Day, Zalatoris grab lead at Farmers Insurance

WillZalatoris and Jason Daycharged past Jon Rahm andJustin Thomas Friday at TorreyPines to share the third-roundlead at the FarmersInsurance Open in La Jolla, Calif.

Zalatorisposted the day’s bestround with a 7-under 65, andtwo-time Farmers championDay shot a 67. They were at14 under heading to the finalround of the tournament, whichwill finish Saturday to avoid a television conflict withthe NFL’s two conferencechampionships.

Rahmand Aaron Rai were 13under, and Thomas, SungjaeIm and Cameron Tringale wereanother shot back. Therewere 24 players within five shots of the co-leaders afteran eventful moving day.

Zalatorissurged from six shotsback after two rounds andmoved into contention forhis first career PGA Tour victory,yet his round could havebeen several strokes betterif his putter had kept upwith the rest of his formidableplay. The 25-year-old missedseveral birdie putts, including a pair inside 5 feet, butstayed in the lead alongsideseveral more accomplishedpros.

More golf

Chip-ins from Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton fueled their surge into contention at the Dubai Desert Classic in United Arab Emirates. The player they’ll try to catch over the weekend is Justin Harding, whose own spectacular shot in the second round came from much farther out. McIlroy and Hatton took advantage of beautiful conditions at Emirates Golf Club to shoot 6-under 66s — tied for the lowest scores of the day — and climb onto the leader board in the $8 million Rolex Series event on the European tour. A chip-in eagle at No. 13 and an 18-foot putt for birdie at the last were the highlights of a bogey-free round for the No. 8-ranked McIlroy, who moved into a tie for fifth on 7 under overall. Hatton sent in a chip from 34 yards at No. 14 that landed at the front of the green, took one more bounce and skipped straight into the cup for the last of his seven birdies.

•A winner in the season openerin Orlando last week, DanieelleKang birdied her finaltwo holes Friday for a 4under68 to catch good friend LydiaKo (70) in the GainbridgeLPGA at Boca Rico in Florida.Kang said she considers Ko to be her little sister.The two stand at 11-under 133at the tournament’s midwaypoint, four shots clear of U.S.Women’s Open championYuka Saso (70) and England’sJodi Ewart Shadoff (69).

Pro football

TheNew York Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinatorBrian Daboll as theirhead coach. Daboll, 46, replacesJoe Judge, who was firedtwo days after the Giantsfinished a 4-13 season, their fifth consecuitve double-digit losing season. Daboll spentthe previous four seasons as the Bills offensive coordinator.

• Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, a candidate for several head coaching jobs, would instead remain in Dallas for “years to come.” Quinn, the former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons who just completed his first season as the Cowboys DC, had interviewed with the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings. He also was a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching vacancy.

Cycling

FormerTour de France championEgan Bernal said hewas very close to becomingparalyzed after an accidentearlier this week with a bus.The crash took place as Bernal,25, trained on the roadin his native Colombia. The2019 Tour winner is underintensive care. Bernal saidon Twitter he had a “95% chanceof ending quadriplegic”and dying. He thanked hisfans, doctors and family for their support.