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PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Morgan Pressel slogged through rain and muck to take the lead Saturday after two rounds in the LPGA Championship. Next up is a 36-hole marathon Sunday. "I run a lot," Pressel said, laughing. "Im in plenty good of enough shape to get through 36 holes tomorrow." She shot a 2-under 70 at Locust Hill to reach 6-under 138 -- two shots ahead of the top-ranked Park and Chella Choi in the second LPGA Tour major of the season. Park had a 68 to give herself an opportunity to add to her three wins already this season, including the Kraft Nabisco Championship in April. Choi struggled with a 73 to relinquish her first-round lead. Jiyai Shin, Amy Yang and Sarah Jane Smith were tied for fourth at 3 under. And there were seven more players at 1 under or better after two rounds, which should make for a long and topsy-turvy final day. The change in schedule came after nearly five inches of rain fell Thursday, forcing officials to postpone the first round. "Its going to be very tough physically, I mean, especially walking on these wet fairways," Park said. "Theres going to be many holes, but yeah, just try not to lose my focus." The forecast for Sunday is promising, calling for sunny conditions and temperatures in the high 70s. A light and intermittent drizzle fell through most of Saturday morning further drenching the 6,500-yard course. Then there were two brief but heavy downpours in the mid-afternoon before the rain finally relented after about 2:30 p.m. That led to soppy fairways. It made the slick, overgrown rough even more difficult to hit out of. And even hitting the greens didnt guarantee relief. Pressels tee shot on the par-3 seventh plugged 20 feet below the hole, from where she two-putted. That was actually fine with her. With a laugh, she was thankful the ball stuck where it did because it was a better place than above the hole. From Boca Raton, Fla., Pressel is attempting to end a string of eight straight majors won by Asian-born players. Pressel also hasnt won since claiming the Kapalua LPGA Classic in 2008. A year earlier, at the age of 18, she won the Kraft Nabisco to become the youngest LPGA player to win a major. "It was a long time ago. Ive been through a lot since then," Pressel said. "A lot has happened in golf and life. But that being said, Ive done it before. So I just need to go out there and remember that I can do it, and just get it done." Last year, Pressel struggled in dealing with injuries to her thumb and left wrist. This year, she has missed three of the past four cuts of tournaments entered. Her best finish of the season is a tie for 10th at Singapore in March. Starting on No. 9 Saturday, Pressel birdied three of her first six holes to get to 7 under, before faltering. She bogeyed Nos. 16 and 18. Pressel nearly gave up another stroke on the short par-4 second, but saved par by sinking a 10-foot putt. Pressel then padded her lead with a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 eighth. "The tournament is only halfway finished, but I feel good about my approach to playing," Pressel said. "Itll be a long day, but I need to stay mentally focused." The cut was set at 6 over, the highest in relationship to par of any LPGA Tour event this season, leaving 77 players in the field. Park joined Michelle Wie in shooting the second-rounds lowest score in carding five birdies and a bogey-5 on No. 14. With three wins already this season, including a major, the 25-year-old is carrying plenty of confidence into Sunday. "I would be less nervous than at the Kraft," she said. "That kind of experience really helps going into major championships like this where you get the situation and youve experienced it before. You feel a lot more comfortable." Wie put herself back in the hunt. She was at even par after a 68 to match not only her best round of the season, but best in six appearances at Locust Hill. She credited her five-birdie, one-bogey round to being more patient and laying off her driver, which Wie blamed on costing most of her strokes a day earlier. "Im starting to understand this golf course a little more every year," said Wie, who missed the cut last year at Locust Hill with a two-round total of 12-over 156. "Ive tried a lot of different things on this golf course over the past couple of years. And in some conditions, if youre feeling great, (hitting driver) does work. But sometimes it will nip you in the butt if you get a little greedy here." At the very least, Wie is hoping shes found a groove while attempting to build off last week, when she had a season-best ninth-place tie at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. "Shooting 68 today, really gives me the confidence," she said. Defending champion Shanshan Feng also was even after a 70. This marks the second of the tours past three majors to feature a 36-round final day. The second round of the Womens British Open was postponed due to rain last September. Shin rallied to win that event, beating Park by a whopping nine strokes. Only three shots back after a second-round 73, Shin intends to pace herself through the morning, before taking a more aggressive approach if necessary in the afternoons fourth round. "This course is really tough," Shin said. "So I just try to keep focused and be patient tomorrow." Cheap Wholesale Under Armour Shoes .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. Discount Under Armour Shoes . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. http://www.underarmourwholesale.com/ .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. 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French prosecutors working to unpick webs of alleged pay-offs for IAAF protection of athletes who were doping are still gathering evidence, with Russia now cooperating, so there could still be more dark headlines for Coe to deal with.Still, comfortable passage of reforms championed by the middle-distance former Olympic champion and the recognition voiced by athletics officials that they and their sport risked being marginalized if they rejected change do put increasing daylight between the Diack and Coe eras.This is a good and historic day for our sport, Coe said, his mood noticeably lifted by the voting result of North Korean proportions.In another boost, the IAAF also announced a new sponsor, Japanese sportswear manufacturer Asics, to replace Adidas, which cut short their commercial partnership that had been due to run until 2019. The three-year deal with Asics will run through the IAAFs world championships in 2017 and 2019.Coes vigorous campaigning was rewarded with congress delegates standing up one after the other to voice support before casting votes.We need to act now to save our sport, said Paula Radcliffe, the womens marathon record holder, speaking for Britain.Open balloting made it possible to identify the 10 countries that voted `No, making them look isolated in the sea of 182 `Yes votes. Jamaica, home to Usain Bolt and womens Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson, was onne of five abstainers.ddddddddddddCoes presidency was almost immediately plunged into crisis after he took over from Diack in August 2015. He reminded the congress that police officers raided IAAF offices, seizing files, when he was just settling in. He noted that recent additional grotesque allegations of wrongdoing under Diack spoke of extraordinary sums of money allegedly changing hands.You should all feel violated, Coe said. This is money that could have been used for the development of athletics.Warning that we cannot let this happen again, Coe said too much power had been concentrated in too few hands under Diack, now facing corruption and money-laundering charges in France. He said the reforms will ensure that never again can one person wield unchecked power, and are required for the multi-million dollar business that athletics has become.Were putting in place a framework that should have been there years ago, he said.The so-called integrity unit planned for launch in April is the standout change. It will handle doping cases involving all international-level athletes, taking that job away from IAAF member countries. The IAAF argues the change will quicken the punishment of cheats, make punishments more uniform, and remove opportunities for favoritism and corruption. The IAAF said the units annual budget of US$8 million (7.5 million euros) will double what it currently spends on anti-doping.Women will be equally represented on the IAAF ruling council by 2027, and council members -- including the president -- will be limited to no more than three four-year terms. Athletes will double their council representation from one seat to two.While some delegates expressed reservations, including about the open vote, reform supporters carried the day.We have to save athletics, said Ethiopian running great Haile Gebrselassie, president of his countrys athletics federation.It does need cleaning, said former Olympic and world javelin champion Andreas Thorkildsen. Thats just a fact. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '