Woods up by stroke at his AT&T National

Golf: The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart.

Woods lived up to his hopes of being a “greedy host” when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch in the middle and shot 4-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole score at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

“Either I hit it pretty close to the hole, within 10 feet, or I was missing greens,” Woods said. “So it was a little bit of two ends today. It was nice to actually get a score out of it.”

Woods was at 10-under 130, breaking by one shot the previous 36-hole score at Congressional set last year by Tom Pernice Jr. and Jeff Overton.

Woods had a one-shot lead over Rod Pampling, who had a 64 to boost his chances of qualifying for the British Open.

Defending champion Anthony Kim couldn’t build on his course-record 62 from the opening round. He played in the afternoon, after Woods set the target, and caught him briefly before missing too many fairways and having to settle for a 70 that put him two behind.

Jim Furyk, adding more star power to the leaderboard, had a 67 and was alone in fourth.

•Diaz, Kemp tied for lead: With a surprised hop, Laura Diaz tied Sarah Kemp for the second-round lead in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Sylvania, Ohio.

Diaz looked discouraged with the putt halfway to the final hole but then hopped in celebration when the 12-foot birdie try went in, giving her a 4-under 67 and a share of the lead with Kemp (63) at 11-under 131.

Kemp had never led in her year and a half as a pro, while Diaz is winless since two victories in 2002.

Morgan Pressel (68) was a shot back, and Natalie Gulbis (65), Seon Hwa Lee (63) and Jiyai Shin (67) followed at 9 under.

Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., was tied for 21st after shooting a 5-under 66.

Nash signs big deal with Columbus

Hockey: Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.

Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson confirmed the signing to the Associated Press. The Canadian Press first reported the signing, saying the deal is worth $62.4 million. Nash will make $7 million in 2009-10.

Nash, who would have been an unrestricted free agent after next season, set career and team highs last season with his 79 points (40 goals, 39 assists) in 78 games in leading Columbus to its first trip to the playoffs in the franchise’s eighth season.

The 25-year-old left wing from Brampton, Ontario, tied for the NHL lead in goals with 41 in the 2003-04 season.

•Canucks land Samuelsson: Free-agent forward Mikael Samuelsson signed a $7.5 million, three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

“Obviously (the money) was the key, I shouldn’t lie,” Samuelsson said in a conference call after signing the deal.

The Swedish right wing spent the past four seasons in Detroit, winning the Stanley Cup in 2008 and falling one game short this past season.

•Fedotenko sticks with Penguins: Turns out more than one player is willing to take a hometown discount to stay with the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ruslan Fedotenko signed a $1.8 million, one-year contract, becoming the third forward to take a pay cut so he wouldn’t have to leave a mostly young team that expects to be a championship contender for years.

Craig Adams ($600,000 to $550,000) and Bill Guerin ($4.5 million to $2 million) also accepted salary cuts to stay.

•Kings trade for Smyth: The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year. The 33-year-old Smyth had 26 goals and 33 assists in 77 games last season.

•Selanne to play one more season: Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne said his next NHL season will be his last.

The Finnish-born Selanne entered the NHL in 1992 at age 22 with the Winnipeg Jets.

Sounders’ Jaqua faces lawsuit

Soccer: Seattle Sounders forward Nate Jaqua has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault on a University of Oregon student in 2007.

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $10 million in damages, also names Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo.

•Sounders reach terms with Gonzalez: The Seattle Sounders have agreed on a contract with Costa Rican defender Leonardo Gonzalez.

The 28-year-old Gonzalez will join the Sounders after he competes for Costa Rica in this month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Celtics in talks with Detroit’s Wallace

Miscellany: The Boston Celtics have offered Detroit forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push by the NBA team to land the coveted forward, according to the Boston Globe.

•WSU players big at U19 games: Both the United States and Australia, featuring Washington State University men’s team members, finished their respective group plays undefeated as the U.S. defeated Egypt 112-55 and Australia defeated Syria 96-54 at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.

WSU’s Klay Thompson scored 11 points and added seven rebounds while teammate DeAngelo Casto (Ferris High) added three points, a rebound and a blocked shot for the U.S. Incoming Cougars freshman Brock Motum scored 13 points with four rebounds and two assists for Australia.

•Powell wins at Bislett Games: Asafa Powell overcame a poor start to win the 100 meters in a photo finish at the Bislett Games at Oslo, Norway, but fell short of clocking his 50th time of less than 10 seconds. The former world record-holder from Jamaica finished strongly to win in 10.07 seconds.

•Kournikova out for season: Anna Kournikova will miss the rest of the season with a wrist injury.

World Team Tennis said Kournikova made her decision after experiencing pain from tenosynovitis while practicing.