Canada's Silverman leads PGA Barracuda Championship

Canada's Silverman, seeking a first US PGA Tour title, shook off an opening bogey at the 10th hole of the Tahoe Mountain Club course, where he birdied seven of his last nine holes to rocket to the top of the leaderboard. At the par-four first, his 10th hole, his 191-yard second shot left him less than foot for birdie, and he notched his last points of the day with a 22-foot birdie at the eighth. Silverman said he tried not to focus on the Modified Stableford scoring format, which awards points...