From Beacon Journal wire services

Browns wide receiver Joe Jurevicius had his second knee surgery since January on Monday, a procedure that could prevent him from reporting to training camp on time.

Jurevicius had swelling and discomfort in his knee related to his first operation, and the club said in a statement released Tuesday that he had a further ''clean out'' on Monday to help him recover. The team said no determination has been made on Jurevicius' status for training camp, which opens July 23.

The 33-year-old had 50 catches for 614 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Following his first surgery, Jurevicius contracted a staph infection, the sixth Browns player in four years to get such an infection.

Jurevicius has two years remaining on a four-year contract he signed in 2006. The 10-year veteran, who has also played for the New York Giants, Tampa Bay and Seattle, returned to Cleveland to play for the team he grew up idolizing. He attended Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio.

More football: Andrews released

• The New England Patriots released defensive back Willie Andrews on Tuesday, one day after he was arrested for allegedly pointing a handgun at his girlfriend's head.

• A judge has declared a mistrial in the assault case of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry.

Olympics: Hamm nearly ready

• Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm could begin moderate gymnastics as early as Friday, about two weeks before he has to show he will be physically able to compete at the Beijing Games. Hamm, who broke a bone in his hand May 22, will have another X-ray on Thursday. If Dr. Lawrence Lubbers, the hand specialist who operated on Hamm, likes what he sees, he'll give Hamm clearance to push his training.

• George Hincapie, the longtime American cycling star best known for helping Lance Armstrong win the Tour de France seven consecutive times, was announced as one of nine discretionary selections to the U.S. Olympic team that will race in Beijing next month.

• Katie Hoff and Michael Phelps easily qualified in their events at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., while Ryan Lochte dropped out of an evening showdown with Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle.

Other: Weir skips Akron

• Canada's Mike Weir has made eight appearances in the Bridgestone or NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club, but will sit out this year's World Golf Championships event July 31-Aug. 3. The 2003 Masters champion said what would have been four straight tournaments on the PGA Tour was too much, despite the lure of the Bridgestone's $8 million purse. He had already qualified for Akron's exclusive field. ''With the stretch of tournaments, the Canadian Open is like a major for me, and it's right after the British Open,'' Weir said after practice at the AT&T National at Congressional County Club in Bethesda, Md. ''Then we have the PGA right after. Four big tournaments like that in a row for me is tough. I just had to skip that one, unfortunately.''

• Co-owner Chip Ganassi has shut down Dario Franchitti's race team because of a lack of sponsorship. The 2007 Indy 500 winner and IRL Series champion has struggled in his first NASCAR season driving Ganassi's No. 40 Dodge. Longtime sponsor Coors Light left at the end of last season, and Ganassi was unable to secure funding for Franchitti.

• The NBA hired retired Army Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Johnson as senior vice president of referee operations, a newly created position to help strengthen the league's officiating programs.