Sports in brief

GOLF

PGA champ Bradley leads in China

PGA champion Keegan Bradley relied on his power off the tee and enough key putts Thursday for a 7-under 65 in the HSBC Champions at Shanghai to open the final World Golf Championship with a two-shot lead. Bo Van Pelt twice ran off three straight birdies and joined the Swedish duo of Alex Noren and Fredrik Jacobson at 67 . . . U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples shot a 3-under 68 for a share of the lead with his assistant captain, Jay Haas, after the first round of the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Championship in San Francisco . . . Timothy Puetz of the Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack was second after shooting a 67 in the first round of the PGA Assistant Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He trails Scott Berliner of Delmar, N.Y. Defending champion Frank Bensel of Century Country Club in Purchase opened with a 72.

SOCCER

Red Bulls' Marquez has ban extended

Major League Soccer has extended the suspension of Red Bulls defender Rafael Marquez to three games. Marquez, the Mexican national team captain, was given a red card Sunday for firing a ball at the Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan after a first-leg playoff game that the host Red Bulls lost, 1-0. Los Angeles hosted the second game late last night. The red card carried an automatic one-game suspension and $250 fine, and MLS' disciplinary unit added an additional two matches and $2,000. The committee said, "Marquez's conduct was violent and aggressive and put the league in disrepute." It said Marquez attempted to head-butt and punch Adam Cristman, that he struck the Galaxy forward and that Marquez simulated being struck in the face.-- APBASKETBALL

Former Pride star Washington drafted

Former Hofstra forward Greg Washington was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the third round of the NBA Development League draft last night. The 6-10 Washington, the Pride's all-time leader in blocked shots with 275, was the 45th selection overall. The Vipers are affiliated with the Houston Rockets.