Kitayama holds onto 1-shot lead at Bay Hill

Kurt Kitayama steadied himself down the stretch Saturday at Bay Hill, closing with two birdies over the last three holes to escape with an even-par

72 and a one-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

“Just proud of the way I fought,” he said.

Now comes the hard part for Kitayama, a

30-year-old Californian going after his first PGA Tour victory. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler had five birdies over his last seven holes in warm gusts that made Bay Hill tough as ever. He finished with a 68 and was one shot behind, along with Viktor Hovland of Norway (66).

Hovland finished runner-up to Scheffler a year ago at Bay Hill.

College men’s basketball:

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points to lead No. 9 Texas to a 75-59 win over No. 3 Kansas ... Jaren Holmes had 16 points and Iowa State ended a four-game losing streak with a 73-58 win over No. 7 Baylor . ... Wade Taylor scored 28 and No. 24 Texas A&M beat No. 2 Alabama 67-61.

College women’s basketball:

Laeticia Amihere scored 17 points and Aliyah Boston posted her 80th career double-double to lead No. 1 South Carolina into the SEC Tournament final for the eighth time in nine seasons with an 80-51 victory over Mississippi.

MLB: As she prepares for her first managing job in the minor leagues, Ronnie Gajownik took on a temporary role Saturday — bench coach for the Diamondbacks. The 29-year-old Gajownik was hired during the offseason as manager of the D-backs’ minor league affiliate Hillsboro Hops. She’ll be the first woman to manage a Class High-A team.

Skiing: American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished tied for fifth in a World Cup downhill and had her quest for a record-tying 86th career victory extended by at least another day. The result was enough for Shiffrin to lock up her fifth overall World Cup title.