Sports in brief

GOLFTseng takes lead in LPGA

Top-ranked Yani Tseng shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Paula Creamer in the first round of the LPGA Championship Thursday at Pittsford, N.Y. Meena Lee and Angela Stanford were 4 under, and Morgan Pressel, Stacy Lewis, Ryann O'Toole, Amy Hung and Hee Young Park were at 3 under. Defending champion Cristie Kerr, who was ailing with a light case of the flu, shot an even-par 72. Play was halted in the early evening by a severe thunderstorm with 58 players still on the course.

Bradley holds early lead

Michael Bradley had a one-stroke lead when first-round play in the Travelers Championship was suspended. Bradley was 6 under with two holes left when play was stopped at 11:30 a.m. at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. Officials reopened the driving range late in the afternoon and hoped to resume play at 5:45 p.m., but another shower forced more delays and officials eventually decided not to restart play before 7 a.m. Friday.

NFLJets backup QB Ainge quitting

Jets backup quarterback Erik Ainge says he is moving on from his football playing career because of injuries to his right foot and throwing shoulder. The 25-year-old Ainge tells The Associated Press that this "isn't the next step I wanted, but it's the hand I'm dealt." Ainge, nearly a year clean of drugs and alcohol, missed all last NFL season while dealing with recovery from his addictions. He had surgery on his foot in January, an injury that plagued him for years, and he recently tweeted that he was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff.Ainge says he is grateful to the Jets, but couldn't tell them of his decision personally because of the strict no-contact rules during the NFL lockout.

NBAArtest seeks name change

Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest's attorney filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday seeking the change. The 31-year-old NBA star was born Ronald William Artest Jr. In the court documents, Artest cites personal reasons for wanting to make the change. Lloyd Bernard Free, who played in the NBA from 1975-88, had his first name legally changed to World in 1981.

SOCCER

Soccer fans water-cannoned

Police with shields marching behind water cannons scattered hundreds of demonstrators outside River Plate's stadium in Buenos Aires as they called for the resignation of River Plate president Daniel Passarella and coach Juan Jose Lopez. The situation surrounding one of Buenos Aires' most famous soccer teams threatens to be explosive with the club facing relegation to the second division. River Plate lost 2-0 to second-division club Belgrano on Wednesday, and a failure in the second-leg playoff match Sunday would send the club to the second tier. The match was stopped for 20 minutes in the second half when hooligans ripped through a chain-link fence and shoved and taunted River players.-- AP