Watson, Hickok lead Travelers

Kramer Hickok finished the third round of the Travelers Championship too late in the day to go fly fishing again. He’ll have to wait until Sunday to try to reel in the biggest catch of his career.

The 29yearold minor league tour regular shot a 2underpar 68 to tie for the lead with threetime winner Bubba Watson at 12under in Cromwell, Conn. Hickok, who has never won on the PGA Tour, opened a twostroke lead before bogeying the final two holes.

“I thought I’d be a lot more nervous than I am,” said Hickok, who went fly fishing on the nearby Farmington River after the first round. “I know those nerves are going to be there. It’s just embracing those nerves, not trying to fight it.”

Watson shot a 68 at the TPC River Highlands, picking up three strokes on Hickok over the final two holes. Jason Day was also also in a tie for the lead before a bogey on No. 18 dropped him to 70 and a threeway tie at 9under.

Cameron Smith (66) and Russell Henley (68) also were 9under, and three players were another stroke back. Three opening birdies gave Steve Stricker an eightshot lead in what looked to be a runaway in the Bridgestone Seniors Players Championship. By the end of the day, Stricker was hanging on at Firestone in Akron, Ohio.

Stricker started missing greens and missing putts and wound up with a 2over 72 to lead Jerry Kelly by four shots at 7under 203 going into the final round.

WNBA: Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and the host Dallas Wings beat the Washington Mystics 8574. Tina Charles had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Washington. Sami Whitcomb had 30 points, Betnijah Laney added 28 and Sabrina Ionescu had 10 points, six rebounds and eight assists to help the New York Liberty defeat the host Atlanta Dream 10178.

Tennis: Two days before Wimbledon begins, Angelique Kerber won her first title since Wimbledon in 2018 by beating Katerina Siniakova 63, 62 in the final of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.