Off the wire

GOLF Kim leads by 1

Sei Young Kim shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday in the Marathon Classic at Sylvania, Ohio, to take a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson into the final round. Kim had seven birdies and two bogeys to reach 16-under 197 at Highland Meadows Golf Club. Thompson eagled the par-5 18th for a 65. U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6 was third at 12 under after a 69. Former Arkansas Razorback Stacy Lewis (69), Jennifer Kupcho (69) and Carlota Ciganda (68) were 11 under. Lewis won the last of her 12 LPGA Tour titles in 2017. She was born in nearby Toledo and has an endorsement deal with Marathon Oil. Kupcho is making her sixth tour start as a pro. The former Wake Forest star won the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in April.

Parel moves up

Scott Parel took advantage of Retief Goosen’s problems Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Akron, Ohio, the fourth of the PGA Tour Champions’ five major tournaments. Seven strokes behind Goosen at the start of the day, Parel birdied two of the last three holes — holing a 30-footer on the par-4 18th — for 3-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Goosen at Firestone Country Club. Goosen followed his opening rounds of 69 and 62 with a 75. Parel had a 5-under 205 total. Steve Stricker (73), Kent Jones (70) and Brandt Jobe (73) were 3 under. Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) is tied for 8th place at even-par 210 after a 70. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) is tied for 15th at 2 over after a 69. Glen Day (Little Rock) is tied for 40th at 9 over after a 74.

Coletta, Ledesma on top

Brett Coletta shot a 7-under 65, the second-best round of the day, to take a share of first place with Nelson Ledesma at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Colorado Championship at Berthoud, Colo. Ledesma, who led going into the weekend, shot a 69 on Saturday. He and Coletta are at 13-under 203. Michael Gellerman (64) and John Oda (68) are tied for third at 12 under. Michael Gligic (67) is one stroke back in fifth place. Taylor Moore (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 68 and is tied for 16th at 7 under. Ethan Tracy (Razorbacks) had a 71 and is tied for 49th at 2 under.

Wiesberger out front

Bernd Wiesberger will take a two-shot lead into the last round of the Scottish Open at North Berwick, Scotland, after carding 6-under 65 on Saturday. At 20 under after three rounds, Wiesberger posted the lowest ever 54-hole total at the European Tour event, and the lowest of his career. Eric van Rooyen of South Africa shot 67 to drop out of a tie for the lead to second at 18 under at The Renaissance Club. France’s Romain Langasque (65) and Italy’s Nino Bertasio (bogey-free 67) were two shots further back in a tie for third. Former Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson and the English pair of Matt Wallace and Lee Slattery were part of a five-strong group at 15 under. Former British Open champion Henrik Stenson went 52 holes without a dropped shot before a double bogey on the 17th left him six shots off the lead alongside Matt Fitzpatrick and Italy’s Andrea Pavan, who made the cut on the mark of 5 under and surged through the field with a flawless 62. Former No. 1 Justin Thomas was eight shots off the pace following a 70, while Rory McIlroy was a shot further back after a 68 which included four birdies in five holes from the fifth but also three bogeys.

BASEBALL Red Sox get Cashner

The Boston Red Sox have upgraded their starting rotation by obtaining right-hander Andrew Cashner in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles. The deal was announced Saturday after Baltimore beat Tampa Bay 2-1 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. The Red Sox also got cash while sending two 17-year-old prospects to the Orioles. Cashner is 9-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 17 starts for the team with the worst record in the majors. He has gone at least 6 innings in his last 5 starts and has a 1.41 ERA since the beginning of June. Cashner, 32, goes from the rebuilding Orioles to the defending World Series champion Red Sox, who are striving to get back into the postseason after getting off to a poor start. Boston began the day far back of American League East-leading New York but in the thick of the wild-card race. The trade came less than three weeks before the July 31 trade deadline. Cashner is in the final season of a two-year, $16 million contract. The Orioles received infielder Noelberth Romero and outfielder Elio Prado.

Scherzer on 10-day IL

The Washington Nationals have put Max Scherzer on the 10-day injury list because the ace righthander has a mid-back strain. An MRI on Scherzer’s back came back negative, and the three-time Cy Young Award winner had his start pushed back from today to Tuesday. But he was placed on the injury list retroactive to July 10 after throwing a bullpen session before Saturday’s game. Catcher Spencer Kieboom was recalled from Class AA Harrisburg to take Scherzer’s roster spot. Scherzer was 7-0 with a 0.84 ERA in his last nine starts before the All-Star break. He is 9-5 with a 2.30 ERA overall.

Mets release Kemp

Former three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp has been released by the New York Mets. Kemp signed a minor league contract with the Mets on May 24 and played in eight games for Class AAA Syracuse, hitting .235 with 1 home run and 3 RBI. Kemp, 34, made the National League All-Star team last season in his second stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing with a .290 batting average, 21 home runs and 85 RBI. He was traded to Cincinnati in the offseason as part of a deal with Yasiel Puig and appeared in 20 games for the Reds this season, hitting .200 with 1 home run and 5 RBI before sustaining a broken rib after colliding into the outfield wall during a game in San Diego on April 21. Kemp is a career .285 hitter with 281 home runs and 1,010 RBI in 14 seasons. He was the NL MVP runner-up in 2011 and a two-time Gold Glove winner.

BASKETBALL Cleveland St. fires coach

Dennis Felton’s stay at Cleveland State was short and anything but sweet. Felton was fired Friday after just two seasons with the program, which hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2009. Felton, 56, and his entire staff were let go by Athletic Director Scott Garrett. “Our coaches operate with the expectation that they should build a culture supportive of our student-athletes in the classroom, accountable for their conduct as representatives of the university, and for their performance on the court,” Garrett said in a news release. “We will seek a new leader for our program who can deliver on this commitment.” Felton, who replaced Gary Waters in 2017, went 22-44 in his two seasons. He previously coached at Western Kentucky and Georgia. Cleveland State’s program has struggled in recent years, going 40-89 over the past four. The Vikings went just 5-13 in the Horizon League last season. The school said former Vikings player and broadcast analyst Pat Vuyanich will serve as a special assistant for the program until a coach is hired.

New committee leader

Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart has been selected to lead the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. It was announced Friday that Barnhart would work with committee chairman Kevin White, Duke’s athletic director, during the upcoming season before succeeding him in the 2020-21 season. Barnhart said being asked to serve in the role by his colleagues on the committee is one of the highest honors he has received. The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is in charge of selecting, seeding and bracketing schools each year for the NCAA Tournament.