In Brief

GOLF

Woods tumbles from lead of
Australian Open to six back

In the lead for the first time all year, Tiger Woods got the same result as his last time atop the leaderboard.

He couldn't break par.

Woods bogeyed his first three holes today in the Australian Open in Sydney, and it didn't get much better from there. He managed only two birdies on a good day for scoring, shot 3-over-par 75 and went from a one-shot lead to six shots behind John Senden.

It was only the third time since Woods' last win two years ago that he had at least a share of the lead after a round. And it was the third time he was over par.

Senden, who won the Australian Open five years ago at Royal Sydney, birdied his last two holes to finish off a 9-under 63, giving him a one-shot lead over Jason Day going into Sunday at The Lakes.

Day celebrated his 24th birthday with a 68, giving him a shot at winning in his first trip home to Australia in nearly five years.

Greg Chalmers had a 67 and was two shots behind, followed by Nick O'Hern (66) and Nick Watney (68).

"I just got off to an awful start," Woods said. "The round should have been an easy 71, no problem. I played the par 5s bad, I didn't take care of 13. But if I take care of the par 5s and make a couple of putts, it's a 1 or 2 under round. But I made nothing today."

Also: LPGA Hall of Famer Juli Inkster shot a 3-under 69 for a share of the second-round lead with Anna Nordqvist at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The 51-year-old Inkster is trying to become the oldest winner in LPGA Tour history. Beth Daniel was 46 when she won the 2003 Canadian Women's Open.

Nordqvist had a 65 -- the best score in the first two rounds in the 36-player event -- to match Inkster at 8-under 136 at Guadalajara Country Club.

Catriona Matthew (68), Meena Lee (69) and Suzann Pettersen (70) were a stroke back, and defending champion I.K. Kim (67) was 5 under. Michelle Wie, the 2009 winner, was five strokes behind at 3 under after a 71. Se Ri Pak (71) and Paula Creamer (71) also were 3 under.

Top-ranked Yani Tseng was 18th at 1 over after a 69.

England's James Morrison shot a 3-under 68 to take the clubhouse lead by two shots during the suspended second round of the Singapore Open.

Play was delayed for nearly three hours because of the threat of lightning from a rain storm, and eventually the round was suspended because of darkness with 69 players still to finish.

Morrison, who has one career win on the European Tour, finished with four birdies on the back nine and had a two-round total of 12-under 130.

Juvic Pagunsan (66) of the Philippines was next at 132.

First-round leader Frank Acker shot a 2-under-par 70 to win the Southern Nevada Golf Association Senior Championship by four strokes over John Turk at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Acker had a two-day total of 7-under 137 with Turk finishing at 141.

In the Super Seniors (age 60 and over), James Miller had a two-day total of 153, two strokes ahead of Albert Upsher to win the scratch division, while Patrick Reis shot a 67 and won the net division with a two-day total of 141, two shots ahead of Michael Bridges.

The 36-hole SNGA Championship begins at 7:30 a.m. today at Boulder Creek. Michael Wynn is the defending champion.

BOXING

Spectrum of Philly's citizenry
turns out to honor late Frazier

They braved the November cold and the whipping winds to line up outside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in tribute to a legend. Old men in cowboy hats with canes, young men, fathers with children, and businessmen in suits standing alongside construction workers in mud-caked boots taking some time from their jobs to pay their respects.

Mourners began arriving around 9 a.m. for the public memorial viewing of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. The two-day affair, put together by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter in cooperation with Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider, is expected to draw 15,000 fans.

Frazier was laid out in the middle of the arena in a white, closed casket, as per his will, with his trademark black cowboy hat sitting atop and a white blanket that read, "Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier -- Your friend, Jake." To the left of the casket was an original fight poster of Frazier's first epic fight against Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971, and an encased American flag. To the right was an autographed portrait of Frazier.

Private funeral services for Frazier will be held Monday at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Ali is scheduled to attend, as well as former heavyweight champions Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson.

Welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather is donating money to incur some of the costs of the services. George Foreman, another old Frazier nemesis, will not be able to make the funeral, but has offered to help pay for some of the expenses.

MISCELLANEOUS

Worsham slips past Massey
for NHRA Top Fuel series lead

Del Worsham took the Top Fuel points lead during qualifying for the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.

Seven-time champ Tony Schumacher led the Top Fuel field, Robert Hight had the Funny Car lead, Mike Edwards topped the Pro Stock field and Andrew Hines led in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

As a result of bonus points earned during the first two qualifying sessions, Worsham moved two points ahead of Spencer Massey in the standings. Worsham was second with a run of 3.830 seconds at 316.67 mph, while Massey was third overall with a 3.837 at 319.14.

Also: It will be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden instructing NASCAR's best to start their engines as the racing season comes to a close in Florida.

The first lady and the vice president's wife will visit Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 20 as it hosts the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, the Ford 400.

The two women will serve as grand marshals for the event, leading the pre-race ceremony and offering the famous instructions: "Gentlemen, start your engines."

The United States dropped to 1-4-1 under coach Jurgen Klinsmann, losing to host France 1-0 in an exhibition game in Saint-Denis as Loic Remy outmuscled defender Clarence Goodson to score in the 72nd minute.

Remy, who entered in the 65th minute, chased down a long ball and held off Goodson, who fell, before beating goalkeeper Tim Howard from about 12 yards for his fourth international goal.

At 5-8-3 with only Tuesday's game at Slovenia remaining, the U.S. is assured of finishing with a losing record in a calendar year for the first time since 1997.

Roger Federer earned his 800th career victory, beating Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters.

Federer will next play Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who edged Andy Murray of Britain 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a match that lasted more than three hours.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out ahead of his quarterfinal against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, saying a nagging shoulder injury got worse after his third-round comeback win against fellow Serb Viktor Troicki on Thursday.

Tsonga will next face American John Isner, who defeated David Ferrer of Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

NBA legend and alum Magic Johnson donated $1 million to Michigan State, the school he led to the 1979 college basketball national championship.

Athletic director Mark Hollis said Johnson, who served as the Spartans' honorary captain against No. 1 North Carolina in the Carrier Classic aboard an aircraft carrier in Coronado, Calif. told him about the donation at breakfast and said, "Do with it as you see fit."

Roger Christian, who helped the U.S. hockey team win the 1960 Olympic gold medal, died in Warroad, Minn. He was 75.

Roger and brother Billy Christian were linemates on the U.S. team in the Squaw Valley Games. The key decision was a 3-2 victory against the Soviet Union, when Roger assisted on two of Billy's goals.

Roger Christian also scored four goals in a 9-4 victory over Czechoslovakia for the gold medal.