Cantlay holds on to lead at Genesis
LOS ANGELES — 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 in the Genesis Invitational.
Cantlay got up-anddown from short of the 18th green to save par for a 1-under 70, giving him a two-shot lead over good friend Xander Schauffele and Will Zalatoris.
Cantlay, a UCLA alum, was leading by four shots for much of the back nine, reaching 15-under par. But he made a soft bogey on the par-5 17th as Schauffele (65) and Zalatoris (65) finished strong. Cantlay was at 14-under 199.
At stake is a $4 million payoff to the winner of the signature event, a boost in first-place money as a player-hosted 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.
Luke List (68) was three shots behind, while Harris English (65) and Jason Day (69) were another shots back.
WORLD AQUATICS
U.S. swimmer Curzan wins gold
Standout swimmer Claire Curzan of the United States won her fourth gold medals at the world championships on Saturday at Doha, Qatar.
Curzan was in control all the way through the 200-meter backstroke final as she won by 1.26 seconds over 17-year-old Australian Jaclyn Barclay. Curzan completed her set of backstroke gold medals after earlier winning the 50 and 100, plus the 4x100 mixed medley relay.
Sarkisian getting $10.3M contract
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Texas coach Sarkisian’s contract extension will push his guaranteed salary to $10.3 million this year, making him one of the highestpaid coaches in the country after leading the Longhorns to the Big 12 championship and their first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Texas announced the contract extension through the 2030 season last month but had not released financial details. The deal is set to be approved next week by the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Hall of Famer Driesell dies
Hall of Fame basketball coach
Charles “Lefty” Driesell died Saturday at his home in Virginia Beach, Va., his family said. He was 92.
Driesell rebuilt struggling programs and won 786 games over parts of five decades.
TENNIS
Swiatek takes Qatar Open
No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won the Qatar Open for a third straight year.
Swiatek defeated No. 4 Elena Rybakina 7-6 (8), 6-2 in the final.
Alcaraz upset at Argentina Open: No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Nicolás Jarry of Chile 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the semifinals of the Argentina Open at Buenos Aires.
Jarry will face home crowd favorite Facundo Díaz Acosta in the final on Sunday. It will be their first tour-level meeting.
Alcaraz was the defending champion but hasn't looked as sharp and aggressive this week as he was a year ago.