STRONG WIND HALTS 3RD ROUND AT PEBBLE

A strong wind was more than just a menace at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am. It brought the tournament to a halt Saturday because of two holes on one of the courses, and set up a Monday finish without the amateurs.

The third round is to resume this morning at 8 a.m. (weather permitting), and the amateurs had the option to return and complete a pro-am that will be only 54 holes. The final round for the pros only is set to begin at 12:30 p.m., if there are no further delays.

Keith Mitchell made it through the worst stretch of wind at Pebble Beach, so strong that he hit an 8iron on the 106-yard seventh hole. And right when he thought he was off the hook by getting through the ocean holes, the horn blew to stop play.

“We knew going into today that those were going to be the tough holes. That was going to be the hardest stretch potentially all week,” Mitchell said. “If we could make it through that stretch in a relatively good score, I would be set up for the weekend.”

Peter Malnati was atop the leaderboard at 12 under with six holes left in his round at Pebble Beach. He started on the back nine along the ocean in benign conditions, and he was on the fourth green, coming off three straight birdies, when play stopped.

Mitchell and Joseph Bramlett were at 10 under. Kurt Kitayama, the 36-hole leader, and Hank Lebioda were three shots behind. They were at Spyglass Hill.

The culprit was the Shore course at Monterey Peninsula, particularly the stretch that runs along the ocean. Gary Young, the PGA Tour’s chief referee, began getting reports that balls were moving on the greens. He said one amateur hit a putt and the wind began to blow it back toward the player.

With a three-course rotation, play had to stop at all three courses.

Locally

The San Diego State women’s basketball team (18-7, 8-4 MW) fell at New Mexico 83-78 (14-10, 6-5). With the loss, SDSU drops into a three-way tie for second place in the Mountain West along with Colorado State and Wyoming. The Aztecs had four players in doubledigits, led by Sophia Ramos’ 21.

• UC San Diego women’s basketball (11-11, 8-4 Big West) defeated CSU Bakersfield (6-14, 3-9) 56-42 on the road. Emily Cangelosi led the Tritons with a game-high 13 points.

• The University of San Diego women’s basketball program (1310, 7-5 WCC) secured a victory over BYU (12-11, 7-5) 52-49 at home.

• The fourth-ranked PLNU baseball team (4-0) swept a doubleheader from Northwest Nazarene, 12-1 and 7-4, at home.

• The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (1-2) split a doubleheader against Biola (2-1) with a 9-8 win in the first game for head coach Jose Garcia’s first collegiate victory before the Cougars fell 6-0 to the Eagles in the second game at home.

• The Cal State San Marcos basketball team (13-8, 12-4 CCAA) saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end with a 64-62 loss at San Francisco State (11-11, 7-9).

• The San Diego Gulls dropped their fifth AHL game in a row on Saturday, this time by a score of 4-0 at Coachella Valley. The Gulls scored just one goal in 120 minutes over the weekend on the road.

• Curtis Dickson had six assists to lead the San Diego Seals to a 1210 win over Panther City LC at Pechanga Arena in NLL action.

Baseball

The Dodgers will retire the No. 34 jersey of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela during a three-day celebration this summer. He will be honored from Aug. 11-13 when the Dodgers host Colorado. Also, the Dodgers agreed to terms with infielder Miguel Rojas on a $6 million, one-year deal through the 2024 season.

• Pitcher Max Fried lost to the Atlanta Braves in salary arbitration. He’ll make $13.5 million in the upcoming season instead of his $15 million request.

Also

The United States swept its way into the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals, getting the winning point in a 4-0 victory over Uzbekistan from the doubles team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.

• Germany finished first and second in the women’s bobsled world championship. Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. claimed bronze for her seventh medal in the event.

• Fedor Emelianenko, 46, lost his final mixed martial arts bout when Ryan Bader stopped him halfway through the first round with a relentless ground-andpound finish at Bellator 290 at the Forum in Inglewood.