Letzig regains lead at Ocean Hammock Even after two bogeys wiped out his cushion Saturday in the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Palm Coast, Fla., Ryan Palmer continued to play aggressively until he no longer had any lead at all.
Letzig regains lead at Ocean Hammock
Palmer drove into the water on the par-5 18th, turning the lead over to rookie Michael Letzig at the Ginn Ocean Hammock Resort. Letzig birdied three of his last six holes for a 2-under 70, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round. Letzig was one shot ahead of Kenneth Ferrie (67), John Huston (70) and Palmer (72).
LPGA Tour: In-Kyung Kim sank a 45-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69 that gave her a one-shot lead after the second round of the Kolon Championship in Incheon, South Korea. She leads Hee-Won Han of South Korea (69) and Karen Stupples of England (70), who had four birdies in her opening 10 holes.
Champions Tour: Heavy rains forced the postponement of the third round of the Charles Schwab Cup in Sonoma, Calif. Andy Bean leads John Cook by two strokes.
NFL
Jets' Harris out with groin injury Jets linebacker David Harris will not play in New York's game at Buffalo today because of a strained groin. Harris, who leads the Jets with 52 tackles, was injured against Kansas City last Sunday.
Denver promoted quarterback Darrell Hackney from their practice squad to back up starter Jay Cutler.
SOCCER
Movsisyan's late goal wins for Real Salt Lake Yura Movsisyan scored in the 90th minute for the second game in a row as Real Salt Lake beat Chivas USA 1-0 in Sandy, Utah, in an MLS playoff game.
In other playoff games, Steven Lenhart's goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time salvaged a 1-1 tie for the Columbus Crew against the Wizards in Kansas City. ... In East Rutherford, N.J., Kei Kamara's goal in the 85th minute gaveHouston a 1-1 tie with the Red Bulls.
AROUND THE HORN
Boxing: Vic Darchinyan (31-1-1) knocked down Cristian Mijares (36-4-2) with a left uppercut in the first round and finally finished him off in with a jolting straight left in the ninth in their super flyweight title unification fight in Carson, Calif. IBF champ Darchinyan dominated the match of 115-pounders in winning Mijares" WBC and WBA crowns.
Baseball: CC Sabathia, the prize pitcher on this year's market, filed for free agency Saturday. Sabathia was acquired by Milwaukee from Cleveland on July 7, then went 11-2 with seven complete games, three shutouts and a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts to help the Brewers make the playoffs for the first time since 1982. Overall, Sabathia, 28, a lefthander was 17-10 with a 2.70 ERA for the Indians and Brewers.
Auto racing: Home-crowd favorite Felipe Massa won the pole in Sao Paulo for the decisive Brazilian Grand Prix today, increasing his chances of overtaking Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One title. ... In Las Vegas, Tony Schumacher clinched his sixth NHRA POWERade Series world championship by qualifying at the NHRA Nationals. He ran a time of 3.781 at 316.60 in his Top Fuel dragster. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were the other No. 1 qualifiers in their categories.
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Cloudy skies, highs touching 50 degrees statewide will greet some 450,000 whitetail seekers Saturday.