INVERNESS -- Ernie Els will likely head into his British Open title defence on the back of a missed cut after another frustrating round at the Scottish Open left him 10 shots off early second-round leader Chris Doak on Friday. With the Castle Stuart links course there for the taking on another glorious day in the Highlands, Els shot a 2-under 70 to follow his level-par first round. "I had no idea on these greens -- Im glad Im leaving," Els said. "I just didnt quite get the run of the course." The last Scot to win his home event was Colin Montgomerie in 1999 -- but Doak has a chance to end that barren run after shooting a second straight 66 to move to 12 under. Peter Uihlein is a shot adrift in second place after recovering from an early double bogey to shoot a 66. Overnight leader John Parry (8 under) was among the afternoon starters, along with eighth-ranked Phil Mickelson (6 under). Els was a late entrant into the tournament as he sought some links practice ahead of Muirfield -- where he won the British Open in 2002 and where he will defend the title captured last year at Lytham. Off the tee, Els has played solidly this week but his game has floundered on the greens and his approach shots havent been up to his usual standard. He doesnt, however, see this as a problem ahead of next week and his shot at a third claret jug. "These courses are so different -- Muirfield is a lot more traditional links," Els said. "I got a lot of awkward bounces this week but I feel Im swinging well, striking the ball well. "I think my game is where I want it." Midway through the second round, the projected cut was 4 under, leaving Els to accept he would be spending the weekend with his family rather than at Castle Stuart. Doak, who wears a flat cap in honour of his idol Ben Hogan, thrilled the locals on a sunny, calm morning by making three birdies in the first six holes and then adding two more as well as an eagle 3 at No. 12 to finish a stroke clear of Uihlein. The 35-year-old Doak has flitted between the European Tour and second-tier Challenge Tour and is currently ranked No. 341, but his resume is littered with triumphs on the Highlands links in his younger days. And he gained confidence by qualifying for last months U.S. Open. "That experience all in all was great and spurs you on to get back there," said Doak, one of 19 Scots in the 156-man field. Phil Mickelson led the U.S. charge on the opening day -- the four-time major was an afternoon starter and heads out on 6 under -- but it was taken up 24 hours later by Uihlein, who is acting as something of a trailblazer for Americans by playing in Europe. With his European Tour card secured after a win in Portugal in May, the softly spoken 23-year-old is playing without pressure and he found his putting range on his second nine after making 7 at No. 12 -- his third hole. He made eight birdies in all. Henrik Stenson of Sweden is a shot further back on 10 under after a superb 64 -- equalling the best round of the week -- while Francesco Molinari was alone in the clubhouse on 8 under as the Italian looks to make up for losing in a playoff to Jeev Milkha Singh last year. "I didnt feel like I was playing fantastic, so it was a bit of weird one to shoot 64," said Stenson, who is ranked No. 32 after being as low as No. 230 last year. Discount Puma Shoes Irealand . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. 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NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic was not interested in discussing in any detail why he needed a trainer to work on his right elbow during an otherwise matter-of-fact 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Kyle Edmund on Sunday night that put the defending champion in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th consecutive year.Much as he did after having that same arm treated on Day 1 of the tournament -- the last time he was forced to play a full match -- Djokovic deflected questions about the elbow at his post-match news conference.At one point, he said: It was good. Everything was fine.Djokovic said he doesnt have pain in the elbow. Later, when a reporter asked why he asked for the medical visit, Djokovic said with a smile, I needed a little bit of a massage.He had competed for a total of only 31 minutes over the preceding five days because of injuries to his opponents in the second and third rounds.Obviously I havent played too much tennis. So Im really glad to be back, Djokovic said in an on-court interview. I thought I came out, really, from the blocks very good, playing with a high intensity.That he did. Yet while Djokovic looked quite good for the first two sets against the 84th-ranked Edmund, and again at the very end, there was that interlude that included the trip from the trainer at 2-1 in the last set.That came right after Djokovic got broken for the first time in the match and was part of a stretch of three games in a row for Edmund.Im feeling very good, to be honest. I really wanted to start the match well today, Djokovic said, because I didnt have much time on the court overall before the fourth round, and considering I had some struggles before the tournament.His left wrist had been bothering him since early August, so Djokovic arrived in New York without much recent match play, having lost in the first roound of the Rio Olympics and pulled out of a hard-court tuneup tournament.ddddddddddddUntil the issue with the right arm resurfaced in the third set against Edmund, Djokovic appeared rather rested and ready.After about 75 minutes Djokovic led by two sets and a break. He produced various bits of magic along the way: a jumping, head-fake drop shot at an impossible angle; a stretching angled cross-court backhand pass that drew an errant volley from Edmund; a body-contorting defense-to-offense forehand that drew a roar from spectators.I made Kyle work for each point, said Djokovic, whose quarterfinal opponent is No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the man he beat in the 2008 Australian Open final for the first of his 12 major championships. I wanted to move him around the court.Djokovic even cracked a smile after one effortless exchange in which he ran Edmund this way and that before dropping a backhand winner right near the baseline early in the third set.And yet it was in that same game that Edmund began his mini-run. At the ensuing changeover, Djokovic was visited by the trainer, who pressed a thumb just above the back of the players right elbow, while manipulating that joint in various ways. Edmund broke for a second consecutive time to suddenly lead 3-2 as Djokovics coach, Boris Becker, looked on from the stands, grim-faced.That, though, was that. Djokovic broke back to 3-all, and after a trade of service holds, he took the last two games. He has reached at least the quarterfinals at 29 of the past 30 Grand Slam tournaments -- the exception was his loss in the third round of Wimbledon in June against Sam Querrey.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '