Johnson leads by two with bogey-free play
MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson putted for birdie on every hole Friday and shot a 4-under 67, leaving him bogeyfree for 36 holes and two shots ahead of Rory Mcilroy and Matt Kuchar going into the weekend at the Mexico Championship.
Tiger Woods shot 66 and is six behind.
More golf: D.J. trahan shares the second-round lead with Nate Lashley in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open . ... Jenny Shin leads by one at the LPGA Thailand. NFL: The Patriots will get four of the 32 compensatory draft picks the NFL awarded to make up for free agents lost in 2018. They get two picks in the third round, one in the sixth and one in the seventh. The Giants will get one pick in the fifth . ... The Bears will release kicker Cody Parkey at the start of the league year March 13, NFL Network said . ... Ravens defensive back tavon young signed a three-year extension . ... The Steelers re-signed defensive end tyson Alualu to a two-year deal. Soccer: FIFA banned Chelsea from signing players until 2020 for breaching rules covering young players.
Skiing: Alexis Pinturault won the World Cup title in Alpine combined after winning the final race. tennis: Petra Kvitova rallied past hsieh Su-wei 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Dubai Championships final against unseeded Belinda Bencic .... John Isner and Dan evans advanced to the Delray Beach Open semifinals . ... Aljaz Bedene and Laslo Djere reached the Rio Open semifinals. Autos: Aric Almirola led a Ford sweep in NASCAR Cup qualifying. ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Clint Bowyer followed. Daytona 500 winner Denny hamlin was fourth . ... Dale earnhardt Jr. said he’ll compete at Darlington Raceway’s Xfinity Series race on Aug. 31. Earnhardt Jr. retired from fulltime racing in 2017.
College football: Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck says he’s “saddened” by critical remarks from former coach Jerry Kill suggesting Fleck cares more about himself than his players. Kill had said that Fleck’s “ego gets carried away” and he’s “about himself” rather than his players . ... Vanderbilt extended the contract of coach Derek Mason but did not give specifics.