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CHUCKBURTON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Nick Watney watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C. on Friday. The Associated Press GREENSBORO,N.C. Heath Slocum needs a strong fin- ish at the Wyndham Cham- pionship to earn a spot in the PGA Tour's postseason. Scott Langley might not be on the playoff bubble — but he sure knows how his friend is feeling. Slocum and Langley each shot 5-under 65 for the second straight day Friday to share the lead at 10-under 130. Brian Stuard, Nick Wat- ney, Martin Laird and Andrew Svoboda were a stroke back. Watney and Svoboda shot 64, Stuard had a 65 and Laird a 66. Langley's main concern is chasing his first PGA Tour victory. The second-year pro ran off three straight bird- ies early in his round and closed with two in a row af- ter putting both of his ap- proach shots less than 6 feet from the stick. At No. 81 on the points list, his spot next week is safe. Slocum's isn't. He's at No. 158 but is well aware that if you can somehow get into the playoffs, any- thing can happen. Five years ago, he made the playoffs "by the skin of my teeth" at No. 124 — and then went on to win The Barclays. Slocum had seven bird- ies and moved atop the leaderboard after a run of four in a row late during his second consecutive 65. CHAMPIONS TOUR John Cook birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Olin Browne. The 56-year-old Cook had eight birdies and a bo- gey on the En-Joie course. He won the last of his nine titles on the 50-and-over tour last year in the season- opening event in Hawaii. LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP Brit- tany Lincicome opened a three-stroke lead in the wind-swepttournament,the tour's fourth major champi- onship of the season. The long-hitting Linci- come followed her open- ing 67 with a 68 to reach 9 under at Monroe Golf Club. She won the 2009 Kraft Nabisco for her lone ma- jor title and has five LPGA Tour victories. Lexi Thompson, tied for the first-round lead with Meena Lee, dropped into a tie for second with defend- ing champion Inbee Park of South Korea. Thompson had a 72, and Park shot 66. That gave the United States two players at the top as the Americans go for their fourth straight major title of the season. Thomp- son won the Kraft Nabisco to start the run. Top-ranked Stacy Lewis sputtered again with a 1-over 73 to finish the two rounds at even par. It's the first time Amer- icans have won the first three majors since 1999, and they haven't won four since 1992. A fifth major, the Evian Championship in France, was added last year. U.S.AMATEUR Pepperdine junior Frederick Wedel ad- vanced to the semifinals, beating 36-year-old Pitts- burgh financial adviser Na- than Smith 4 and 3 at At- lanta Athletic Club. The 19-year-old We- del, from The Woodlands, Texas, won two of the first three holes against Smith, a four-time U.S. Mid-Ama- teur champion. Wedel took a 4-up lead with consecu- tive birdie wins on Nos. 12 and 13 and closed out the match with a par halve on the par-3 15th. "I knew I had to get off to a hot start and take control ofthematchearly,andonceI hadit,Inevergaveitup,"We- del said. "That was the key." MADE IN DENMARK Wales' Bradley Dredge topped the leaderboard, with Eng- land's Simon Wakefield in second and Dane Thomas Bjorn, who aims to secure a spot in Europe's Ryder Cup team, tied in third. Slocum, Langley share le ad a t Wy nd ha m — a ga in GOLF ROUNDUP Brittany Lincicome leads LPGA Championship The 7-foot-5, 360-pound Bhullar was born in To- ronto and played two seasons for New Mexico State, where he averaged 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. He twice earned Western Athletic Conference tournament MVP honors and led the Aggies to back-to-back NCAA tournaments. Undrafted this spring, Bhullar was part of the Kings team that won the NBA's summer league tour- nament in Las Vegas last month. He will compete for a spot in training camp be- hind center DeMarcus Cousins and could be a candidate to join the fran- chise's NBA Development League affiliate in Reno, Nevada, where he could have more time to develop his skills. Bhullar FROM PAGE 1 By Noah Trister The Associated Press BROOKLYN, MICH. Tony Stewart is skipping a second straight Sprint Cup race, and it is not clear when the NASCAR star might return after he struck and killed a driver at a dirt-track race in New York last weekend. "This decision was To- ny's," said Brett Frood, exec- utive vice president of Stew- art-Haas Racing. "An emo- tional week for him. He's grieving — made the deci- sion he's not ready to get in the race car and will take it week by week." Jeff Burton will drive the No. 14 car in Stewart's place in Sunday's Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Frood says they haven't discussed any other races. Last Saturday during a sprint car