Varner III takes 1-shot lead in RBC Heritage

Harold Varner III shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the RBC Heritage on Saturday in pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory.

Varner had eight birdies in a bogey-free round to match Cameron Young’s opening score as the lowest at Harbour Town Golf Links this week. Varner had an 11-under 202.

Varner will need to be just as crisp Sunday. FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, 2019 British Open winner Shane Lowry of Ireland and Erik van Rooyen of South Africa were a shot back.

Cantlay, the secondround leader, had a 70. Lowry shot 65, and van Rooyen had a 67.

Former RBC Heritage champ Matt Kuchar, Hudson Swafford, Sepp Straka and Aaron Wise were 9 under. Swafford shot 66, Kuchar and Straka 67 and Wise 68.

Varner has two international victories, winning the Australian PGA Championship in 2016 and the Saudi International in February.

NFL: Two men have been arrested in a fatal shooting from a vehicle in which a Cowboys player was riding, police in Dallas said Saturday. Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph is not mentioned in a news release that said Aries Jones, 28, and Tivione English, 21, were identified as the shooters and arrested.

NHL: Jeremy Swayman rebounded from a rough stretch with 23 saves and the Bruins clinched a playoff spot by holding off the Penguins 2-1 to halt a three-game losing streak.

Soccer: Manchester City apologized to Liverpool and condemned supporters who chanted during a minute’s silence to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster on Saturday. Referee Michael Oliver cut short the commemoration to the victims from the 1989 crush before the FA Cup semifinal at Wembley Stadium. “It felt really wrong in that moment,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said, accepting City’s apology.