Sports in Brief: Wie claims share of 3d-round lead
The two were at 10-under 206 on the Guadalajara Country Club course.
Tiger Woods slipped from a 3-shot lead into a three-way tie with Australians Greg Chalmers and James Nitties after shooting a par 72 going into the final round of the Australian Masters in Melbourne.
George McNeill is in a four-way tie with Mathias Gronberg, Justin Leonard, and Justin Rose (13-under 203) going into the final round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Asuka Nakahara, 53, of Merion became the first Asian American to be appointed to the PGA Board yesterday in New Orleans.
NFL: Miami linebacker Joey Porter, who has been slowed by a right hamstring injury, is being kept out of today's game at Tampa Bay by Dolphins coach Tony Sparano.
AUTO RACING: Carl Edwards rolled to a dominating win in the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Ariz., that temporarily staved off Kyle Busch's bid to win the Nationwide Series title.
COLLEGES: No. 10 Drexel (19-3) upset No. 5 Connecticut, 3-2, in the Dragons' first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I field hockey tournament in College Park, Md. Kim Tunell scored two goals and Carolina Gibernau had the other against the Huskies (19-3).
Drexel will play defending champion Maryland, the overall top seed, today.
SOCCER: Ned Grabavoy's seventh-round penalty kick gave Real Salt Lake a 5-4 win over the Chicago Fire in Bridgeville, Ill., and a berth in next Sunday's MLS Cup final against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
- Staff and wire reports




