Broadhurst, Filipe-Lima lead in Portugal
CASCAIS, Portugal, April 1 (UPI) -- Paul Broadhurst and Jose Filipe-Lima finished the second round at 8-under-par 134 Friday and shared the lead in the Estoril Open de Portugal.
Filipe-Lima shot a 65 and Broadhurst a 66.
Simon Dyson and Barry Lane tied for third at 135.
Paul Lawrie Cesar Monasterio, Stuart Little and Ian Garbutt were another stroke back.
The first-round leader, Markus Brier, slipped to an 8-over-par 79 and barely made the cut in the European Tour event.
BellSouth Classic postponed again
DULUTH, Ga., April 1 (UPI) -- Heavy rain Friday postponed the BellSouth Classic at Georgia's TPC at Sugarloaf for a second straight day.
The first round of the tournament now is scheduled to begin early Saturday.
Tournament officials said the plan is to play 18 holes Saturday, another 18 Sunday and 36 Monday.
The tournament leads up to the Masters, which begins Thursday in Augusta.
Defending Masters champion Phil Mickelson and U.S. Open champion Refief Goosen, the fourth- and fifth-ranked golfers in the world, lead the field in the BellSouth event.
Former Armstrong aide makes drug claim
AUSTIN, Texas, April 1 (UPI) -- A former assistant to Lance Armstrong claims he found a banned steroid in the Spain home of the Austin, Texas, Tour de France champion, says a report.
The accusation by Mike Anderson is contained in court documents filed Thursday, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The newspaper reported Anderson, who worked for Armstrong until November, and the cycling champion are involved in a lawsuit regarding Anderson's termination and alleged promises made to him by Armstrong to help him open a bike shop.
Armstrong filed the first suit in December. Thursday's filing was part of Anderson's counterclaim, the report said.
Armstrong was in training in Europe Thursday. Tim Herman, Armstrong's attorney in Austin, said he was not surprised by the counterclaim, since Anderson's attorneys first made the drug allegations. He said the attorneys had demanded $500,000.
"We told them unequivocally we are not going to pay blackmail or extortion money on something that's not true.''
Anderson's attorney, Hal Gillespie, said the $500,000 was part of a "settlement proposal and not a demand" put to Armstrong before the suits were filed.
Tackle Chris Hovan joins Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed defensive tackle Chris Hovan, who started five years for the Minnesota Vikings, the Bucs announced Friday.
Hovan became a starter as a rookie for the Vikings, who drafted him in the first round in 2000, and played in 77 games, recording 243 tackles, 17 sacks and four fumble recoveries.
The 6-2, 298-pound Hovan is considered "a hustling, high-motor player with good field instincts," a report on the Buccaneers Web site said.
Before joining the NFL, Hovan was the first Boston College player to be named to the all-Big East team three times.
