Sports briefly: Bowditch leads by 2 in Byron Nelson

May 31, 2015 at 4:26AM
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Steven Bowditch shot a 4-under-par 65 on Saturday in the AT&T Byron Nelson to take a two-stroke lead and leave hometown favorite Jordan Spieth six shots back heading into the final round in Irving, Texas.

On a mostly sunny day that started with the second consecutive three-hour delay because of earlier rain, Bowditch got to 13-under 195. The Australian won the Texas Open last year in San Antonio for his lone PGA Tour title.

Dustin Johnson was in the group tied for second after the day's low round of 62 on the rain-altered par 69 at TPC Four Seasons.

Jonathan Randolph, playing with Spieth and sitting 266 spots behind him in the world ranking, briefly held the lead but went in the water on 18 for a double bogey that dropped him into a tie with Johnson, Jimmy Walker, Scott Pinckney and Jon Curran. Pinckney shot 64, Randolph 65, and Walker and Curran 67.

Spieth had a 68. The Masters champion was tied for 18th.

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Kept lead: Morgan Pressel shot a 2-under 69 to maintain a one-stroke lead over Anna Nord-qvist in the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament in New Jersey. Pressel is at 7-under 135.

Arrested development: Former NBA All-Star Chris Gatling was arrested in Scottsdale, Ariz., on allegations he ran a massive online fraud scheme using credit cards of people from across the country.

AUTO RACING

Munoz wins at Belle Isle

Carlos Munoz has his first career IndyCar victory, winning at Belle Isle in Detroit when the race was called because of rain after 48 laps.

The 23-year-old Colombian driver had a substantial lead when a caution flag came out with just more than 30 minutes remaining in what was supposed to be a 2-hour race. The yellow flag was due to lightning in the area, and the race went under a red flag not long after that.

Marco Andretti was second, followed by Simon Pagenaud and pole-winner Will Power.

Buescher takes Infinity race

Chris Buescher stretched his fuel, connected with a teammate and held on to win the Xfinity Series at race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Saturday.

Buescher won for the second time in the last three races and added to his lead in the series points race. Matt Kenseth was second and Regan Smith, Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne completed the top five.

Softball

Auburn eliminates UCLA

Emily Carosone scored on Morgan Estell's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Auburn an 11-10 victory over UCLA on Saturday night in an elimination game at the Women's College World Series. Auburn (56-10) will play Florida on Sunday for the right to play in the championship series. Michigan will play the winner of the Alabama-LSU game in the other semifinal.

baseball

Louisville defeats Michigan

Devin Hairston's sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning lifted Louisville to a 4-3 win over Michigan in the Louisville Regional in NCAA baseball. Illinois' game with Notre Dame was rained out while Indiana played Vanderbilt and Iowa faced Missouri State in games later Saturday night.

minnesota scene

Minnesota U-8 players lead nation

There were 3,901 girls playing hockey at the U8 level in Minnesota this past winter, according to USA Hockey, the most ever. The state ranked No. 1 in the nation in 8U girls and in 8U boys, too, with 12,947. That 16,848 total is the second-highest ever in Minnesota for that age group.

Jose Mendez and Jon DuToit of the Gophers were named to the PING All-Midwest Region golf team.

Spencer Hilde, a native of Moorhead, Minn., was named the women's golf coach at Minot State University.

• The St. Paul Saints' game at the Laredo (Texas) Lemurs on Saturday night was postponed because of rain.

TODAY'S NUMBER

3 Wimbledon titles won in one day by tennis great Doris Hart, who won each Grand Slam tournament at least once. The 89-year-old died Friday. She was 89. She won titles in 1954-55 at the U.S. Championships, which later became the U.S. Open. She won the French Open twice and Wimbledon and the Australian Open once each. She also totaled 29 major doubles titles and ranked No. 1 in the world in 1951.

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Morgan Pressel smiles after her putt for birdie on the third hole of the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ORG XMIT: OTKME102
Morgan Pressel smiles after her putt for birdie on the third hole of the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ORG XMIT: OTKME102 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Miami Heat's Chris Gatling shrugs off a technical foul called on him in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Arena in Miami on Friday, March 22, 2002. Indiana won the game 104-94. (AP Photo/David Friedman) ORG XMIT: FLDF105 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Washington Redskins offensive lineman Chris Chester (66) looks on from the sidelines during a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ORG XMIT: NYOTK (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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