3 share early lead at U.S. Women's Open
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Se Ri Pak, seeking a second consecutive major victory and sixth overall, shot 2 under Friday to tie for the lead midway through the fog-delayed first round of the U.S. Women&#039;s Open on Friday.
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Cristie Kerr carded a nine-under-par 63 to take a four-stroke lead after the third round of the State Farm Classic in Illinois. Kerr entered the day four shots behind Christina Kim but showed the youngster that Tour veterans must never be underestimated.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova, Martina Hingis and Lleyton Hewitt easily advanced to the second round on Tuesday. Other early winners included No. 11 Patty Schnyder and No. 13 Nicole Vaidisova.
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The Rest of the World team took a 3Â½-2Â½ lead over the United States on Friday after the first round of the UBS Cup. The Americans have never lost this Ryder Cup-style match play tournament featuring players aged 40-and-over.
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Shooting a four-under-par 68 Friday, Annika Sorenstam was at 10-under 134, three strokes ahead of Karrie Webb, Laura Diaz and Cristie Kerr.
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SUN CITY, South Africa  - France, South Korea and Canada share the first-round lead midway through the opening day of the Women's World Cup of Golf at Gary Player Country Club on Friday.
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American Heather Daly-Donofrio had the low round for the second day in a row, firing an 8-under par 64 to grab a three-stroke lead at the $US800,000 LPGA Tournament of Champions in Alabama.
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Maria Sharapova won the first set of the U.S. Open women's final Saturday night, 6-4 over Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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Third-seeded Maria Sharapova   pulverized Frenchwoman Emilie Loit 6-0 6-1 on Thursday to   cruise into the third round of the U.S. Open.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the U.S. Open's last eight for the first time since winning the event in 2004 when the fourth seed overcame Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2 6-3 on Monday.
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Following are short biographies of the leading contenders in the women&#39;s singles at the US Open tennis championships. Prefix number denotes seeding.
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Twice former champion Venus Williams raised her game after some ragged early play to defeat Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru and advance into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- Svetlana Kuznetsova pounded her way into the third round while Donald Young took a more leisurely path Thursday at the U.S. Open.
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American Christina Kim has a four stroke lead mid-way through the Ladies Professional Golf Association State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois.
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The US softball team has an early lead in the gold-medal game against Australia, taking a 3-0 edge in the first inning. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY.
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Today's slate at the U.S. Open features three women's quarterfinal matches, two men's quarterfinal matches and a pair of fourth-round men's matches.
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Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday for the first-round lead at the BMW Open, and Colin Montgomerie was a stroke behind and bolstered his chances of making the Ryder Cup team.