Course record gives Schauffele lead
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Xander Schauffele fired a course-record 8-under-par 64 Friday to go to 14 under par and move ahead by three strokes halfway through the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.
Tyrrell Hatton was in second place. He shot 68 Friday after firing a 65 Thursday, which equaled the course record at the time.
Russell Henley finished 36 holes at 10 under to hold third place, with Talor Gooch at 9 under and Collin Morikawa and Jason Kokrak sharing fifth at 8 under.
The first round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond was postponed Friday because of rain. The general public isn’t permitted at the event, which will start at 7:30 a.m. today on the Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course in hopes of completing 36 holes.
English golfer Matt Wallace carded a 5-under 67 at Fairmont St Andrews to join Adrian Otaegui in the Scottish Championship lead Friday.
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Jack Scheuer, 88, the go-to guy at courtside, on the field and in the press box, who covered Philadelphia sports from Wilt Chamberlain to Bryce Harper for The Associated Press and other outlets, died Friday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year, $700,000 contract Friday.
The Los Angeles Kings signed No. 2 overall draft pick Quinton Byfield to a three-year contract.
Ed Hervey is stepping down as general manager of the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions because of personal reasons.
Bret Holmes couldn’t chase down Cory Heim as the sun set on the ARCA Series finale at Kansas Speedway. It didn’t really matter. The 23-year-old from Munford, Alabama, won the series championship over Michael Self by finishing second Friday night.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the Cologne Indoors semifinals by beating Lloyd Harris of South Africa 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 on Friday.
Andrey Rublev eased into the St. Petersburg Open semis in Russia by defeating Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-1.
Danilo Petrovic of Serbia continued to make the most of his late entry into the Sardegna Open, beating Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 to reach the semifinals.
Philadelphia Union midfielder Brenden Aaronson will join FC Salzburg following the conclusion of the Major League Soccer season.
Diego Ulissi sprinted to victory at the end of the 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, and Joao Almeida held on to the pink jersey.