said.ddddddddddddHe compared Hicks to former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler, who died in a car accident this summer.No. 6 was a beautiful person, Dantonio said. Like Mike Sadler in a lo

GURNEE, Ill. -- Charley Hull is fresh as a daisy, and England is dreaming big.Hull and surprising England grabbed the lead in the UL International Crown on Saturday, and the United States advanced with a sweep against Japan.Hull, who missed Fridays four-ball session with a fever and trouble with her asthma, teamed with Melissa Reid for a 3-and-1 victory over sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand. Holly Clyburn and Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed Pornanong Phatlum and Porani Chutichai 7 and 5, helping seventh-seeded England to a Pool B-best nine points.We couldnt have asked for much of a better day than we got today, Clyburn said.The U.S., which began the day with just three points, turned in its best performance so far in the rare team event on the LPGA Tour. Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr posted their second straight win with a 4-and-2 victory over Ai Suzuki and Ayaka Watanabe, and Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller surged to a 3-and-1 win over Haru Nomara and Mika Miyazato.Taiwan also wrapped up a spot in the fourth session before a lingering thunderstorm postponed play with two Pool A matches still on the course, leaving two spots open for Sundays 10 singles matches. The country with the most points at the end of the weekend wins a silver trophy, to go along with $100,000 and a crown for each of its four players.Before the rain drenched the course, the players had to play through hot and humid conditions at the Merit Club about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.Have you ever seen the movie `Good Morning, Vietnam, where Robin Williams goes off into the tangent where its like, its hot, its sticky, its hot, a smiling Kerr said. It was pretty much like that.The 20-year-old Hull struggled to breathe for much of Thursday night and got some oxygen and an IV to help her feel better. She watched the back nine of Reids gutsy effort playing by herself in a close loss to Japan, and felt fresh as a daisy heading into the third session.Shaking off a slow start, Hull and Reid won five straight holes to go from two down to three up. Hull had three straight birdies before she eagled the par-5 eighth. Reid closed out the string with a birdie on No. 9.Me and Mel both played awesome, so it was fun, Hull said.England did not make the field for the inaugural event in 2014, won by Spain with 15 points. It was considered an afterthought coming into this week, but the strong start has the women dreaming of what a victory could do for the sport in their country.You know, if we did win, hopefully it would inspire not only girls but women and men and some young guys and boys and stuff to want to take up the club and think that its fun and want to learn how to play this game, Reid said.The second-seeded U.S. was swept by England on Thursday, but it rebounded with three points against Thailand in the second session and picked up even more momentum against Japan. Piller finished her match with a birdie on 17, and Thompson beat the oncoming storm with a closing eagle on 16.We stuck with our pairings, and we just tried to stay positive with it and go out and play aggressive, Thompson said. We knew we had to make birdies and just go for it.Piller and Lewis were tied with Nomura and Miyazato before Piller rolled in a birdie from the fringe on 12. 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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mylans family.Police said earlier Sunday they were investigating a shooting outside a Calgary nightclub. They said in a statement that the victim, whom they did not identify, was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition before dying of his injuries. They later said three suspects had been arrested.Stampeders defensive back Joshua Bell said Hicks death was immediately felt in the locker room.We lost family today, Bell said. Everybody doesnt react the same, but we lost family today, were hurting. Were shaken a little bit.You lose family, but you have family. Were leaning on each other right now.Hicks, who signed with the Stampeders in May and was on Calgarys practice roster, was born in Detroit. At Michigan State, he recorded a career-high 19 tackles and four pass breakups in nine games during his senior year in 2014.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said he learned of Hicks death around 9 a.m. on Sunday.This is just tragic. Its sort of roccked our Spartan football community, Dantonio said.ddddddddddddHe compared Hicks to former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler, who died in a car accident this summer.No. 6 was a beautiful person, Dantonio said. Like Mike Sadler in a lot of ways, he just lit a room up when he walked in. He established himself as a leader on our football team in his last year.Dantonio took to Twitter on Sunday.Hicks signed with the?San Francisco 49ers?as an undrafted free agent in May 2015 before being released at the end of training camp.He hadnt played a game this season with the Stampeders, who are on a 12-game unbeaten streak.Everybodys talking about whens the next time were going to lose, last night we had the most devastating loss we could, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell said. Football doesnt even seem important right now. Were going to honor him as much as we can and play for him and his family.Brian Ramsay, executive director of the CFL players association, said Hicks was just starting to establish himself as a member of the team and was highly regarded.Mylan was a respected young man throughout his collegiate and professional careers, Ramsay said in a statement.Information from ESPNs Dan Murphy and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '