Dustin Johnson tops at Whistling Straits…Colts’ Hilton gets extension…Surgery for Angels’ Wilson

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Dustin Johnson will carry a one-stroke lead into the second round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Johnson carded five birdies and an eagle in a 6-under 66 that puts him one stroke ahead of David Lingmerth. Russell Henley, Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur), Scott Piercy and Harris English fired 68s, as did J.B. Holmes, Jason Day, Danny Lee and Matt Jones.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amy Anderson and Sandra Changkija fired 7-under 65s and share the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Cambia Portland Classic. Anderson had five consecutive birdies on the front nine in her bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater. Canadian teen star Brooke Henderson, Alison Lee and Julieta Granada are one stroke back.

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton has agreed to a five-year, $65 million contract extension. Hilton has 214 receptions, 3,289 yards and 19 touchdowns in three seasons. Last season, he had 82 catches for a career-high 1,345 yards and seven touchdowns.

UNDATED (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson will have season-ending surgery to remove bone spurs in his ailing left elbow, a significant blow to his club’s playoff aspirations. Wilson went on the disabled list July 31 with inflammation and has dealt with bone spurs for much of his career. And Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes will be put on the 15-day disabled list due to inflammation in his lower back.

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) — Skiing champ Lindsey Vonn says she has fractured an ankle bone in a training crash in New Zealand. It is the latest setback for the 30-year old, who returned from serious leg injuries to set the all-time women’s World Cup win record last season. She also won her seventh World Cup downhill title.