Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn says he has cancer in a salivary gland.

He told The San Diego Union-Tribune the cancer was discovered last month, and he faces seven to eight weeks of treatment — radiation five times a week and chemotherapy once a week.

“The doctors have told me they feel they caught the cancer early, and there was not much of it there,” he said in a story published Saturday.

The parotid cancer was diagnosed after the former Padres star had a third round of surgery since 1997 to remove a tumor on the parotid gland. The previous procedures found no malignancies.

Gwynn is San Diego State’s baseball coach, and the school confirmed Gwynn’s condition to the Associated Press. Gwynn plans to return to his alma mater, which he has coached since 2003.

Baseball

Reds likely without SS Cabrera

Cincinnati — Reds shortstop Orlando Cabrera was still bothered by pulled muscles in his left side Saturday, making it likely that he’ll miss Game 3 of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

NBA

Nets’ Murphy may miss opener

Newark, N.J. — New Jersey Nets power forward Troy Murphy may miss the season opener because of a lower-back injury.

Nets coach Avery Johnson said Saturday that Murphy had a “bad disk” and would be sidelined indefinitely. He does not think Murphy will require surgery.

Ironman

McCormack wins second title

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii — Australia’s Chris McCormack won the Ironman World Championship for the second time in four years Saturday, finishing the 140.6-mile triathlon in 8 hours, 10 minutes, 37 seconds.

The 37-year-old McCormack held off a late challenge from Germany’s Andreas Raelert, with the two running side by side into the final miles of the marathon following a 2.4-mile swim and 112-mile bike ride.

In the women’s division, Australian Mirinda Carfrae raced to her first Ironman title, winning in 8:58:36. The 29-year-old Carfrae had the fourth-fastest time in the 32-year history of the event.

Soccer

Wizards on verge of elimination

Kansas City, Kan. — Sanna Nyassi and Alvaro Fernandez each scored a second-half goal, and the Seattle Sounders secured a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night.

Counting his two goals in Tuesday’s 2-1 victory over Columbus in the U.S. Open Cup title game, Nyassi has scored four times in the last eight days for Seattle (13-9-6).

Kansas City (9-12-6), which got a late penalty-kick goal from Davy Arnaud, lost its third straight and moved to the verge of playoff elimination. The Wizards must win their last three games, two on the road, and hope Colorado loses its final two.

Davies says he wasn’t driver

American forward Charlie Davies said he was not the driver of a car stopped for going 125 mph last weekend, but told French police he was to protect a teammate.

Davies, who nearly died in a car crash last year, told the Associated Press on Saturday that Jacques Faty, his teammate at French club Sochaux, asked him to switch places and tell police he was driving because Faty thought his license was still suspended from a previous speeding infraction. Faty said he thought police would only fine Davies, but he feared he would be jailed.

“That’s not possible for me to go 120 mph on the road after an accident and think everything will be fine,” Davies said. “If a kid survives such a serious accident and then almost exactly a year later is driving at a reckless speed, it’s like, ‘This can’t be serious.’ … If someone has a second chance like I do, to take advantage of something like that, it’s not something I could do. I learned too much from whole experience to let something like that happen.”

Auto racing

Driver critically injured

Terre Haute, Ind. — Shane Hmiel, banned for life from NASCAR in 2006 after failing three drug tests, was critically injured Saturday night during qualifying for the U.S. Auto Racing Club’s Silver Crown race at Terre Haute Action Track.

USAC said the 30-year-old Hmiel, from Pleasant Garden, N.C., was airlifted to Indianapolis’ Methodist Hospital, where he was in critical condition with head injuries.

Golf

Slocum in lead at Sea Island

St. Simons Island, Ga. — Heath Slocum made his first bogey in 50 holes at Sea Island but did little else wrong Saturday, posting a third straight 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at the new McGladrey Classic.

Kerr takes 3-stroke lead

Prattville, Ala. — Cristie Kerr moved into position for her third victory of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Kerr had a 17-under 199 total on the links-style Senator layout at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Capitol Hill complex.

O’Meara on top in Maryland

Potomac, Md. — Mark O’Meara, looking for his first individual victory on the Champions Tour, shot a 1-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead in the Senior Players Championship.

Tennis

Djokovic, Wozniacki into finals

Beijing — Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the final of the China Open on Saturday by beating John Isner of the United States, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Djokovic will meet eighth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain, who defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

On the women’s side, new No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki beat Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-2 to reach the title match. The Dane will play Vera Zvonareva, who powered past Li Na, 6-3, 6-3.