Daly Shoots 63-64 to Lead in Munich

John Daly followed up a 63 with an eight-under-par 64 Friday to take a four-stroke lead over Australia’s Adam Scott after two rounds of the BMW International in Munich, Germany.

Daly, who hasn’t won a tournament since the 1995 British Open at St. Andrews, had two eagles and six birdies. He is at 17-under 127 halfway through the tournament.

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Annika Sorenstam, seeking her seventh victory of the year, shot a six-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the State Farm Classic at Springfield, Ill.

The Swedish star matched the tournament 36-hole record of 13-under 131 set by Laura Davies in 1994. Kate Golden and Emilee Klein were tied for second.

In her last start, Sorenstam won the Canadian Open for her 29th career victory.

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Phil Tataurangi collapsed on the 17th tee during the PGA’s Air Canada Championship at Surrey, British Columbia, then ignored the advice of doctors and resumed play.

The 29-year-old New Zealander fell to the ground, clutching his chest, midway through the second round. He never lost consciousness, but paramedics placed him on a stretcher at the side of the tee box and hooked him up to an oxygen tank. He shot a 72 and missed the cut by three strokes.

Tataurangi suffers from superventricular tachycardia, a heart condition that causes a sudden increase in his heart rate.

In the tournament, Joel Edwards shot a four-under-par 67 to take a two-stroke lead over Matt Kuchar and Sweden’s Per-Ulrik Johansson.

The opening day of play in the Kroger Senior Classic tournament was called off because of rain. Officials said the three-day tournament will be shortened to a two-day event, with play beginning this morning.

Motor Racing

Tony Stewart won’t wear a head and neck safety device in the Southern 500. However, fellow holdout Jimmy Spencer has decided to wear the Hutchens restraint system for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Darlington, S.C.

A team representative for Stewart said Friday that although the driver wore a Hutchens device during testing this week at Talladega Superspeedway, he would not put one on at Darlington.

Winston Cup rookie Kurt Busch won his first career pole, holding off Darlington dominator Jeff Gordon in qualifying for the Southern 500. Busch finished his lap at 168.048 mph, edging out Gordon’s run of 167.916 mph.

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David Coulthard and Juan Montoya wrecked their cars but were not hurt during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. World champion Michael Schumacher lost his front wing against the back wheel of Pedro de la Rosa while trying to pass at close to top speed.

Miscellany

Ayana Walker had 19 points and 19 rebounds, leading the U.S. women’s basketball team to an 87-69 victory over China for the gold medal in women’s basketball at the World University Games in Beijing.

The victory came a day after the U.S. men’s team was upset by China, 83-82, ending a 46-game winning streak by the Americans at the games.

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The Dallas Stars signed Pat Verbeek, a free-agent right wing who played for the Detroit Red Wings the last two seasons, to a one-year contract. Verbeek, 37, helped the Stars win the 1999 Stanley Cup before joining the Red Wings. ... Eric Tipton, a former professional baseball player and member of the National College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.