Branshaw leads by two at PGA Viking Classic
MADISON, Miss., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- David Branshaw shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to increase his lead to two strokes after three rounds of the PGA's Viking Classic at Madison, Miss.
Branshaw completed 54 holes at 13-under-par 203, and owns a 54-hole lead for the first time in his PGA Tour career. He will be seeking his first tour win Sunday.
The Viking Classic caught up Saturday from a two-hour, 41-minute weather delay Thursday.
Bill Haas, who is also looking for his first PGA Tour win, had a 70 Saturday is second at 205.
Three-time PGA Tour winner Chad Campbell fired a 64 to jump into a share of third place at 10-under 206. He is tied with Johnson Wagner (68) and 2003 PGA champion Shaun Micheel (68).
Fred Funk, who won this year at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, posted his third straight 69 to take a share of sixth at 207 with Jay Delsing (70) and Boo Weekley (70).
Ochoa moves past Prammanasudh at Navistar
PRATTVILLE, Ala., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to move past Stacy Prammanasudh into first after three rounds of the Navistar LPGA Classic at Prattville, Ala.
Ochoa -- ranked No. 1 in the world -- finished 54 holes at 13-under-par 203 and is one stroke ahead of Prammanasudh, who bogeyed her last hole to fall out of a share of first and a 1-over 73.
Virada Nirapathpongporn and Maria Hjorth both had 70s on Saturday and are tied for third place at 207.
Angela Stanford shot a 7-under 65 in the third round to take fifth at 208, one better than Nicole Castrale, who had a 70 on Saturday.
Prammanasudh took a three-shot lead into Saturday's third round.
Ochoa has six victories so far this year and has won her last three starts.
Continental Europe leads the Seve Trophy
KILLENARD, Ireland, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Continental Europe Saturday has a 9 1/2 - 8 ½ lead over Great Britain & Ireland after three days of the European Tour's Seve Trophy at Killenard, Ireland.
Continental built a lead of 8 1/2-5 1/2, but the Great Britain & Ireland team captured three of the four afternoon foursomes to pull within a point heading into Sunday's final day.
Great Britain & Ireland earned wins from Justin Rose and Nick Dougherty, who beat Raphael Jacquelin and Gregory Havret 2 & 1; Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson, who posted a 3 & 2 victory over Peter Hanson and Soren Hansen; and Phillip Archer and Bradley Dredge, who topped Markus Brier and Miguel Angel Jimenez 2-up.
Continental's only victory in foursomes was the 3 & 2 win by Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Robert Karlsson over Colin Montgomerie and Graeme Storm.
Fernandez-Castano filled in for Thomas Bjorn, who was out with a stomach ailment, and combined with Karlsson to win twice during the day.
Solo kicked off World Cup squad
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Goaltender Hope Solo has been dismissed from the U.S. Women's World cup team.
Her dismissal by Coach Greg Ryan came after her critical remarks in the wake of the United States' stunning 4-0 loss to Brazil in Thursday’s quarterfinals. The loss ended the team's 51-match winning streak.
Ryan benched Solo in favor of veteran Brianna Scurry, even though Solo had not allowed a goal in 300 minutes.
Ryan defended his decision, and Solo was banned because it was felt she would be a distraction for Sunday morning's third-place match against Norway.
"This team will come together," Ryan insisted. "Sometimes opposition or frustration from different sources can help a team be even stronger."
Solo said she was not criticizing Scurry, but felt she would have done a better job against Brazil.
Scurry was 12-0 against Brazil before the loss, including two victories earlier this year.
Kyle Busch wins Kansas City Busch race
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch took his first lead with 17 laps to go and won Saturday's Yellow Transportation 300 Busch Series race at the Kansas Speedway.
Busch finished 0.085 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth for his third victory of the season and 10th of his Busch career.
Kenseth was on the pole for the 200 laps race, but it was points leader Carl Edwards who led the first lap and beyond. Edwards led eight laps before he gave up the top spot to Denny Hamlin, who lasted just one lap before Kenseth retook the lead.
Greg Biffle, and then Jeff Burton, took turns in the lead, but Kenseth was never far from the top, falling back no lower than fourth.
