List holds one-shot lead at Honda Classic
Luke List made birdie from the bunker on the final hole Saturday for a four-under-par 66 and a oneshot lead in the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
List is at seven-under 203. He is seeking his first PGA Tour victory.
Justin Thomas was never far away from the lead, and the final hour changed everything. He had three birdies over his last five holes for a 65 to match the low round of the tournament. Webb Simpson, who has not won in more than four years, played bogey-free for a 66. Thomas and Simpson are tied for second.
Tiger Woods broke 70 for the first time on the PGA Tour since August 2015, a span of only 12 rounds because of three back surgeries, and his one-under 69 at least raised his hopes.
“I know I’ll be an underdog going against Justin Thomas and guys like that, which is fine,” List said.
“It’s kind of nice having Tiger in the field now because he takes all the attention off everybody else, so you can just kind of go out and do your own thing.”
Woods was seven shots behind List.
“I’ve got a shot going into tomorrow,” Woods said.
Jessica Korda shot a fourunder 68 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand at Chonburi to lead Moriya Jutanugarn by four strokes. Jutanugarn shot 65 for a total of 16-under 200.
ETC. Jaguars give Bortles a $54-million deal
Quarterback Blake Bortles signed a three-year, $54-million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The deal includes $26.5 million guaranteed.
The Jaguars announced the move one day after handing out two-year extensions to top executive Tom Coughlin, coach Doug Marrone and general manager Dave Caldwell.
The Jaguars won the AFC South for the first time and reached the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
They made the AFC title game for the first time since 2000, losing to New England 24-20 after having a 10-point fourth-quarter lead.
In his fourth season in the NFL, Bortles, 25, played 19 games despite having a partially torn ligament in his right wrist that required surgery last month.
He completed a career-high 60% of his passes for 3,687 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
“Blake’s growth and development last season was a key to the success we had as a team,” Coughlin said in a statement. “Blake has proven, with toughness and dependability, that he can be the leader this team needs.”
Former All-Star outfielder Michael Saunders signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals, two days after being released by the Pittsburgh Pirates to pursue other opportunities . ... Veteran shortstop Erick Aybar signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins . ... Left-hander Oliver Perez signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. ... Tampa Bay Rays top pitching prospect Brent Honeywell has a torn elbow ligament and will have season-ending surgery.
Defenseman Brandon Davidson was traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders for a 2019 third-round draft pick.
He has three goals and two assists in 36 games with Edmonton and Montreal this season.
Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman advanced to the Rio Open final in Brazil.
The eighth-seed Verdasco beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-5, and the sixth-seeded Schwartzman defeated Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-2 in the clay-court event. Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine retained her title with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over unseeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia at the Dubai Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
Svitolina has won a tour-high five titles and is 14-2 in 2017.
Kevin Harvick led 141 of 163 laps for his fourth NASCAR Xfinity series victory in the last six years at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Harvick finished ahead of Joey Logano and Christopher Bell. Logano started second and Bell was on the pole. They were the only other drivers to lead laps.
Kyle Busch lost the lead, and his left rear tire, on a late pit stop, opening the way for Brett Moffitt’s victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch left a pit stop as his crew was still working on his left rear tire. The tire came off before Busch could return to the track, and he then backed up on pit row with sparks flying from under the truck.
Moffitt took the lead on the restart and pulled away in his Toyota. Noah Gragson finished second and Johnny Sauter was third. Jeremy Stephens knocked out Josh Emmett in the second round of their featherweight fight in the main event of the UFC’s Fight Night in Orlando, Fla.
Luis Suarez scored three goals, Lionel Messi scored two and host Barcelona set a club record with a 6-1 victory over Girona. Barcelona is unbeaten in its last 32 Spanish league games, with 25 coming at the end of last season. Messi leads the league with 22 goals.