In Brief

GOLF

Kim takes lead at storm-plagued U.S. Women's Open

I.K. Kim came out of an hourlong rain delay Friday and took a two-shot lead at the U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., closing her day at 4 under par with four holes to play in the second round.

Kim will head into today with a two-shot lead over Wendy Ward and Nabsico champion Stacy Lewis, who was ahead most of the day but made bogey and double-bogey shortly after the delay and fell to 2 under.

Only 33 of the 156 players finished their second round, and 66 never made it to their tee time. Thunderstorms have disrupted the first two days of the women's major.

Among those who didn't start their round was amateur Amy Anderson, who is in a three-way tie for second at 2 under.

Another shot back is Paula Creamer, along with Karrie Webb, who is in a group of four at 1 under who hadn't teed off.

Also: Chez Reavie shot a 9-under 62 to claim a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.

Reavie found the greens at TPC Deere Run to his liking while making an eagle and a succession of birdie putts, going 8 under during one nine-hole stretch. He went into the weekend at 14-under 128 in search of his first victory since the 2008 Canadian Open.

Steve Stricker shot 64 to finish at 12 under in his bid for a third straight victory in the tournament. Steve Marino (66) also was 12 under.

Russ Cochran made six consecutive birdies and shot a 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead at the First Tee Open in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Cochran had seven birdies overall and played a bogey free round in his return to the Champions Tour after suffering a wrist injury that led to a two-month layoff. Cochran was 1 under through 11 holes before going on his run of birdies.

David Eger was one shot back after shooting 66.

Storms brought an early end to the second round of the Scottish Open in Inverness, with former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell in a three-way share of the lead.

McDowell shot an 8-under 64 in perfect conditions in the morning. He's tied with the Scottish pair of Scott Jamieson and Peter Whiteford, who had 66s, at 11-under 133.

Spain's Jose Manuel Lara (66) was a shot behind the leaders, and Argentina's Angel Cabrera, Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts (66) and Scotland's Paul Lawrie were two strokes back.

Phil Mickelson shot 67 to stand seven strokes behind the leaders. He should just make the cut.

TENNIS

Spain, minus Nadal, takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead on U.S.

Andy Roddick couldn't stem Spain's march to a 2-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup quarterfinal in Austin, Texas, losing 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3 to David Ferrer after Feliciano Lopez dispatched Mardy Fish.

Ferrer rallied from 4-2 down in the first set to win the tiebreaker, 11-9. He was down 3-0 in the second before rallying again to win. Roddick doubled-faulted the final two points of the match, bringing a groan from the home crowd.

Playing as the No. 2 for Spain, Lopez twice let Fish rally back from match point in the fifth set before winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 8-6 in the first match.

Spain is seeking its third Davis Cup championship in four years but is without world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who is skipping the quarterfinal after losing in the Wimbledon final. Nadal helped Spain win the Davis Cup in 2004, 2008 and 2009.

MISCELLANEOUS

Germany, Japan to meet in World Cup quarterfinals

Germany is towering over Japan in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals with a height advantage nearly as big as the home-field advantage.

The sellout crowd of 26,000 in Wolfsburg will be cheering for the host team today as the nation has done since the tournament started two weeks ago. And with its penchant for lethal headers, Germany should have a distinct advantage over the much smaller Japanese.

The Asian side is renowned for passing combinations and quickness. But when England used a physical game in the final group game, Japan lost, 2-0. Germany, too, is expected to step up with bold challenges.

The winner will meet Sweden or Australia in Frankfurt in the semifinals Wednesday.

Germany has won its three group games and has improved after a hesitant start. Its breakthrough game was a 4-2 win over France, when coach Silvia Neid benched Germany's all-time World Cup star, Birgit Prinz, after two bad outings.

In today's other quarterfinal match, England will play France in Leverkusen.

It has been almost 37 years since England last managed to defeat the French, a 2-0 win in Wimbledon, with "Les Bleues" going on to win five of their next 10 meetings.

Also: Sonny Weems joined Zalgiris Kaunas of Lithuania, the first NBA player to sign a contract during the lockout.

Roger Montgomery, Weems' agent, said his client signed the deal Thursday without an NBA opt-out clause. Montgomery said with the league's uncertain labor situation, it was "in our best interest to unpack our bags and stay the entire year."

Weems played last season for Toronto and was a restricted free agent. The Raptors extended a qualifying offer, meaning they would maintain the right to match any offer by another team if he returned to the NBA.

Neil Dougherty, a former head basketball coach at Texas Christian and an assistant at Kansas, has died. He was 50.

Dougherty died Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Dougherty was most recently director of athlete and coach programs for the NCAA's iHoops program, a joint venture with the NBA and the NCAA to promote youth basketball initiatives. The iHoops website said Dougherty died while he was running in Indianapolis.

From 2002 to 2008, Dougherty was the coach at TCU, where he had a 75-106 record.

A state appeals court in Cleveland ruled in favor of former Browns player LeCharles Bentley, saying the team can't force NFL arbitration to halt a lawsuit on his career-ending staph infection.

The Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals upheld a Cuyahoga County judge's ruling, saying the issue is not related to the collective bargaining agreement and can be handled in county court.

Bentley has claimed he nearly died from the infection he contracted while rehabbing from a knee injury at the team's facility. The team is accused of persuading Bentley to rehab at the site and failing to tell him about unsanitary conditions and other players who had contracted staph.

World-record holder Usain Bolt cruised to a victory over European champion Christophe Lemaitre in the 200 meters at the Areva athletics meet in Saint-Denis, France.

The Jamaican sprinter clocked 20.03 seconds, well off his record of 19.19 set at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. It was enough to outclass France's Lemaitre, who took second in 20.21.

A South Carolina woman serving as a NASCAR Miss Sprint Cup was fired after nude pictures of her appeared online.

Paige Duke told The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer the pictures were taken when she was a freshman at Clemson and were only meant for her boyfriend at the time.

But the 24-year-old veterinary technician said there was a morals clause in the contract she signed to be Miss Sprint Cup, so she is not surprised she was fired from what she said was the perfect job.

Duke said her attorneys are working to have the images removed from websites and are trying to figure out how they were released.