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LPGA Tour Safeway Classic: PORTLAND, Ore. -- Helen Alfredsson shot a 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.

Alfredsson matched her first round of 67 for a 10-under 134, one stroke ahead of Sophie Gustafson, who shot 68.

Three strokes back of Alfredsson in third place at 137 are Paula Creamer (68) and Kelli Kuehne (70).

Lorena Ochoa and first-round leader Angela Park are in a group five shots back, and Annika Sorenstam rebounded from a first-round 72 to shoot 68, putting her among nine players at 140.

Alfredsson, who won for the first time since 2003 in July at the Evian Masters, has earned $961,817 in 2008, more than double her previous best season. Alfredsson will climb over $1 million in earnings this season should she finish eighth or better in the Safeway.

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Champions Tour Boeing Classic: SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- Scott Simpson matched the lowest round of the tournament with a 6-under 66 and holds a two-shot lead entering the final round of the Boeing Classic.

Simpson made five birdies on the back nine, running off a string of one-putts and surging away from a pack of chasers to put himself in position for his first victory in nearly two years. It's the first time on the Champions Tour that Simpson leads going into the final round.

Simpson started the day even with Mark Wiebe at 5-under, and made his charge on the back nine with birdies on Nos. 10, 13, 14 and dropped a 15-footer on No. 16.

Simpson avoided his first bogey of the tournament by dropping a 14-foot par putt on the 17th, then pared the 18th to hold a two-shot lead over David Edwards.

Tom Kite, champion two years ago when Simpson shot a course-record 61 in the second round, was three shots back along with Wiebe.

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U.S. Amateur: PINEHURST, N.C. -- Danny Lee moved within one victory of supplanting Tiger Woods as the youngest champion in U.S. Amateur history.

The 18-year-old Lee defeated Patrick Reed 3 and 2 in one semifinal, will play Florida State sophomore Drew Kittleson on Sunday's 36-hole final.

By advancing to the finals, Lee and Kittleson earned exemptions into next year's U.S. Open and probable invitations to the Masters, as long as they remain amateurs.

MLS

FC Dallas 1, Wizards 1: KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Jimmy Conrad scored out of a loose-ball scramble in second-half stoppage time, giving Kansas City the draw.

Conrad's team-leading fifth goal came from just inside the 6-yard box on an assist from Josh Wolff.

Andre Rocha scored his first Major League Soccer goal early in the first half, but FC Dallas, which played a man down for the last 28 minutes, couldn't hang on.

FC Dallas (6-7-8) missed a chance to move past Real Salt Lake into second place in the Western Conference. Kansas City (6-7-8) avoided its first home loss since a 3-0 defeat by Columbus on June 14.

-- Wire reports

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