Sonny Skinner of Sylvester, Georgia, shot a second consecutive 6-under-par 66 Friday to earn a share of the lead after two rounds of the $450,000 Henrico County Open in Virginia.
Gary Sheffield went five-for-five with two homers and Mike Hampton won his third straight start to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 11-to-4.
LSU football coach Nick Saban survived a scary plunge into a lake near his vacation home in Georgia roughly two weeks ago, he told a New Orleans radio station.
A marijuana possession case against Green Bay Packers defensive end Joe Johnson was continued Thursday to give his attorney an opportunity to file motions.
The day after Arkansas coach Houston Nutt explained that sophomore Brandon Kennedy could start at fullback due to the absence of Mark Pierce, Kennedy was cited for misdemeanor battery.