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GOLF

Palmer's 64 good for early lead
at suspended Phoenix Open

Ryan Palmer parred his final hole at dusk for a 7-under-par 64 and the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The start of the round was delayed an hour because of frost, and play was suspended because of darkness at 6:05 p.m. MST. Last year, frost and frozen greens delayed play nine hours during the week, forcing a Monday finish.

Webb Simpson was a stroke back at TPC Scottsdale. At No. 6 in the world, he's the top-ranked player in the field.

Also: Phil Mickelson filed a lawsuit against an Internet service provider in Canada to learn the identity of a person who has been posting "vexatious statements" that the four-time major champion said is a deliberate attack on his reputation.

In his lawsuit against Videotron S.E.N.C in Quebec Superior Court, Mickelson cited comments posted on Yahoo! Sports from Nov. 11 and 12, in which one or more persons under the pseudonyms "Fogroller" and "Longtitude" make statements that allege, among other things, that Mickelson's wife had an affair and that he fathered an illegitimate child.

South Korea's Lee Bo-mee shot a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke lead in the Australian Ladies Masters in Gold Coast, Australia.

U.S. Open champion So Yeon Ryu was a stroke back with fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo and Christel Boeljon of the Netherlands. American teenager Lexi Thompson shot 67.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano birdied his final three holes for an opening-round 6-under 66 at the Qatar Masters in Doha to lead John Daly by a shot.

BASEBALL

Woman charged with stalking,
extorting Yankees' Cashman

A woman stalked and shook down New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, getting him to pay her $6,000 and demanding more by threatening to harm his reputation, prosecutors said.

The case represents "a long-term effort to control and manipulate the victim," Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eric Iverson told a judge as Louise Neathway, 36, was arraigned on grand larceny, stalking and harassment charges.

Her lawyers said Cashman had had "an inappropriate relationship" with Neathway, a medical sales worker and single mother of a 14-year-old daughter, and he turned on her when it ended.

Also: Pitcher Edwin Jackson agreed to a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. The deal is worth $9 million to $12 million.

A 28-year-old right-hander, Jackson was 12-9 with a 3.79 ERA last season for the Chicago White Sox and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $3 million with free-agent first baseman Casey Kotchman. He batted a career-best .306 for Tampa Bay last season.

In other Indians' news, the team and left-hander Rafael Perez agreed to a one-year contract worth $2,005,000.

Starting pitcher John Conquy gave up six runs, all in the third inning, on six hits and five walks in 2 2/3 innings as the College of Southern Nevada baseball team lost to Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College 11-7 at Morse Stadium. Jordan Van Hoosier went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs, and Chad Whiteaker went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for CSN (3-2).

MISCELLANEOUS

Former Buckeyes coach Tressel
gets 'second chance' at Akron

Jim Tressel is getting a "second chance" at the school where he started coaching.

The former Ohio State coach, who resigned in disgrace in May amid a cash-for-tattoos scandal at the football powerhouse, was hired by Akron as its vice president of strategic engagement -- a position newly created for him.

In his new position, Tressel, 59, will work with Akron's students, alumni and community organizations on a variety of issues. He will make a base salary of $200,000 per year, more than $3 million less than he made during the last of 10 years guiding the Buckeyes.

Also: Las Vegas lawyer Patrick McDonald entered a no contest plea for Kyle Lowry in a bid for dismissal of a misdemeanor battery case alleging the Houston Rockets guard threw a basketball at a female referee and threatened her during a game at a local gym in September.

Justice of the Peace Eric Goodman agreed to dismiss the case July 19 if Lowry, 25, completes 100 hours of community service at a battered women's shelter or a similar program, completes an impulse control counseling program and stays out of trouble for six months.

Olympic champion Paul Hamm struggled in his return to competitive gymnastics, making major mistakes on three of four events at the Winter Cup Challenge at Las Vegas Sports Center, his first meet since 2008.

The 2004 all-around gold medalist, who is coming off a major shoulder injury, scored 15.4 on the vault. But he didn't break 13.9 anywhere else, and it showed how far he has to go if he's going to make this year's Olympic team.

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