LPGA Sorenstam shakes off slow start

She's just four strokes back of leader Angela Stanford.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Angela Stanford shot a 4-under par 67 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, with Annika Sorenstam four shots back.
Stanford, who came into the day sharing the lead with two others, used solid iron play and putting to card five birdies en route to a two-day total of 132.
Four players were bunched up one shot behind her, including two-time Classic champ Juli Inkster, while 13-year-old Michelle Wie was 11 strokes back after a 72.
Sorenstam, the tour's No. 1 player and the defending champion, roared back into contention after a lackluster opening round, shooting a 66.
Taking the lead
Stanford, who shared the opening round lead with Laura Diaz and Kris Lindstrom, is in contention for a win for the first time since she joined the tour in 2000.
The 25-year-old from Saginaw, Texas, holed an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 345-yard first hole while playing partners Diaz and Lindstrom bogeyed it, setting the stage for her round.
Stanford's only blemish was a bogey on the 187-yard 11th, when she missed a 15-footer for par. But she finished with a flourish, birdieing two of the last three holes, including a 15-foot putt on No. 18.
She came away thrilled to be in contention heading into the final day Sunday.
"I'm excited because I believe you learn how to win, at any level," Stanford said. "So, I think I get to learn a lot tomorrow. I get to learn what it's like to be in the final group. I've never been in the final group on Sunday."
Sorenstam, who has won three tour events this year, shot a 70 in the opening round, saying later a new, livelier ball had given her trouble. But she birdied two of her first three holes Saturday and was poised to make a run at the championship Sunday.
Inkster, for one, wasn't ready to count her out.
"I'm always worried about Annika. She's a great player and you always hope in the back of your mind that she stays off the leader board," said Inkster, who was one stroke back along with Michele Redman, Diana D'Alessio and Becky Morgan.