In brief: Kresge starts quickly, grabs first tour lead
Cliff Kresge was 8 under through 11 holes Thursday until a few errant drives down the stretch made him settle for a 6-under-par 65 and a two-shot lead in the PODS Championship at Palm Harbor Fla., the first time he has led any round in 114 starts on the PGA Tour.
Aaron Oberholser was joined at 67 by Daniel Chopra and rookies Anthony Kim and Doug LaBelle.
Vijay Singh, the only player from the top 10 in the world ranking at the tournament, was at 70, along with Nissan Open champion Charles Howell III and Sergio Garcia.
Only 27 players broke par.
Women’s basketball
Details emerge at LSU
LSU women’s basketball coach Pokey Chatman said she won’t coach in the NCAA tournament, and the Times-Picayune of New Orleans reported on its Web site the resignation was prompted by the school’s discovery of inappropriate conduct between Chatman and one or more players.
Assistant coach Bob Starkey, who will take over the team for now, declined to say whether he was aware of any improper conduct.
The Times-Picayune, citing university sources, offered few details, saying it was unclear when the alleged transgressions took place. ESPN.com reported LSU had found out about an improper sexual relationship between Chatman and a former player.
College football
Tennessee QB injured
Tennessee starting quarterback Erik Ainge has injured his knee and will miss the rest of spring practice, coach Phillip Fulmer said.
Ainge has a partially torn meniscus and will likely have surgery later this month.
Ainge, who will be a senior this fall, set the school’s single-season record for completion percentage last season at 67 percent, going 233 of 348 with nine interceptions for 2,989 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Miscellany
Steroids probe expands
Former major league pitcher Darren Holmes joined the list of athletes linked to a nationwide steroids investigation.
SI.com reported that Holmes received somatropin, a form of HGH, and testosterone from Palm Beach Rejuvenation in October 2003. That Florida firm has been implicated in a steroids investigation run by Albany County (N.Y.) District Attorney P. David Soares.
Holmes, a journeyman who spent 13 years in the majors, played for eight teams. He last pitched in 2003 and had a career record of 35-33.
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