Golf
Berger birdies into a tie for the lead in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Daniel Berger had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on his final nine Thursday for a share of the lead in the OHL Classic.
Making his sixth PGA Tour start, Berger birdied Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 and finished with two pars for a 6-under 65 on Mayakoba Resort’s El Camaleon course.
Tony Finau, Robert Garrigus, Will MacKenzie, Hudson Swafford and Steven Wheatcroft also shot 65, and 50-year-old Davis Love III was a stroke back in a group that included Aaron Baddeley, Charley Hoffman and Pat Perez.
Like fine wine: Jimenez out in front in Turkey
BELEK, Turkey – Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 9-under 63 Thursday for a one-stroke lead on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines Open.
Jimenez eagled his opening hole and had seven birdies in an 11-hole stretch starting on the fourth. He was one shot off the record at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course.
England’s Ian Poulter also recorded an eagle and seven birdies, but a bogey left him one shot off the lead.
John Daly shot a 69 and Colin Montgomerie, celebrating his 600th European Tour event, had a 76.
Kim’s eagles lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational
MEXICO CITY – Christina Kim had two eagles in a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead Thursday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Kim eagled the par-5 second and 17th holes at tree-lined Club de Golf Mexico, the first-year venue after six seasons in host Lorena Ochoa’s hometown of Guadalajara.
The 30-year-old Kim also birdied Nos. 4, 7 and 16 in her bogey-free round. She won the last of her two LPGA Tour titles in 2005.
Spain’s Azahara Munoz is second. She eagled No. 17 to tie for the lead and dropped back with a bogey on the par-4 18th.
NBA
LeBron: Health risks mean sons won’t play football
CLEVELAND – LeBron James won’t let his two sons play organized football because of the sport’s health risks.
The NBA superstar said in an ESPN.com report published Friday that “only basketball, baseball and soccer are allowed in my house.”
James made the comments last week, before the Cavaliers played in Denver to conclude a four-game road trip. He has made similar comments in the past to the Associated Press about his sons Bryce and LeBron Jr.
James often refers to himself as a football player when talking about making physical plays. He’s also a big fan and follower of the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Ohio State.
The 6-8 James was an All-Ohio wide receiver at Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. This summer, he brought his boys to the Browns’ training camp, where they played catch on a side field as the team worked out.
Soccer
FIFA prosecutor to appeal World Cup probe ruling
GENEVA – FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia will appeal ethics judge Joachim Eckert’s decision to close the investigation into how Russia and Qatar won World Cup hosting rights.
The former U.S. Attorney says Eckert’s report released by FIFA “contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations of the facts and conclusions detailed” in his own report.
Garcia issued a statement Thursday shortly after Eckert released his 42-page summary of the investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.
Eckert ruled that any wrongdoing found in Garcia’s investigation did not affect the integrity of the December 2010 votes by FIFA’s executive committee.
Associated Press
