Schauffele gets hot late to give him 3-shot lead
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele shot a career-best 29 on the back nine, including seven birdies over eight holes, to give him an 8under 64 for a three-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton after the second round of the CJ Cup.
More golf: English golfer Matt
Wallace carded a 5-under 67 to join Adrian Otaegui in the Scottish Championship lead. ... The first round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Dominion Energy Charity Classic was postponed because of rain. The tour plans to send players off from split tees Saturday morning and the second round was set to begin Saturday afternoon, with the goal completing the event by Sunday evening.
Colleges: The NCAA is stripping Umass of victories in men’s basketball and women’s tennis and imposing a two-year probation for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years. Umass plans to appeal the committee’s decision to vacate results from 2014-17 that include 59 basketball wins and an Atlantic 10 Conference championship in women’s tennis.
Tennis: The Wimbledon tournament is planning its comeback in 2021.The tournament, canceled this year for the first time since 1945, is scheduled to run next year from June 28-July 11. ... Alexander Zverev, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Roberto Bautista Agut and Felix Auger-aliassime reached the semifinals of the Cologne Indoors. ... Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric and Milos Raonic advanced to the St. Petersburg Open semis. ... Danilo Petrovic, Marco Cecchinato, Lorenzo Musetti and Laslo Djere reached the semifinals of the Sardegna Open.
Soccer: Star striker Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-germain won at 10-man Nimes 4-0 to move to the top of the French league.
NHL: The Toronto signed 41-yearold forward Joe Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract. ... Los Angeles signed No. 2 overall draft pick Quinton Byfield to a three-year contract.
Cycling: Diego Ulissi sprinted to victory in the 13th stage of the Giro d’italia, and held onto the leader’s pink jersey.