Furyk takes lead at Tour Championship

GOLF: Jim Furyk played bogey-free on the back nine at East Lake in Atlanta for a 5-under 65 on Friday, giving him a share of the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship with Luke Donald.

A two-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, Furyk began the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. 3 in the standings. But in the opening event at The Barclays, he was disqualified for missing his pro-am when the alarm didn’t go off. He slipped six spots, and didn’t scare anyone the next two weeks to fall to No. 11. If Furyk wins this weekend, though, he’ll win the FedEx Cup.

• Cochran leads Champions event: Russ Cochran shot an 8-under 64, making six birdies in a seven-hole stretch in the middle of the round and eagling No. 17, to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Pernice Jr. in the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship in Cary, N.C. Bob Gilder and David Eger opened with 66s.

League, teams offer players free rides

NFL: New York Jets receiver Braylon Edwards didn’t take advantage of two programs aimed at preventing DUIs like his Tuesday by providing players rides when they are too impaired to drive.

More than two-thirds of the 32 NFL teams, including the Jets, have such programs. The NFL Players Association also has a program, and the league has one for non-players.

The union’s round-the-clock program is available in all NFL cities and some additional areas. The NFL’s program, Safe Ride Solutions, covers all other club and NFL employees.

• Cards kept Wells surgery secret: Arizona running back Beanie Wells had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee after he was injured in the team’s final preseason game, a fact the Cardinals had kept secret.

The issue was raised after a reporter from CBSSports.com noticed incision marks on Wells’ knee. Wells, who told reporters the surgery repaired a torn meniscus, sat out the first two games of the season with what the team repeatedly had said was a bruised knee. He might play Sunday.

• Browns’ Delhomme likely out: Browns starting quarterback Jake Delhomme missed a second week of practice, and will likely miss a second straight game Sunday. Delhomme sprained his right ankle in the season opener.

• Broncos’ Moreno sidelined: Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said Knowshon Moreno will be out for Sunday’s game after suffering “a little something” in practice that “he won’t be able to play through.” The official injury report said Moreno had injured a hamstring.

Nets in talks to trade for Denver’s Anthony

NBA: After failing to lure LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh to New Jersey during the free-agency sweepstakes this summer, the Nets are engaged in trade talks to acquire Carmelo Anthony in a four-team deal. A person close to the talks said the Nets were involved in very complicated talks with the Denver Nuggets for the small forward.

• Cavs’ Williams injures groin: Cleveland point guard Mo Williams injured his right groin and is expected to be limited for several weeks. An MRI exam revealed inflammation but no tear.

Bowyer blames wrecker for infraction

Auto racing: Clint Bowyer gave a defiant defense of his Chase-opening victory, saying he “wouldn’t cheat” to win a race after his car failed a follow-up inspection. He blamed a tow truck for the infraction.

Richard Childress, his owner, was united with his driver in blaming a wrecker for wrecking Bowyer’s championship run. The defense: The wrecker hit the rear bumper when it pushed the No. 33 car into the winner’s circle at New Hampshire. Childress said the penalty was handed down because the rear end of the car was out of tolerance “less than one-sixteenth of an inch.”

• Johnson takes Dover poll: Four-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson shook off a poor finish in the Chase opener to take the pole at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. AJ Allmendinger was second and Martin Truex Jr. is third.

U.S. won’t bid for 2020 Summer Games

Miscellany: The U.S. Olympic Committee has pulled out of contention for the 2020 Summer Games, increasing the chances it will bid for the 2022 Winter Games. The organization would rather resolve a lingering revenue disagreement with the International Olympic Committee and recover from Chicago’s humbling, first-round exit in a 2016 Olympic bid.

• UNC says tutor won’t talk: North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour says the tutor linked to possible academic violations in the football program has refused to speak with school investigators. The tutor graduated in 2009.

• Track CEO got raise, pink slip: Leaders of USA Track and Field started the process of terminating former CEO Doug Logan nine days after approving a new contract that called for him to get a $140,000-per-year raise.

Logan showed the AP a copy of his new contract, signed by chairman and president Stephanie Hightower on June 27. On July 6, Logan was asked to meet with Hightower to receive an evaluation that led to his firing in September.

• Super Six back where it started: Showtime announced two of the final group stage matches for the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Andre Ward will defend his WBA title against Andre Direll on Nov. 27 at a venue in the United States. Arthur Abraham will face Carl Froch at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.

There’s been no decision on what to do with Allan Green, who was left without an opponent when Mikkel Kessler dropped out with an injury.