Annika Sorenstam shot a 1-under 71 and trailed by two shots after leader Lill Saether tied the course record with a 64 yesterday in the rain-shortened Scandinavian TPC in Stockholm, Sweden.

Saether birdied six of her first seven holes and totaled 9-under 135 after rain postponed second-round play Friday and shortened the tournament to 54 holes.

Maria Hjorth also shot a course-record 64 in a bogey-free round and shared second with Lora Fairclough (66) to trail by one stroke. Tournament host Sorenstam, who is retiring in December, shared fourth with Johanna Head (70).

Saether, who is looking for her first win, needed just 24 putts in posting her lowest score on the Ladies European Tour.

American Jill McGill was tied for ninth after a 71. Catriona Matthew of Scotland did not return to defend her title.

Sorenstam, 37, won the tournament six times from 1997-2006 when it was the Compaq Open, HP Open and Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika.

Sorenstam will make her final competitive appearance in Europe Sept. 5 in Denmark. Her final start will be at the Dubai Ladies Masters Dec. 11.

Duke star Amanda Blumenherst and NCAA champion Azahara Munoz advanced to the U.S. Women's Amateur final in Eugene, Ore.

Blumenherst, a three-time national college player of the year, beat Erynne Lee, 15, of Silverdale, Wash., 3 and 2. Munoz, an Arizona State star from Spain, held off compatriot and close friend Belen Mozo, 4 and 3.

Blumenherst, a two-time Curtis Cup player, reached the 36-hole final for the second year in a row. Last year at Crooked Stick, she lost to Maria Uribe, 1 up. Blumenherst, from Scottsdale, Ariz., pulled ahead with a par on No. 11, opened a two-hole lead with a par on No. 15 and ended the match with a birdie on the par-5 16th.

The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with guard Sun Yue, who is playing for China and will face Kobe Bryant and the U.S. men's team today in the Beijing Olympics. A Lakers spokesperson declined to discuss details of the terms and said it could be some time before a contract is signed.

Greg Sutton made 10 saves and Chad Barrett scored an unassisted goal in the 44th minute to give short-handed Toronto FC a 1-0 victory against the host Colorado Rapids in MLS.

• The Riverhounds were eliminated from USL Second Division playoff contention after a 1-1 tie with Real Maryland at Chartiers Valley High School. Jason Kutney scored for the Riverhounds.

Shelton's National Little League team won a spot in the Little League World Series, the first Connecticut team to reach that milestone in almost 20 years. Tyler Tice and Marcelo Ursini hit solo homers in the sixth inning as Shelton came from behind for a 2-1 win against Manchester, N.H., North in the New England Little League championship.

Shelton advances to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. Winning the series would give Shelton the distinction of becoming Connecticut's first team to capture that title since 1989.

• The host Wild Things hit three home runs but were pounded by the Windy City ThunderBolts, 22-7, in the Frontier League. Tim Alberts had two of the homers and five RBIs for Washington.

Lance Armstrong finished second in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado, pushing six-time champion Dave Wiens to a record time. It was Armstrong's first competitive bicycle race since winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005. Wiens took the lead from Armstrong with 10 miles to go in the 100-mile race and finished 1:56 ahead. Wiens crossed the finish on a flat back tire in a time of 6:45:47, shaving 13 minutes off his old record. He set the record last year while holding off Floyd Landis.

• French cyclist Jimmy Casper tested positive for a banned steroid in the Tour de France, the head of the nation's anti-doping agency said. Casper did not have medical exemption for the use of steroids. The Agritubel rider could be called before the French Federation.