<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Crenshaw turns back clock</span></strong></p><p><strong>Ben Crenshaw </strong>found his long-lost golf game Friday, shooting a 4-under 66 for a 1-stroke lead over <strong>Fred Funk</strong> at the midway point of the Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Md. Crenshaw, who has just one top-10 finish this year, said: &#8220;It&#8217;s kind of unexplainable for me. I&#8217;ve been anything but predictable over my career.&#8221;</p><p>&#8226;<strong>Chris Stroud</strong>, who played college golf at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, shot a 6-under 64 at the Texas Open in San Antonio and held a 2-stroke lead at the midway point.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>In-Kyung Kim </strong>shot a 3-under 69 in cold, windy conditions and held a 1-stroke lead over <strong>Molly Fankhauser </strong>in the Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, Calif. <strong>Lorena Ochoa </strong>was just 2 strokes back.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Castroneves can race in Australia</span></strong></p><p>Race driver <strong>Helio Castroneves</strong>, who is facing federal tax-evasion charges, has been given permission to leave the country for an IndyCar race in Australia this month. The judge initially prohibited him from traveling outside the continental U.S.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Athletes getting sentenced</span></strong></p><p>Former 100-meter-dash world record holder <strong>Tim Montgomery</strong>, whose record was nullified because of doping, was sentenced to five years in prison for selling heroin to an informant. Montgomery, 33, will serve the sentence after completing a 46-month prison term for an unrelated conviction in New York.</p><p>&#8226;Cyclist <strong>Tammy Thomas</strong>, who lied in the BALCO case about her use of steroids, was sentenced to six months of home confinement by a federal judge.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Tough to find his way</span></strong></p><p>Two-time defending Iditarod champion <strong>Lance Mackey </strong>of Fairbanks, Alaska, has negotiated the nearly unmarked trails of the Alaska wilderness almost flawlessly.</p><p>But he was a bit concerned before this week&#8217;s trip to New York for an appearance on &#8220;Late Night With Conan O&#8217;Brien.&#8221; He told the <em>Anchorage Daily News </em>he feared getting lost in the big city &#8212; even with a street map.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure how to read one,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But if there&#8217;s a trail marker, I&#8217;ll be all right.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">U.S. facing Cuba</span></strong></p><p>When the U.S. men&#8217;s soccer team plays Cuba in Washington tonight, it may be facing a depleted Cuban roster. Cuba coach <strong>Reinhold Fanz </strong>told reporters that two players have gone missing, possibly in an attempt to defect to the U.S. <em>The Washington Post</em> identified them as midfielder <strong>Pedro Faife</strong> and forward <strong>Reynier Alcantara</strong>.</p><p>The game is a World Cup qualifying game. The U.S. played in Cuba last month. A win guarantees the Americans a spot in the next round of World Cup qualifying. The game will be televised at 6 p.m. on ESPNC.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Elsewhere</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;Former baseball star <strong>Jose Canseco </strong>was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities. Agents said they stopped him with a fertility drug as he returned from Mexico.