Sports fanfare 9/10/02

Baseball

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii, hit in the forehead by a line drive Sunday, had a two-hour operation Monday to remove bone chips from his nasal passage.

He will remain hospitalized for at least a few days, Dodgers trainer Stan Johnston said.

A CT scan after the operation was deemed normal and the Japanese pitcher was "eating and walking," according to the Dodgers. Ishii also sustained a small skull fracture and a concussion.

Basketball

Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber was indicted Monday on charges he lied to a grand jury about his dealings with a University of Michigan basketball booster more than a decade ago.

Webber, who led Michigan's "Fab Five" team to two NCAA title games, was charged with obstruction of justice and making a false declaration before a grand jury, FBI spokeswoman Dawn Clenney said.

Webber's father, Mayce Webber, and his aunt, Charlene Johnson, were indicted on the same charges.

If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Colleges

Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight continued to recover in a Lubbock hospital Monday, a day after he had unexpected surgery for an intestinal obstruction.

Knight, 61, was admitted to the hospital early Sunday after experiencing some problems earlier in the weekend, said Dr. Michael Robertson, an internist on the surgical team that operated on Knight.

The surgery went well, Robertson said.

Golf

Sam Snead's record of 81 official PGA Tour victories increased by one Monday when the tour finally decided to count British Opens won before 1995.

Snead, who won at St. Andrews in 1946, now is credited with 82 career victories, nine more than Jack Nicklaus, who victory total increases to 73 with his three Open titles.

While the British Open is golf's oldest championship dating to 1860, the PGA Tour did not recognize it as official until 1995. The best American players rarely played in the Open until Arnold Palmer began going regularly in 1960.

-- From wire reports