ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods has added the British Open to his summer schedule.
Woods has a chance to become the first player in the 150-year history of the British Open to win three times at St. Andrews, where golf’s oldest championship will be held July 15-18.
Woods, who withdrew from the final round of The Players Championship May 9 with a neck injury, also has the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and the AT&T National at Aronimink on his schedule.
Redskins take a Holliday
ASHBURN, Va. — Defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday, who had five sacks in 16 games with the Broncos last season, signed a free-agent deal with the Washington Redskins.
• New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, recovering from surgery in February to stabilize the patella ligament in his left knee, threw some passes while participating in drills on a limited basis, the first day of organized team activities.
• Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson skipped the team’s first voluntary practice in hopes of receiving a new contract.
Lancaster takes lead in California
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Brett Lancaster surged ahead of a group of 26 riders in the waning meters and claimed the rain-soaked second stage and the overall lead in the Tour of California.
Lancaster, who began the day 10 seconds behind in 85th position, completed the 110.1-mile leg in 4 hours, 38 minutes and 45 seconds.
Peter Sagan finished second and Lars Boom finished third in the same as the winner. Levi Leiphei- mer, the three-time defending race winner, and Rabobank teammate Lance Armstrong both finished in the lead group. Lancaster holds a four-second race lead over Sagan and Karl Menzies because of his 10-second time bonus.
• Matthew Goss won the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish in Cava de Tirreni, Italy, and Alexandre Vinokourov maintained a 72-second lead over Cadel Evans in the overall standings.
Tyler Farrar of Boulder-based Garmin-Transitions finished third in the same time (4:08.17) as Goss.
Footnotes.
Utah Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin met with the New Orleans Hornets about the club’s head coaching vacancy.
• University of Missouri officials denied an Associated Press request for documents related to the school’s possible interest in the Big Ten. The university cited an exemption related to ongoing contract negotiations, but indicated it had not determined if such records even exist before responding with its denial.
• Tennessee forward Emmanuel Negedu, who sat out last season after surgery to have a cardiac defibrillator implanted in his chest, said he signed a scholarship offer to play basketball at New Mexico.
• Gilles Simon of France has withdrawn from the French Open because he is not in shape after returning from a knee injury.
• Rain washed out the third day of practice for the Indianapolis 500.
• Top MLS prospect Zachary Herold, a defender for Toronto FC, ended his soccer career at 17 because of a heart condition.
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