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BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods does not know when he can play golf again, but he said Monday his rebuilt left knee has been sore his entire PGA Tour career and he looks forward to playing on two good legs.

"My left knee has been sore for 10 to 12 years," Woods said during a conference call, his first public comments since reconstructive surgery last Tuesday. "It will be nice to finally have a healthy leg."

Woods said doctors in Utah used a tendon from his right hamstring to rebuild the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which he said had always been weak and finally snapped while jogging on a golf course last July.

He is in a brace and will be on crutches for three weeks to keep weight off his knee.

Woods said he knew last month's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, which he won in a dramatic playoff over Rocco Mediate, would be his last tournament of the year no matter what happened. It was his 14th victory in a major.

"As far as long-term, I really don't know" when he'll be back, Woods said in a conference call. "We have to see how this thing heals. Everyone heals at a different rate. Some people are back to playing sports in six months, some are nine, some are 12."

Floyd Landis lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title Monday, the last step of a long, multimillion-dollar process that poked holes in the anti-doping establishment but ultimately left the cyclist as just another convicted cheater.

A three-person panel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a previous panel's decision, ruling his positive doping test during the Tour two years ago was, indeed, valid. Landis also must pay $100,000 toward the legal fees of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

"I am saddened by today's decision," Landis said in a statement. "I am looking into my legal options and deciding on the best way to proceed."

In its 58-page decision, the panel at sport's highest court said the lab that analyzed Landis' positive test results used some "less than ideal laboratory practices, but not lies, fraud, forgery or cover-ups," the way the Landis camp had alleged.

Derek Daly, 10, of Oro Valley has advanced to the national competition of Major League Baseball's Pitch, Hit & Run during the All-Star Game festivities on July 14 in New York.

Daly won the 9- and 10-year-old age group competition at regionals June 1 at Chase Field. He is one of three regional winners who will go to the national contest.

In New York, Daly will try to throw six pitches for strikes, hit off a tee for distance and accuracy, and be timed as he runs from second base to home.

● Baron Davis of the NBA's Golden State Warriors elected to become a free agent Monday night, opting out of the final year of his contract with the club in a surprise move.

● Elton Brand and Corey Maggette have told the Los Angeles Clippers they will opt of the final year of their contracts and become free agents.

PHOENIX — Mountain View High School graduate James MacPherson threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns, and the Grand Rapids Rampage made four stops inside the 2-yard line in the final minute in a 48-41 victory against the Arizona Rattlers on Monday in the wild-card round of the Arena Football League playoffs.

MacPherson also ran for a score.