Morikawa pulls away in Bahamas, eyes No. 1

Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar.

Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series of mistakes that only made another victory look inevitable for Morikawa.

With an 8-under 64 — the first bogey-free round of the week — Morikawa took a big step toward reaching No. 1 in the world.

“You love being in these spots and you don’t get them every week,” Morikawa said. “You wish you did. But when you do, you want to take advantage of them.

“So hopefully, we can take advantage tomorrow.”

College basketball: Au’Diese Toney and JD Notae each scored 18 points to lift No. 10 Arkansas past Little Rock 93-78 on Saturday. All but two of Toney’s points came in the first half, when Arkansas built its lead to 15 points at the break. The Razorbacks moved to 8-0 on the season.

NFL: Steelers activated star linebacker T.J. Watt off the COVID-19 list on Saturday, giving their beleaguered defense a boost before Sunday’s visit by the AFC North-leading Ravens. The Steelers placed Watt on the list Monday, a day after a 41-10 loss to the Bengals dropped the Steelers to 5-5-1. He did not practice during the week, remaining away from the team’s facility as part of the league’s COVID-19 protocols . ... Seahawks elevated veteran running back Adrian Peterson from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the 49ers.

Skiing: If there was any thought a knee injury might hold back Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, that’s been erased. His speed has quickly returned. The Norwegian standout captured a World Cup downhill race with an aggressive run Saturday for his second win in as many days.