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In brief: Tiger Woods shoots 82, crashes out in Phoenix

Tiger Woods, who shot 82 and missed the cut, acknowledges the gallery during the second round of the Phoenix Open. (Associated Press)
From Staff And Wire Reports

Golf: Martin Laird had another 5-under 66 to take a two-shot lead in a Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will be without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on Super Bowl weekend.

The bigger shock was Woods – not because he missed the cut, but how. Woods made bogey on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro. Mickelson played in the afternoon and wasn’t much better. He shot 76 and missed the cut by two shots.

Laird ran off three birdies in the cold rain on the back nine at TPC Scottsdale until taking his lone bogey on the last hole. He was at 10-under 132, two shots ahead of Daniel Berger, who had a 69.

• McIlroy surges to one-shot lead in Dubai: Rory McIlroy birdied an 18-foot birdie putt on his final hole to surge into a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

On the Majlis course of Emirates Golf Club, where he recorded his first victory as a professional in 2009, McIlroy notched a bogey-free round of 8-under-par 64.

His 14-under-par total after two rounds was one ahead of Scotland’s Marc Warren, who continued his remarkable run of form following a second-place finish last week in Doha, with a nine-birdie round of 65.

• Ko takes lead at opener, closes in on golf history: Lydia Ko is 18 holes from history.

The 17-year-old New Zealander birdied five consecutive holes and shot a 7-under 65 in the third round of the Coates Golf Championship in Ocala, Florida, to take the outright lead in the LPGA Tour’s season opener.

If she hangs on Saturday, she would become the youngest golfer – male or female – to be ranked No. 1 in the World Golf Rankings.

Hawks keep streak alive, top Trail Blazers

NBA: The Atlanta Hawks overcame 37 points by Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 18 games by beating the visiting Trail Blazers 105-99.

The Hawks have not lost in 2015. The winning streak began after a loss to Milwaukee on Dec. 26. Paul Millsap scored 21 points to lead six Atlanta scorers in double figures.

• Hayward, Jazz upset Warriors: Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Utah upset the league’s highest-scoring team, the Golden State Warriors, 110-100 in Salt Lake City.

Stephen Curry had his ninth 30-point game of the season and finished with 32.

Klay Thompson was held to 12 after scoring at least 22 in the last five games.

• Mavericks embarrass Heat in second half: Charlie Villanueva scored 20 points, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks went on an unbelievable 37-2 run in the second half to embarrass the Miami Heat 93-72.

The win was the 600th for Dallas coach Rick Carlisle, and snapped a four-game losing streak.

• LeBron returns, Cavs top Kings: Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving combined for 44 points, and LeBron James scored 19 in his return from a one-game absence, leading Cleveland past the visiting Sacramento Kings 101-90 for their ninth straight win.

Love led Cleveland with 23 points while Irving, who scored an NBA season-high 55 points Wednesday against Portland, added 21.

James returned after missing Wednesday’s game with a sprained right wrist.

• Cousins to replace Kobe in All-Star game: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver selected Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins to replace injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant on the Western Conference All-Star team.

The commissioner’s decision sends Cousins to the All-Star game for the first time in his five-year career. He becomes Sacramento’s first All-Star since Brad Miller and Peja Stojakovic in 2004.

Americans win bobsled World Cup

Miscellany: Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Cherrelle Garrett won the women’s bobsled World Cup in La Plagne, France, for their fourth win this season.

Their two-run time was 0.24 seconds faster than second-place Jamie Greubel Poser and Lauryn Williams in a 1-2 for the American team in the French Alps.

• Testimony contradicts Hernandez lawyer’s claim: When Odin Lloyd was killed, he and Aaron Hernandez were barely more than acquaintances in the beginning stages of friendship, a witness told jurors during the second day of testimony in the former New England Patriots tight end’s murder trial in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Shaneah Jenkins testified that the first time her slain boyfriend had spent time alone with Hernandez was “the weekend he was murdered.”

Jenkins, 23, is the sister of Hernandez’s fiance, Shayanna Jenkins. Her testimony contradicted claims from a defense attorney who argued in Thursday’s opening statement that the Patriots tight end would not have killed Lloyd because they were such close friends.

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys say that Hernandez and Lloyd used to smoke marijuana together.

Hernandez is on trial for murder and two illegal firearms counts. He faces a total of 14 charges in Massachusetts.