In brief: Fowler sets high standard at Memorial
GOLF: Rickie Fowler gave himself a chance Friday to be the next kid to win on the PGA Tour.
The 21-year-old Fowler ran off three straight birdies late in his round for a 6-under-par 66 to tie the 36-hole record at the Memorial Tournament and take a three-shot lead over Justin Rose into the weekend at soggy Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.
Fowler was at 13-under 131, while Rose is at 10-under 134.
Tiger Woods birdied three of the five opening holes and finished with a 69, good enough to make the cut but 10 strokes off the lead.
Spokane native Alex Prugh shot an 8-over 80 and missed the cut.
•Armour III takes Champions Tour lead: Tommy Armour III matched the course record with an 8-under 63 to take a three-stroke lead in the Principal Charity Classic at West Des Moines, Iowa.
Dan Forsman and Russ Cochran opened the Champions Tour event with 66s, and Bernhard Langer and Nick Price topped a group at 67.
Ferry resigns as GM of Cavaliers
NBA: In a surprise move, Danny Ferry resigned as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ferry’s departure occurred two weeks after the club fired coach Mike Brown following the team’s second-round loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs. It also comes as the team is making plans to try to re-sign two-time MVP LeBron James.
•Brown back with Bobcats, mum on future: Larry Brown is back with the Charlotte Bobcats. He’s just not discussing his future.
The normally talkative Brown declined to speak to reporters after working out six draft prospects at the team’s practice facility. Brown, who has two years left on his contract, has yet to say whether he’ll return for a third season.
Bodine wins at Texas for sixth time
Auto racing: Todd Bodine stayed in front for two late restarts, including a green-white-checkered finish, to become a six-time winner in the NASCAR Trucks Series at Texas Motor Speedway at Fort Worth, Texas.
It was his 18th career victory, his first since winning at Texas last June – a stretch of 24 races. He was already the only driver to win at least five truck races at the same track.
Johnny Sauter finished second in his Chevrolet and Austin Dillon was third.
Ice Edge, Glendale reach agreement
NHL: Ice Edge Holdings has exclusive rights, with some conditions, to negotiate a lease agreement for the Phoenix Coyotes with the city of Glendale under a memorandum of understanding to be presented to the city council next week.
The memorandum agreed to by Ice Edge and city officials is a significant step toward purchase of the Coyotes from the NHL.
Bills’ Lynch works out but skips practice
NFL: Disgruntled Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch has been working out on his own at the team’s headquarters while continuing to skip practice.
Safety Dante Whitner confirmed to The Associated Press that he saw Lynch lifting weights in the training room on both Wednesday and Thursday.
The 2007 first-round draft pick is unhappy living in Buffalo, believing he needs a fresh start elsewhere.
•Broncos release third-string QB: The Denver Broncos have released third-string quarterback Tom Brandstater, moving rookie Tim Tebow up on the depth chart.
Brandstater was a sixth-round pick in 2009. He served as the third quarterback all last season and didn’t get into a regular-season game.
E-mail hints at Texas in Big Ten talks
Miscellany: An e-mail sent by the president of Ohio State to the commissioner of the Big Ten hints that the conference is pursuing Texas as part of its expansion plans.
Ohio State President Gordon Gee told Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany in an April 20 e-mail that Gee had spoken with University of Texas president Bill Powers.
In another e-mail, Gee told the Big Ten commissioner that the conference controls its own destiny, but must move swiftly.
•Schleck wins second stage in Luxembourg: Lance Armstrong remains third overall in the Tour of Luxembourg, with Frank Schleck winning a two-man sprint to edge Italian Matteo Carrara, the overall leader, in the second leg of the five-day race.