Mickelson (60) Makes Himself Right at Home

Arizona still feels like home to Phil Mickelson, especially on a day like Friday, when he had one of the best rounds of his golfing life, and one of the lowest scores in PGA Tour history.

The Arizona State alumnus, who lived in Scottsdale before moving to California, tied the course record with an 11-under-par 60 in the second round of the FBR Open.

Mickelson birdied the final five holes to finish one stroke shy of the PGA Tour record for 18 holes -- 59, held by Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval.

The Masters champion is the 16th player to shoot a 60.

He shares the lead at nine-under 133 with Kevin Na, at 21 the youngest player on the tour. Na shot a six-under 65.

It was the lowest round for Mickelson in an official PGA Tour event, bettering a third-round 61 in his 2001 Greater Hartford Open victory. He shot a 59 on Nov. 24 at the PGA Grand Slam.

Mickelson tied the FBR Open -- formerly the Phoenix Open -- course record set by Grant Waite in 1996 and tied by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001.

Mickelson had nine birdies and an eagle on the 7,216-yard Tournament Players Club course, where he won in 1996.

Bernhard Langer and Michael Allen shot 66s and shared third place at six-under 136, three shots behind the leaders.

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Colin Montgomerie shot a six-under 65 to share the second-round lead with Peter Lonard in the Heineken Classic at Melbourne, Australia.

Montgomerie and Lonard, who had a 68, are at nine-under 133. Jarrod Lyle (66) and Trevor Immelman (69) are at 134. Ernie Els, trying to win the event for the fourth year in a row, had a 64. He is three shots back and tied for eighth.

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Winter Sports

Janica Kostelic of Croatia, who was sidelined all of last season after thyroid surgery and several knee operations, won the combined at the world Alpine skiing championships at Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy.

Kostelic completed the challenging program of a morning downhill and two afternoon slalom runs in a combined time of 2 minutes 53.70 seconds.

Anja Paerson of Sweden, who trailed Kostelic closely the entire day, took the silver in 2:55.15 and Marlies Schild of Austria won the bronze in 2:56.40. Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., was fourth in 2:56.60.

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Tennis

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport needed only 54 minutes to overpower Iveta Benesova, 6-1, 6-2, and advance to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo. She will play third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated eighth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).

Second-seeded Maria Sharapova also advanced, beating sixth-seeded Elena Likhovtseva, 6-3, 6-3. She will play Shinobu Asagoe, who defeated fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva, 6-3, 6-4.

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Baseball

The Angels agreed to terms on one-year contracts with utility player Robb Quinlan and pitchers Matt Hensley and Joe Saunders. Quinlan, 28, batted .344 with five home runs and 23 RBIs in 66 games last year. He had a 21-game hitting streak.

The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms on a one-year, $8.95-million contract with third baseman Aramis Ramirez and a one-year, $3.76-million contract with right-hander Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs also agreed to a minor league contract with former Dodger Dave Hansen.

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Soccer

For the first time in Major League Soccer’s 10-year history, the league’s 12 clubs each will feature reserve teams, and with that in mind the Galaxy and Chivas USA added a total of nine players to their rosters in the MLS supplemental draft.

Galaxy Coach Steve Sampson selected three forwards and two defenders. Chivas Coach Thomas Rongen selected two goalkeepers and two midfielders.

Cal State Northridge defender Benjamin Benditson was the first player chosen by the Galaxy, the 10th player selected overall.

Rongen made Cal State Dominguez Hills goalkeeper Javier Barragan the second player picked, behind Clemson midfielder Steven Rhyne, taken by Real Salt Lake.

League rosters have been increased to 28 players this season, with 18 players on the senior roster and 10 on the developmental roster.

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Miscellany

Atlanta Thrasher star Dany Heatley was sentenced in Atlanta to three years of probation and must give 150 speeches about the dangers of speeding after pleading guilty in the death of teammate Dan Snyder in a car accident on Sept. 29, 2003. In exchange for his plea, the only felony charge -- first-degree vehicular homicide -- was dropped along with a charge of reckless driving.

Houston Comet forward Tina Thompson is six months pregnant with her first child and will sit out part of the WNBA season, which starts May 21.

Thompson, the team’s career leader in scoring and rebounding, said the baby is due in mid- to late May. The father of the baby boy is Miami Heat guard Damon Jones, who is Thompson’s boyfriend.

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Mike Penner is on assignment.