Rahm fires 63 to contend at Zozo

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Jon Rahm shot a third-round 63 to play his way into contention entering today’s final round of the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club.

Former VCU golfer Lanto Griffin, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, second-round leader Sebastian Muñoz, Ryan Palmer, Brian Harman, Tony Finau, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson and Scottie Scheffler also were near the top of the leaderboard as play continued through press time.

Ally McDonald held onto the lead Saturday in the LPGA Drive On Championship-Lake Reynolds Oconee, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke advantage into the final round in Georgia.

Englishmen Laurie Canter and Ross McGowan share a three-shot lead entering the final round of the Italian Open.

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Harrison Burton passed Noah Gragson late on the final lap to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff race Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. The triumph in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 was Burton’s third career Xfinity win.

Alexander Zverev moved one match away from winning back-to-back ATP Tour titles after he beat Jannik Sinner in the Cologne Championship semifinals on Saturday to set up a final against Diego Schwartzman.

Will Power won his fifth pole of the season and flirted with the St. Petersburg track record Saturday in qualifying for the IndyCar season finale in Florida.

Australian cyclist Jai Hindley and British rider Tao Geoghegan Hart are virtually tied entering the final stage of the Giro d’Italia after nearly 2,175 miles over 20 days of racing.