
Roger Federer married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec on Saturday in a small ceremony in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland.
The second-ranked tennis player announced the wedding on his Web site, saying the couple got married "surrounded by a small group of close friends and family." "It was a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion," he said.
The couple announced last month they are expecting their first child.
Federer is set to play in next week's Monte Carlo Masters after accepting a last-minute wild-card invitation Thursday. Federer is a three-time finalist at the clay-court tournament but has never won.
GARNETT COULD RETURN FOR LAST REGULAR-SEASON GAME
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Kevin Garnett is likely to return only for the final regular season game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
Rivers said that he won't let Garnett play in back-to-back games after missing 20 out of 24 games with a strained right knee.
AROUND THE NBA
All-Star G Devin Harris missed the New Jersey Nets' game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday night because of a shoulder injury. Harris hurt his left shoulder against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 15 and missed five games. He aggravated the injury earlier this week and coach Lawrence Frank decided to rest him with the Nets out of the playoff hunt. ... F Rashard Lewis sat out of the Orlando Magic's game against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night because of tendinitis in his right knee.
ELSEWHERE
Detroit signed F Johan Franzen to an 11-year deal, keeping him off the free-agent market and retaining talent that helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. Terms were not disclosed. ... Florida's softball team (42-3, 20-1 Southeastern Conference) shut out Kentucky 1-0 and 6-0 in a doubleheader. ... North Florida's softball team (23-24, 9-9 Atlantic Sun Conference) split a doubleheader with visiting Mercer, losing the first game 1-0 before rebounding with a 2-1 victory. ... Jacksonville University's softball team (21-27, 5-11 A-Sun) split a doubleheader with visiting Kennesaw State, winning the first game 1-0 before KSU won by the same score in Game 2. ... JU's men's golf team shot 317 and 302 to sit in 13th place out of 17 teams in the Kentucky Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky.