Tiger Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee yesterday in Utah to repair a torn ligament, and doctors said it was "highly unlikely" there would be any long-term effects.

It was the second time in the past 10 weeks that Woods had surgery on his knee, this time on his anterior cruciate ligament.

"We were confident going into this surgery, and I am pleased with the results," Dr. Thomas D. Rosenberg said in a statement released by IMG, Woods' management company.

"There were no surprises during the procedure, and as we have said, with the proper rehabilitation and training, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Woods will have any long-term effects as it relates to his career."

The surgery came one week after Woods went 91 holes at Torrey Pines to win the U.S. Open in a playoff against Rocco Mediate, revealing later that he also had a double stress fracture in his left tibia.

The surgery, performed by Rosenberg and Dr. Vernon J. Cooley in Park City, was the fourth time Woods has had surgery on his left knee.

More golf

Camilo Villegas made two birdie putts in a three-hole playoff and along with his partner Bubba Watson won the rain-delayed CVS Caremark Charity Classic at Barrington, R.I. Villegas-Watson finished with a three-hole total of 3-under par and split the $300,000 first-place check in the best-ball tournament. The team of Paul Goydos-Tim Herron came in second and Rocco Mediate and Brandt Snedeker were third.

Pro basketball

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman pleaded no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery yesterday and was ordered to undergo counseling and to perform highway or other physical labor. Two other counts were dismissed under a plea deal, the Los Angeles city attorney's office said. Rodman was sentenced to a year of domestic violence counseling, three years of probation and 45 days of graffiti removal or road cleanup work for the California Department of Transportation or a similar program in Florida where he lives. Rodman also was warned not to intimidate or use force against his girlfriend, Gina Peterson.

• Diana Taurasi scored 31 points as the visiting Phoenix Mercury (5-7) beat Washington (5-8), 98-90, halting the Mystics' three-game WNBA win streak. ... Asjha Jones scored 20 points to lead the host Connecticut Sun (11-3) past Detroit (10-4) and into first place in the Eastern Conference with an 85-68 win against the Shock. ... Ebony Hoffman had career highs with 23 points, 13 rebounds as the host Indiana Fever (7-6) rallied from an 18-point deficit for a 78-73 win against the Sacramento Monarchs (6-7). ... Seimone Augustus scored 21 points as the Minnesota Lynx (7-6) beat the visiting New York Liberty (6-6), 91-69.

High schools

Pitt received a third verbal commitment for its 2009 football recruiting class, when Aliquippa's Juantez Hollins, a defensive lineman who will be a senior this fall, committed yesterday. He chose Pitt over Marshall, Buffalo, Akron and Eastern Michigan. Hollins, 6 feet 4, 270 pounds, plays defensive end and is a three-year starter at Aliquippa but will be shifted to the interior of the defensive line in college.

Baseball

Shortstop Brett Grandstrand hit a three-run homer in the second inning yesterday as the host Washington Wild Things rolled to a 9-1 Frontier League victory against the Midwest Sliders.

Swimming

Penn State named John Hargis as its new men's and women's coach. Hargis was an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions from 2003-06 before serving as head coach of Arkansas-Little Rock's women's program.

Soccer

The Riverhounds dropped a 3-0 decision to the host Rochester Raging Rhinos last night and were eliminated from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.