Parry Ties Herron for Lead With 64

Craig Parry shot an eight-under-par 64 Friday to tie Tim Herron for the lead after two rounds at the Buick Challenge at Pine Mountain, Ga.

Parry, who won the NEC Invitational at Sahalee two months ago for his first career PGA Tour victory in 235 starts, matched his lowest round ever on tour. The Aussie is at 13-under 131 at Callaway Gardens.

Herron, who took the first-round lead with a 63, made five birdies Friday and finished with a 68. Phil Mickelson shot a 67 and is one stroke behind.

Gray skies, a soggy golf course from a steady mist and soft greens allowed players to take aim at the flags.

More rain is expected over the weekend, so the starting times have been moved up to 8 a.m. today, and 7 a.m. Sunday, when daylight saving time begins.

Jonathan Byrd had a 66 and was at 11-under 133, while the group at 134 included David Toms (68), Chris Riley (66) and J.L. Lewis (66).

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Hale Irwin moved a bit closer to senior tour history, shooting a five-under 67 in his second round of the day to take the lead midway through the rain-delayed Senior Tour Championship at Oklahoma City.

Irwin, seeking to become the first senior golfer to win $3 million in a season, has a two-round total of seven-under 137. That was one shot better than defending champion Bob Gilder and Gil Morgan, and two ahead of Larry Nelson.

Irwin needs to finish fourth or better in this season-ending event to eclipse $3 million.

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Se Ri Pak had eight birdies in an opening seven-under 65 to take a four-stroke lead in the Nine Bridges Classic at Jeju Island, South Korea. Annika Sorenstam, Pak’s playing partner, shot a 73.

Cristie Kerr -- who used an eight-iron for a hole-in-one on the 160-yard No. 7 -- and Jackie Gallagher-Smith opened with 69s.

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Tennis

Top-seeded Jennifer Capriati was stunned by unseeded Alexandra Stevenson, 6-1, 6-1, in the quarterfinals of the Generali Open at Linz, Austria.

Stevenson’s semifinal opponent will be fifth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova, who beat ninth-seeded Anna Smashnova, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

American Chanda Rubin beat third-seeded Jelena Dokic, 7-5, 6-2, to advance to the semifinals. In another quarterfinal, fourth-seeded Justine Henin beat eighth-seeded Silvia Farina-Elia, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Third-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland beat No. 5 Andy Roddick of the United States, 7-6 (5), 6-1, to advance to the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament at Basel. He will play David Nalbandian, who knocked off top-seeded Tim Henman, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2.... Chile’s Marcelos Rios advanced to the semifinals of the Stockholm Open by defeating Swedish qualifier Andreas Vinciguerra, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Rios will play Morocco’s Hicham Arazi, a 7-5, 6-1 winner over Nicolas Massu.... Slovakia’s Karol Kucera overcame a slow start and beat seventh-seeded Gaston Gaudio, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open in Russia.... Top-seeded Kim Clijsters beat American Laura Granville, 6-0, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals of the Seat Open at Luxembourg.

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Miscellany

Five-time U.S. pairs champion Kyoko Ina has received a four-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for refusal to take a doping test July 18. That is the minimum sentence under International Skating Union rules, which allow for a lifetime ban and a $1-million fine in case of such refusal.

Ina’s attorney, Edward G. Williams, said Ina had not decided whether to make a further appeal of the case based on procedural improprieties. An appeal to the American Arbitration Assn. was rejected 2-1 after an Oct. 11 hearing.

Series leader Tony Stewart will start from the pole in the NAPA 500 on Sunday, because of a rainout of the first-ever night qualifying for the Winston Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.... Points leader Greg Biffle was awarded the pole for today’s race when rain washed away qualifying for the NASCAR Busch Series Aaron’s 312.

Jockey Garrett Gomez, who has not ridden since Sunday, might not be riding anytime soon.

Gomez, 30, has been off his mounts for what stewards Ingrid Fermin, Pete Pedersen and Tom Ward said are “personal reasons.” Pedersen said Gomez’s agent isn’t accepting mounts for the rider, who had nine winners in 56 races at Oak Tree and whose mounts have earned more than $4 million this year.

America’s Cup racing was called off for the second straight day because of strong wind at Auckland, New Zealand. The wind today on Hauraki Gulf averaged more than 19 knots, the maximum allowed. Similar conditions are forecast for Sunday and Monday.

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Passings

Roy Hord Jr., who played in the NFL with the Rams, then was longtime general manager of Riverside Raceway, died Thursday of cancer in Riverside. He was 67. See B section.