Sports in brief

GOLF

Mickelson won't play 'that wedge'

Phil Mickelson won't be using the Ping Eye2 wedge that led fellow player Scott McCarron to accuse him of "cheating," even though he hopes others will use the controversial club to keep attention on what he calls a ridiculous rule. "I won't be playing that wedge. My point has been made," Mickelson said Wednesday on the eve of his two-time title defense in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera in Los Angeles. The Ping wedge has grooves that no longer conform under a new USGA regulation, adopted by the PGA Tour. Any Ping wedge made before April 1, 1990, is approved for play under a legal settlement from two decades ago.

NHLKomisarek to miss Olympics

The Maple Leafs' Mike Komisarek of Islip Terrace, who was scheduled to be part of the U.S. Olympic Team, will have shoulder surgery that will knock him out of the Vancouver Games and the rest of the NHL season. No date has been set for the surgery.

Columbus fires Hitchcock

The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets fired Ken Hitchcock a year after the club made the postseason for the first time in history. Assistant coach Claude Noel will be the interim coach.

BASEBALL

Prime-time games on Fox schedule

Fox announced its 2010 baseball schedule, featuring eight appearances each for the Yankees and Mets, beginning with the Yankees facing the Rays April 10. The schedule also includes two prime-time windows - beginning at 7 p.m. - during interleague play May 22 and June 26. The May 22 slate includes the Yankees against the Mets, and June 26 the Yankees will visit the Dodgers.