Daily Sports Capsule

*Index*
GOLF	BASEBALL	AUTO RACING
FOOTBALL	HOCKEY	BASKETBALL

GOLF

Bob Friend took advantage of an easy day for scoring and an 18th-hole mistake by Billy Andrade, shooting a 4-under-par 68 yesterday to take a two-stroke lead in the Bell Canadian Open. Friend birdied three of the last five holes to finish at 12-under 204 through three rounds. Still, he needed some help from Andrade to regain the lead. Andrade hit his drive into a bunker on the 508-yard closing hole and had to play a low punch under a tree. He had 158 yards to the hole, but caught his 9-iron thin and grimaced as it caromed off the rocks and into the water. "It was the wrong shot at the wrong time," said Andrade, who had to settle for a 3-under 69 for 206. ... Hugh Baiocchi tied the course record at the Brickyard Crossing with a 9-under-par 63 yesterday in the second round of the PGA Senior Tour's Comfort Classic in Indianapolis. Baiocchi's round matched the tournament record set a year ago by J.C. Snead. It also gave him a 36-hole total of 15-under 129, one stroke ahead of first-round leader Bruce Summerhays. ... Switzerland's Paolo Quiric shot a 2-under-par 70 on a cold, wet day to take a one-stroke lead over six players after three rounds of the British Masters in Coventry, England. Quiric closed with birdies on the 16th and 17th for a 5-under total of 211. ... Patty Sheehan, a three-time winner of the Safeco Classic, shot a 5-under-par 67 yesterday and took a one-stroke lead over Annika Sorenstam heading into today's final round in Kent, Wash. Sorenstam also had a third-round 67.

BASEBALL

Hoping to boost their playoff drive, the New York Mets activated Todd Hundley from the 15-day disabled list yesterday. undley went 11-for-22 with three homers and 12 RBIs in eight games while catching for Triple-A Norfolk in his second rehab assignment of the season. He will be used as a pinch-hitter and backup catcher to Mike Piazza. Hundley hit .162 (18-for-111) with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 42 games before being placed on the DL Aug. 28 with soreness in his right elbow. In other news, the Mets have pulled Hideo Nomo out of their starting rotation and moved Masato Yoshii's next start back to Monday. Nomo (6-12), who was originally scheduled to start Monday at Houston, is 4-5 for New York with a 5.04 ERA in 16 starts since he was acquired from Los Angeles on June 4. Yoshii, who was due to start Sunday in Montreal, will start at Houston on Monday in Nomo's spot and Willie Blair will take Yoshii's place on Sunday and replace Nomo in the rotation.

AUTO RACING

Greg Biffle captured the pole position for today's inaugural running of the Memphis 200 race at Memphis Motorsports Park in Millington, Tenn. Biffle, the seventh driver to test the 0.750-mile oval, posted a top lap speed of 119.792. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie-of-the-Year leader took the pole from overall points leader Jack Sprague, who earlier recorded a speed of 118.948. Sprague, winner of Thursday night's Virginia is for Lovers 200, wound up 15th in his Hendrick Motorspors-owned Chevrolet. Mike Bliss secured the other front row starting berth for today's $421,000 race. His Ford was clocked at 119.792.

FOOTBALL

A player died of a brain hemorrhage after making a tackle in his high school team's season-opener. Ferlito Alejandro, 18, of Edison High School in Stockton, Calif., died Friday morning, after collapsing during Thursday night's game at Golden Valley High in Merced. "Ferlito was in on a tackle, walked to the sidelines and told his coach he needed a substitute," Edison principal Michael Hernandez said. "He went to the bench, pulled off his helmet and shoulder pads and collapsed."

HOCKEY

There's no way the Pittsburgh Penguins will trade scoring star Jaromir Jagr to the New York Rangers or any other team, according to co-owner Roger Marino and general manager Craig Patrick. Both responded yesterday to a New York Times story that the Rangers were preparing an offer for Jagr, to be made over the weekend. A 25-year-old right wing, Jagr was the NHL's top scorer last season with 102 points, including 35 goals.

BASKETBALL

The University of Rhode Island has awarded its remaining scholarship to a 6-foot-10 forward who played at Louisiana State University for the past two years. URI officials confirmed that Leroy Womack began attending classes this week, in time for the start of the school year. As a transfer, Womack must sit out this season, but he will practice with the team. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

-- Compiled from wire reports