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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ben Cranes back is OK, and his putter couldnt be working much better. The combination helped him shoot a 5-under 65 on Friday to open a six-stroke lead in the St. Jude Classic before heavy rain delayed play twice and forced the suspension of play for the day. Crane birdied his final hole Thursday night for a 63 and rolled in a 44-footer for birdie to start the second round Friday morning. He had a 12-under 128 total at TPC Southwind, matching the winning score in relation to par last year. "I certainly didnt see this coming," Crane said. "But you know when youre putting well, I started to feel like I was a little more in control of my ball, just felt like I was tightening my draws and fades a little bit. I had access to some holes I havent this year and so gosh, its been an incredible two days." Crane has spent the past six months changing his swing to protect his back. A four-time PGA Tour winner, Cranes last win came in 2011 at the McGladrey Classic and his best finish this year was a tie for ninth in the Humana Challenge in January. But he was in such pain he had a therapist with him for treatment during the round. "Its been a really, really hard year, racking my brain whats going on, whats going wrong and have I changed that much," Crane said. "You start wondering, Am I going to get it back. So this is super encouraging. My wife said last night, looks like you still got it. Because you wonder. But anyway, its been a fun start." Carl Pettersson and Jason Bohn were tied for second at 6 under. Pettersson had one hole left, and Bohn had two to play. Davis Love III (70) and Billy Horschel (68) were in at 5 under. Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen were unable to start the second round. Mickelson, winless in his last 19 events since the British Open, opened with a 67 on Thursday, and Goosen had a 66. Friday got off to a slow start with 60 players needing to wrap up the first round with the second started 40 minutes later. Lightning delayed play at 1:03 for 59 minutes before play resumed for 13 minutes. Mickelson had just gotten to the tee when the horn blew again. Fans were sent home before a severe thunderstorm drenched the course, filling bunkers, fairways and cart paths with water. Finally, play for the day was suspended just before 5 p.m. Players are due back at 7 a.m. so they can make the cut for the third round. Love was glad to be done before the weather moved in even at 5 under, and he doubts Crane will run out to 24 under. This course where John Cook won at 26 under in 1996 was redesigned to a par of 70 after 2004. "So hes off to a great start and well have to run him down," Love said about Crane. "Hes a great putter, and these greens are perfect, so hes got the advantage on us right now, but just hang in there." Crane had perfect timing for most of his rounds. He played most of the first round after the lengthy delay Thursday afternoon, which left nearly perfect scoring conditions with little wind and soft greens. He was in the first group off No. 1 starting the second round, and he birdied rolling in a putt with a break of more than 4 feet for the first of 24 putts. He followed up his opening birdie by sinking a 22-footer for birdie on No. 7. He hit his approach from 147 yards out to 3 feet for birdie on No. 9 to reach 10 under through 27 holes. He sunk a 14-footer on the par-3 11th with the island green before rolling in a 9-footer for birdie on No. 13. His 8-foot birdie on the par-5 16th put him at 13 under. But Crane hit into a bunker on No. 18 and missed a 7-footer to save par on way to his first bogey in two rounds. "How do I keep this going?" Well, certainly just keep doing what Im doing, and hopefully the same game shows up, and obviously continuing to putt well helps your score," Crane said. "I think thats the key. 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Here are 10 things to watch for in the coming year:PAN AM PARTYToronto is gearing up to host the Pan American Games in July.The Games were last held in Canada in 1999 when Winnipeg hosted.Toronto residents have been cursing construction that has snarled downtown traffic for years leading up to the Games, which are expected to cost about $2.5 billion, including security, transportation and the athletes village.But Canada is likely to shine in the medals table with many of the countrys top athletes expected to compete in the July 10-26 Games.FOOTBALL FEVERThis summer, the FIFA Womens World Cup will hit six Canadian cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton.The Canadian womens soccer team is ranked eighth in the world and their best finish so far at the World Cup was fourth in 2003. 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She also made the Wimbledon final as well as the semifinals in the Australian Open and French Open.Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., soared as high as No. 6 in the rankings, along the way beating Roger Federer for the first time in Paris this fall and making the Wimbledon semfinals.ON COURSEWatch for Abbotsford, B.C., golfer Nick Taylor on the PGA Tour in 2015.In November, he came from four back to fire a final-round 66 at the PGA Tours Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss., for his first PGA Tour win.The first Canadian to win a Tour event since Stephen Ames in 2009, Taylor has earned his tour card through the 2016-17 season.THE YEAR OF THE DRAFTExcitement is building for the 2015 NHL draft with a couple of possible franchise players up ffor grabs.ddddddddddddForwards Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel have generated huge buzz leading up to their draft year. The draft is being held June 26–27 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., home of the Panthers.This is also the last best chance for teams that finish at or near the bottom of the standings to score big in the draft, since the lottery will be expanded in 2016 to give other teams a better shot at improving their picks.RAPTORS RULE After a franchise-record 48 wins in 2013-14, Canadas only NBA team jumped off to their best start ever in 2014-15. Last season, fans got their hopes up as the Raptors won their second Atlantic Division title, after failing to make the playoffs five years running.Can players like Kyle Lowry and Amir Johnson get them back and move them beyond the first round?VIVA LAS VEGASLas Vegas could be an NHL town soon, with an ownership group in place and a $350-million, 20,000-seat arena under construction.And NHL commissioner Gary Bettman recently gave millionaire businessman Bill Foley the go-ahead to gauge interest in expanding to Sin City with a season-ticket drive.While its good news for hockey fans in Nevada, it could mean the wait just got longer for other potential expansion cities like Quebec City and Seattle.The ticket drive is expected to start early in the New Year so stay tuned.SWINGING FOR THE FENCESThe Toronto Blue Jays have made a couple of significant moves this off-season, adding Canadian catcher Russell Martin and all-star third baseman Josh Donaldson.General manager Alex Anthopoulos is hoping the additions will help propel his team into the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1993.Its not the first time Anthopoulos has shaken things up — he made a blockbuster traded with the Marlins before the 2013 season only to watch his team have yet another mediocre season.But Martin and Donaldson are proven winners and could give the Jays the boost they need. O CANADACanada was woefully under-represented in the 2014 NHL playoffs with only the Montreal Canadiens qualifying for post-season play. While they did make Canada proud by advancing all the way to the Eastern Conference final, it was the first time since the 1973 post-season that Canada was so poorly represented.This season is shaping up to be a different story with Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver all in the playoff conversation.April is still a ways off but there should be plenty of drama for Canadian fans to look forward to between now and then. ' ' '