Mets place Orlando Hernandez on DL
FLUSHING, N.Y., April 30 (UPI) -- Starting right-handed pitcher Orlando Hernandez, bothered by bursitis in his throwing shoulder, has been placed on the disabled list by the New York Mets.
The Mets announced the roster move Monday but said it was retroactive to last Wednesday.
Hernandez was scheduled to start against the Florida Marlins on Monday but Chan Ho Park was tabbed to make that start for the Mets. Park was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans where he was 3-1 with a 7.29 earned run average in four starts.
Hernandez is 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA after five starts this season. He owns a career record of 83-61 and a career ERA of 4.14. He's been a major leaguer since 1998.
Bowen makes seventh All-NBA defense team
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- San Antonio's Bruce Bowen was selected to his seventh consecutive NBA all-defensive first team, the league announced Monday.
Bowen was the leading vote getter in balloting by the NBA's 30 head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
Also on the first team all-defensive squad are Denver's Marcus Camby, who last week was selected the NBA defensive player of the year; San Antonio's Tim Duncan, selected for the defensive honor for the 10th time; the Lakers' Kobe Bryant; and Phoenix's Raja Bell.
Chicago Bulls Ben Wallace and Kirk Hinrich, New Jersey's Jason Kidd, Detroit's Tayshaun Prince and Minnesota's Kevin Garnett made up the NBA all-defensive second team.
Verplank makes move in men's golf rankings
PHILADELPHIA, April 30 (UPI) -- Scott Verplank jumped 37 places and Phil Mickelson inched into third place in the latest men's world golf rankings.
Verplank used his victory in last week's EDS Byron Nelson Open in Texas to move from 68th place to 31st place in the men's rankings.
Verplank had developed a personal relationship with Nelson, a golf legend, making his one-stroke victory at the Nelson Open all the more poignant.
Mickelson finished tied for third and moved past Adam Scott for No. 3 in the world rankings.
Tiger Woods, who returns to PGA play this week, remained the top-rated golfer followed by Jim Furyk. After Mickelson and Scott is Ernie Els at No. 5.
Henrik Stenson and Vijay Singh remained sixth and seventh, respectively, while Geoff Ogilvy moved up one spot to eighth and Retief Goosen slipped one to ninth. Luke Donald, the Nelson runner-up, is 10th.
Djokovic gets into Estoril second round
ESTORIL, Portugal, April 30 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Novak Djokovic barely hung on Monday for a first-round victory at the $625,000 clay-court Estoril Open tennis tournament in Portugal.
Djokovic played for nearly three hours before closing out Igor Andreev, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5).
But eighth-seeded Gael Monfils was not so fortunate, losing 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 to Juan Monaco.
Also Monday, Frederico Gil topped Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; Santiago Ventura beat Sergio Roitman, 7-5, 6-2; Juan Martin del Potro overcame Alejandro Falla. 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; and Alberto Martin advanced. 6-1, 2-0, when Evgeny Korolev retired early second set.
World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko and world No. 7 Tommy Robredo are the top two seeds for this year's Estoril Open.
