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KAPALUA, Hawaii - Russell Henley found Kapalua to be a lot more fun the second time around.Henley made four birdie putts outside 20 feet on his way to an 8-under 65 on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over Bae Sang-Moon in the opening round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.Henley made his debut last year in the winners-only event that starts the year and never broke 70. The Plantation Course offered up far better scores without the typical wind off the west coast of Maui.Bae was in Honolulu practicing last week when he learned the South Korean government had denied an extension of his overseas travel permit. Bae has deferred his mandatory military service, and there are questions over how much time he spent at home during this deferral. He has hired a legal firm to sort out the problems, but he caused a stir back home when he was quoted as saying he would not being going back to South Korea. What he meant was that he was not required to be there while the law firm worked on it.Most players have not competed in nearly two months, except those who were at the Hero World Challenge the first week of December or played overseas. Masters champion Bubba Watson played in Thailand to close out his best year ever, and he has been at Kapalua for the last week before his shots counted. He had a 70, a reasonable start, though he has yet to break 69 in 12 rounds on the Plantation Course.Jimmy Walker and Patrick Reed, who joined Watson as the only multiple winners on tour last year who are at Kapalua, led a group at 67 that included Scott Stallings, Robert Streb and Ben Martin, who chipped in for eagle on the 18th with a shot that would have gone 20 feet by the hole if it hadnt banged into the pin. Matt Kuchar, never far from the hunt, was among those at 68.SOUTH AFRICAN OPENJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Englands Andy Sullivan shot a 2-under 70 in the South African Open to take a one-shot lead over South African star Charl Schwartzel.Sullivan had an 8-under 136 total at Glendower. Schwartzel shot 69. Five-time champion Ernie Els followed his opening 67 with 77 to drop into a tie for 34th. . Trailing 4-1 in the final set, Sharapova steadied her erratic service game and took command again to beat the 56th-ranked American 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on clay at the Magic Box tennis centre. The ninth-ranked Russian looked to be cruising before McHale broke late in the second set to tie the match and then took her commanding lead in the final set after breaking Sharapova. . -- Without Carey Price, the run for a first Stanley Cup in 21 years got steeper and longer for the Montreal Canadiens. . Harrison Barnes had 15 points and Reggie Bullock scored 11 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-1 ACC), who took the court for the first time without starter Dexter Strickland. The junior guard tore his right ACL last Thursday at Virginia Tech and will miss the rest of the season. . Especially after he got ejected. "How many innings was that?" he wondered. . It was the first game back in Columbus for Rangers star Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets franchise leader in goals, assists and games. He was given a standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period, but was booed loud and long after a second-period, two-handed shove up high on Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants re-signed defensive tackle Mike Patterson and added cornerback Zack Bowman on Monday. Patterson spent last season with the Giants after eight years in Philadelphia. He played in all 16 games for the first time since 2009 and made 35 tackles (22 solo). In nine years, Patterson has played in 131 regular-season games with 100 starts, and started seven post-season games. The Giantts lost starting DT Linval Joseph as a free agent to the Vikings.dddddddddddd But they still have Cullen Jenkins, Patterson, Johnathan Hankins and Markus Kuhn. Bowman played his first six seasons with the Bears. His career statistics include 151 tackles (131 solo), 10 interceptions, 19 passes defenced, two forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries, two for touchdowns. He also plays special teams. ' ' '
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