Sorenstam, Stanford fall at Lexus Cup

Jeong Jang and Candie Kung beat Annika Sorenstam and Angela Stanford 3 and 2 at Singapore Friday to help Asia split the six opening alternate-shot matches, Sorenstam's final LPGA Tour-sanctioned event before she retires. Sorenstam is the International team's playing captain.

The Asian teams of Song Hee Kim and Inbee Park, and Yani Tseng and Seon Hwa Lee also opened with victories on the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit Course.

Kim and Park beat Helen Alfredsson and Christina Kim 3 and 2, and Tseng and Lee held off Suzann Pettersen and Natalie Gulbis 2 and 1.

The International teams of Cristie Kerr-Karen Stupples, Paula Creamer-Nicole Castrale and Katherine Hull-Nikki Campbell won their matches.

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS: Tim Clark of South Africa shot a 2-under 70 on Friday at Huntingdale to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Australian Masters at Melbourne, Australia.

Clark, an N.C. State alumnus, had a two-round total of 7-under 137, a stroke ahead of Australians Anthony Summers, who shot a 68, and Michael Sim, who had a 66.

Seven players were one stroke further back at 5 under, including former winner Robert Allenby and Australian Aaron Townsend.

WORLD CUP OF GOLF: While Spaniards Miguel Angel Jimenez and Pablo Larrazabal were dreaming about breaking 60, the other teams were just trying to survive Friday at Shenzhen, China.

Jimenez and Larrazabal settled for a 9-under 63, a remarkable score in the difficult foursomes format of team golf. The two-day total of 17-under 127 was still good enough for a four-shot lead over Australia (68) and first-round leader Germany (69). The United States (69) was six off the pace of Spain.

Marbury suspended by Knicks

Stephon Marbury was suspended one game and docked nearly $400,000 in salary Friday by the New York Knicks, who say he refused to play in a loss this week at Detroit.

The disgruntled guard insists coach Mike D'Antoni never ordered him to play. The discipline by the Knicks clearly escalates the tension between the team and its one-time star, who has not played this season under their new coach.

"If you say I got to play, I'm going to play," Marbury, speaking before the suspension, said in Friday's New York Post. "If he said I have to play, guess what, I'm going to get on the court and play, period. If I refuse to play, I'm getting suspended. I never told him I'm not going to play. Those words never came out of my mouth."

Marbury will not be paid when he sits out Saturday's home game against Golden State and will lose an additional game's pay for his conduct Wednesday in the 110-96 defeat.

FRIDAY'S GAMES: Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 43 points and the Miami Heat beat the host Phoenix Suns 107-92.

* LeBron James scored 23 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added a season-high 21, and the host Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 112-97.

* Chris Bosh had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Jason Kapono scored 16 points and the host Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 93-88.

* Ray Allen scored 23 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lead the host Boston Celtics to a 102-78 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

* Craig Smith scored a season-high 23 points, Mike Miller drilled the game-winning jumper from the left baseline with 0.1 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves won 105-103 over the host Oklahoma City Thunder.

THURSDAY'S LATE GAME: James Posey made a 3-pointer with 19.1 seconds left Thursday night to lift the New Orleans Hornets to their fourth straight victory, 105-101 over the host Denver Nuggets.

Hyperbaric wins by 3/4 length

Hyperbaric led all the way Friday to win the $400,000 Citation Handicap by three-quarters of a length over Formal Decree at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. for his fourth straight victory.