Cantlay, Hodges tied at top in American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Patrick Cantlay shot a 10under 62 in perfect weather and turf conditions Thursday at La Quinta Country Club for a share of the first-round lead with rookie Lee Hodges in The American Express.
More golf: Gaby Lopez of Mexico jumped out to the lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. She made six birdies in a 5-under 67 at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club . ... Seeking a third win in his past four events, Viktor Hovland started the Abu Dhabi Championship by shooting 8-under 64 and was one stroke off the first-round lead held by Scott Jamieson . ... Segundo Oliva Pinto of Argentina played bogey-free for a 6-under 66 and shared the lead with Roberto Nieves of Puerto Rico in the Latin America Amateur Championship.
MLB: Locked out baseball players plan to make a counteroffer to management on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal when the snail-paced negotiations resumed following a 42-day break. The players association asked Major League Baseball on Thursday to schedule the negotiating session, which is to take place in-person . ... Robot umpires have been given a promotion. Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-a, the highest level of the minor leagues. ... Tampa Bay’s proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball . ... The Minnesota Twins will induct former manager Ron Gardenhire and former players Dan Gladden and Cesar Tovar into the team’s Hall of Fame this summer.
Soccer: The crowd for Canada’s World Cup qualifier against the United States on Jan. 30 will be limited to 12,000 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario, half of capacity . ... Diogo Jota stepped up in Mohamed Salah’s absence with two goals to lead Liverpool to a 2-0 victory at Arsenal and into a League Cup final against Chelsea. ... Barcelona lost 3-2 in extra time to Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey . ... Defending champion Algeria was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations with a 3-1 loss to Ivory Coast.