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Originally published Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Golf | Angela Stanford shoots 66 in Ochoa event

Angela Stanford shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational to take a two-stroke lead over LPGA Championship...

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Angela Stanford shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the second round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational to take a two-stroke lead over LPGA Championship winner Yani Tseng.

Stanford had a 10-under 134 total on the Guadalajara Country Club course. Tseng, No. 2 in the world behind Ochoa, shot her second straight 68. Ochoa followed her opening 73 with a 71 on her home course, leaving her 10 strokes back.

Stanford won the Bell Micro LPGA Classic in September and has finished in the top five in each of her last four tournaments. The Texan had seven birdies for the second day at the Guadalajara Country Club.

"I felt really comfortable all day," Stanford said. "I feel really good about my swing thoughts and I feel comfortable on the golf course. I feel like I'm rolling my putts really well, so I'm having a lot of fun."

Tseng got off to a fast start with a 25-foot birdie on No. 1 and a wedge to 7 feet on No. 7 to gain another stroke. She missed a 6-foot par putt on the par-5 ninth, but added three birdies on the back nine.

"I think I really played smart today," Tseng said. "Just pick some holes I have to make birdie and some holes I just need to save par. Some holes I play aggressive and some holes I play safe."

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• Ernie Els and Simon Dyson dodged thunderstorms to move ahead at the Singapore Open as tropical downpours delayed the completion of golfers' second rounds. Els scored a 1-under 70 as Dyson hit 67 to join him at 6-under for the tournament.

No. 3 Phil Mickelson finished off a second-round 68, leaving him five strokes back in the Asian Tour event.

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• Seve Ballesteros is improving following brain surgery on a malignant tumor in Madrid, Spain, and is likely to be released from intensive care next week.

The 51-year-old Spaniard underwent an operation on Oct. 24 to remove the brain tumor and reduce swelling around the brain. It was his third operation since being admitted 18 days earlier after fainting at Madrid's international airport.

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