Martz was told by a specialist that his condition, which kept him out of two practices last week, had worsened. The 54-year-old has been ill for more than a month and was tested for endocarditis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart or a heart valve.
Rams president John Shaw said that Martz will be hospitalized four to 12 days, but wouldn't speculate on the length of his absence. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt will take over as coach.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Deuce McAllister likely will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Sunday at Green Bay.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Running back Najeh Davenport underwent season-ending surgery to repair his broken right ankle and the Green Bay Packers placed him on injured reserve.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Ed Hartwell had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles' tendon and will miss the rest of the season.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Wade was fired as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after failing to get them into the playoffs during his eight years on the job.
The Phillies went 88-74 this season, finishing one game behind NL wild-card winner Houston, and attendance dropped by more than a half-million. They haven't reached the playoffs since 1993, and have won just one championship (1980) in the franchise's 123-year history.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jim Beattie won't return in 2006 as executive vice president of the Baltimore Orioles, a move that could signify the beginning of wide-ranging shakeup in the wake of the team's eighth straight losing season.
There was no word on the status of vice president Mike Flanagan, who worked with Beattie in the Orioles' front office, and interim manager Sam Perlozzo, who took over for manager Lee Mazzilli on Aug. 4.
PHOENIX (AP) — Amare Stoudemire will undergo diagnostic surgery on his left knee to determine what is causing soreness that has bothered the Phoenix Suns All-Star in recent months.
Stoudemire, who signed a five-year, $73 million contract extension a week ago, sat out the final two days of training camp in Tucson because of the injury to the knee's articulate cartilage. If no serious damage is detected, Stoudemire probably will be out three to four weeks, coach Mike D'Antoni told The Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Alberto Martin rallied to upset second-seeded David Ferrer 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Stockholm Open.
Ferrer, who eliminated Martin in the quarterfinals at Rome and Valencia earlier this year, had been one of the favorites to win the event after Andre Agassi pulled out with an injury.
MOSCOW (AP) — Fifth-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland rallied to beat Russian teenager Anna Chakvetadze 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.
In the men's draw, fourth-seeded Max Mirnyi of Belarus had six aces and knocked out wild card Evgeniy Kirillov of Russia 6-1, 6-3, and No. 7 Igor Andreev of Russia beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-2.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine doubles specialist Mariano Hood acknowledges testing positive for a banned drug at the French Open.
Hood has been told the tests showed the substance used was finasteride. According to media reports, Hood had been taking the substance for nine years in pill form to prevent hair loss.
Hood's positive result was reported by the French sports daily L'Equipe on Wednesday, the same day it said his compatriot, Mariano Puerta, tested positive for the stimulant etilefrine after reaching the French Open men's singles final in June. Puerta has denied the report.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A top Lithuanian tennis player died after a pickup truck crashed into him and another Lynn University student as they pushed a car.
Aivaras Balzekas, a member of the Lithuanian national team, died Sunday night at Delray Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Marlene Wotell said. One of his legs was amputated at the hospital, school spokeswoman Michele Morris said.
The 23-year-old Balzekas and Hakki Yavuz, 21, from Turkey, were pushing a car early Saturday when a pickup driven by David Walsh, 24, of Boca Raton, plowed into them, police said. No charges have been filed.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth will miss at least two games with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. He was injured after colliding with Vancouver defenseman Bryan Allen on Saturday.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks placed forward Eric Daze on injured reserve and recalled forward Jason Morgan from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — China's Li Ping broke the world records in the women's 116.8-pound clean and jerk and total weight at China's national games.
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