to use a golf cart in high school tournaments.

Scott Campbell, a 15-year-old freshman at MacArthur High School in Lawton, filed a federal lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act in Oklahoma City last week asking to be allowed to use a golf cart and seeking $50,000 plus punitive damages.

Campbell has been diagnosed with chondromalacia, or damage to cartilage in the kneecap, and dislocation of the patella - a condition that developed after he was in an automobile accident in December.

-- From wire reports