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Brooks Koepka improved his chances of taking over as world No. 1, shooting a 5-under 67 for a four-stroke lead after three rounds of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in Jeju Island, South Korea. Koepka’s 13-under 203 leads Ian Poulter (68) and Scott Piercy (72) . ... Defending champion Sergio Garcia is four shots clear at the Valderrama Masters heading into the final round in San Roque, Spain. Garcia shot a 7-under 64 to lead Ashley Chesters (70) . ... Jay Haas shot a 7-under 65 — missing his age by a stroke — to take a two-shot lead at 133 in the PGA Tour Champions’ playoff-opening Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond, Va . ... Carlota Ciganda fired a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Sei Young Kim (71) at 11-under 205 after the third round of the LPGA Shanghai.

Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch will miss at least a month because of a groin injury, NFL Network reported . ... The Jets released WR Terrelle Pryor, who is dealing with a groin injury. ... The NFL flexed Sunday’s contest between the Bengals (4-2) and the Chiefs (5-1) to a night game on NBC . ... Chargers RB Melvin Gordon was downgraded to questionable for Sunday’s game against the Titans because of a hamstring injury. ... The NFL fined Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict $112,000 for multiple unnecessary-roughness penalties in Sunday’s loss to the Steelers . ... Bills rookie WR Ray-Ray McCloud was ruled out against the Colts for a “non-injury reason.” ... Dick Modzelewski, a star DT for the Giants in the 1950s and ’60s, died at 87 in Eastlake, Ohio. Modzelewski spent 14 years in the NFL and is in the College Football Hall of Fame.