United's Fred to Miss Rest Of Season
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D.C. United's injury woes continued yesterday when the club announced that Brazilian midfielder Fred would miss the final three games of the regular season with a hamstring injury. He has appeared in 21 of 27 matches (19 starts) and has two goals and four assists.
His prognosis came a day after United lost Argentine playmaker Marcelo Gallardo for the remainder of the year because of a sprained knee ligament. Leading scorer Luciano Emilio (hamstring) is doubtful to play Sunday at Houston and team captain Jaime Moreno will serve the second of a two-game suspension for elbowing a Dallas player on Sept. 28. Moreno's appeal was denied by MLS yesterday.
· HIGH SCHOOLS: Anacostia is looking for a varsity football opponent for Friday or Saturday after its previously scheduled opponent, Eastern, canceled its season yesterday because of a lack of players. Coaches interested in playing Anacostia can contact Coach Willie Stewart at 202-669-0423. . . .
Larry Johnson, former assistant director of the Virginia High School League who helped develop the state's six-division football playoff system and created weight standards for wrestlers, died Monday at age 68. Johnson was battling liver cancer. Johnson, who supervised 15 sports for the VHSL, worked for the league from 1985 until his retirement in 2003.
· COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colgate and Georgetown will not reschedule last Saturday's game, which was postponed because of a viral outbreak on the Georgetown campus.
Patriot League officials made the decision yesterday after consulting with the league's seven football athletic directors, who unanimously endorsed the decision.
The Oct. 4 game was postponed after 214 Georgetown students were sickened by norovirus, commonly known as the stomach flu, and several football players were exposed to it.
The game will be listed as an unplayed game in league standings and overall school records for the season.
· TENNIS: Venus Williams was beaten in the opening round for the second time in 12 tournaments this season, losing, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, to Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
