Michael Thompson, Chad Campbell share lead at Canadian Open

Michael Thompson followed his even-par opening round with a four-under-par 66 on Friday, moving into a tie with fellow American Chad Campbell at four-under 136 after the second round of the RBC Canadian Open at Vancouver.

Campbell shot a 67 in the morning, and Thompson bettered that in the afternoon, finishing with a birdie on the tough 472-yard, par-four 18th.

Paul Goydos (69) and Lee Janzen (68) had a share of the lead before bogeys on their final hole dropped them to 137 after another tough day in the thick rough along the tight, tree-lined Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.

Masters champion Charl Schwartzel (67), Geoff Ogilvy (68), Rickie Fowler (69), Jerry Kelly (67), Canadians David Hearn (68) and Adam Hadwin (66), and first-round leader Kris Blanks (71) were at two under.

Americans Mark Calcavecchia and Lee Rinker had a two-shot lead after the second round of the Senior British Open at Walton on the Hill, England.

Calcavecchia made six birdies in his three-under 69. He was joined at seven under by Rinker and Canada’s Rod Spittle, who each shot 67 at Walton Heath.

Australian Peter Fowler was two shots back after a 68, with Americans John Cook (67) and Mike Goodes (70) tied at four under. Defending champion Bernhard Langer faded with a 76 and was nine shots off the pace.

Miki Saiki of Japan took a one-stroke lead at the Evian Masters, shooting a five-under 67 in the second round to move to nine under in Evian-les-Bains, France. Saiki leads Americans Angela Stanford, whose 66 included seven birdies, and Stacy Lewis (67).

Sweden’s Alexander Noren shot a six-under 66 and had a three-stroke lead after the second round of the European Tour’s Nordea Masters at Stockholm. He finished at 11-under 133. India’s Shiv Kapur (66) trailed by three shots.

Danielle Kang poured it on down the stretch of her semifinal match against Lisa McCloskey, advancing to the championship of the Women’s North & South Amateur at Pinehurst, N.C. Kang, from Thousand Oaks, took a three-hole lead at the turn and went on to a four-and-two victory against USC’s McCloskey. Kang will take on incoming Trojans freshman Doris Chen in the 36-hole final. … Jordan Spieth of Dallas beat Adam Ball of Richmond, Va., seven and five to advance to the final of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Bremerton, Wash. Spieth will face Chelso Barrett of Keene, N.H., who beat Colombia’s Nicolas Echavarria in 19 holes. … Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn advanced to the final of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship with an eight and six victory over Amy Lee of Brea at Olympia Fields, Ill. In the other semifinal, Dottie Ardina of the Philippines beat Yu Liu of China, two and one.

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NCAA finds no new violations at Ohio State

The NCAA told Ohio State that the university will not be hit with charges of lack of institutional control after a memorabilia-for-cash scandal involving football players that cost coach Jim Tressel his job.

NCAA investigators informed Ohio State in a letter the school released Friday that they have not found any new violations, and they won’t cite the school for failing to monitor its football program. Tressel stepped down in May.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Tennessee self-imposed a two-year probation on its athletics department as part of its response to alleged NCAA violations. The probation, along with other smaller penalties, are outlined in the university’s 191-page official response to the NCAA allegations, which was filed in May and obtained by the newspaper.

The top prosecutor in Hennepin County, Minn., said brother of late NHL player Derek Boogaard should have known better than to give his brother a narcotic pain pill the day after Boogaard got out of treatment. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman told reporters that Boogaard had gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center in New York the day before his brother gave him the pill that contributed to his death.

Aaron Boogaard, 24, was charged Friday with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Freeman said Aaron Boogaard won’t face more serious charges because prosecutors can’t prove the pill directly caused Derek Boogaard’s death.

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards pleaded guilty in his drunken-driving case in New York. Edwards’ misdemeanor case will be closed without jail time or probation if he meets conditions that include paying a $500 fine and staying in an NFL substance abuse counseling program. … NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett pleaded guilty to driving while impaired in North Carolina District Court in Mooresville.

John Isner beat Yen-Hsun Lu, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the semifinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships, and Gilles Muller upset No. 2-seeded Kevin Anderson, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). … Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon defeated top-seeded Gael Monfils, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the German Open at Hamburg. Simon will play fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the semifinals. Nicolas Almagro and fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco will meet in the other semifinal … Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva defeated Anna Tatishvili, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2, to reach the semifinals of the Baku Cup at Baku, Azerbaijan.

Austin Dillon passed NASCAR truck series points leader Johnny Sauter on the 127th lap and cruised to his first win of the season in the Lucas Deep Clean 200 at Nashville Superspeedway in Bladeville, Tenn.

Valerie Arioto tripled home the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the sixth, lifting the U.S. to a 5-2 victory against Australia at the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City.

The U.S. men’s water polo team completed group play at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai with a 20-3 win against South Africa. The U.S. finished third in Group D and next plays Canada on Sunday.