PITTSFORD, N.Y. - Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 Friday to surge past Becky Morgan and into the second-round lead at the Rochester LPGA.

Ochoa finished her round in a steady rain and was at 8-under 136. Morgan, who had a sizzling 8-under 64 on Thursday under rainy skies, faltered late and shot a 74 to tie Maria Hjorth (68) for second at 138.

MIAMI - Ricky Williams will apply for reinstatement with the Miami Dolphins toward the end of next month.The star running back's agent, Leigh Steinberg, said Friday that Williams would file the application on July 23 or shortly thereafter. Steinberg considers that date the one-year anniversary of Williams' retirement.Williams, who has acknowledged that he tested positive for marijuana a third time last July, has to stay retired for a year to avoid a full season's suspension under the league's drug policy. He is still subject to a four-game ban.

NEW YORK - The NHL and its players' union wrapped up 28 hours of talks for the week Friday and plan to resume discussions Monday in Toronto in the hopes of ending the league's nine-month lockout.The two sides met two days in Toronto and two in New York, marking the seventh straight week of discussions.

NEW YORK - Significant progress was reported in NBA labor talks after the sides met for more than 11 hours.Commissioner David Stern, union director Billy Hunter and several owners and players met Friday for the first substantive talks in weeks on a new labor agreement to replace the seven-year deal expiring June 30.

MINNEAPOLIS - The NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves hired longtime Seattle assistant Dwane Casey as their new coach Friday.Casey agreed to a five-year contract that only guarantees three years' pay. He'll be charged with turning around a team that tumbled out of the playoffs last season after making the Western Conference finals in 2004.It's the first NBA head coaching job for Casey, who served on the Seattle bench for the past 11 seasons and was promoted to associate head coach when Nate McMillan took over in 2000.