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Golf
PGA AT&T National: BETHESDA, Md. -- Jeff Overton continued his one-week turnaround Friday with a 5-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Tom Pernice Jr. in the AT&T National before storms rained on the Fourth of July atmosphere at Congressional and interrupted the second round.
Overton and Pernice, who matched the course record on a soft, still day at Congressional with a 63, were at 9-under 131.
Anthony Kim, living up to his billing as the next young threat in golf, appeared poised to catch the leaders until a 1 1/2-hour storm delay that slowed his momentum. A bogey on the par-5 ninth gave him a 67, three shots behind with Cliff Kresge (65).
Consider how quickly Overton's prospects have changed.
He hasn't finished in the Top 20 all year. He had not broken par since the last week in April. He missed the cut at the Buick Open last week, his sixth weekend off in his last seven tournaments. He stuck around Detroit for a British Open qualifier -- Overton has never played in any major -- and was 9-under par over two rounds to finish first in his field and earn a ticket to Royal Birkdale.
He showed up at Congressional and hasn't stopped.
Champions Tour Dick's Sporting Goods Open: ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- Joe Ozaki shot a 9-under 63, his best round in three years on the Champions Tour, to take a two-shot lead over Argentina's Eduardo Romero in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Joey Sindelar, Ronnie Black and Fulton Allem were tied for third at 66, while John Harris, Des Smyth, Bobby Wadkins and Morris Hatalsky were another shot back.
Bernhard Langer, second on the Champions Tour in earnings and playing the En-Joie Golf Club course for the first time, shot a 73.
R.W. Eaks, who won the first edition of this event a year ago with a 17-under total of 199, had a 75 while playing on two bum knees.
LPGA NW Arkansas Championship: ROGERS, Ark. -- South Korea's Seon Hwa Lee birdied five of her final six holes for an 8-under 64 to take a two-shot lead at the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship.
The start was delayed about five hours, bringing back memories of last September, when the inaugural event was shortened from 54 to 18 holes because of heavy rain. It rained hard early Friday morning, and the fairway below the 18th green at Pinnacle Country Club was flooded after a water hazard overflowed.
When the first groups finally started, Stacy Lewis took center stage. With a gallery of around 200 cheering her on, the former University of Arkansas star began with birdies on Nos. 1, 3 and 4. She finished with a 69 on the 6,238-yard course, four strokes worse than her tournament-best score a year ago. Because the event lasted only 18 holes last year, she didn't get credit for an official victory.
H.J. Choi (66) was second, a shot ahead of Ai Miyazato and Eun-Hee Ji. Kristy McPherson also was 5 under through 13 holes.
European Open: ASH, England -- England's Ross Fisher shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell in the European Open.
Fisher had a 13-under 131 total on The London Golf Club's Heritage Course. He opened with a course-record 63 on Thursday.
McDowell shot a 67. Spain's Sergio Garcia (64) was third at 9 under.
MLS
FC Dallas 1, Wizards 1: FRISCO -- Abe Thompson scored in the 91st minute to help FC Dallas tie the Kansas City Wizards 1-1 on Friday night.
Thompson, who entered the game as a substitute for forward Dominic Oduro in the second half, scored his second goal of the season on a header from 7 yards away.
Eric Avila setup the score with a crossing pass from 25 yards away on the left side to Thompson who angled a header into the right corner of the net.
Scott Sealy's second goal of the year in the 39th minute snapped a 448-minute span where no Kansas City (4-5-5) player had scored a goal. Sealy took a pass from Claudio Lopez and dribbled a few steps past FC Dallas defender Drew Moor before firing a left-footed shot from 15 yards away for a 1-0 Wizards' lead.
The last Wizard to score was Lopez in the 40th minute against Los Angeles on May 24th. Kansas City's only score during the 448-minute streak came off of an own goal in the 89th minute of a 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on June 28th.
Boxing
LONDON -- Unbeaten Joe Calzaghe has relinquished his WBC super-middleweight title to set up a potential fight against Roy Jones Jr. for the light heavyweight belt.
The 36-year-old Calzaghe, who went up to light heavyweight to defeat Bernard Hopkins in April, hopes to fight Jones Jr. in September. The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed Calzaghe's decision on Friday.
If he had kept the super-middleweight title, the Welshman would have been obligated to defend it against British fighter Carl Froch. Froch will now face Jermain Taylor for the WBC super-middleweight title later this year.
Calzaghe, who still holds the WBA and WBO super-middleweight belts, has also singled out Kelly Pavlik as a possible opponent. Pavlik, the 26-year-old WBC and WBO middleweight champion, defeated Calzaghe's stablemate Gary Lockett last month.
Calzaghe split from his long-term promoter Frank Warren in June. He is unbeaten in 45 professional fights during a 15-year career.
