Ex-NHL'er Pavelski leads Tahoe celebrity event

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. -- Defending champion Joe Pavelski took a two-point lead Friday in the first round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe.

>The former NHL player had a 29-point round under the modified Stableford scoring system. Former tennis player Mardy Fish has second, followed by NBA star Stephen Curry at 26 and former quarterback Tomy Romo at 23.

>Fish won the celebrity event in 2020 and 2024. Romo took the 2018, 2019 and 2022 titles, and Curry won in 2023.

>Charles Barkley was 62nd in the 90-player field with minus-six points.