LEMONT, Ill. — Tiger Woods and Mark Wilson were in a tie for the lead Friday at the BMW Championship. Woods made two solid par saves from deep bunkers early in his round, ran off three straight birdies at the turn and cashed in on enough good shots for a 4-under- par 67 to put him atop the leaderboard. Wilson birdied his final hole for a 5-under 66.
They were at 7-under 135, and will play as a twosome for the first time since their championship match in the 1992 U.S. Junior Amateur in Massachusetts, where a 16-year-old Woods rallied from 2 down to win on the 18th hole.
“We go back a long way,” Woods said.
Padraig Harrington was poised to join them until his tee shot on the 18th hole sailed wide right and into a tree, sending the Irishman back to the tee. He did well to escape with bogey after making a 20-foot putt that gave him a 68. Harrington was one shot behind, along with Rory Sabbatini (70), Bo Van Pelt (69) and Marc Leishman.
• Sandra Gal‘s eagle on the 18th hole gave her a 7-under 64 and one-shot lead over Song-Hee Kim after the first round of the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Ark.
• Scott Strange shot a 4-under 68 and Chris Wood had a 69 for a 135 total and a share of a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne, Germany.
Reports: Runner has internal male sex organs
PRETORIA, South Africa — Two Australian newspapers reported gender tests show world champion runner Caster Semenya of South Africa has no ovaries or uterus and internal testes that produce large amounts of testosterone.
The International Association of Athletics Federations, which ordered the gender tests, refused to confirm or deny the reports. The IAAF said it is reviewing the test results and will issue a final decision in November.
Semenya won the 800-meter race at the world championships in Berlin on Aug. 19. Semenya’s father, Jacob, said people who insinuate his daughter is not a woman “are sick. They are crazy.”
Footnotes.
Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL sweetened their bids to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, and Judge Redfield T. Baum indicated he will make a ruling in the next few weeks.
• The Minnesota Timberwolves signed guard Ramon Sessions, after the Milwaukee Bucks declined to match a $16 million, four-year contract offer.
• Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder agreed to a five-year contract through the 2013-14 season.
• Michigan State University trustees approved contract extensions through 2016 for basketball coach Tom Izzo, football coach Mark Dantonio and athletics director Mark Hollis.
• Oklahoma State gave basketball coach Travis Ford a four-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season.
• Despite the lure of an extra $1 million by Breeders’ Cup Ltd., Rachel Alexandra’s co-owner said his 3-year-old filly won’t run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7.
The Associated Press
