MEXICO CITY -- Carlota Ciganda birdied three of the last six holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with playing partner Sarah Jane Smith in the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational.Ciganda had a bogey-free opening round at Club de Golf Mexico.I really like this course, Ciganda said. I really like it because is really similar to my home course in Spain.The former Arizona State player won last month in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour title.I was home last week and I played four tournaments in Asia, so it was really nice to be home with my family, Ciganda said. I didnt practice at all. It was just resting and having fun, going out for dinner with friends. And I feel very mentally refreshed, because in Asia I was a little bit tired at the end. It is important how to manage all the tournaments and all the weeks you want to play.Smith played the back nine in 5-under 31 after bogeying Nos. 8 and 9 to make the turn at even par. The Australian is winless on the LPGA Tour.It makes a difference when you see it, Smith said about playing alongside Ciganda. I love playing with her, she is so nice and we always have fun, so it absolutely makes a difference.Mexican amateur Maria Fassi, a freshman at the University of Arkansas playing on a sponsor invite, was two strokes back at 69 along with South Koreas Chella Choi and Frances Karine Icher.I was feeling really good, Fassi said. I worked really hard on preparing for this tournament and on the first tee when they said my name I was nervous, I am not going to lie, but after I hit the fairway on the first tee, I was like, `OK you got it, just enjoy your round. And thats what I did. ... I was really solid off the tee. I gave myself a lot of opportunities to be a little bit more aggressive on my second shots.Michelle Wie opened with a 70. The 2009 winner in Guadalajara, shes also playing on a sponsor invite after failing to qualify for the 30-player event.Canadas Brooke Henderson, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 7 in the world, had a double bogey in a 74. No. 14 Anna Nordqvist also struggled, making a double bogey in a 75.Justin Smoak Blue Jays Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Devon Travis Blue Jays Jersey . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-roberto-alomar-jersey/ . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Devon Travis Blue Jays Jersey .ca NHL Power Rankings for the second straight week, ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche. Clay Buchholz Blue Jays Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era.WASHINGTON -- Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard cleared up some questions about the status of his elbow, acknowledging Wednesday he has a bone spur but calling it pretty insignificant.[I can] pitch through it with no pain. Ill be ready to go in five days, he said before New Yorks game against the Washington Nationals.Syndergaard said hes being treated with medication.As long as Im staying on my anti-inflammatories and my mechanics are on point, Im able to go out there every five days and compete, he said.Syndergaard (8-3) struggled Monday night in Washington, squandering a 4-0 lead in a loss that ended his six-game winning streak. He lasted only three innings, giving up five runs and three walks, both season highs.Asked after the game about reports indicating he has a bone spur, Syndergaard said he was fine and insisted his elbow wasnt the cause of his shaky performance. He reiterated Wednesday that the poor results were due to his mechanics.Honestly, I just think it was because I felt really, really good out there, he said.dddddddddddd My mechanics were kind spiraling out of control. I felt too good. I was trying to throw it harder and harder, and it doesnt work like that. ... I was sacrificing location.In his previous outing last week, Syndergaard beat Kansas City but was pulled after six innings because his elbow flared up, manager Terry Collins said. Syndergaard had an MRI between starts that showed no structural damage, the team said.Fellow Mets starter Steven Matz also is dealing with a bone spur in his pitching elbow. A left-hander, Matz had his scheduled start pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday this week.Perhaps tiring of the topic, Syndergaard on Wednesday tweeted, Hey Matz, you want to talk about bone spurs some more?......Matz?.....#letsgetawin. The tweet was accompanied by a GIF of a man jumping out a window. ' ' '