BRIEFLY WOODS CUTS IN ON NELSON MILESTONE.

Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

Tiger Woods matched the 55-year-old standard set by Byron Nelson on Friday by making the cut in his 113th consecutive PGA Tour event, posting a second-round 5-under-par 67 at the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to easily qualify for the weekend.

Woods is four shots behind leader Vijay Singh.

--In Yongin, South Korea, Se Ri Pak became the first woman to make the two-round cut in a men's golf tournament since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Pak shot a 2-over 74 in the Korean tour event and is at 2-over 146 halfway through the $250,000 SBS Super Tournament. Pak was tied for 29th place, six strokes behind leader Cho Hyon-joon.

--Paul Casey held the lead at the Madrid Open in Spain, which was cut short during the second round after a two-hour delay because of frost. Casey was at 12 under through 11 holes before play was halted.

--Jim Thorpe had another record-setting round at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, shooting a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke lead over Tom Jenkins and the two-day record for the Champions Tour's season-ending event.

BOXING: In Pittsburgh, former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora was arrested and charged with public lewdness and intoxication. Officers spotted Spadafora urinating on a downtown street, police said.

BASKETBALL: San Diego State hired former Michigan All-American and NBA veteran Gary Grant as an assistant to coach Steve Fisher. Grant played with the Clippers for seven seasons.

--Tennessee State was placed on three years' probation by the NCAA for numerous rules violations under former coach Nolan Richardson III.

MOTOR SPORTS: Greg Biffle extended his tear through the Busch Series, winning the pole for the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

--Ryan Newman earned his ninth pole of the season in time trials for Sunday's Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

LOCAL: Softball pitcher Robyn Kontra, a senior right-hander at Hart High in Newhall, has committed to Cal Poly. Kontra was 8-2 with a 1.60 ERA as a junior last spring.

FIGURE SKATING: Michael Weis finished second to Takeshi Honda of Japan in the free skate, but with the lead he built by winning the short program, Weiss handily captured his first Skate America title in Reading, Pa. Earlier, Sasha Cohen won the women's short program.

ETC. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (UCLA) signed a new multiyear contract with Major League Soccer that will keep him with the Galaxy. ... Jockey Alex Solis, 39, won his 4,000th career race, aboard King Robyn in the $100,000 Morvich Handicap at Santa Anita. ... Hyun-Soo Ahn of South Korea set a world record of 2 minutes, 10.639 seconds in the men's 1,500-meter event at the World Cup short-track speedskating competition in Marquette, Mich.