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PGA News: Matt Fitzpatrick vaults into RBC Heritage lead after sizzling 63

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Matt Fitzpatrick of England fired a career-low 63 to jump 17 spots into the lead after three rounds of the RBC Heritage on Saturday at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Fitzpatrick turned in a clean card, highlighted by a hole-out for eagle on No. 3, to sit at 14-under par with a one-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round, which is going to start earlier based on an inclement weather forecast.

The final round will feature threesomes off No. 1 tee beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Fitzpatrick holed out from the waste area from 149 yards on the par-4 third hole following a birdie on No. 2.

“It’s obviously a great start to the round,” Fitzpatrick said. “It puts you in great position, 3-under through 3. For me, that’s ideally the start you need on a Saturday, isn’t it? It just gets you off to a good start. I think this is a golf course that’s shown that there are low scores around here this week, and to do that for myself is a big positive.”

Fitzpatrick’s previous career-best round was 64 (five times). He’s gunning for his second PGA Tour victory, but he’s got a lot of company near the top.

Patrick Cantlay (third-round 66) sits solo second at 13 under and defending champion Jordan Spieth (66) trails just two shots behind. Scottie Scheffler (69) and second-round leader Jimmy Walker (72) lead five players who are just three shots back at 11 under.

Another seven players are clustered in a tie for ninth at 10 under.

Fitzpatrick’s round included a crucial up and down par save on the 17th.

“It was just dead there. There was no shot,” he said. “I played away from the flag, gave myself the best chance possible straight over the hill, and managed to take it. Obviously it’s important for the par save for the round, but just for me personally, I hate — I’d like to have a bogey-free round, so it’s always a little bit — it’s extra nice to have that.”

Cantlay also posted a clean round, posting five birdies to stalk Fitzpatrick.

“I think the course does a good job of — if you’re playing in position you can be aggressive to certain hole locations, but if you get out of position you really need to take your medicine,” Cantlay said. “This golf course gives you a lot of chances if you play from the fairway.”

Cantlay finished runner-up in a playoff to Spieth at the RBC last year.

Fitzpatrick’s lone victory on the PGA TOUR is the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.

–Field Level Media

WTA News: U.S. finishes Billie Jean King Cup qualifying unbeaten

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Jessica Pegula and the United States finished off a sweep of Austria in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying action on Saturday in Delray Beach, Fla.

Pegula defeated Julia Grabher 6-1, 6-3, while Coco Gauff and Caty McNally bested Melanie Klaffner and Sinja Kraus 6-1, 6-4. Gauff and Pegula each recorded straight-set wins on Friday.

Qualifiers took place on Friday and Saturday at locations around the world. The winning nations will advance to the finals in November. Switzerland and Austria have already qualified for the finals as last year’s two finalists.

Each best-of-five series consists of two singles matches on the first day, then the reverse singles matches followed by a doubles match on the second day.

Italy began Saturday with a 2-0 lead on Slovakia in Bratislava, Slovakia, but had to hold on for a 3-2 victory. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova and Viktoria Hruncakova, who lost their singles matches on Friday, turned the tables.

Schmiedlova defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 and Hruncakova turned back Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 7-6 (2), but Italy survived when its doubles team of Cocciaretto and Martina Trevisan outlasted Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Romania also began the day with a 2-0 lead in Koper, Slovenia, but saw its lead over Slovenia disappear when Tamara Zidansek defeated Ana Bogdan 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 and Kaja Juvan turned back Jaqueline Adina Cristian 6-2, 6-4.

The doubles match pitting Juvan and Zidansek against Irina Bara and Monica Niculescu was suspended at 3-3 in the first set. It is scheduled to be completed Sunday morning.

Spain clinched its series against Mexico in Marbella, Spain, when Nurria Parrizas-Diaz defeated Marcela Zacarias in straight sets, after Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Renata Zarazua avoided a sweep with a three-set win in the third match.

The Czech Republic, which began the day leading Ukraine 2-0 in Antalya, Turkey, lost its first match of the day when Marta Kostyuk won in three sets over Barbora Krejcikova, but finished off the series when Marketa Vondrousova won her match in straight sets.

