RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Amy Yang shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Lindsey Wright in the opening round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

HUMBLE, Texas — Angel Cabrera and Carl Pettersson shot 7-under 65 in calm morning conditions to top the Houston Open leaderboard before first-round play was suspended because of a thunderstorm.Only 51 players completed play before the horn sounded at 1:27 p.m.Defending champion Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Ernie Els, who needs a victory to qualify for the Masters next week, were playing their front nines when play was suspended.

COVINGTON, Ky. — The captain of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleading squad has been charged by a northern Kentucky grand jury with first-degree sexual abuse involving a student when she was a high school teacher.The Kentucky Enquirer reports Sarah Jones also was indicted on a charge of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual acts.

Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall have decided now is the time for the NBA.North Carolina said the three stars will enter the draft, ending a two-year run in which the Tar Heels made deep NCAA tournament runs only to fall a game short of the Final Four.

MONTREAL — The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise with great history.