Off the wire

GOLF Kaymer leads by 2

Martin Kaymer didn’t look the part of someone who hasn’t won in five years. He was bogey-free Saturday in the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament at Dublin, Ohio, for a 6-under 66 that gave him a two-shot lead over Adam Scott going into the final round. Scott also had a 66, finishing with a shot into 3 feet on the 18th hole at Muirfield Village. They will be in the final group, two major champions who each reached No. 1 in the world are in the midst of a drought. Scott has gone more than three years since his last victory. It might not be a two-man race. Hideki Matsuyama shot 64 and was in the group four shots behind that included Jordan Spieth (69) and Patrick Cantlay. All three of them last won in 2017.

Parel out front

Scott Parel shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to extend his lead to five strokes in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic at Des Moines, Iowa. Parel had a 15-under 129 total at Wakonda Club to break the tournament 36-hole record of 13 under set a year ago by eventual winner Tom Lehman. Parel, 54, won twice last year on the 50-and-older tour. Marco Dawson shot a 65 to match Jerry Kelly (67) at 10 under. Gene Sauers (68), David Toms (68) and Billy Andrade (69) were 9 under.

Baker in lead

Chris Baker shot a 3-under 68 to take a 4-stroke lead Saturday at the Web.com Tour’s Rex Hospital Open at Raleigh, N.C. Baker is out front with an 18-under 195. Zack Sucher (62) is second, along with Horacio Leon (65), Luke Guthrie (68) and Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas Razorbacks), who had a 69. Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) had a 3-under 68 and was tied for 29th at 7 under. Taylor Moore (Razorbacks), Matt Atkins (Henderson State), Ethan Tracy (Razorbacks) and Nicolas Echavarria (Razorbacks) did not make the cut.

MOTOR SPORT Custer wins Xfinity

Cole Custer slipped past Tyler Reddick in the final turn and held in to win the Xfinity Series race in

overtime Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Custer won his third race of the season in the No. 00 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing. Reddick used a sweeping move on the inside and pulled away off the restart in the overtime and had the checkered flag in sight. Reddick drifted up the track headed into the frontstretch and Custer caught him and held on to nip him at the finish line for the thrilling victory. Chase Briscoe finished third to cap a successful day for SHR. Ryan Preece was fourth and Christopher Bell fifth. The race was forced into OT when Justin Allgaier spun off a restart with three laps left. Reddick leads the Xfinity standings by 76 points over Bell.

BASEBALL A’s Davis returns

Oakland Athletics slugger Khris Davis is back from a stint on the injured list because of a bruised left hip and oblique muscle. The designated hitter, who led the majors with 48 home runs in 2018, was set to start batting cleanup Saturday night for Oakland in the middle game of a weekend series against the Houston Astros. He went on the injured list May 24, retroactive to May 22, after getting hurt May 5 at Pittsburgh. Davis tried to play through it for seven games before going on the IL. He is hitting .248 with 12 home runs and 29 RBI in 43 games. The A’s optioned outfielder Skye Bolt to Class AAA Las Vegas to clear roster room for Davis’ return.

TRACK AND FIELD Downtown L.A. featured

For the first time since 2013, a triathlon will include downtown Los Angeles as part of its course. Today’s Herbalife 24 Triathlon will begin in Venice Beach and finish at L.A. Live near the Staples Center. The course is a similar version to the one used for the L.A. Triathlon, but the last one was contested in 2013. The Olympic distance triathlon begins with a 1,500-meter swim in the Pacific Ocean, a 40-kilometer (25-mile) bike ride into Los Angeles and a 10K run (6.2 miles) in downtown. The course will not be the one that will be used for the 2028 Olympics. Organizers have already determined that Long Beach will host the triathlon during the games. Race director Brennan Lindner said the course for Sunday’s race does offer a few challenges, starting with the swim, where the temperature in the Pacific Ocean could be in the low 50s. The bike course is fast because there aren’t a lot of hills, but the run does have a couple climbs to test competitors toward the end.

SOCCER Spanish star Reyes dies

Jose Antonio Reyes, a Spanish soccer star who played for several of the biggest clubs in Europe, including Arsenal in the Premier League, died on Saturday in a car crash, his former club Sevilla FC announced. He was 35. The crash occurred before noon while Reyes was traveling on a road linking Utrera, his hometown, and Seville, the regional capital of Andalusia, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. Emergency services crews could not save his life, the report said. Reyes was playing most recently for Extremadura in the Segunda Division. But he formerly played for Real Madrid and its crosstown rival, Atletico Madrid. Outside Spain, he had stints with Arsenal, the London powerhouse, and Benfica, the Lisbon club, as well as a Chinese team, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, where he played last year. As a national team player, Reyes represented Spain in 21 games and was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Cup.