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McIlroy widens Open lead to six strokes
Rory McIlroy looked as though he had just thrown a knockout punch at the British Open, and it was only Saturday.
Pace, Diaz share LPGA Marathon lead
Lee-Anne Pace shot a 3-under 68 on Saturday to grab a share of the third-round lead with Laura Diaz in the Marathon Classic
Toronto’s IndyCar race rained out on Saturday
IndyCar’s weekend doubleheader will be crammed into one day because Saturday’s race was called because of rain.
Woods struggles in third-round 73
He was starting on the 10th tee in last place. And this third round didn’t get much better.
Mercer’s double propels Pirates
Jared Hughes (5-2) earned the win after escaping a two-on, one-out jam in the 11th by snagging a line drive from Charlie Blackmon and turning it into a double play.
Indians sweep Motown twinbill
The Indians have won four straight, three in a row at Detroit, to pull within 4 1/2 games of the AL Central-leading Tigers.
Cavaliers’ Irving: offseason ‘exciting’
Northeast Ohio Media Group INDEPENDENCE It’s been an exciting off-season for Cavaliers fourth-
Elliott holds off Bayne to win at Chicagoland
Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. Chase Elliott held off Trevor Bayne to win the Nationwide Series
No ‘Black Friday’ as McIlroy goes on birdie binge at Royal Liverpool
Once he made a birdie, and then another, nothing could stop Rory McIlroy.
National League Pirates rally late, top Rockies
Associated Press Pittsburgh Travis Snider’s pinch-hit double in the eighth scored Neil Walker to
Diaz keeps leads with round of 69
Laura Diaz almost chose to walk away from golf to spend more time at home with her family.
Woods makes cut, but trails McIlroy by 14 shots
Tiger Woods needed a birdie at the final hole — his only one of the day — just to make the cut.
Round 2 Leaderboard
Round 2 Leaderboard Royal Liverpool Golf Course Hoylake, EnglandSFlbPar 72 Yardage: 7,312