Garrigus breaks out from pack for St. Jude lead

Golf: Robert Garrigus got hot with his short putter and shot a 4-under 66 to break out of a pack and grab a two-stroke lead Saturday over Robert Karlsson of Sweden after three rounds at a steamy St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn.

It’s the first time the 32-year-old Garrigus has led a PGA Tour event by himself, and he surged to the top of the leaderboard with four birdies and an eagle against two bogeys to reach 11-under 199.

• Rain halts State Farm: The third round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill., was postponed because of thunderstorms.

Heavy rain suspended play for four hours before the round was halted with 46 players still on the course. The round is scheduled to resume at 5 a.m. Pacific time today, but rain is expected again.

Second-round leader M.J. Hur and Cristie Kerr sit atop the leaderboard at 13 under.

Still no word from Izzo about Cavs job

NBA: It appears the Tom Izzo-Cleveland Cavaliers saga will continue for at least one more day.

Despite published reports from Cleveland on Friday that an announcement about Izzo’s status was expected to take place Saturday, neither the Cavaliers nor Michigan State had any updates during the day regarding Izzo’s decision.

Gators edge Canes, earn sixth CWS trip

College Baseball: Austin Maddox’s two-out RBI double in the 10th inning lifted Florida to a 4-3 victory over error-prone Miami in Gainesville, Fla., and gave the Gators their sixth trip to the College World Series.

The Hurricanes (43-20) extended the Gators (47-15) a helping hand. The Canes tied a postseason record with seven errors, the last one leading to the winning run.

Federer vs. Hewitt

in Gerry Weber final

Tennis: Roger Federer won his 29th consecutive match at this tournament, beating Germany’s Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (3), 6-4 to reach the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, against Lleyton Hewitt.

Federer will go for his sixth title in this event today against Hewitt, who is seeded eighth and defeated Germany’s Benjamin Becker 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-2 to reach his first final of 2010.

• Sharapova, Li in Birmingham final: Maria Sharapova beat American qualifier Alison Riske 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the final of the grass-court Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England, against familiar foe Li Na.

Top-seeded Li beat fourth-seeded Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the other semifinal to return to the final for a second straight year.

Li and Sharapova will meet for the third time at Birmingham. Li won their semifinal last year, her only win over the Russian in six meetings.

Campbell-Brown tops Felix in 200 meters

Track and field: Usain Bolt leaned forward, watching intently as countrywoman Veronica Campbell-Brown’s lead shrunk step by step.

When the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist held off rival Allyson Felix to win the 200 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York, Bolt clapped in approval.

Campbell-Brown’s time of 21.98 seconds was the best in the world this year.

Former Wenatchee coach Bofto dies

Prep Football: Leland “Lee” Bofto, who built the Wenatchee High School football team into a dynasty over his 20-year coaching career, died Friday in Wenatchee. He was 75.

In his 20 seasons with the Panthers (1965-84), Bofto compiled a record of 143-46-3 and won three state championships in 1970, 1971 and 1972. He won 74 percent of the games he coached.

Calderon wins unanimous decision

Boxing: Ivan Calderon earned an unanimous decision over Jesus Iribe in the WBO Junior Flyweight Championship at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. Calderon was knocked down with a hard right hand in the second round, but used movement and slickness to win most of the remaining rounds.

Ex-Ram, auto-racing figure Richter dies

Miscellany: Les Richter, twice a key force in establishing big-league auto racing in Southern California after a career as an all-pro linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams, died in Riverside, Calif. He was 79. Richter, whose football background earned him the nickname “Coach,” was an influential motor sports figure nationally even though he never drove a race car or turned a wrench.

• Cancellara wins Switzerland prologue: Fabian Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour of Switzerland, while Lance Armstrong finished far back in the start of his last race before the Tour de France.

Cancellara, who won the Paris-Roubaix in April, finished the 4.7-mile time trial in 10 minutes, 21 seconds.