NEW YORK — The crack in Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown's left front foot is on the mend, and the colt could be on the track by Wednesday to resume training for the Belmont Stakes on June 7.

Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay opened the slight quarter crack and inserted stainless steel wire stitches to draw the crack together. The 10-minute procedure went smoothly, McKinlay said, and Big Brown was walked around the barn and returned to his stall, where he has been since the injury was discovered Friday.

PARIS — Roger Federer made a winning return to the French Open, the only Grand Slam title that has eluded him.The top-ranked Federer beat Sam Querrey of the United States 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round at Roland Garros, where the 12-time major champion is trying to become only the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam.On the women's side, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 8 Venus Williams advanced before play was suspended for the day because of rain.

Miami was selected as the top seed for the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament, while two-time defending champion Oregon State was left out of the field.The Hurricanes (47-8), who won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament for the first time, will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday. Miami, making its 36th straight tournament appearance to extend its NCAA record, was ranked No. 1 in various polls for the majority of the season and opens up against Bethune-Cookman (36-20).The other national seeds, in order, are: North Carolina (46-12), Arizona State (45-11), Florida State (48-10), Cal State Fullerton (37-19), Rice (42-13), LSU (43-16-1) and Georgia (35-21-1).

CARACAS, Venezuela — Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela on Sunday. He was 33.Gonzalez pitched for five major league teams from 1997-06.