Germany won both of its matches to break away from a 1-1 tie and claim the series against Brazil in Stuttgart, Germany. Jule Niemeier posted a three-set win over Beatriz Haddad Maia, and then Anna-Lena Friedsam lost only one game in defeating Laura Pigossi.

France and Kazakhstan, which also ended Friday with 2-0 leads, finished off their opponents 3-1 on Saturday. Great Britain’s Caroline Garcia won her singles match to pull within 2-1 of France in Coventry, Great Britain, but Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls defeated Clara Burel and Kristina Mladenovic in a hard-fought, three-set match to clinch.

Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina handed Poland’s Magda Linette her second loss in two days to clinch the 3-1 series win in Astana, Kazakhstan. It came after Weronika Falkowska and Alicja Rosolska won their doubles match to trim Poland’s deficit to 2-1.

Canada and Belgium were tied 1-1 entering Saturday in Vancouver, Canada, and Leylah Fernandez took over, lifting the home side to the series victory.

After Fernandez’s three-set win over Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgium’s Greet Minnen again knotted the match with a three-set win over Katherine Sebov. But Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski left no doubt about the doubles outcome, defeating Minnen and Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-2.

–Field Level Media

ATP News: Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune advance to Monte Carlo final

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Andrey Rublev rallied to beat Taylor Fritz 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, and Holger Rune came back to oust Jannik Sinner 1-6, 7-5, 7-5, on Saturday to advance to the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters final in Monaco.

In the first meeting on clay between the fifth-seeded Rublev of Russia and the eighth-seeded Fritz, the match was delayed for nearly two hours in the third set due to a downpour.

The pair of 25-year-olds combined for 13 breaks of serve, but Rublev finished with 27 winners to 16 unforced errors in comparison to Fritz’s ratio of 21 to 26.

After the restart, Fritz had difficulty raising his level of play, but Rublev picked up where left off. He broke Fritz’s serve to go up 4-2 and held on to his serve to secure the win in a two-hour, seven-minute match.

“It was really tough, especially against Taylor,” Rublev said. “I lost past three times [against him] I think, [including] in Indian Wells in the semifinals. It was tough mentally to play against him because I was thinking if I would have [a chance].

“I started really well and then I was up a break and then he broke me back, but I knew I would have chances. In the end we had a great match and I am pleased with the win.”

Rublev is in the Monte Carlo final for the second time, having lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021, as he bids for a first ATP 1000 title.

In the second semifinal – a two-hour, 46-minute match — the seventh-seeded Sinner outpaced the sixth-seeded Rune in the opening set and displayed his power off the baseline. The 21-year-old Italian also excelled at the line, claiming 12 of 14 first-serve points.

Rune turned it around in the second set, opening a 3-0 lead. After rain interrupted play for about 50 minutes, the 19-year-old Dane remained steadier on the baseline en route to evening the match. He won 16 of 23 points and 10 of 23 first-service return points.

In the decisive third set, Rune put Sinner away by winning 10 of 15 net points and 10 of 15 second-serve points. His first serve excelled as well, as he collected 14 of 19 points (73.7 percent).

“It was quite unbelievable. Jannik started firing, hitting a lot of winners. He’s been in great form the last couple of months,” Rune said. “I had to dig deep, find solutions, which I did very well.

“Not ideal weather to play in the beginning, but it is what it is. It was an amazing crowd, actually, even though they were cheering for Jannik. I still think it’s fun to play like this.”

–Field Level Media

LPGA News: Grace Kim wins in 3-way playoff at Lotte Championship

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Grace Kim of Australia birdied the first playoff hole on Saturday to win the Lotte Championship in a three-way sudden death in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Kim outlasted Yu Liu (par) and third-round leader Yu Jin Sung (bogey) on the par-5 18th hole, the first playoff hole, to claim her first victory on the LPGA Tour. She earned $300,000 with the win.

Liu of China shot a blistering 8-under-par 64 in the fourth and final round to barge into the playoff. Kim fired a final-round 4-under 68 and Sung of South Korea shot 69. The trio finished at 12-under 276 after 72 holes.

