MADISON, Miss. — Troy Matteson and George McNeill are tied for the Viking Classic lead midway through a waterlogged second round at Annandale Golf Club that was suspended Friday because of frequent thunderstorms.
Matteson finished his round but McNeill was on the 18th fairway when the final delay was called at about 6:30 p.m. local time with lightning in the area. The day featured nearly six hours of delays as thunderstorms rolled through central Mississippi on a steamy summer afternoon.
Matteson fired a 6-under-par 66 for the second consecutive day, taking advantage of Annandale’s forgiving greens. He birdied his final three holes after a nearly four-hour delay to finish at 12 under.
• Self-described “pipsqueak” actor Jack Wagner made seven birdies to jump out to the first-round lead at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nev.
Former NHL all-star Jeremy Roenick and ex-NFL quarterback Chris Chandler were tied for second at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Lynx ends Fever’s win streak
INDIANAPOLIS — Rebekkah Brunson scored 20 points, Maya Moore added 18 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Fever 80-70, snapping Indiana’s seven-game winning streak.
Tamika Catchings scored 22 points and Jessica Davenport had 13 for the Fever, which remain two games ahead of New York atop the WNBA’s Eastern Conference.
• Tina Charles scored 15 points and Asjha Jones had 14 to help Connecticut coach Mike Thibault get his 167th career victory, tied for second in WNBA history as the Sun beat the host Liberty 66-59.
• Kristi Toliver scored 25 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 19.7 seconds left, to help lift Los Angeles to a 79-74 win over host Tulsa.
• Candice Dupree had 20 points, five rebounds and three assists to lead host Phoenix to a 78-64 win over Washington.
Pennetta reaches final
PALERMO, Italy — Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta beat Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-2 in the SNAI Open to reach her second semifinal of the season.
The 21st-ranked Italian, who won this event in 2009 and was the runner-up last year, will play Polona Hercog of Slovenia.
• Former top-20 tennis player Alisa Kleybanova is receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer. In a posting on the WTA’s website — on her 22nd birthday — Kleybanova said there’s a chance she’ll be able to play again.
N. Michigan on wish list.
The five teams left in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association are moving to have Northern Michigan rejoin the league in two years.
The WCHA announced that leaders of the holdover schools “are supportive” of Northern Michigan’s entrance into the conference for the 2013-14 season. Formal approval of Northern Michigan’s application for membership will occur next week, the WCHA said.
Colorado College, Denver, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota announced on Wednesday they are forming a new league for 2013, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, with Miami of Ohio leaving the Central Collegiate Hockey Association to join them. Minnesota and Wisconsin are leaving the WCHA at that time for the Big Ten’s new hockey league.
