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Will Zalatoris, who has never won a PGA event, leads after 36 holes at 9 under par. He is followed closely by Mito Pereira, who is making his first appearance in the PGA Championship. Pereira is one stroke back at 8 under. Those two comprise the final pairing for Saturday’s Round 3. There were a few surprises en route to the third round. Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson failed to make the cut, while Tiger Woods, who struggled late in his first round at Southern Hills Country Club, bounced back on the back nine of his second round to finish 3 over for 36 holes and a stroke within the cut line....

His day wasn’t always easy. Pereira bogeyed four of five holes from the eighth through the 12th and saw his lead, which had grown to four strokes Saturday, shrink while second-round leader Will Zalatoris and Bubba Watson closed in. But then he birdied three of his final six holes to finish under par for the third consecutive round and move to 9 under for the tournament. MORE: Watch the 2022 PGA Championship live with fuboTV (free trial)...

With Will Zalatoris withdrawing from the FedEx Cup playoffs due to a back injury, the field vying this weekend for a massive purse and the right to be called “Best on the Tour” has dropped from 30 to 29. Even with Zalatoris’ absence, there are plenty of stars competing at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler began the Tour Championship with a two-stroke lead under the tournament’s unique format....

The team has agreed to a three-year, $24 million with free-agent RHP Phil Hughes, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The deal, which is expected to be announced this week, would mark the second major contract handed out to a free agent pitcher by the Twins this offseason. RHP Ricky Nolasco and Minnesota agreed to terms on a four-year, $49 million deal Wednesday. The Nolasco contract is the biggest deal ever given by the Twins to an outside free agent, and the Hughes deal would be the second biggest, the Star Tribune reports....

As of early Wednesday morning, with around 88 percent of the votes counted, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli is currently in the lead with 49.65 percent, just 0.05 percent over incumbent Philip Murphy, who is hoping to be the first Democrat reelected as the state’s governor in 44 years. According to the Associated Press live tracker, Ciattarelli currently has around 1,200 more votes than Murphy, as both candidates tell their supporters the race is not over until every vote is counted....

The incident began around 3 a.m. Saturday when Colin McGovern and three friends made a passing remark to a man wearing a Devils hat, according to police. An argument broke out between the man, 40-year-old Steven Simminger, and McGovern, and eventually escalated to a physical altercation. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 First responders found McGovern on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds to his torso. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead....

Two sources told Sporting News that new Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is insisting that quarterback Philip Rivers and tight end Antonio Gates instead participate in the team’s first training camp session at the StubHub Center. One source said Gates is considering going, anyway, even if the trip draws a fine. It’s common for coaches to give active players who are close with a Hall of Fame inductee the chance to attend the ceremony....

The Los Angeles quarterback threw his fourth interception of the game with 24 seconds remaining when he tried to find running back Austin Ekeler in the end zone. That late underthrow summed up another disappointing evening for Rivers and left the Chargers at 4-7. The 37-year-old has hurled 14 interceptions this season — with 16 turnovers in total. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said Rivers should not take full responsibility for his tally of turnovers, but the QB must raise his game....

They're the top two-rated passers in the NFL four weeks into 2013 -- Rivers at 118.8, Manning at 138.0. They're also the only two men to have thrown for double-digit touchdowns, Rivers at 11, Manning at 16. MORE: Schaub takes too much blame | Sanchez having surgery | Locker out 4-to-8 weeks And if it weren't for Manning, Rivers wouldn't be enjoying such a revival for the 2-2 Chargers. Last year, Manning helped his Broncos offensive coordinator, Mike McCoy look great....

Sadly for Phillies fans, the newcomer isn’t a star pitcher, nor a devastating batter but simply a new mascot. In fact, he isn’t a new mascot per se, but an updated version of Phillie Phanatic, the furry green creature that has been a staple of Phillies games for over four decades. Phanatic’s new iteration made his debut at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida, as the Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in their spring training debut....

Bridgers, 27, clicked the heart icon on a tweet from August 2 that read: “When the tide turns for Amber, people will be too ashamed to admit that they partook in the mocking of an abuse victim. Instead they’ll try to minimize the harm they caused to survivors. They’ll say ‘we were all manipulated’ as if the information wasn’t easily accessible.” The post was written by a woman named Kamilla, who, according to her bio, is a survivor of IPV (intimate partner violence)....

The photos, posted to the Ukrainian military’s Telegram account Thursday, show a ravaged Russian military installation in the Russian-occupied city of Nova Kakhovka, which is located less than 50 miles from the strategic southern port city. The photos come amid a stronger-than-anticipated counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in the eastern region around Kharkiv and in the coastal south, where Russian forces have faced persistent heavy fire as well as dwindling stores of personnel and munitions....

Europhoric Buzz: It will be a unifying symbol for the people of Europe. (ECB president Duisenberg) British Tabloid Buzz: It will create a ““United States of Europe’’ under German dictatorship. (The Sun) Blair Buzz: The euro is an opportunity, not a threat. French Buzz: ““Messieurs les Anglais, it’s now your turn to play! The euro awaits you, Europe and its infant currency need you.’’ (Le Monde) Down-and-Out Buzz: Lira, euro ....

Though the official announcement is months away, FBI Director Louis Freeh and Special Agent James Kallstrom, the lead investigator on the Flight 800 task force, have recently confirmed there is no evidence of any criminal act. Kallstrom told NEWSWEEK that the FBI, which is still examining the wreckage, will give its criminal investigation ““one last shot’’ before accepting the safety board’s conclusion. NTSB officials, meanwhile, admit they have no idea what touched off the explosion, other than the fact that something ignited fuel vapor in the nearly empty tank....

Veteran play-by-play announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick is a survivor of prostate cancer, and Olczyk is receiving treatment for colon cancer. Emrick told viewers of McGuire’s condition Wednesday prior to NBC Sports Network’s broadcast of Wild vs. Blackhawks. “Doc has been an amazing resource,” McGuire told USA Today. “I’m so grateful to the NBC hockey family. NBC (people) have been phenomenal.” Olczyk is working a reduced schedule and was not in the booth for Wednesday’s game....

A trailer for Morgan’s exclusive interview with Trump went viral on social media on Thursday after it appeared to show Trump getting up and leaving during the interview. The clip was condemned by Trump and his team, and Farage released a video on his YouTube channel, saying, “He [Trump] is being completely and utterly stitched-up by Piers Morgan. It is disgraceful, it is disgusting.” As a response, Morgan tweeted on Friday that he had been sent a video of Farage “speaking VERY disparagingly about Donald Trump....

Thanks to sites like Flight Radar 24, flight paths of almost every plane can be tracked by just about anyone who wants to watch. It’s also given way to a growing trend over the years that sees pilots using some creative flair while flying. One pilot in Bellingham, Canada, decided to use their flight path to hilariously create a middle finger in the sky, and it didn’t go unnoticed....

Not since the early decades of this century, when such literary notables as G. K. Chesterton, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh and Dame Edith Sitwell converted. has there been such a British exodus to the Roman fold. In recent months dozens of high-profile Brits, such as Environment Secretary John Gummer, Employment Minister Ann Widdecombe and Graham Leonard, the former Anglican bishop of London-plus the Duchess of Kent, a distant member of the royal family-have converted....

Infectious forms of pink eye may be caused by bacteria or a virus. Allergies are an abnormal immune system reaction triggered by usually harmless substances (allergens) such as pet dander or pollen. Conjunctivitis accounts for approximately 6 million cases annually in the United States. The most common type of infectious conjunctivitis in the U.S. is viral conjunctivitis. Allergic conjunctivitis is also very common, affecting up to 30% of people at some point in their life....