Peiyun Chien (final-round 67) and Linnea Strom (69) finished tied for fourth at 11 under. Lauren Hartlage (70), Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (70) and Georgia Hall (71) finished tied for sixth at 9 under.

Kim finished her fourth round with six birdies — including 17 and 18 — against two bogeys to secure her spot in the playoff.

But it was Liu who posted the day’s monster round, carding eight birdies — four on either nine — without a bogey to vault to the top of the leaderboard. She shot 72-71 in her previous two rounds.

“Honestly I knew I was five shots back,” Liu said. “I knew if I put in a really good round I may have a chance, so that was just my mentality. Honestly out there on the course I wasn’t really thinking any score-wise. Just focus on one shot at a time. Definitely paid off.”

Sung posted four birdies against one bogey for her final-round 69.

–Field Level Media

MLS News: Whitecaps, Austin FC battle to scoreless draw

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The Vancouver Whitecaps extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a scoreless draw against host Austin FC on Saturday in a game filled with spectacular saves.

The shutout, the Whitecaps’ third straight in league play, improved their stretch without allowing a goal to 320 minutes dating to late in the first half of a 1-1 draw at Minnesota on March 29. The Whitecaps (2-2-4, 10 points) have not lost since a 2-1 setback in San Jose on March 4.

Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka had seven saves to record the third clean sheet of his eight-game MLS career, turning away three shots through the final 11 minutes that included seven minutes of added time. The final save came in the 96th minute when Takaoka punched a shot by Gyasi Zardes that was heading into the upper right corner over the crossbar.

Austin veteran keeper Brad Stuver stopped four shots to secure his second shutout of the season and the 16th of his career.

Austin (2-3-2, eight points) has been shut out in three of its last four games and has just one goal over that stretch.

Both teams had quality chances to score in the first half.

Vancouver’s first opportunity came in the seventh minute when Brian White’s shot after a centering pass from Simon Becher was stopped by Stuver in the bottom left corner.

Austin responded with a barrage in the 11th minute. Sebastian Driussi missed to the left after a corner kick and then Alex Ring clanged a shot off the left post on the ensuing corner-kick feed by Driussi. Emiliano Rigoni was turned away by Takaoka two minutes later after a feed into the box by Leo Vaisanen.

Austin’s Maxi Urruti had a chance in the 19th minutes after a pass into the area by Rigoni but his shot was saved by Takaoka. Vancouver replied with a scoring parry from Julian Gressel in the 21st minute but Stuver was again up to the task.

Owen Wolff of Austin, in the 34th minute, and Becher, in the 45th, each had shots on target by the end of the half but neither found the net.

Austin’s Diego Fagundez was stopped by Takaoka in the 50th minute and White had another shot batted away by Stuver two minutes later.

–Field Level Media

MLS News: Orlando City edges Minnesota United on 88th-minute goal

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Duncan McGuire headed in a rebound in the 88th minute as Orlando City rallied for a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Ivan Angulo also scored for the Lions (3-2-2, 11 points) who won their second road match of the season. Pedro Gallese finished with three saves for Orlando City including one with his chest on a close-in shot off the foot of Franco Fragapane in the 85th minute.

Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored for Minnesota United (3-2-2, 11 points), who lost their second straight match and remain winless at home (0-1-2) in three matches this season.

With the game tied 1-1, Angulo chipped a shot from the right side of the box that caromed off the crossbar down to the middle edge of the six-yard box, where McGuire headed the rebound inside the left post for his second goal of the season and the game-winner.

Both teams came up empty on a pair of good scoring opportunities during a scoreless opening half.

Minnesota United nearly took the lead in the second minute when forward Mender Garcia broke down the right side and made a crossing pass to Hlongwane who was cutting into the middle of the penalty box, but Hlongwane’s left-footed shot went wide of the right post.

Ramiro Enrique sent a header from the center of the box off an Angulo cross over the goal in the 25th minute for Orlando City. Seven minutes later, Lions midfielder Martin Ojeda tried a right-footed shot from inside the top of the box that also sailed over the goal.

