In brief: Jason Day runs in place at BMW, but still leads by 6 shots
Golf: Jason Day shot a 2-under 69 at the BMW Championship in Lake Forest, Illinois, good enough to take a six-stroke lead into the final round.
Instead of running away from the field, as he had in the first two rounds after shooting 61 and 63, Day spent most of Saturday running in place. He made his first bogey in 20 holes at the sixth, then piled on three more to offset a half-dozen birdies. He wasn’t alone struggling to stay consistent in cool, windy conditions at Conway Farms.
While the pack pursuing the FedEx Cup leader got no closer, there was a reshuffling of names. Scott Piercy moved up four spots from sixth into second place alongside rookie Daniel Berger. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy climbed from ninth to claim fourth place by himself.
Brendon Todd, playing alongside Day and Berger in the lead group, made the biggest slide, falling from second to 18th.
• Europe leads U.S. at Solheim Cup : Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr earned a point for the United States to trail Europe 8-5 in the Solheim Cup before the other fourball matches were suspended due to bad light in St. Leon-Rot, Germany.
The American duo defeated Spanish pair Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz 3 and 2 to reduce the Europeans’ lead after a good morning for the home team.
The U.S. held a slight advantage in the three remaining fourball matches, which were resumed this morning at St. Leon-Rot Golf Club in Germany.
Britain, Argentina 1 win from Davis final
Tennis: The Murray brothers and an Argentine duo moved Britain and the South American country to within one victory of the Davis Cup final.
Before a raucous crowd in Glasgow, Andy Murray and his brother Jamie led Britain to a five-set victory against Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth of Australia to take a 2-1 lead in their semifinal.
In Brussels, Leonardo Mayer and Carlos Berlocq gave Argentina a 2-1 lead over Belgium in the other semifinal.
• United States up 2-1: A straightforward win in the doubles for Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey lifted the United States to a 2-1 lead over Uzbekistan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the brink of victory in their Davis Cup World Group playoff.
Chicago, Rozsival agree to terms
Miscellany: The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with defenseman Michal Rozsival on a one-year contract.
The 37-year-old Rozsival had 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 65 games with the Blackhawks last season.
• Frosted heats up; wins Pennsylvania Derby: Frosted rallied from fifth place under jockey Joel Rosario and won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by two lengths over Iron Fist in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
With Triple Crown winner American Pharoah back in his barn at Santa Anita in California, Frosted was clearly the best of this bunch of 3-year-olds.