Sports Briefs

The Detroit Lions will hold the team's annual NFL draft day party today at Ford Field from 3 to approximately 8 p.m. Fans will have the opportunity to watch the draft, which begins at 4 p.m. (TSN, ESPN, Football Network) on Ford Field's large video boards and enjoy other festivities scheduled for draft day. Admission to the Draft Day Party is free to the public, and no ticket is required. Windsor's Tang Bacheyie, a defensive back with the University of Kansas, is eligible for the draft, which continues Sunday with rounds three through seven.

Lehman solid

Tom Lehman's debut on the Champions Tour got off to a promising start, with some help from teammate Bernhard Langer. They were tied for the lead at 11-under with Fuzzy Zoeller and John Jacobs after Friday's first round of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in Savannah, Ga. Both teams shot a combined 61 in the better-ball event and led by a stroke at The Club at Savannah Harbor, an island course in the middle of the Savannah River.

Ochoa in front

Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot her second straight bogey-free eight-under 65 Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen in the LPGA Tour's Corona Championship in Morelia, Mexico. Ochoa, the top-ranked Mexican star who also won the 2006 tournament at Tres Marias, eagled the par-5 eighth hole and had six birdies. Fifth-ranked Pettersen shot a 64. Alena Sharp of Hamilton sits nine shots back after a second-round 68, while Lorie Kane of Charlottetown shot a 74 for a two-day four-over 150 and missed the cut.

Getty wins 12th straight

Leamington's Alyssa Getty set two tour records on the Plantation Junior Golf Tour. Firing rounds of 74-71 at an event in Ohio, Getty won her 12th event in a row and also earned weekend medalist honours for a fourth straight week. Officials from the tour informed the family that both accomplisments set tour records with the chance for more at the season's finale at Michigan State next Saturday.

Woods tees up

Tiger Woods is satisfied with his early season form and will play in the next two events on the PGA Tour, the world No. 1 said Friday. Woods has triumphed once and posted two other top-10 finishes in his three strokeplay appearances this year and is eager to compete at next week's Quail Hollow Championship in North Carolina and the Players Championship that follows.

Weir fails to qualify

Jerry Kelly moved into position for his first PGA Tour victory since his breakthrough 2002 season, shooting a six-under 66 Friday for a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La. Opening-round 76s by both Mike Weir of Bright's Grove, Ont., and Calgary's Stephen Ames proved to be their demise as they failed to make the one-under cutoff.

Lyon held goalless

Olympique Lyon's hopes of clinching an eighth consecutive Ligue 1 title suffered another blow when they were held to a goalless draw at home to Paris St Germain Friday. Lyon remains third in the standings on 61 points with five games left, three points adrift of leaders Olympique Marseille, who travel to Lille Sunday.

Davydenko to face Nadal

Third-seeded Nikolay Davydenko rallied for a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2 victory over Radek Stepanek Friday to reach a Barcelona Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal. David Ferrer and Fernando Gonzalez of Chile will meet in the other semifinal.

Terry awarded

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry was awarded the NBA sixth man award Friday for being the league's top reserve. While starting only 11 of his 74 games in the regular season, Terry averaged 19.6 points and 3.4 assists a game.