ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The second round of the British Open continues to be held up by rain at St. Andrews. Dustin Johnson carried a one-shot lead into the round after firing a 7-under 65. Zach Johnson, Retief Goosen (reh-TEEF’ GOO’-sehn) and Jason Day are one shot back, along with Robert Streb, Paul Lawrie and Danny Willett.
SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — Ha Na Jang fired a 5-under 66 for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic. The South Korean birdied four of the first five holes on the back nine and closed with a birdie to move ahead of Nannette Hill, Wei-Ling Hsu, Lee-Anne Pace and Sarah Kemp. Defending champ Lydia Ko opened with an even-par-71.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have signed shortstop Everth Cabrera to a minor league contract. General manager Bobby Evans says Cabrera is scheduled to join San Francisco’s Arizona rookie league team initially then move on to Triple-A Sacramento when ready. The 28-year-old Cabrera appeared in 29 games for Baltimore this season, batting .208 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs before his release last month.
BASTAD, Sweden (AP) — Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has pulled out of the Swedish Open with an injured right elbow. Tournament spokesman Marcus Duner says the top-ranked Williams was injured while practicing. Williams withdrew ahead of her second-round match after winning her first match in straight sets.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference plans to keep alleged domestic assault assailants off their rosters even if it means they land in a rival league. SEC schools passed a rule in May barring the signing of any athlete disciplined for serious misconduct at another college stop. The new rule defines a serious offense as “sexual assault, domestic violence or other forms of sexual violence.”
