L.A.'s Cantlay nears hometown win
Patrick Cantlay moved one round closer to winning before home fans at Riviera on his favorite course. He just moved the wrong way at the end Saturday at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.
Cantlay got up-and-down from short of the 18th green to save par for a 1-under 70, giving him a twoshot lead over good friend Xander Schauffele and San Francisco's Will Zalatoris.
Cantlay, a UCLA alum who grew up 30 miles down the coast at Virginia Country Club in Long Beach, was leading by four shots for much of the back nine, reaching 15-under par with a bold approach to a back left pin on the 13th.
But he made a soft bogey on the par-5 17th as Schauffele (65) and Zalatoris (65) finished strong, and now the final round is a lot tighter than it was.
Cantlay was at 14-under 199 and will play in the final group with Schauffele, his closest friend on the PGA Tour.
They take vacations together with their wives and often stay in the same house on the road. They have been partners 11 times in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup matches, 12 rounds at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans — they won the team event in 2022 — along with about 100 practice rounds together.
At stake is a $4 million payoff to the winner of the signature event, a boost in first-place money as a playerhosted tournament. The host is Tiger Woods, who might not be around to present the trophy. Woods confirmed on X he had influenza, the cause of him withdrawing Friday.
Zalatoris, who missed most of last year recovering from back surgery, already has one highlight this week with his hole-in-one Friday on the 14th that resulted in a car for him and his caddie. He zoomed into contention with five birdies over his 10 holes for a 65.
Luke List (68) was three shots behind, while Harris English (65) and Jason Day (69) were another shot back going into the final round.
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Andrej Jakimovski led a rally midway through the second half that sent Washington State to a 72-59 win
over Stanford in Pullman, Wash. for the Cougars' seventh straight victory.
It was the Cougars' 10th win in their last 11 games and leads Washington State (20-6, 11-4 Pac-12) into a showdown for first place with No. 5 Arizona on Thursday in Arizona.
Jakimovski hit a 3-pointer for the 15th and final lead change and began a 16-2 run that he finished with another 3-pointer and a layup for a 6855 lead at the final media timeout.
Jaylen Wells and Isaac Jones scored 15 points each for the Cougars.
Brandon Angel scored 15 points with Kanaan Carlyle and Michael Jones finishing with 12 each for the Cardinal (12-13, 7-8).
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Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help UConn rout Marquette 81-53 and take control of the race for the Big East regular season title.
The lopsided win was a historic one, according to ESPN, which reported UConn's 28-point margin of victory is the largest in an AP Top 5 conference showdown in the AP's poll history.
Tristen Newton added 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Huskies (24-2, 14-1), who have won 14 straight games. Kam Jones scored 15 points for Marquette (196, 10-4).
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Lefty Driesell, the coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery oncourt demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, has died. He was 92.
Driesell finished with 786 victories over parts of five decades and was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools. He started at Davidson in 1960 before bringing Maryland into national prominence from 1969-86.
Driesell then won five regular-season conference titles over nine seasons at James Madison and finished with a successful run at Georgia State from 1997 to 2003.
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Tess Heal scored a game-high 24 points and Olivia Pollerd added 18 points as Santa Clara (21-7, 9-4) moved into a tie for second place in the West Coast Conference with a 6658 win over Portland (17-10, 9-4).
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Randal Grichuk have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2025.
The 32-year-old has 191 homers with the Cardinals, Blue Jays, Rockies and Angels. He split time between the Rockies and Angels last season, hitting .267 with 16 homers.
Tennis DEFENDING CHAMP ALCARAZ KNOCKED OUT >>
No. 2-ranked and defending Argentina Open champion Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Nicolás Jarry of Chile 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the semifinals. Jarry will face home crowd favorite Facundo Díaz Acosta in the final today.
NFL BEARS GREAT MCMICHAEL HOSPITALIZED >>
Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael has contracted another infection and was undergoing a blood transfusion days after being admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital, his family said in a statement.
The 66-year-old McMichael, who went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago , was hospitalized one week after being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is scheduled to be inducted Aug. 3.