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Tiger Woods limped off the golf course and into a future that is murkier than ever Thursday when he withdrew with leg injuries after his worst nine holes at The Players Championship.

Monta Ellis' season is over. The Golden State Warriors guard was diagnosed with a concussion Monday, a day after a hard fall on his head in a 104-103 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Ellis will not play Monday night at Denver or in Wednesday's season finale at home against Portland.

New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams is having wrist surgery and will miss the final week of the season.

World number one Rafael Nadal refuses to shed light on his injury after crashing out of the Australian Open in straight sets to David Ferrer.

Former NBA star Allen Iverson injured his right ankle playing with his Turkish team and will have an MRI exam Thursday.

The set of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was plagued with another accident as a 31-year-old actor performing an aerial stunt fell about 30 feet during a preview performance Monday night and was taken to a hospital, fire officials said....

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season because of the stress fracture in his left ankle. The Rockets announced the decision Friday, a day after the injury was found in an MRI exam. Team physician Walter Lowe said surgery is the usual treatment for such an injury, which has sidelined Yao since Nov. 10.

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will miss a couple of weeks with a sprained left ankle.

An MRI performed today on Rockets center Yao Ming revealed a stress fracture of the Medial Malleolus in his left ankle. The fracture, which is related to his previous injury of the Tarsal Navicular bone, presented itself during the course of his current rehabilitation program. There is no timetable for his return at this time.

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah will miss the next eight to 10 weeks after having surgery on his right hand to repair a torn ligament.