Woods withdraws due to back pain

SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods walked off the course after 11 holes at the Farmers Insurance Open because of tightness in his lower back that he attributed to a fog delay.

It was his third straight PGA Tour event that he missed the cut or withdrew, and the sixth time since 2010 that he withdrew because of injury.

Woods hit a safe shot to the middle of the green on the par-3 third hole, his 12th of the round. When it was his turn to play, he had caddie Joe LaCava pick up his ball marker. Woods waited for Billy Horschel and Rickie Fowler to finish before shaking their hands, getting into a cart and driving to his car. Woods was 2-over par through 11 holes and in a tie for 130th when he withdrew.

Nicholas Thompson had an 8-under 64 on the North Course and had a one-shot lead over Michael Thompson when play was suspended by darkness.

Pancake cards 67 to lead LPGA event

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Brooke Pancake shot a 6-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead in the suspended first round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic.

Play was suspended for the day at 2:47 p.m. and more than inch of rain fell on Atlantis Resort’s Ocean Club course. In May 2013, the inaugural event was reduced to three 12-hole rounds because of flooding.

Second-ranked Inbee Park was tied for second with Natalie Gulbis and Brittany Lincicome. Gulbis is making her first start since having hip surgery in November.

NBA’s Magic fire head coach Vaughn

ORLANDO, Fla. — For several weeks, Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan has felt the team has been stuck in a rut. He’s hoping a change of leadership on the bench will get them out of it.

Citing a “stalled” growth process, the Magic fired Jacque Vaughn as coach after 2 1/2 seasons, ending the tenure of the first-time head coach brought in to help rebuild the franchise.

The Magic made the move following a 15-37 start to the season and after a series of lopsided losses during a 10-game losing streak.

Miller’s fall may end skiing career

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — For a second straight world championships, a bad crash knocked out a big-name U.S. skier. In this case, with Bode Miller, it might just have been his last race.

The six-time Olympic medalist had surgery to fix a torn right hamstring tendon after his ski appeared to deeply slice him when he wiped out in a super-G race. He was working his way back from surgery in November.