Chicago Tribune (Sunday)

Taylor takes a 1-shot lead at Phoenix Open

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The party at TPC Scottsdale was a rager Saturday, with so many booze-soaked shenanigan­s that the Phoenix Open had to close the gates mid-afternoon and limit alcohol sales because the course was too crowded.

And yes — there was also some golf played.

Nick Taylor had a one-shot lead at 13 under with 12 holes left in his third round when play was suspended Saturday because of darkness at the waterlogge­d tournament.

“It was pretty epic,” said a grinning Sahith Theegala, who was a stroke back. “There were a bunch of guys with my name and face on their shirts. An officer was telling me people got too drunk, but it was all in good fun. Hopefully everyone stayed safe. It’s a blast, even if some people aren’t the best drunks.”

Taylor continued to ride his fast start after matching the course record with an 11-under 60 to finish his first round Friday. The Canadian completed just six holes Saturday, with one birdie and five pars.

College basketball: Hunter Dickinson scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 4 Kansas extended its home winning streak to 18 games with a 64-61 win over No. 13 Baylor on Saturday . ... Tyrece Radford had 27 points and Wade Taylor IV added 25 as Texas A&M never trailed in an 85-69 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday . ... Jeremiah Williams scored 18 points in his first home game of the season and Rutgers used a stifling defense to lead the entire game and hand No. 11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56 on Saturday.

NBA: Luka Doncic scored 32 points, and the Mavericks matched their longest winning streak of the season at four in a 146-111 rout of the Thunder on Saturday.

NHL: Jake Walman scored on a penalty shot 23 seconds into overtime and the Red Wings rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Canucks 4-3 on Saturday. Walman was awarded the shot after Quinn Hughes slashed him on a breakaway.

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