An holds lead in Wyndham Championship
Byeong Hun An shot a 5-under 65 yesterday in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., to take a 1-stroke lead into the weekend
An was at 13-under 127 halfway through the PGA Tour’s final event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Brice Garnett was a stroke back after a 64, and six players — including 2011 Wyndham winner Webb Simpson and first-round coleader Sungjae Im — were at 9 under.
Adam Svensson also was in that group after shooting the best round of the day — a 61 — and threatening to become the first player on tour this year to break 60 . ...
Ashleigh Buhai stretched her surprise lead at the Women’s British Open to 3 shots, shooting a bogeyfree 5-under 67 in the second round in Milton Keynes, England.
Buhai, who has never won on the LPGA Tour, birdied four of the final eight holes to post 12-under 132.
OSU text release
Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer encouraged Zach Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 after the then-assistant coach was pursued by Alabama, according to text messages from Meyer to Smith.
Ohio State released thousands of pages of heavily redacted texts and email that were part of an external investigation conducted last August into Meyer’s handling of Smith and what he knew about allegations of domestic violence made by Smith’s ex-wife, Courtney Smith. Meyer was suspended for the first three games of last season by Ohio State after the investigation. After the season he retired at 54, citing health concerns. He is now working as an analyst with Fox Sports.
In two texts dated January 2018, one to Ohio State’s president, Meyer writes Smith was offered an assistant coaching job by Alabama. In a text exchange with Smith dated Jan. 18, 2018, Meyer writes: “I have personally invested far too much in u to get u in position to take next step.” ...
A Madison, Wis., jury deliberated for just 30 minutes before it acquitted former University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two female students.
Sounder suspended
Seattle Sounders defender Roman Torres was suspended 10 games by Major League Soccer after testing positive for a performanceenhancing substance.
The league handed down the suspension two days before Seattle hosts Sporting Kansas City . ...
Dana Vollmer, a seventime Olympic medalist, swam the final race of her career in the 100 fly prelims. in the U.S. national championships in Stanford, Calif. She finished 32nd overall in 59.94 and failed to advance to the final.
The 31-year-old mother of two had announced that the race would be her last. She remains the American record holder in her signature event.
The Denver Nuggets agreed to a multiyear deal with forward Vlatko Cancar . ...
Andy Murray and brother Jamie were knocked out in the Citi Open doubles quarterfinals in Washington, outlasted by the third-seeded team of Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 10-7.