Kirk battles to take 2-shot lead at Honda

Chris Kirk’s last win on the PGA Tour was nearly eight years ago. He’s put himself in a position to change that at the Honda Classic. Kirk battled his way to a 4-under round of 66 on Saturday, putting him at 13-under 197 for the week and giving him a two-shot lead over Eric Cole (66) through three rounds at PGA National.

His last win on tour was at Colonial in 2015 — 180 tournaments ago. He’s a four-time winner on tour, played in the Presidents Cup in 2015, and has been waiting to hoist a trophy again since. Kirk made a wild birdie on the last, after his second shot on the par-5 18th wound up next to the grandstand and underneath someone’s bag that was left against structure. He got a drop, chipped on from there and made the putt to restore a two-shot lead.

„ Former Oklahoma State teammates Talor Gooch and Peter Uihlein are tied for the lead in a LIV Golf season debut at Mayakoba that looks to be an Oklahoma State alumni reunion. They were at 9-under 133, one shot ahead of Charles Howell III, who played for the Cowboys more than a decade earlier.

College men’s basketball:

Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 89-88 on Saturday . ... Jalen Bridges had 17 points for ninth-ranked Baylor, which overcame a huge deficit after freshman standout Keyonte George left injured, and went on to beat Big 12 co-leader and No. 8 Texas 81-72 Saturday.

College women’s basketball:

Gianna Kneepkens scored a season-high 28 points to lead No. 8 Utah to an 84-78 victory over No. 3 Stanford on Saturday. Utah earned a share of their first regular-season Pac-12 Conference title with the win.

NBA: Pascal Siakam had 29 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors in their fourth straight win, a 95-91 victory over the Pistons on Saturday.