The Enquirer and wire reports

Avalanche forward Steve Moore walked out of a Denver medical center under his own power, two weeks after his neck was broken by Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi.

Team doctor Andrew Parker said it is uncertain whether Moore will able to return to hockey. He is expected to wear a neck brace for six to 12 weeks and his physical therapy will begin after he recovers from the concussion and neck injury.

Moore, 25, broke two vertebrae in his neck and nerves were stretched, but there was no paralysis or evidence of spinal cord trauma. He also suffered a concussion and deep facial cuts when Bertuzzi hit him from behind and drove him to the ice during a March 8 game in Vancouver.

Bertuzzi was suspended at least for the rest of the season and the playoffs.

• Flyers 4, Hurricanes 2: Branko Radivojevic had a goal and an assist, and Simon Gagne also scored in the victory that ended Carolina's NHL playoff hopes.

Philadelphia's Sean Burke stopped 23 shots to pick up his 303rd win, moving him past Turk Broda and into 18th place on the NHL's career list. Patrick Sharp and Marcus Ragnarsson had the other goals for Philadelphia.

Bret Hedican and Craig Adams scored for Carolina.

• Bruins 4, Senators 2: Glen Murray scored his 30th goal, and added an assist, and Andrew Raycroft stopped 28 shots.

• Pens 5, Rangers 2: Lasse Pirjeta had two goals and an assist and Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 35 saves.

Auto racing

IRL: Watching the first two Indy Racing League events this year was more painful for Al Unser Jr. than any injury. He won't have to endure the agony much longer. His broken pelvis has healed and at age 41, Unser is about to resume his racing career with a renewed vigor.

NASCAR: Texas Motor Speedway could get another Nextel Cup race without a trial. The attorney for a track shareholder who sued NASCAR over its refusal to award a second event said Tuesday that progress is being made in settlement talks.

Figure skating

WORLDS: An old rivalry will be renewed today in Dortmund, Germany, in the women's qualifying at the World Championships when Michelle Kwan and Irina Slutskaya, the last two world champions, are in the same qualifying group.

Evgeni Plushenko won the men's short program with a a high-energy performance, putting him in ideal position to defend his title.

College football

PRICE SUES: Former Alabama coach Mike Price is suing the university's president over actions that led to his dismissal after a visit to a strip club.

KENTUCKY: Mikhail Mabry, a 6-foot-2, 225-point all-state linebacker from Hawaii described as "a mentally focused tank," has signed with the Wildcats. Deion Holts, who started seven games at outside linebacker last season, has been dismissed from the team because of a violation of team rules, coach Rich Brooks announced.

MIAMI HURRICANES: Top recruit Willie Williams, a high school All-America linebacker, turned himself in to Gainesville, Fla., police on a felony charge of illegally setting off fire extinguishers and was released on $5,000 bond, his lawyer said.

Elsewhere

WOMEN'S SOCCER: North Carolina will pay former player Debbie Keller $70,000 and enroll women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance in sensitivity training as partial settlement of a 1998 sexual harassment lawsuit.

BOXING: Roy Jones Jr. will replace George Foreman as the expert boxing commentator on HBO, agreeing to a multiyear contract. Jones, 35, who fights Antonio Tarver on May 15, will begin his duties on an April 10.