Sports in Brief: Sabbatini, Mallinger battle on

Rory Sabbatini

and

John Mallinger

were set to play another round together as leaders of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.

The second-round coleaders shot 5-under-par 65s yesterday to share the lead after three rounds. They were at 13-under 197, 2 strokes ahead of Dustin Johnson, Brian Davis, and D.A. Points at TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas.

Elsewhere: Japanese rookie Mika Miyazato, 19, shot a 10-under 62 to tie Soo-Yun Kang of South Korea for a 1-shot lead, at 17-under 199, in the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, N.Y. . . . Michael Allen, winless in 271 PGA Tour events, had a 1-shot lead over Jeff Sluman and Tom Kite at 3-under 207 in the Senior PGA Championship at Canterbury in Beachwood, Ohio.

Formula One championship leader

Jenson Button

earned the pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix after a fastest lap of 1 minute, 14.902 seconds.

The NFL is investigating whether the Washington Redskins committed tampering after last season in pursuing Tennessee Titans defensive tackle

Albert Haynesworth

, Yahoo Sports reported.

Sixth-seeded

Vera Zvonareva

withdrew from the French Open in Paris because of an ankle injury suffered last month in the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C.

Serbia edged host Germany, 2-1, to win the World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, becoming only the second team in the event's 32-year history to hoist the trophy in its debut.

Odds-on choice

Indian Way

set a track record for six furlongs at Philadelphia Park while leading all the way for jockey

David Cohen

in the $250,000 My Juliet Stakes.

The 4-year-old daughter of Indian Charlie clocked 1 minute, 7.61 seconds over a fast track, earning her third consecutive win for Mercedes Stables and trainer Tony Dutrow.

Game Face, the expected favorite, was scratched by trainer Todd Pletcher in favor of today's Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park.

Indian Way paid $3.80, $2.60 and $2.20 as the 9-10 pick. Sunday Geisha ($2.80, $2.40) was second.

Sylvain Filion, 40, reached 6,000 harness-racing wins last night, driving Mr. Saratoga in the $40,000 Standardbred event for pacers in Campbellville, Ontario. He has made more than 31,000 starts.

Simon Gerrans

of Australia won the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia with a long breakaway in Bologna while

Denis Menchov

of Russia kept the overall leader's pink jersey.

Cabrini's

Christiana Taylor

(400 hurdles) earned a sixth all-American honor, while Haverford's

Jessie Belden

(high jump) gained a third all-American distinction in the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships at Marietta in Ohio.

Alabama sophomore Kelsi Dunne became the first softball player to throw back-to-back no-hitters in NCAA postseason play, beating Jacksonville State in two straight days to give the Crimson Tide a spot in the Women's College World Series.

Elsewhere. The NCAA informed Mississippi of possible rules violations stemming from comments coach Houston Nutt made in a pre-signing day Internet article about prospects who ended up signing with the Rebels, ESPN.com reported. . . . The NCAA ruled Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon ineligible for his senior season because of a failed drug test.