Woods shoots 62, leads by seven

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Woods shoots 62, leads by seven

LEMONT, Ill. -- Tiger Woods yesterday built a seven-shot lead with a 9-under 62 that broke the course record at Cog Hill and tied the tournament record at the BMW Championship.

Woods was three shots behind when he stood on the sixth tee yesterday. Nine holes later, he was five shots ahead and still rolling. The signature shot was a 3-wood from just over 300 yards that stopped 10 feet away for an eagle at No. 9.

Woods was at 16-under 197, seven shots clear of Brandt Snedeker (66) and Marc Leishman (68). It's his largest 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour since he was eight shots in front at the Buick Invitational early last year.

The previous best at Cog Hill was a 63, which Woods shot two years ago in the final round to win. He tied the tournament record set last year at Bellerive by Jim Furyk.

A victory today would give Woods the lead in the FedEx Cup standings.

Kim leads Stanford by 2

ROGERS, Ark. -- Song-Hee Kim finished with a 3-under 68 for a two-shot lead over Angela Stanford at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. Kim is at 9 under for the tournament heading into the final round. Stanford shot a 69. Na Yeon Choi shot a 65 for the day's low round and was tied for third with two other players, a stroke behind Stanford.

U.S. builds Walker Cup edge

ARDMORE, Pa. -- The United States took an 8-4 lead over Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup behind the strong play of Rickie Fowler. The Americans are trying to win this event a third straight time.

Fowler enjoyed two lopsided victories, and the Americans won three singles matches and halved four others at Merion Golf Club. The U.S. followed its 3-1 win in alternate-shot matches in the morning by dominating the singles early.

Fowler teamed with Bud Cauley for a 6-and-5 win in foursomes and beat Sam Hutsby 7 and 6 in singles. Stiggy Hodgson had the lone singles victory for Britain-Ireland.

Four alternate-shot matches and 10 singles scheduled for today. The U.S. leads the series 33-7-1.

TRACK AND FIELD

Gay beats Powell in 100

THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Tyson Gay beat Asafa Powell in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Final, finishing in 9.88 seconds in his last major race of the season. Gay overcame a slow start to pull away from Powell, who was timed in 9.90. Darvis Patton of the U.S. was third in 10.00. World record-holder Usain Bolt skipped the race. Gay has beaten Powell four times this season, with the Jamaican winning once.

Allyson Felix won the women's 200, beating fellow American Sanya Richards in a photo finish after both finished in 22.29.

In the 400, Olympic and world champion LaShawn Merritt (Portsmouth) won in 44.93 seconds. Chris Brown of the Bahamas was second in 45.49 and David Neville of the U.S. was third in 45.60. Merritt extended his unbeaten streak to 12 races.

AUTO RACING

Hamilton takes pole position

MONZA, Italy -- Lewis Hamilton of McLaren will start the Italian Grand Prix from the pole position after leading qualifying, and Giancarlo Fisichella will make his Ferrari debut from 14th on the grid. The defending Formula One champion earned his 15th career pole after setting a leading lap time of 1 minute, 24.066 seconds to edge Force India driver Adrian Sutil at the Monza circuit.

ELSEWHERE

• The Ottawa Senators traded disgruntled winger Dany Heatley to the San Jose Sharks, ending a lingering dispute with a player who felt he was not being used properly by the team. The Sharks gave up Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round pick. Ottawa also sent a fifth-round pick to San Jose.

• Terry Tiffee hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the United States added six runs in the eighth to beat China 8-0 at the baseball World Cup in Regensburg, Germany. The defending champion Americans, coming off a 9-1 win over Germany and an opening loss to Venezuela, advanced to the second round of the tournament.

• Swift Temper upset 1-5 favorite Seventh Street by 1¾ lengths to win the $300,000 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park in New York. Seventh Street, bidding for a third Grade 1 win this season, pressed the early pace in the mud before taking a narrow lead on the turn. She soon had company as Swift Temper ranged along side. Those two battled through the lane with Swift Temper and jockey Alan Garcia gradually pulling clear, covering the 1 1-16 miles in 1:40.59.

-- From Wire Reports