Ancer has one-stroke lead
Abraham Ancer of Mexico opened with three straight birdies on his way to a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead over a familiar figure going into the final round of the PGA Dell Technologies Championship in Norton, Mass.
It wasn’t Tiger Woods, but the guy playing with him — Bryson DeChambeau, who is coming off a four-shot victory in the first FedEx Cup playoff event and shot 63 on Saturday while playing with Woods for the first time in a tournament.
DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton (69) were one shot behind.
It figures to be another frantic Labor Day finish on the TPC Boston.
Ancer was at 13-under 200. Ten players were within four shots of the lead, a group that includes Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
Woods shot 69 and was six back.
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball has told teams that it’s OK for pitchers to use the kind of scouting cards that umpire Joe West confiscated from Philadelphia reliever Austin Davis on the mound this weekend.
Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said Sunday that he’d been informed the cards were legal. They are, provided they don’t delay games, MLB told clubs in clarifying the policy.
It has become common in the age of advanced baseball analytics to see outfielders and infielders pulling info cards from their pockets to check on proper positioning. But the sight of a pitcher doing it on the mound caught a lot of attention at Citizens Bank Park.
GOLF
Scott McCarron had a one-hop ace on the par-3 14th and closed with a birdie to successfully defend his Champions Tour Shaw Charity Classic title.
McCarron shot a 7-under 63 for a one-stroke victory over Scott Parel, Joe Durant and Kirk Triplett in Calgary, Alberta.
Madison’s Jerry Kelly finished with a 67 and was nine shots back.
LPGA Tour: Marina Alex rallied to win the Cambia Portland (Ore.) Classic for her first Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a four-stroke victory over Georgia Hall.
Hall had a 75. The 22-year-old Englishwoman played the front nine in 2 over.
HOCKEY
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt will miss the first 20 games of the season after he was suspended for violating the NHL’s performance-enhancing substances policy.
It’s the league’s first suspension under the policy since Jarred Tinordi in 2016.
SOCCER
Zoe Redei scored a pair of goals as No. 3 North Carolina defeated the Marquette women's team, 4-0, in the Duke Nike Classic at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.
With the heat index hovering around triple digits, the Golden Eagles (0-4-1) were outshot, 26-4.
UW-Milwaukee women 2, DePaul 1: Haley Johnson had a goal and an assist to lead the host Panthers past the Blue Demons.
Mackenzie Schill also scored for the Panthers (4-0-0).
Wisconsin women 2, Portland 1: Cameron Murtha and Maia Cella tallied as the Badgers (41-0) tipped the Pilots in Seattle.
UWM men 1, Ohio State 0: Evan Conway scored in the 30th minute as the Panthers (2-1-0) edged the Buckeyes in the Dayton Tournament.