BRIEFS: Boxer Foreman to have knee surgery

BOXING

Surgery for Foreman

Former super-middleweight champion Yuri Foreman will need surgery after tearing the meniscus and stretching ligaments in his right knee during his fight against Miguel Cotto Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.

Foreman visited with Dr. Gerard Varlotta Monday in New York and was told he needs surgery. Foreman isn't sure when it will be scheduled or how long he'll be out.

The aspiring rabbi hurt his knee when he slipped to the canvas in the seventh round. He elected to continue even after his corner threw in the towel and finally was stopped in the ninth round. By then, Foreman could barely move around the ring.

FOOTBALL

Culpepper to play in UFL

Quarterback Daunte Culpepper, 33, who made five starts last season for the Detroit Lions, has signed with the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions. He'll be reunited with his former Vikings coach, Dennis Green, when the season begins this fall.

In 11 NFL seasons with Minnesota, Miami, Oakland and Detroit, Culpepper threw for 24,153 yards and 149 touchdowns. His new team begins minicamp Thursday in a high school stadium, and he's expected to be in uniform.

Ravens to cancel camp

The Baltimore Ravens have been ordered by the NFL to cancel their final offseason training camp because of a violation of workout rules. The league canceled the last week of Baltimore's organized team activities, scheduled for June 14-18. According to the NFL, the Ravens "violated the rules concerning the intensity and tempo of drills conducted on the club's organized team activity days." The league also cited the Ravens for "the length of time spent by players at the team facility" on those days.

NHL

Blue Jackets get coach

The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Scott Arniel has been hired as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Arniel is 181-105-10-19 in four seasons with Manitoba of the American Hockey League. He takes over for interim coach Claude Noel, who got the top job when Ken Hitchcock was fired midway through last season.

LACROSSE

SBU's Waldeck drafted

Stony Brook's Steven Waldeck (Levittown) became the university's first-ever Major League Lacrosse draft selection when the Toronto Nationals chose him with the 17th overall pick Sunday evening. Toronto, which took Waldeck with its third pick, also selected C.W. Post's Mike Cama and Dowling's Kyle Rubisch.

"It was really amazing last night when Toronto called my name," said Waldeck, who was an honorable mention All-American as a senior and was named to the 2010 Tewaaraton Award watch list. "I couldn't be more excited to start playing and show lacrosse fans what Stony Brook is all about."

- AP