RAHM BUILDS 4-SHOT LEAD AT MEMORIAL

Jon Rahm showed Saturday in the Memorial why he’s one of the most explosive players in golf.

With his clubs.

A back nine that capped off what he considers one of the best rounds of his career gave Rahm a 4-under 68, turned a four-shot deficit into a fourshot lead and put the 25-yearold Spaniard on the verge of reaching No. 1 in the world.

“Today could be one of the best rounds of golf I’ve played in my life,” Rahm said, a tribute to Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, getting so close to the

Today: Final round, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio On the air: 10 a.m., Golf Channel; 12:30 p.m., Ch. 8

edge it drew comparisons with a major. “And it’s hard to believe how passively it came, compared to how I played usually.”

His passion is so great it can hurt as much as it helps. On this day, facing this test, Rahm kept his cool. He watched Tony Finau reach the par-5 11 in two for a sure birdie that would leave the Spaniard four shots behind.

There was no panic. Rahm said he told his caddie on the 13th tee, “If we can finish the last six holes under par, it’s a great finish. And whatever we have to do to make a comeback, we’ll make a comeback.”

Birdie. Birdie. Birdie. Birdie.

With help from Finau and his two double bogeys, and Ryan Palmer with bogeys on two of his last three holes, that turned into a four-shot lead for Rahm.

A victory allows him to join Seve Ballesteros as the only

Spaniards to reach No. 1, provided that Rory Mcilroy doesn’t finish as a runner-up.

Locals watch

Phil Mickelson and Xander Schauffele each finished Saturday’s third round at 3-over, 15 shots back of the lead. A 5over 77 left Scott Piercy 18 shots behind Rahm.

Elsewhere

Joel Stalter of France closed with a 2-under 68 for a two-shot victory in the Euram Bank Open, the second straight Austrian event that counts toward the European Tour and Challenge Tour.

The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League reportedly will change their name. The team would not confirm the two reports, according to The Associated Press.

TSN and Postmedia said Friday the team will make a switch following a decision to do the same by Washington’s NFL team.

“We acknowledge and appreciate the feedback and input regarding our name,” the team said in a statement. “We take this issue seriously as has been demonstrated by the three years we’ve spent engaging in Canada’s north and conducting research related to our name.

“We recognize that a lot has occurred since this information was gathered, and as a result, we are accelerating our ongoing process of review. We will be seeking further input from the Inuit, our partners and other stakeholders to inform our decisions moving forward. We’ll continue to listen carefully and with an open mind. We intend to complete our review as quickly as possible and will provide an update on these discussions by the end of this month.”

Teams across sports have been under increasing pressure to drop racist or stereotypical names. Critics say the Edmonton team’s name is a derogatory, colonial-era term for Inuit.

Aaron Paquette ,a city councilor in Edmonton, tweeted that he had an “extremely productive” meeting with the club Thursday. He said he was “very impressed with the potential coming out of our conversation.”

In February, the club said it was keeping the name following yearlong research that involved Inuit leaders and community members across Canada. The club said it received “no consensus.”

On July 8, the club promised to speed another review and provide an update by the end of the month.

One of the team’s sponsors, national carand-home insurance provider Belairdirect, is rethinking its relationship with the club because of the name. Other sponsors also said they would welcome a review.

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has said the team should take steps toward a change.

The CFL in June postponed the start of its 2020 season because of the pandemic, and there is no guarantee the league will play this year.

Although American Inuit continue to use the word Eskimo, Canada’s northern people left that name behind about the same time they began negotiating their land claim in the 1970s.

Founded in 1949, the Edmonton team has won the Grey Cup 14 times, second only to the Toronto Argonauts at 17.

Trivia question

On this date in 1910, Cy Young won his 500th game on the way to a record 511 over 22 seasons. How many pitchers have won 300 or more games?

He said it

From Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times: “Kings center Richaun Holmes ‘accidentally’ crossed the NBA campus line in Orlando to pick up a food delivery, landing him in 10-day quarantine. That’s what you call a costly overand-back violation.”

Trivia answer

Twenty-four have won 300 or more. The only other pitcher with more than 400 wins is Walter Johnson with 417 in 21 seasons. Alexander and Christy Mathewson are tied for third with 373. To name a pitcher you might have seen play, you have to go to eighth on the list with Greg Maddux (355).

What to watch

Auto racing:

ESPN 5/69;

NBCSN Baseball: MLB;

Beach volleyball:

Bowling:

CBSSN Golf:

Horse racing:

GOLF,

Men’s lacrosse: ESPN2; Men’s soccer:

FS1;

ESPN2; NBCSN;

ESPN;

FS1,

ESPN2;

ESPN Deportes, Ch. 6; FS1

Tennis: Women’s soccer:

ESPN 7/39

NBCSN;

Pete

FSSD

TVG;