Kansas hires Buffalo’s Leipold as football coach

LAWRENCE, KAN. » Kansas hired Buffalo’s Lance Leipold on Friday, turning over one of college football’s worst programs to a longtime Division III coach with strong Midwestern roots.

Leipold signed a six-year contract and takes over for Les Miles, who won a national championship at LSU. Miles parted with Kansas after two losing seasons and amid sexual harassment allegations dating to his time with the Tigers.

Leipold has been with the Bulls the past six years, building a downtrodden program into a perennial bowl contender. He is 37-33 with Buffalo.

Park tied for lead

SINGAPORE » Hee Young Park birdied her final hole to move into a tie for the lead with Inbee Park at the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club.

Hee Young Park (68) and No. 2-ranked Inbee Park (69) had two-round totals of 11-under 133 at the LPGA event.

Zverev falls to qualifier

MUNICH » Top-seeded Alexander Zverev lost in the Munich Open quarterfinals to Belarussian qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3. Ivashka saved six of nine break points he faced and achieved a second straight victory from a set down. He plays another German, Jan-Lennard Struff, in the semifinals. Struff defeated fourth-seeded Filip Krajinovic 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3).

Bradley ties Burns for Innisbrook lead

PALM HARBOR, FLA. » Sam Burns kept piling up birdies, turning a solid start into a great round of 8-under 63 for a share of the lead in the Valspar Championship. Keegan Bradley got there with one shot.

Bradley ended his round by holing out for eagle from 100 yards in the ninth fairway, over a deep bunker to the elevated green. Bradley and Burns were at 12-under 130, and their play gave them a four-shot lead.