Sports Desk

By Associated Press
May 13, 2008

FOOTBALL

Walsh to Meet With Goodell, Specter

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Senator Specter today to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.

Walsh is scheduled to meet with Goodell at the NFL offices in New York at 7:30 a.m. Afterward, he will travel to Washington to meet with Specter. Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been critical of the NFL's handling of the investigation.

Goodell and Specter each plan to hold a news conference after meeting with Walsh.

GOLF

Woods Aims to Play in Memorial in Two Weeks

Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.

Two years ago, Woods didn't play for nine weeks while coping with the death of his father. He returned to competition in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot and missed the cut for the only time in a major.

HOCKEY

Sharks Fire Coach Wilson

The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson yesterday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Sharks won the Pacific Division title and compiled the NHL's second-best record with 49 wins and 108 points, but the Dallas Stars knocked them out of the second round in six games on May 4.