Kelly’s ace helps him take lead

Jerry Kelly’s hole-in-one helped move him past Ernie Els on Saturday in the PGA’s Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

When Kelly stepped to the par-three fourth hole, he was two shots behind Els. But Kelly caught his playing partner with a four-iron shot that hit the green, bounced to the flag stick and dropped in.

Kelly tapped in for birdie on the next hole to move in front, then had two more birdies to extend the lead to two shots. When he made an eight-footer for birdie on the 12th hole, he was three strokes ahead of the field.

Kelly finished with a four-under-par 67 and, at 13-under 200, is a stroke ahead of Els (71), who made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, and Kevin Na (66).

Masters champion Zach Johnson shot a five-under 66 and is at nine-under 204 along with Stephen Ames (64), Vaughn Taylor (67), Sean O’Hair (69) and Stephen Leaney (70).

For three days, Lorena Ochoa and Laura Davies have matched each other shot-for-shot at the LPGA’s Ginn Open in Reunion, Fla., finishing every round tied for the lead.

Ochoa and Davies each shot a two-under 70, remaining tied for the lead at 14-under 202. Both birdied the final hole to move four shots ahead of Brittany Lincicome (67) and Natalie Gulbis (71).

TENNIS

Zabaleta upsets second-seeded Blake

Qualifier Mariano Zabaleta upset second-seeded James Blake, 7-5, 7-6 (7), to advance to the final of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships at Houston.

Zabaleta, ranked No. 156 in the world, won the match when the ninth-ranked Blake double-faulted on match point. He will play Ivo Karlovic, who beat Albert Montanes, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic advanced to the final of the Family Circle Cup at Charleston, S.C., by beating Venus Williams, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Jankovic will play fourth-seeded Dinara Safina, who advanced when Vera Zvonareva withdrew from the other semifinal because of a wrist injury.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Conley Sr. says Oden has not decided on draft

Is Greg Oden leaving Ohio State for the NBA?

Oden’s father told a newspaper the 7-footer is turning pro, while the man who hopes to be Oden’s agent, Mike Conley Sr., said the decision hasn’t been made.

“No. Definitely not. Not to say he’s not going to decide that -- but, 100%, as of this moment, he hasn’t decided,” Conley, father of Oden’s high school and college teammate, Mike Conley Jr., told the Associated Press.

“I talk to his mother every day, and I talk to [Ohio State Coach] Thad Matta every day, and if Thad Matta and his mother and I don’t know, then how can anyone else know?”

Greg Oden Sr. told the Indianapolis Star in a story published Saturday that his son will enter the NBA draft after leading Ohio State to the NCAA title game as a freshman.

“They had an exciting season, but why take the chance on him getting hurt?” Oden Sr. said.

“The process for Greg Oden is, he’s going to talk to his mom today, he’s going to talk to me tomorrow, and he’s going to talk to Thad Matta on Monday,” Conley Sr. said.

“And after that, he’s going to decide what he’s going to do and when he’s going to report it.”

College underclassmen have until April 29 to enter the draft and until June 18 to withdraw. The draft is June 28.

SOCCER

Manchester United reaches FA Cup final

Wayne Rooney scored two goals and set up a third to lead Manchester United into the English FA Cup final with a 4-1 victory over Watford. United has won a record 11 FA Cup titles.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Kieran Richardson also scored for United, which will play either Chelsea or Blackburn in the final May 19 at the new Wembley Stadium. Ronaldo’s 21st goal of the season, which broke a 1-1 tie, came a day after he signed a five-year contract extension.

COLLEGE GYMNASTICS

Oklahoma’s Horton breaks Conner’s record

Oklahoma’s Jonathan Horton left the NCAA men’s gymnastics championships at State College, Pa., with two individual titles and a school record.

He won the floor exercise and horizontal bar to give him five career NCAA individual titles, breaking Bart Conner’s school record of three. Conner, who won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics, won the all-around title in 1977 and 1978 and the floor exercise in 1979.

California’s Tim McNeil also won two individual medals after finishing first on parallel bars and the pommel horse.

UCLA earned a berth in the NCAA women’s championships by winning the Southeast Regional at Morgantown, W.Va.

The Bruins edged Louisiana State, 195.975-195.950, to qualify for the NCAA meet, which will be held at Salt Lake City starting April 26. LSU also qualifies as the second-place finisher.

MISCELLANY

Westbrook gets bonus money twice from Eagles

Running back Brian Westbrook received an extra $3 million from the Philadelphia Eagles in an accounting error.

Westbrook intends to pay the team back after getting his roster bonus twice. However, the Eagles filed a grievance with the NFL against Westbrook because the money hasn’t been repaid yet, a team spokesman said.

New Zealand joined Sri Lanka and Australia in the Cricket World Cup semifinals after a five-wicket victory for the Kiwis against South Africa at St. George’s, Grenada. South Africa and England will play Tuesday to decide the last semifinalist.

New Zealand took quick control by removing the South Africa openers for only three runs and restricting the Proteas to 193 for seven.