National Sports

SILVIS, Ill. — Michael Kim took a four-shot lead Friday at the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities, which was suspended twice because of weather concerns.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Brooke Henderson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Friday to move into a tie for the lead after two rounds at the Marathon Classic. The 20-year-old Canadian and Caroline Hedwall of Sweden were at 9-under 133 through 36 holes.

TORONTO — Last year, Josef Newgarden teased local product James Hinchcliffe about defeating him in his hometown race. This time, he's not kidding around. The defending Honda Indy champion wants to exact revenge on the Oakville, Ont.

VANCOUVER — Battered and bruised repeatedly over the course of his career, Travis Lulay is ready to return to action. The slumping B.C.

RABAT, Morocco — Canada's Shawn Barber cleared 5.60 metres to finish fourth in the pole vault at the Rabat Diamond League meet on Friday.

NEW YORK — Papa John's, which has featured founder John Schnatter as a spokesman in logos and TV ads, has begun pulling his image from its marketing and pledged to assess its diversity practices in response to his use of a racial slur.

CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell was back on the practice field Friday. Well, sort of. The Calgary Stampeders quarterback attended the team's rundown Friday, one day after its dominant 27-3 road win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

NETANYA, Israel — Canada is off to a winning start at the world lacrosse championship. Jeffrey Teat and Curtis Dickson scored three goals apiece as Canada doubled up England 12-6.

LONDON — Gabriela Dabrowski's run at Wimbledon is over. The Canadian and partner Yifan Xu of China, seeded sixth, lost 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to No. 12 seeds Nicole Melichar of the U.S.

TORONTO — Andreas Johnsson has inked a new deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward accepted his qualifying offer on Friday. It is a one-year, two-way contract with an NHL salary of US$787,500.