*GOLF: Tom Watson made four birdies on the front nine and shot a 4-under 66 to move into a second-place tie with Jay Haas, one stroke behind Lonnie Nielsen, after the first round of the Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Md. … Janice Moodie shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over amateur Alexis Thompson, 14, in the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala. Michelle Wie and Lorena Ochoa were two back. … State Farm Insurance Cos. renewed its contract to sponsor the LPGA’s annual tour stop in Springfield through 2011. … Rookie Leif Olson shot a 6-under 66 to tie Tim Petrovic for the first-round lead at the Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y.
*COLLEGES: Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will not start for No.8 Oklahoma on Saturday at No.17 Miami. Coach Bob Stoops did not say whether Bradford, who sprained his throwing shoulder in the Sooners’ opener, could serve as Landry Jones’ backup. … Larry Stewart, the play-by-play man for Illinois football and basketball from the mid-1940s to 1980, died Monday in Camarillo, Calif. He was 87. … Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson said reports that football coach Tommy West has agreed to a buyout of his contract are “absolutely untrue.” … Noel Devine ran for a career-high 220 yards and a touchdown, leading host West Virginia (3-1) to a 35-24 victory over Colorado (1-3). … Tennessee basketball forward Emmanuel Negedu will consult with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic after he was revived by the Volunteers’ training staff following a post-practice workout Monday. … Penn State gave basketball coach Ed DeChellis a three-year contract extension through 2013-14
*WNBA: Tamika Catchings (19 points, 11 assists) fell one rebound shy of the first triple-double in WNBA finals history, and the Indiana Fever beat the host Phoenix Mercury 93-84 to square the best-of-five series 1-1. … The Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry and Marynell Meadors were named rookie and coach of the year, respectively.
*NHL: Veteran forward Brendan Shanahan, 40, left the Devils after they told him he would not be on their top three lines. … The Stars signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a four-year, $13.2million contract extension through 2013-14.
*ALSO: U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer will be questioned by a Belgian anti-doping committee for allegedly failing to report her whereabouts to investigators three times over the last 18 months, her spokesman said. … Defender Jimmy Conrad and forward Kenny Cooper were picked for a largely unchanged U.S. roster for World Cup qualifiers Oct. 10 at Honduras and Oct. 14 against Costa Rica in Washington, D.C.
