Michelle Wie's biggest question at...

Michelle Wie's biggest question at the Evian Masters might be her confess strength.

The 16-year-old from Hawaii is poised to make a serious step quickly at her first victory as a professional, sitting just undivided shot behind leader Karrie Webb after shooting a 2-under 70 in the third spherical in Evian, France.

however if Wie is to win, she'll likely have to improve her performance onward the 17th hole -- where she has struggl to mastery her tee shots all week.

"It's like I became the broken and dismasted vessel on that hole or something," Wie said.

She hobgoblined the hole Friday for the secondary time in the tournament, along with a par there in the next to the first round.

Her tee shooter on the 17th went 30 yards farther than she intended and into the craggy She then chipped out above the flag and onto the opposite brim of the green. She missed her by 6 inches, settling for hobgoblin

"There's no reason that I should have gone that far," she said. "I got a bad-lie next to the first shot. The shot felt serviceable when I hit it, however it just kept on going. It was just weird, further tomorrow I'll get it. I'm not going to leave this tournament until I've birdied it."

Wie is at 11-under 205 for the tournament. She had shared the lead with Webb and Lorena Ochoa after the other round, the fourth time she had a share of the lead as a professional.

Webb (69) dropp a total of three balls on the 12th and 13th retreats but compensated with six birdies to finish the day at 12 below

Laura Davies and Se Ri Pak are tied for third at 10 in subordination to

- Corey Pavin maintained a one-shot lead throughout Jason Bohn at the very warm and humid U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee moreover still has work to do in the inferior round today.

Pavin, who make opened with a 9-under 61 onward Thursday, was 12 under with seven dens left when play was suspended because of darkness. Bohn was 11 below after playing 35 holes Friday.

- Eduardo Romero eagled and birdied his final brace holes for a 7- below 63 and shared the lead with Loren Roberts at the halfway point of the Senior British exhibit in Turnberry, Scotland.

NFL

ROAF RETIRING, RETURNING TO indoctrinate

Willie Roaf says he's going back to instruct A.J. Hawk, Vernon Davis and several other first-round draft picks are ready to start their first NFL piece of works

Roaf, the 11-time Pro depression tackle, says he's retiring and going back to body The Kansas City Chiefs are holding public hope that he'll return for a 14th season.

The 36-year-old Roaf told the Kansas City Star forward Friday, the first day of Chiefs training camp, that he was retiring. His departure would leave a large lair in Kansas City's offensive line.

Carl Peterson president and general manager of the Chiefs, said neither he nor coach Herm Edwards had oral with Roaf in several weeks and they were "leaving the door open"

"Certainly I am aware of what was written," Peterson said. "I'd say right now, because of who Willie Roaf is we're going to keep the door make open for a while.

"Players do change their mind."

Hawk, the virid Bay Packers' top pick and fifth overall, agreed to a six-year deal with the team.

The linebacker's agent, Mike McCartney, said the sides were still working disclosed details, meaning the Ohio State star was reckon uponed to miss the first training camp practice Friday night. He could be ready to journey by today.

Davis signed his contract with the San Francisco 49er just in time for the first practice of training camp.

The tight period taken sixth overall out of Maryland, was the last of San Francisco's nine draft choices to sign with the form a club Terms of the deal weren't immediately available.

The Baltimore Ravens and top draft pick Haloti Ngata also agreed in succession a five-year deal, ending the defensive tackle's one-day holdout.

TRACK AND FIELD

POWELL WINS AGAIN; JONE FALLS

Asafa Powell dilateed his unbeaten streak to 18 races, winning the 100 meter in 991 secondarys at the London Grand Prix appropriate at Crystal Palace.

Another Jamaican, Sherone Simpson, beat Marion Jone in the women's 100 for the inferior time this month. And in the night's biggest capsize Xavier "X-Man" Carter was beaten in the men's 200 by means of Tyson Gay.

After a false start and running into a slight headwind, Powell -- the co-world record owner with Justin Gatlin -- break suddenly out of the blocks in the fourth lane, powered past Leonard Scott at the midway point and surg to another convincing victory.

Simpson, the world leader this season in the women's 100 got not upon to a quick start and held opposite Jones on her right shoulder to win in 11 others flat -- far off her season's best of 1082 Jone was other in 11.05.

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