DeChambeau leads in South Carolina
Bryson DeChambeau shot 7-under-par 64 to improve to 10-under 132 and take the lead into the weekend at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Ian Poulter (64) and Si Woo Kim (65) were tied for second, one shot back.
Two shots behind DeChambeau were Chasson Hadley (68), past RBC Heritage winner Brandt Snedeker (64), Luke List (64) and first-round leader Rory Sabbatini (70).
Brooke Henderson settled for a one-stroke lead after late struggles on the greens in the LPGA’s Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii. Five strokes ahead early on the back nine, Henderson four-putted the
par-3 16th for a double bogey and bogeyed the par-4 18th. She finished with a 1-over 73 to drop to 9 under with a round left. Mo Martin was second after a 72. The 2014 Women’s British Open champ countered two bogeys with an eagle on the par-5 13th.
Jay Haas nearly shot his age to take the lead into a 36-hole Saturday finish in the PGA Tour Champions’ Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga. Haas, 64, birdied the final two holes at TPC Sugarloaf for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead over Steve Flesch. With heavy rain forecast overnight Sunday, officials decided to play both the second and third rounds Saturday.
Paul Dunne shot 7-under 65 to take a three-shot lead at 13under after the second round of
the European Tour’s Spanish Open in Madrid. Spain’s Jon Rahm was four shots off the lead after carding 68. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach say their 16-year partnership has ended. Roach says he didn’t learn about the decision until it was announced in a news release about Pacquiao’s upcoming bout against Lucas Matthysse. Roach had been in Pacquiao’s corner for 34 consecutive fights since his U.S. debut in 2001. Horse racing: Unique Bella couldn’t totally overcome a terrible start and had to settle for a second-place finish as the 1-5 favorite in the Grade 1, $700,000 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. The gray 4-yearold filly, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and ridden by Mike Smith, was restless in the starting gate and went to her front knees when it opened. Thus, a horse with natural early speed had to start 3 lengths behind the rest of the seven-horse field. Unique Bella steadily made up ground around the first turn and overtook pacesetter Farrell midway on the backstretch of the 11⁄16-mile race. She maintained the lead until midstretch, where she was passed by eventual winner Unbridled Mo. It was Unique Bella’s first race outside of California and her first on a wet track.
— Larry Stumes
College football: A fair catch on a kickoff received inside the 25-yard line will result in a touchback next season, a rule approved by the NCAA. Two other changes were approved: The play clock will be set at 40 seconds after a touchdown and after a kickoff to speed up play.
Motor sports: NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch edged older brother Kurt Busch by 0.002 of a second to take the pole for the Cup Series race Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. It’s the third time the brothers have started on the front row together, the first since 2013.
MLS: Dominic Dwyer scored his 99th career goal off Sacha Kljestan’s 86th assist as Orlando City beat the host Philadelphia Union 2-0, and Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi scored in the second half to give expansion Los Angeles FC a 2-0 win that stopped Vancouver’s home unbeaten streak at 11 games.
College basketball: Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale, who hit game-winning shots in the NCAA Tournament semifinal and final, will participate in an all-athlete version of “Dancing With The Stars.” She is the only active college athlete competing in the upcoming season. She is permitted to participate while preserving her college eligibility as long as there’s no promotion of the event from Notre Dame or Ogunbowale.