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Ochoa takes two-shot lead Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a two-stroke lead during the suspended second round of the Canadian Women's Open, while Michelle Wie had a 70 to put herself in position to make the cut.

Ochoa had a 10-under 134 total on the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club course.

Australia's Katherine Hull matched the course record with a 65 to join Taiwan's Yani Tseng, the McDonald's LPGA Championship winner, at 8 under. Tseng was 6 under through 10 holes when play was suspended because of hail and rain.

Wie, using the last of her six 2008 LPGA Tour sponsor exemptions, followed her opening 75 with the 70 to finish at 1 over. Wie needs to win or finish second to avoid a trip to Q-school.

Nicole Castrale (69) was 7 under, and Se Ri Pak (70) was another stroke back. Annika Sorenstam was 5 under with eight holes left.

• Carl Pettersson shot a course-record 61 at Sedgefield Country Club to take a three-stroke lead at 150under 125 in the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, N.C.

He had a three-stroke lead over Garrett Willis (64). Scott McCarron (64) was four strokes back, and Kevin Streelman (64) was another shot behind. Jerry Kelly (65), Bob Sowards (66) and Tim Clark (67) were 9 under.

• Two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer shot a 6-under 66 in 100-degree heat at Sunriver, Ore., for a share of the second-round lead with Tim Simpson at 134 in the JELD-WEN Tradition, the fourth of the five Champions Tour majors. Fred Funk (66), Jay Haas (68) and Mike Goodes (68) were a stroke back, and Tom Watson (64) followed at 8 under.

Del Potro wins Juan Martin del Potro won his 17th consecutive match, advancing to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over John Isner.

• Nathalie Dechy gained the semifinals of the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open by beating Aleksandra Wozniak 7-6 (4), 7-5 at Mason, Ohio. Second-seeded Nadia Petrova and third-seeded Maria Kirilenko also advanced.

Sonics trial date set A June 15 trial date has been set for former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz's lawsuit against Clay Bennett. Schultz is seeking to regain control of the team, which is relocating to Oklahoma City. Schultz claims Bennett failed to follow through on his promise to make a good-faith effort get a new arena built to keep the team in Seattle.

Cycling: Former cycling star Greg LeMond has reached a $39.5 million settlement with the owners of an exclusive retreat for the super rich. LeMond accused businessman Tim Blixseth of trying to buy out their minority stake in the Yellowstone Club for less than its true value.

College: Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema said sophomore cornerback Aaron Henry will undergo knee surgery today and likely miss up to four weeks.

Baseball: The Wichita Wingnuts built a 6-1 lead and held on for a 6-5 American Association victory over the St. Paul Saints on Friday at Midway Stadium. The loss was the fifth in a row for the Saints.

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