golf • Tom Kite shot a 3-under 67 in calmer morning conditions to take a one-stroke lead over fellow early starters Mark O'Meara, Michael Allen and Joe Ozaki in the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Potomac, Md., the Champions Tour's final major of the season. Bernhard Langer, the British Senior Open and U.S. Senior Open winner in consecutive weeks, shot a 71. U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin had a 76, and Fred Couples shot a 78.

• John Rollins kicked off the new McGladrey Classic with his best round of the year, a 7-under 63 at Sea Island to take a one-shot lead over David Toms and rookie Troy Merritt at St. Simons Island, Ga.

Zach Johnson (70) and Matt Kuchar (67) moved a bit slower having just returned from a long, wet week at the Ryder Cup. Kuchar challenged the lead until taking a double bogey on the 16th.

From wire reports