Suh leads, Kirk fires a 62 at Honda Classic
There have been about 7,200 rounds played at the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National 17 years ago.
Only two of those were better than the one turned in Friday by Chris Kirk.
Kirk shot an 8-under 62 in the second round, moving him to 9 under for the week and one shot behind Justin Suh (64) at the tournament's midway point. Kirk had an eagle and six birdies, hitting 16 greens and taking advantage of no wind blowing in the morning — very rare for PGA National. VONGTAVEELAP LEADS LPGA THAILAND AFTER 7-UNDER 65 >> Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand.
College basketball
KERMIT DAVIS OUT AT OLE MISS >> Mississippi coach Kermit Davis's tenure is over, his team mired in a four-game losing streak and in last place in the Southeastern Conference.
Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter said the school and Davis “have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately.”
Davis has gone 74-79 in five seasons at Ole Miss. MIAMI ON PROBATION FOR YEAR >> Miami's women's basketball program has been placed on probation for one year after
the school and NCAA said coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a booster and two players who signed with the Hurricanes.
The NCAA also said it was “troubled” by “the absence of a disassociation of the involved booster” as part of the sanctions that Miami agreed upon.
Olympics
RUSSIAN AGENCY APPEALS IN VALIEVA DOPING CASE >>
The Russian anti-doping agency has filed an appeal in the case of Kamila Valieva, the Court of Arbitration for sport said, but it has asked for the teenage figure skater to be punished with as little as a reprimand and keep her Olympic gold medal.
CAS confirmed registering three separate appeals — from the Russian agency known as RUSADA, the World AntiDoping Agency and the International Skating Union.
The appeals could now be combined into a single process to decide a case that overshadowed last year's Beijing Olympics.
Pro football
BEATHARD SIGNS EXTENSION WITH JAGUARS >>
Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard signed a twoyear contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars, keeping him from hitting free agency next month.
Beathard played in six games, with most of the work coming in mop-up duty. He's 2-10 as an NFL starter, with all 12 starts coming during his three seasons with San Francisco.
Tennis
SWIATEK ADVANCES TO DUBAI FINAL >> Top-ranked Iga Swiatek stayed undefeated against Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships.