AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros are
co-leaders heading into the second round of the Masters at Augusta
National after they fired 7-under-par 65s yesterday, two shots
ahead of K.J. Choi and Yon-Eun Yang. Matt Kuchar (KOO'-chur) and
Ricky Barnes opened with 68s, and Sergio Garcia and Geoff Ogilvy
are among seven players who shot 69s yesterday. Defending champion
and three-time Masters winner Phil Mickelson finds himself five
shots back through 18 holes, while Tiger Woods is at minus-1.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than three years after Barry Bonds was
first indicted, his federal trial is now in the hands of the jury.
Bonds' lawyers and federal prosecutors spent several hours
yesterday delivering their closing arguments to the jury of eight
women and four men. The record-setting baseball star is charged
with three counts of lying to a grand jury in December 2003, and
one count of obstructing that jury's investigation of sports
doping.
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox will be looking for their first
win of the season when they play their home opener against the New
York Yankees this afternoon. The Bosox were 1-0 losers at Cleveland
yesterday, thanks to Asdrubal Cabrera's suicide squeeze in the
bottom of the eighth. It's the first time since 1945 the Red Sox
have begun a season with six straight losses.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is losing a pair of its best
basketball players a year early. Marcus and Markieff (mahr-KEEF')
Morris have announced they are leaving the Jayhawks to enter this
summer's NBA draft. The twins led the Jayhawks in scoring,
rebounding and blocks last season.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - It will be the Minnesota Duluth against
Michigan on Saturday for the NCAA hockey championship after both
teams won on Thursday. Minnesota Duluth advanced to the title game
for the second time as J.T. Brown had a goal and an assist in a 4-3
triumph against Notre Dame. Ben Winnett scored in the first period
and Kevin Hunwick made 40 saves to lead the Wolverines' 2-0 shutout
of North Dakota.
