brendan morrison to pa one-year contract with a reported $1.5 million yesterday in the 12-year nhl career morrison has more four 20-goal seasons. a vet raab who won the tournament before leads the way after two rounds. this is rachael hetherington. she did not make the cut. she has the shot of the day. she starts it here on the 11th hole. the ball kind of stops. but it has momentum. picks up speed, and apartly had gps for the destination at the bottom of the cup. for birdie. good for her. here's the leader, christie kerr, her approach shot. listen to her, she's talking to the ball. come on, baby. the ball responds, lands in the green, stops just inches from the cup. kerr would birdie. she leaves the open at three under par. watch the third and fourth round here on nbc this weekend. that's sports. have a great day. >> nothing wrong with talking to the ball. >>> in the next half-hour on news 4 today, the weekend edition. the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" will try for the launch for the third time today. already, weather is a concern again. we'll have tlatest on that. plus, michael j

. >>> the caps big time move in free agency signing center brendan morrison for a one year deal for the2 year veteran. morrison has scored 20 goals or more four times in his career. >>> how about golf. phil mickelson will not play in the bishop next week and stay at home with his -- at the british open next week and stay at home with his wife amy who is recuperating from a surgery for breast cancer. mickelson has not set a timetable when he will return to action. >>> a star studded cast for the 19th annual bobby mitchell hall of fame classic where some of the greatest athletes in the history for sports gather for fun on the links but to help raise -- gather together for fun on the links but to help raise money for fighting listen open a and leukemia. billy norris is an eagle fan diagnosed with lieu keep a and while the brave young -- leukemia and while the brave youngster battles his disease he figured out his eagles. >> i love football and my parents actually made a deal. we get to be on the other person's team unless they're playing each other. then all bets are off. >> each year our

doing more signing in the restricted or unrestricted free agent market and they brought incenter brendan morrison on one year deal terms not disclosed and the 12 year old vet played with four teams and he scored 50 plus points six times including four 20 goal season so he's got pop in his stick. >> basketball now, wizards begin mini camp tomorrow, and they join a group of 13 undrafted rookies and looking to possibly catch somebody's eye in summer league and the game will be played in vegas july 10-19th. >> good story here, football former red skin punt returner bobby mitchell held his annual charity golf tournament at lance down resort today, the event raising money to fight leukemia, mitchell a 1983 hall of fame in duct see has raised more than $6 million through his golf tournament been going on for 19 years. good stuff. >> the pga's tours third major set to get under way next week, the british open will take place at turnberry course in scotland. of the 150 or so players in the field the second best player in the world will not be there. phil mickelson has officially pulled out to be with his

. >>> hometown hockey, they signed brendan morrison with $1.5 million yesterday. n has four 20-goal seasons. >> in golf at the u.s. women's open, a veteran who won the tournament before leads the way after two rounds. this is rachael heatherington. she did not make the cut but she had the shot of the day. watch here. the ball a kind of stops but it has momentum. picks up speed and apparently had gps because its destination is the bottom of the cup. for birdie, she's pumped. good for her. christie kerr, this is her approach shot. listen to her. she's talking to the ball. come on, baby. the ball responds. lands on the greerngs stops inches from the cup. she leads the open at three under par. you can watch the third and fourth rounds here on nbc 4 this weekend. that's your sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a grade day. >>> and a little more sports now. the former maryland basketball star takes on superstar candace parker and the l.a. sparks tonight at the verizon center. although she's a professional athlete now coleman still has one foot in college park. something she