IRVING, Texas — Adam Scott returned to Australia after the Masters. It was a short visit.

“I felt like I was still playing good and I shouldn’t waste that at home,” Scott said.

So instead of staying home for a second week, Scott was a deadline entrant into the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where Friday he shot a second-round 67 to take the lead at 5-under 135.

That was good for a one-stroke lead over fellow Aussies Mark Hensby  and Mathew Goggin, and Scott McCarron.

Stanford International Pro-Am

AVENTURA, Fla. — Annika Sorenstam shot a 4-under 67 on the Soffer course to move within a stroke of leader Young Kim after the second round of the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am at Turnberry Isle.

Kim also shot a 67, matching her first-round score on Turnberry’s Miller track, to finish at 7-under 134. Paula Creamer (71) and Angela Stanford (70) were 2 under.

Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tom Watson and Andy North teamed to birdie the first seven holes en route to a better-ball 13-under 59 and a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Champions Tour’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

The teams of R.W. Eaks and Bob Gilder, Keith Fergus and Wayne Levi, Morris Hatalsky and Don Pooley, and John Cook and Joey Sindelar were 10 under.

GYMNASTICS

Gym Dogs win fourth straight NCAA title

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has won its fourth straight NCAA women’s gymnastics title.

The Gym Dogs closed the Super Six finals Friday night with a strong balance beam performance to win the NCAA championship on their home floor. Georgia has won nine titles overall under coach Suzanne Yoculan, who plans to retire after the 2009 season.

Georgia’s 49.375 on the beam matched its third-highest score on the apparatus in an NCAA championship. The Gym Dogs, who led after opening with a 49.475 on the floor exercise, won with a 197.45 total.

Utah was second for the third straight year, finishing at 197.125. Stanford was third at 196.75, followed by Florida (196.70), LSU (196.35) and Alabama (196.125).

Oregon State, which won the West Regional, did not advance to Friday’s final.

BASEBALL

Mariners give Johjima extension

SEATTLE — Kenji Johjima and the Seattle Mariners agreed Friday to a $24 million, three-year contract extension through 2011.

The recently struggling catcher, who turns 32 in June, would have been eligible for free agency at the end of this season.

He signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract before the 2006 season, after 11 seasons and seven Gold Glove awards with Fukuoka in Japan’s Pacific League.

Seattle manager John McLaren said the uncertainty of where Johjima might play next season was affecting his catcher.

“Yeah, we hope this relaxes him,” McLaren said. “I know it’s been on his mind since spring training.

“Now it’s behind him and he can go relax and play baseball.”

HOCKEY

Penguins win

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin deflected Sidney Crosby’s one-timer from the right point on a Pittsburgh power play with 1:41 remaining to finish a frantic comeback, and the Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit against the New York Rangers for a 5-4 victory in their second-round playoff series opener Friday night.

Petr Sykora and Marian Hossa scored 20 seconds apart early in the third period during Pittsburgh’s second such flurry of their rally, and the Penguins shook off Scott Gomez’s tying goal midway through the period for one of best comeback victories in their playoff history.

Stars 3, Sharks 2, OT

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Brenden Morrow scored his second goal of the night 4:39 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars opened their second-round series with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

Mike Modano also scored, while Marty Turco made 25 saves in the Stars’ seventh win in their last eight trips to Silicon Valley. They’ve thoroughly dominated the Pacific Division champion Sharks here for two years, leading Modano to jokingly rename his team after their sixth straight win in January.

Jonathan Cheechoo scored the tying goal for San Jose with 3:02 left in regulation, but the Sharks’ defensive sloth allowed Mattias Norstrom to whip the puck across the ice to Morrow early in OT. The Dallas captain scored easily against an off-balance Evgeni Nabokov, who finished with 16 saves.

Game 2 is Sunday night at the Shark Tank, with Game 3 in Dallas on Tuesday.