Sports in Brief: Mickelson opens with lead in L.A.

Phil Mickelson chipped in from 35 feet on the 18th hole at Riviera for a 5-under 66 on Thursday, giving him a 1-shot lead in the opening round of the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.

Jonathan Byrd had the best score of the morning, when it was chilly and blustery. He had a 68.

Former top-ranked golfer Annika Sorenstam turned down the chance to be captain for Europe in the 2013 Solheim Cup against the United States, saying she can't give it the time required. The 41-year-old Swede, who retired in 2008, has two young children.

Ai Miyazato shot a 5-under 67 to take a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Thailand in Pattaya. American Paula Creamer had a hole-in-one on the 146-yard 12th hole, hitting a 7-iron that one-hopped into the cup. She's 5 shots behind the leader.

John Daly tweeted that his right elbow "snapped" when he played a shot on the ninth hole during the first round at the Avantha Masters in New Delhi, India and may have torn ligaments. Daly, who finished at 7-over 79, posted a photo of his arm in a cast, , saying "no bones are broken." Alejandro Canizares and Peter Whiteford shared the first round lead at 66.

SOCCER: The Union's Freddy Adu, Jack McInerney, and Amobi Okugo were among the 24 players in camp in Chicago for the under-23 United States men's national soccer team as they train for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, which opens on March 22. Also in the ten-day camp were midfielder Joe Corona of Club Tijuana, and strikers Juan Agudelo of New York Red Bulls, Teal Bunbury of Sporting Kansas City and Brek Shea of FC Dallas.

In the Europa League, Ashley Young and Javier Hernandez scored to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Ajax in Amsterdam. Manchester City got a late goal from Sergio Aguero to rally to a 2-1 win over Porto in a game marred by alleged racial abuse from the crowd directed at City's Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure.

Forward Brian Ching is staying with Houston, after the 33-year-old MLS vet, who threatened to retire when he was taken by Montreal in the expansion draft, was traded back to the Dynamo by the Impact for a conditional first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft.

TRACK AND FIELD: World duathlon champion Sergio Silva of Portugal was stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for a banned stimulant following the race in September.

However, he'll serve only a six-month doping ban instead of two years after the International Triathlon Union decided he acted "with no intent of enhancing his performance."

The governing body says Silva took "flawed advice" from a nutritionist.

Roger Roca Dalmau of Spain has been awarded the title.

COLLEGES: Temple announced that Dalton Andrusko (Council Rock North) has committed to join the Owls' men's soccer program.

ARENA FOOTBALL: The Soul signed linebacker Dusty Bear. 6-foot-2, 250-pound third-year player was a second team All-Arena selection last season for Dallas.

- Staff and wire reports