In brief: Efficient Mickelson leads at Colonial
Phil Mickelson had 11 one-putts and converted all six sand saves in a 2-under-par 68 in the second round Friday at Fort Worth, Texas, to take the lead at the Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial with a 7-under 133. The world’s No. 2-ranked player led Matt Kuchar (64), Brian Gay (65) and Johnson Wagner (71) by one stroke.
“It was probably the best putting round I’ve had all year,” said Mickelson, who needed only 25 putts.
Defending champion Rory Sabbatini (144) missed the cut, along with K.J. Choi (143), Jim Furyk (144), and Steve Stricker (147).
•Dina Ammaccapane shot her second straight 69 for a 6-under 138 total to gain a one-stroke lead after the second-round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning, N.Y.
Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., was a shot back and tied for second with three others after shooting a 70. Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum shot a 73 and missed the cut.
•Tom Purtzer shot a 3-under 67 to take the lead after the second round of the 69th Senior PGA Championship at Rochester, N.Y.
Purtzer, a five-time PGA Tour winner, was even-par 140 for the tournament. That put him one up on Jay Haas, who shot a 2-over 72, and Massy Kuramoto, who finished the day with a round of 2 under.
•Tiger Woods decided not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open without having played a tournament in two months.
Football
UW will play LSU
For just the second time, Washington and Louisiana State will meet on the football field.
The schools announced they will play a home-and-home series, with the Tigers visiting the Huskies to start the 2009 football season. The game is scheduled for Sept. 5, 2009.
Washington will visit Tiger Stadium in 2012. The only other time the teams played was 1983.
Washington’s non-conference schedule in 2009 includes the Tigers, Idaho and Notre Dame.
•Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones paid $20,000 to a Las Vegas casino to settle a bad check case
•The Minnesota Vikings waived former first-round pick Erasmus James after he failed to pass a physical.
Miscellany
Hamm will miss trials
Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm has a broken bone in his right hand, an injury that will take at least four weeks’ recovery and will keep him out of next month’s Olympic trials.
The men’s competition at the Beijing Games begins Aug. 9, 11 weeks away. Hamm is expected to petition to join the team in Beijing.
•A federal jury rejected a request to award former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov and a former team masseur nearly $300 million for a 1997 limo crash that left them with disabling brain injuries.
•Memphis guard Antonio Anderson has withdrawn from the 2008 NBA draft to return for his senior season.
•At Duesseldorf, Dmitry Tursunov won his singles and doubles matches to lead Russia over host Germany 3-0 and secure a place in the World Team Cup tennis final against Sweden, which defeated the United States.