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Published on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008
From Beacon Journal wire services
Wesley Bryan, 18, who will be a freshman at the University of South Carolina, had four birdies in a 3-under-par 67 on the No. 2 course to lead the early finishers by 1 shot in the first round Monday of the U.S. Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C.
Later , Andrew Putnam later matched Bryan's score on No. 4.
Six others finished 1 back at 68.
Danny Lee, 18, of of New Zealand, the world's top-ranked amateur, who tied for 20th at last week's PGA Tour event, had a 71 on the No. 4 course.
''I'm pleased with a 71; it could have been a lot worse,'' Lee said. ''I got off to a bad start. I was two over after five holes.''
Following 36 holes of stroke play, the low 64 players will advance to match play. The tournament runs through Sunday.
Soccer: Arena hired to run Galaxy
• Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach and general manager of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, which hasn't won a game in over two months. Arena, 57, guided the team through his first practice. He will make his debut as the Galaxy coach Thursday night against the Chicago Fire — when Beckham and forward Landon Donovan will be missing because of national team duty for England and the United States, respectively. Arena, who will oversee the Galaxy's soccer operations, succeeds Ruud Gullit, who resigned last Monday for personal reasons. President and general manager Alexi Lalas was fired the same day. The Galaxy, in danger of missing the playoffs for the second straight year, are 6-8-6 with four losses and four ties in the last eight matches.
• U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu, 22, agreed to a five-year deal with Glasgow Rangers of Scotland's Premier League. The $5 million transfer from Major League Soccer's Toronto FC is subject to a work permit being granted. Toronto's 2007 young player of the year would join compatriot American DaMarcus Beasley in the midfield. Edu, who has made six international appearances, watched Rangers beat Hearts 2-0 on Saturday before returning to the U.S. with Beasley ahead of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Guatemala.
• United States midfielder Benny Feilhaber left England's Derby to join Danish team Aarhus. Feilhaber, part of the U.S. team at the Beijing Olympics, played 10 times for Derby last season after joining from Hamburg in August 2007.
Horses: Genuine Risk dies at 31
• Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, died Monday at Newstead Farm in Upperville, Va. The 1980 Derby winner died peacefully about 7:30 a.m. at the age of 31 after eating a hearty breakfast and being turned out in her paddock, said Cindy Perry, an office administrator at the farm. Perry said the filly had not been ill. Genuine Risk was the oldest living Derby winner, and the only filly to finish in the top three in each of the Triple Crown races. Ridden by Jacinto Vasquez in all three, she was second to Codex in a controversial Preakness, and then ran second to the Belmont Stakes.
• One hundred forty-year-old Saratoga Race Course in New York had what it believes to be a first Monday. The first four finishers in the Mechanicville Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares were all trained by the same person — Linda Rice. Ahvee's Destiny, Canadian Ballet, Silver Timber Karakorum Elektra are owned by different people or partnerships..
Other: NASCAR at night in Atlanta?
• NASCAR will run under the lights at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2009 on Labor Day weekend. Atlanta Motor Speedway and NASCAR officials are planning to announce a schedule change Tuesday that will include the night race announcement, said a racing official who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the change had not been made public. Meanwhile, there also is speculation the Iowa Speedway will gain a spot in the Nationwide Series schedule and the Chicagoland Speedway will add a Craftsman Truck Series date.
• Juan Martin del Potro, who has won four straight times on the ATP Tour, withdrew from the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven, Conn., citing exhaustion. Del Potro is ranked 17th in the world. He said he wanted to recover for the U.S. Open, which begins next week. On the court, , promising young American player John Isner defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
• Andre Iguodala, who helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the NBA playoffs for the first time in three years, was rewarded with the official announcement of a six-year contract worth a reported $80 million. Iguodala, 24, could have played this season under a one-year, $3.8 million qualifying offer and become an unrestricted free agent next year. When Philadelphia signed forward Elton Brand away from the Los Angeles Clippers, it became evident that keeping Iguodala was vital.
• Virginia Tech suspended receiver Zach Luckett indefinitely for a violation of team policy. Coach Frank Beamer had no comment beyond announcing the suspension of the 6-foot-3, 212-pound expected starter who played in all 14 games last season.
From Beacon Journal wire services
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