FOOTBALL

49ERS TRADE UP, LAND 22ND PICK FROM BRONCOS The San Francisco 49ers added a second first-round pick in next week’s NFL draft by trading their secondand third-round picks to Denver yesterday for the 22nd overall selection. The 49ers, who already own the no. 6 pick after last season’s 4-12 finish, sent the 37th and 68th overall choices to the Broncos, giving San Francisco two first-round picks for the first time since 2000.

GOLF

NELSON, PICARD ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME Larry Nelson, overlooked as a Ryder Cup captain and often forgotten despite his remarkable journey from Vietnam War veteran to three-time major champion,finally got his due yetserday when he was elected into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Nelson was elected on the PGA Tour ballot by getting 65% of the vote, the minimum required. He will be inducted October 30 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., along with the late Henry Picard, selected through the veteran’s category; and Vijay Singh, who deferred his induction after being elected last year.

Nelson won the PGA Championship twice and the 1983 U.S. Open at Oakmont, joining Jack Nicklaus,Tom Watson, and Seve Ballesteros as the only players to capture three majors in the 1980s. Nelson played on three Ryder Cup teams, posting a 9-3-1 record and becoming the only player to go 5-0 in a Ryder Cup.

BASEBALL

SORE SHOULDER LANDS COLON ON DL The Los Angeles Angels placed righthander Bartolo Colon, the AL’s reigning Cy Young Award winner, on the disabled list yesterday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.Colon (0-2) gave up only one earned run in seven innings against the Orioles on Sunday, but he has gone three starts without a victory, and his ERA is 7.07.

– Associated Press