In brief: Woods shoots record 62, takes Challenge lead

Tiger Woods continued to show midseason form at the end of the year with a 10-under 62 on Friday, setting the course record at Sherwood Country Club and building a four-shot lead over Jim Furyk in the Target World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Playing for the first time in 10 weeks, Woods looked as sharp as ever. He stretched his lead with a couple of long putts, one for eagle on the par-5 11th, and finished his record round with a 9-iron into 6 feet on the final hole that brought the fans to their feet. Woods was at 13-under 131 as he tries to win the tournament for the fourth time.

Football

Vick friend sentenced

If federal prosecutors had their way, the man who gave them most of the gruesome details about Michael Vick’s dogfighting enterprise wouldn’t go to prison for killing dogs and helping create “Bad Newz Kennels.”

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson disagreed in a courtroom at Richmond, Va., saying it wouldn’t be right to let Tony Taylor walk after sentencing Vick to 23 months in prison and two other co-defendants to 18 and 21 months. Taylor received a sentence of two months in prison.

“Kevin Sumlin, an assistant under Bob Stoops in Oklahoma for the past five seasons, was introduced as the Houston Cougars’ new coach, agreeing to a five-year deal.

“Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe was hired as the new head coach at Duke.

Winter sports

Miller back in mix

Bode Miller was back on the World Cup podium for the first time since breaking away from the U.S. Ski Team.

Miller was second in a super-G at Val Gardena, Italy, finishing 0.02 seconds behind winner Didier Cuche of Switzerland. Miller left the U.S. team before this season to train and race on his own.

“Americans Eric Bernotas and Katie Uhlaender posted decisive victories in the World Cup skeleton races at Lake Placid, N.Y.

Bernotas won in 1 minute, 48.98 seconds and Uhlaender won in 1:52.60.

“World bronze medalist Kim Yu-na of South Korea led the women’s field in the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition, while 14-year-old American Caroline Zhang was second in Turin, Italy.

Errors by the two American men cost them leading positions. U.S. champion Evan Lysacek two-footed his quad toeloop and was in third, while Johnny Weir fell on a triple axel to be in fourth. They trail Daisuke Takahashi of Japan and Switzerland’s Stephane Lambiel.

Soccer

NCAA men’s final set

Marcus Tracy led Wake Forest to the championship game in the NCAA Men’s College Cup, scoring twice in the second half in the Demon Deacons’ 2-0 semifinal victory over ACC rival Virginia Tech in Cary, N.Y.

The Demon Deacons will play for the national title Sunday against Ohio State, a 1-0 winner over Massachusetts in the second semifinal.

“Italian Fabian Capello was appointed coach of England’s national team by the Football Association.

Miscellany

USADA loses case

The USADA suffered its first-ever defeat in a case brought to arbitration when a three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of sprinter LaTasha Jenkins, who had been sanctioned for using the anabolic steroid nandralone.

“Hall of Fame boxing historian Hank Kaplan died Friday in Miami after a battle with cancer, leaving behind archives that dated to the 1800s. He was 88.

Kaplan wrote books on boxing and was founder and editor of World Wide Boxing Digest Magazine.

“Former tennis great Chris Evert and golfer Greg Norman are engaged, less than a year after divorces from longtime spouses.