In the 40th minute, Loons midfielder Robin Lod found newcomer Jeong Sang-Bin open in the middle of box, but Gallese made a diving stop of the South Korean midfielder’s right-footed shot.

Hlongwane made up for his earlier miss in the 58th minute when he broke away from Angulo in the middle of the box and used his left foot to redirect Lod’s crossing pass into the left corner of the net for his second goal of the season and a 1-0 lead.

Orlando City came back to tie it 1-1 eight minutes later thanks to an excellent crossing pass from Gaston Gonzalez past several Loons across the top of the six-yard box to Angulo near the right post. Angulo drilled a sharp-angle shot off goalie Dayne St. Clair’s fingers and into the top left corner of the net.

–Field Level Media

G Silas Demary Jr. asks USC for release: Is Bronny James on the way?


Four-star combo guard Silas Demary Jr. is asking Southern California to release him from his signed national letter of intent, and speculation is that he could be doing so because of the possible pending commitment of Bronny James.

James, the No. 9 combo guard and No. 32 overall player in the nation, as ranked by the 247Sports composite, is the highest prospect at the position in the 2023 class who is uncommitted. Only power forward Mackenzie Mgbako, the No. 7 overall prospect in the class, stands ahead of him as uncommitted.

Mgbako, a five-star prospect, asked Duke to release him from his signed commitment earlier this week.

The 6-foot-4 Demary, who is from North Carolina, is the No. 14 prospect at the position.

247Sports reported Saturday that there is “growing speculation” that coach Andy Enfield and USC could land James. The son of Los Angeles Lakers great LeBron James, he is a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in the L.A. area, and neither father nor son have signaled yet whether the younger James will spend a year in college or play in the NBA G League.

When Demary announced his decision to play at USC last October, he told 247Sports the Trojans offered immediate playing time — and more.

“I would say just the fact I can come in right away and earn minutes,” Demary said. “The second is that they put guys in the NBA, they had a good year last year and if you look at the media market, LA is a hot spot. So being able to go there and being able to pick people’s brains about what I want to do in life beyond basketball, I just felt like it is what was best for me.”

The nation’s No. 1 player, point guard Isaiah Collier from Georgia, is committed to USC.

Guard Boogie Ellis also announced this week that he is returning to the Trojans for his final year of eligibility.

–Field Level Media

MLS News: FC Dallas makes most of chances in win over Real Salt Lake

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Bernard Kamungo’s 88th-minute goal broke a late 1-1 deadlock Saturday night as FC Dallas defeated Western Conference rival Real Salt Lake, 2-1, in Frisco, T.X.

Dallas won despite being outshot 15-4.

Marco Farfan assisted on Kamungo’s marker, which was deposited into the top center of the net. Dallas’ Jesus Ferreira and Real Salt Lake’s Jefferson Savarino also netted goals in the contest.

Ferreira proved once again why he’s one of the MLS’ most promising young talents, breaking the scoreboard’s seal with a goal five minutes into the contest. Last week, Ferreira became the youngest player in league lore to net 40 career regular-season markers with the decider in a 1-0 win over Inter Miami CF.

Savarino’s made try evened matters for Real Salt Lake (2-5-0, 6 points) with his score in the 68th minute.

Real Salt Lake out-shot their hosts in the first half, 5-3. Only one of those five offerings was on target, however.

Carlos Gomez missed a longer-range shot three minutes prior to Ferreira’s score. Anderson Julio had a try blocked in the 11th minute and Jefferson Savarino pushed a shot to the right a minute later. Pablo Ruiz had another chance for Real Salt Lake in the 21st minute, but the offering sailed over the top left corner.

In the 29th minute, Gomez’ try from outside the box was saved by Dallas goalie Maarten Paes. Marcelo Silva’s header from the center of the box in the second minute of first-half stoppage time was blocked, leaving Real Salt Lake scoreless in the initial half.

Real Salt Lake had 11 more shots than their hosts in the loss.

Real Salt Lake had dropped four outings in a row before bucking that trend against Charlotte FC last week. They fell back into the loss column, as Dallas (4-2-2, 14 points) notched its second win in a row.

