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Kevin Kisner-Scott Brown team leads Zurich Classic by 1 stroke

April 29, 2018 at 5:16AM
Kevin Kisner watches his tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ORG XMIT: PGA1
Kisner (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown teamed to shoot an 8-under 64 in better ball on Saturday to take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La.

The duo lost on the fourth hole of a playoff to Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt last year, the first for the Zurich as a team event. They're in contention once again atop a crowded leaderboard at 20-under 196.

Tony Finau and Daniel Summerhays shot a bogey-free 63, and Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam teamed for a 66 to finish one shot behind Kisner and Brown. There were 13 teams within four shots of the lead.

Several teams went low in the easier better-ball format. The teams of Brice Garnett-Chesson Hadley, Billy Horschel-Scott Piercy and Jason Dufner-Pat Perez all shot 61s to jump into contention.

The format switches to alternate shot for the final round.

• Former No. 1 Lydia Ko moved into position for her first win in nearly two years, shooting a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead over Jessica Korda at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in Daly City, Calif. Her three-day total of 11-under 205 was enough to overtake Korda, who shot 71. Minjee Lee (68) was three shots back.

track and field

Harrison wins Drake hurdles

World record-holder Kendra Harrison capped the Drake Relays by winning the 100-meter hurdles for the third year in a row. Harrison finished in a wind-aided 12.37 seconds to become the first athlete to win the event three times in a row since local favorite Lolo Jones won four straight from 2005-08. The men's 100 went to Isiah Young in 10.02. But the bigger news was that Canadian star Andre De Grasse, racing for the first time since tearing his right hamstring days before last summer's world championships, finished fourth with a time of 10.15.

soccer

Atlanta rallies past Montreal

Miguel Almiron and Kevin Kratz each scored a pair of goals to rally Atlanta United past the Montreal Impact 4-1 on Saturday in MLS action.... Borek Dockal scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute, and the Philadelphia Union beat D.C. United 3-2. ... Mike Grella scored in the 84th minute and Columbus stopped a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over San Jose. ... Teal Bunbury scored his fourth goal in the past five matches and Matt Turner had four saves to help New England beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. ... Alan Gordon scored the equalizer in second-half injury time, and Chicago rallied for a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC.

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AROUND THE HORN

Women's tennis: CoCo Vandeweghe beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 to become the first American to reach the Stuttgart (Germany) Open final since Lindsay Davenport in 2005. She will face the fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova, who beat Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 6-2, in Sunday's final.

Men's tennis: Rafael Nadal defeated David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 for his 400th career win on clay, reaching the Barcelona Open final for the 11th time. The top-ranked Spaniard will face 19-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, the first Greek player to make it to an ATP Tour final in 45 years. He defeated fifth-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-3.

Auto racing: Sebastian Vettel qualified in pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver, who leads the championship standings, beat his closest title challenger Lewis Hamilton by 0.179 seconds to take the top spot for Sunday's race in Baku. ... Former NASCAR driver James Hylton, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a traffic accident in which he was a passenger, authorities said. He was 83.

Boxing: Daniel Jacobs won a unanimous decision over Maciej Sulecki in New York, strengthening his hopes of getting another middleweight title shot. Jacobs (34-2) won by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 in handing the Polish fighter his first loss. Earlier, heavyweight Jarrell Miller remained unbeaten by winning a unanimous decision over Johann Duhaupas.

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Scott Brown of the United States watches his shot on the third hole during the third round of the CJ Cup golf tournament at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. (Ko Bum Joon/Newsis via AP) ORG XMIT: SEL806
Brown (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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