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INVERNESS, Scotland -- Alex Noren of Sweden rolled in five birdies in his last eight holes to shoot a 6-under 66 in calmer conditions and take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Scottish Open on Friday.On a day of lower scoring around the Castle Stuart links, Danny Lee of New Zealand (66) and Eddie Pepperell of England (67) were a shot behind Noren, who had an 8-under 136.Lee is only playing the Scottish Open after the PGA Tour canceled this weeks Greenbrier Classic because of flooding in West Virginia. Lee is defending champion at the Greenbrier and is donating money for every birdie ($500) and eagle ($1,000) he makes to the flood-relief efforts.Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson, two of the top names in the field, made the cut after shooting rounds of 69 but were nine shots off the lead. Matteo Manassero and Branden Grace (both 67) were in a four-way tie for fourth on 6-under overall.Winds were lighter after a blustery first round in northern Scotland and Noren found his form with the putter from No. 2 -- his 11th hole, after starting on the back nine. He birdied Nos. 2 and 3, then Nos. 6, 7 and 8. His tee shot at the par-3 8th landed about 2 feet from the pin.Noren didnt drop a shot and has just one bogey in two rounds.I just kind of worked on my swing, and youre messing around and all of a sudden I got a little bit better strike, said Noren, who has already qualified for the British Open at Royal Troon next week in Western Scotland.Played steady on the front nine, and then you know, my last nine holes, I really got it going.Lee, who also started at No. 10, had six birdies in a bogey-free round -- four of them coming between Nos. 1 and 6.I love to play great every week. But making birdies and eagles are very important to me this week, said Lee, who had five birdies in the first round. Its very unfortunate that happened at West Virginia. I won the Greenbrier Classic last year there and was so looking forward to go back there and interact with a lot of fans, and people were just so nice to me last year.I know its not that much to help everybody but Im trying to make as much birdies as possible to add a little bit of help.Mickelson made the cut, which was at 2 over, after recovering from two bogeys on his first four holes that put him on 6 over for the tournament. On the par-5 16th -- his seventh hole -- the five-time major champion ran a 2-iron to about 4 feet and made eagle. He birdied three of his last eight holes, including a 25-foot putt on No. 2.Mickelson said his putting was better Friday after taking time to make adjustments to the slower greens than he is used to playing on the PGA Tour.Ive been leaving every putt short here, he said. I just havent trusted it on the golf course. I keep fearing knocking it five, six feet by.Tim Heed Sharks Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Erik Karlsson Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. http://www.officialsharksnhlshop.com/timo-meier-jersey/ . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Antti Suomela Sharks Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Kevin Labanc Sharks Jersey . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid.WASHINGTON -- Emma Meesseman and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt each scored 14 points, and the Washington Mystics beat the San Antonio Stars 84-67 on Wednesday to move above .500 for the first time this season.San Antonio made a field goal on its first possession of the first quarter, but the Stars didnt score again until the 4:26 mark and trailed 20-4. The Mystics were ahead 24-7 at the end of the quarter -- a season-low for points in a quarter by San Antonio -- and led by double figures the rest of the way.Ivory Lattaa added 12 points for Washington (9-8), which has won seven of its last nine games and is ranked No.dddddddddddd 4 in the AP power poll. The Mystics made 30 field goals on a season-high 24 assists and hit all 15 of their free throws.Kayla Alexander scored 12 points for 11th-ranked San Antonio (3-12). The Stars went on a 17-4 run to pull within 75-61, but remain winless on the road. ' ' '