Albany Times Union (Sunday)

Theegala tops crowded leaderboar­d at Phoenix

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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.

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