New York Daily News

Rahm, DJ at top again at East Lake

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Five days later, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are still going at it. They dressed about the same Friday in the Tour Championsh­ip, matched birdies on five holes and wound up tied for the lead at East Lake.

That required Rahm getting the better of Johnson again.

Rahm, whose 65-foot birdie putt beat Johnson in a playoff at Olympia Fields last week, had a 5-under 65 that allowed him to make up the two-shot deficit at the start of the round that was awarded Johnson as the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup.

Johnson did his part with a 67, losing a three-shot edge early with back-to-back bogeys to end the front nine, and then missing a birdie putt from just over 4 feet on the final hole that would have given him the lead.

They were at 13-under par based on their starting positions in the FedEx Cup finale.

MESSI WILL STAY

Lionel Messi announced he will stay with Barcelona for the upcoming season.

Messi made the announceme­nt in a video interview published by Goal.com. He said that he would not get into a legal dispute with the club.

The decision ended an impasse over his future after he had told Barcelona that he wanted to leave the club for free at the end of the season.

Barcelona wanted him to finish his contract that runs until the end of 2021.

UPSET AT OAKS

Long shot Shedaresth­edevil won the Kentucky Oaks in record time, overtaking favorite Gamine at the top of the stretch and holding off Swiss Skydiver for a 1 1/2-length victory Friday in the 146th Kentucky Oaks for fillies at Churchill Downs.

Shedaresth­edevil was fresh off a Grade 3 stakes win in Indiana among consecutiv­e victories but covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.28 to break Bird Town's record of 1:48.64 set in 2003. The bay filly contended from the start from the No. 7 post, staying within reach of the heavily favored Gamine before coming on near the final turn and gaining the lead entering the stretch.

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