Letzig has third-round PGA Palm Coast lead
PALM COAST, Fla., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Michael Letzig birdied his final hole Saturday to post a 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Ginn sur Mer Classic in Florida.
Letzig finished 54 holes at 7-under 209.
Ryan Palmer reached 9-under, but bogeys at 15 and 16 dropped him into a tie with Letzig.
Palmer, in the last group, elected to hit a driver off the deck at the par-5 18th and pulled his shot into the water. He wound up with a bogey and a tie for second.
Palmer finished with an even-par 72 and is tied for second with Englishman Kenneth Ferrie (67) and John Huston (70) at 6-under 210.
Mark Wilson (67) and Ken Duke (72) share fifth at 211.
The second round was completed Saturday morning after darkness stopped action Friday. Saturday's conditions were windy.
In-Kyung Kim has LPGA lead in South Korea
INCHEON, South Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Hana Bank KOLON Championship South Korea.
Kim was at 139 after 36 holes. Hee-Won Han also had a 69 Saturday to move into a tie for second place at 140 with Karen Stupples (70).
Candie Kung (71), Jeong Jang (71), Christina Kim (71) and Amy Yang (73) share fourth place at 141.
Packers release their alltime sacks leader
GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The Green Bay Packers have released defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, their all-time sacks leader.
The pass-rushing specialist, in his ninth NFL season out of San Diego State, had compiled 74 1/2 sacks.
Last season, he surpassed the 68 1/2 sacks made by the late Reggie White.
In 2008, he played in seven games, starting once, and was credited with eight solo tackles, but just one-half sack.
"We want to thank Kabeer for his contributions to the Green Bay Packers," General Manager Ted Thompson said on the team's Web site. "During his time here, he has been a big part of our organization and our community. We wish Kabeer and his family well."
"My nine years as a Green Bay Packer have been a blessing that is beyond words," Gbaja-Biamila said. "I thank God for bringing me to this first-class organization and first-class community."
Tsonga, Nalbandian advance to Paris tennis final
PARIS, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- French crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and defending champion David Nalbandian were semifinal winners Saturday at the Paribas Paris Masters tennis tournament.
The 13th-seeded Tsonga advanced to the championship match with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over American James Blake, the tournament's 11th seed. Tsonga recorded 12 aces and never suffered a service break.
Nalbandian, an Argentine, was a 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 winner over sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko in the other semifinal.
Tsonga is in position to become the first Frenchman since Sebastien Grosjean in 2001 to win the event at the Bercy indoor arena. He has won one title during his brief career, avenging a loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2008 Australian Open final with a victory over the Serbian star in this season's Thailand Open.
Nalbandian had beaten red-hot Andy Murray of Scotland in the quarterfinals.
Sunday's Tsonga-Nalbandian winner will take home a $450,000 champion's check.
Busch gets 10th Nationwide win of year
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch tied Sam Ard's 1983 record of 10 Nationwide Series victories in a season by winning Saturday's O'Reilly Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway.
The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver led 174 of 200 laps, but had to hold off a hard-charging Carl Edwards at the finish.
Edwards' second-place finish allowed him to move within 91 points of Series leader Clint Bowyer, with just Phoenix and Homestead remaining on the schedule.
Mark Martin, Joey Logano and David Ragan completed the top-five. Bowyer finished sixth.