–Field Level Media

MLS News: Union rally from 2-goal deficit, draw with Fire

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Daniel Gazdag and Julian Carranza scored three minutes apart to help the Philadelphia Union salvage a 2-2 draw against the host Chicago Fire on Saturday night.

Gazdag also provided the assist on Carranza’s leveler as the Union (2-4-2, eight points) earned their first point away from home this season after taking 26 points on the road a season ago.

The draw closed a stretch of five matches in 15 days in all competitions for Philadelphia, which also had three road matches in a row in eight days. On Wednesday night, the Union earned a 2-2 draw at Atlas FC in Guadalajara, Mexico, to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals.

Maren Haile-Selassie scored his first Major League Soccer goal for Chicago (2-1-4, 10 points), which suffered its only loss of the season in a visit to the Union back on March 11.

The Fire added to their lead on a bizarre second-half own-goal, when Jakob Glesnes’ attempted clearance bounded off Nathan Harriel and over the helpless Andre Blake to double the home side’s lead.

While it was a fortunate bounce, it was deserved, as Chicago dominated the opening hour. But the night turned suddenly when Miguel Navarro clumsily fouled Mikael Uhre at the edge of the penalty area in a position where Uhre was not likely to threaten the Fire goal.

Gazdag stepped up and smashed his penalty past Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady for his third goal of the season, all of those coming from the penalty spot.

Three minutes later, the Union went level through a gorgeous sequence. Quinn Sullivan initiated it with a run down the left side and an excellent left-footed cross to find Gazdag on the back post.

Gazdag headed the ball back across the box, where Carranza guided a first-touch finish into an open net.

Both teams had chances to take all three points in the closing stages. Philadelphia’s Jose Martinez saw his shot strike the post in the 79th minute. Not long after, Chicago substitute Georgios Koutsias saw his off-balance volley strike the crossbar.

–Field Level Media

De’Aaron Fox comes up big as Kings knock off Warriors


De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 38 points in his NBA postseason debut and teamed with Malik Monk for 28 fourth-quarter points as the Sacramento Kings edged the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.

The game marked the Kings’ return to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Monday night, also in Sacramento.

The Warriors led for most of the first three quarters, and by as many as 10 points, but when the Kings went almost exclusively to Fox and Monk in the fourth, they responded.

Fox gave the Kings the lead for good at 115-114 with a 3-pointer with 3:50 to go, and when Harrison Barnes bombed in a trey of his own shortly thereafter, the hosts had opened a six-point gap with just 2:35 to go.

But the Warriors, the defending NBA champions, got a driving hoop and a 3-pointer from Stephen Curry to close within 123-121 with 1:19 to play, then got possession of the ball, down by one, in the final half-minute.

However, Andrew Wiggins, playing for the first time following a 25-game absence for personal reasons, misfired on a wide-open 3-pointer from the left corner with 10 second left.

Monk capped a 32-point performance off the bench with two free throws with 2.9 seconds to go, and when Curry misfired on an open straight-away 3-pointer at the horn, the Kings celebrated a win in their first-ever playoff game against their Northern California rival.

Fox shot 13-for-27 from the field and added five assists and three steals, while Monk did much of his damage at the foul line, going 14-for-14 to complement an 8-for-13 night from the field.

Trey Lyles added 16 points, Barnes 13 and Domantas Sabonis 12 with a game-high 16 rebounds for Sacramento, which earned the No. 3 seed in the West — and home-court advantage — by winning the Pacific Division title.

Curry finished with 30 points and Klay Thompson 21 for the Warriors. Curry shot 6-for-14 on 3-pointers and Thompson 5-for-14, but Golden State was just 16-for-50 (32 percent) as a team.

Wiggins and Jordan Poole had 17 points apiece and Donte DiVincenzo 10 for Golden State, while Draymond Green chipped in with a game-high 11 assists and nine rebounds.

The Warriors outshot the Kings 47.8 percent to 44.9 percent overall, but Sacramento held a 50-41 advantage on the boards and a 26-21 edge in free-throw points.

–Field Level Media