race in Canan- daigua, New York, Stew- art appeared to clip Kevin Ward Jr.'s car, sending it spinning, Ward left the car during the caution period, walked down the track and was hit by Stewart's car. His funeral was Thursday. Stewart could face crim- inal charges. Frood said Friday that Stewart was surrounded by his clos- est friends and family, al- though he didn't say where. Defending Cup cham- pion Jimmie Johnson said he's tried to contact Stew- art but hasn't heard back. "I'd imagine there's still a lot going on, and I'd assume he's being advised to keep comments to a minimum right now with all the legal things that are out there pending," Johnson said. "As much as I'm concerned for Tony and his well-be- ing, the pain and sorrow that the Ward family and friends are going through — it's such a sad, sad set of circumstances." Burton, who made his Cup debut in 1993, has been making the transition to the broadcast booth, but he's ready to help SHR in Stewart's absence, at least for this race. "My role here is to hope- fully provide a little stabil- ity, give that team a chance to have the most success they can have in a very diffi- cult situation," Burton said. "Hopefully me being here in some kind of way can help, I don't know how, but hope- fully I can find a way to help a healing process start. I don't know how that is, but that would be my ultimate goal for everybody." Stewart is winless and 21st in the Cup standings this season. It's not clear what sitting out does for Stewart's chances to reach the Chase for the Sprint Cup. NASCAR rules say a driver must either qualify the car or race the car each weekend. NASCAR does have the power to grant a waiver. "The Chase is of the low- est priority as it relates to Tony right now," Frood said. "Right now it's about get- ting Tony in a better place than he is. When he's ready to do that, he'll get back in the car." RACING SHR executive VP says Stewart grieving The Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA. More than six decades after Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston Massar cut off her braids, tucked her hair under her cap and became the first girl to play Little League baseball, she's delighted to see two girls in the Little League World Series. "It's truly amazing. I'm very happy to see girls play- ing," said Massar, 78, of Yuba City, California. Canada's Emma March and Philadelphia's Mo'ne Davis became the 17th and 18th girls to play in the tour- nament. It is only the third time in the event's 68-year history that two girls are playing in the same series. Davis threw a two-hitter to help Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0. She had eight strikeouts and didn't walk a batter. Davis, who received a noticeably louder recep- tion than any other player during introductions, said she noticed plenty of girls younger than her in the au- dience. The applause height- ened significantly when Da- vis struck out the final bat- ter, becoming the first girl to throw a shutout in Little League World Series history. "It's very unreal. I never thought at the age of 13 I would be a role model," Da- vis said. "Hopefully, more girls play Little League." March did not fare as well. Batting cleanup ahead of her brother — Evan — and playing first base, she went hitless Friday in Canada's 4-3 loss to Mexico. But March created some excitement when she stepped into the batter's box for the Vancouver, Brit- ish Columbia, team. She drove a long fly ball to right field in the fourth inning that the crowd thought might be a home run. However, the hit sailed foul into the stands. Then in the top of the fifth, March stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and Canada down by two runs. After working the count to 2-2, she struck out looking on a pitch that caught the outside corner. As March trotted back to the dugout, the crowd let the umpire know its opinion of the call as boos reigned down from the stands. Massar, slated to throw out the first pitch at one of Monday's games, believes more girls will start to play in Little League and be- yond. She thinks eventu- ally there will be a woman in Major League Baseball. Massar played in 1950, leading to a rule barring girls from playing. That rule was overturned in 1974. The self-described "trailblazer" said she celebrates her role in history. "It's something I'm proud of," she said. "Why not play baseball with the boys?" Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett was in South Wil- liamsport on Friday and watched Davis' dominat- ing performance. "There's a lot of pressure on her, and she seems to be handling it very, very well for her age," Corbertt said during the Philadelphia game. LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES Fe ma le p it ch er ma ke s hi st or y Davis is first girl to throw shutout GENE J. 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