Theegala tops crowded leaderboard at Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a crowded leaderboard Saturday after his 69 gave him a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brooks Koepka after three rounds of the WM Phoenix Open. Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and Talor Gooch were another stroke back.
More golf: Ryan Fox will take a six-shot lead into Sunday at the Ras Al Khaimah Classic as he seeks his first European tour title.
NFL: The New York Giants hired
John Egorugwu to coach inside linebackers and Drew Wilkins to handle outside linebackers. The team also hired Christian Jones as an offensive assistant and
Mark Loecher as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Ryan Hollern, formerly chief of staff for the coaches, has moved to college scouting coordinator.
Tennis: Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas rallied past qualifier
Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Rotterdam hard-court indoor tournament to reach his first final since the French Open last June. Tsitsipas will face Felix AugerAliassime in Sunday’s final after the third seed rallied past defending champion Andrey Rublev 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2 . ... Maria Sakkari will face Anett Kontaveit in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. Sakkari defeated
Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 in a match that lasted just over three hours, while the second-seeded Kontaveit had an easier path to the final by beating
Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-4.
Soccer: Chelsea extended Europe’s domination of the Club World Cup by beating Palmeiras 2-1 after extra time to win the intercontinental title for the first time . ... Raheem Sterling had a hat trick as Manchester City extended its Premier League lead to 12 points with a 4-0 victory at Norwich . ... Manchester United’s lean spell continued with a 1-1 draw at home to Southampton in the Premier League as Cristiano Ronaldo’s run without a goal extended to six games . ... Promoted Bochum stunned Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga with a 4-2 win, preventing the league leader from going 12 points clear.