IN BRIEF
GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Tiger Woods shot an 11-under-par 61 in the second round of the Buick Open Friday, matching the best score of his career and the tournament record.
Woods went into the weekend at 12-under 132, one shot behind defending champion Vijay Singh, who had a second-round 66.
SOUTHPORT, England - Ernie Els will miss the rest of the golf season following knee surgery, his management team said.The third-ranked South African had surgery on his left knee Thursday after sustaining an injury while on a sailing holiday last week, a spokesman for International Sports Management said.
NEW YORK - The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement finally was completed and signed early Saturday, clearing the way for free agent signings to begin Tuesday.Lawyers for the league and the players' union had been working nearly around the clock for the past several days on drafting the documents for the six-year agreement, which was agreed to in principle more than a month ago.There already were two delays in the date for free agents to begin signing.League attorneys will spend the next few days reviewing the agreement with teams, and signings will begin at noon EDT on Tuesday.
MONTREAL - Aaron Peirsol broke his own world record and won the 200-meter backstroke at the World Swimming Championships Friday.Peirsol's time of 1 minute, 54.66 seconds broke his mark from last year's U.S. Olympic trials (1:54.74).Leisel Jones of Australia broke the second world record of the night in the 200 breaststroke. The 19-year-old Jones had the crowd roaring every time her head popped out of the water on the way to a time of 2:21.72. She eclipsed Amanda Beard's record (2:22.24) from last year's American trials.The United States won the men's 800 freestyle relay. Michael Phelps led off, earning his fourth gold medal of the meet.
MIAMI - Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jerome McDougle was shot in the stomach by armed robbers, police said.The team said it was optimistic the injury is not career threateningPolice said the confrontation started when three armed robbers approached the 27-year-old McDougle in his silver Mercedes coupe late Thursday in southwest Miami.
