National Sports

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf's best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival.

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — As a kid in Vermont, Keegan Bradley always wondered what it would feel like to be Larry Bird or Carlton Fisk or Tom Brady, or any of those Boston sports greats whose posters plaster bedroom walls across New England.

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open (all times local): 8 p.m. Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick share the lead heading into the final day of the U.S.

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Justin Thomas wanted to honor the spirit of the game. His reward: a chunky wedge from a bad lie and a big fat bogey on the scorecard.

Phil Robertson’s Team Canada bounced back from a capsize earlier in the week to win two of three fleet races Saturday and take the lead in the United States Sail Grand Prix Chicago on Lake Michigan.

TORONTO — Alex Manoah has emerged as the Toronto Blue Jays ace this season. But even he couldn't slow down the red hot New York Yankees. Aaron Hicks drove in three runs with a double and New York held on for a 4-0 win over Toronto on Saturday.

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Defending champion Nelly Korda made a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and the third-round lead Saturday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, with six majors champions topping the leaderboard.

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom underwent invasive surgery on his left hip, a move that could sideline him long term but is designed to give him a chance to continue playing hockey.

MONTREAL — Rising young star Max Verstappen will line up alongside celebrated veteran Fernando Alonso on the front row of Sunday's Montreal Grand Prix — a fitting finale for Formula One's return to Canada.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Toronto teenager Summer McIntosh earned a silver medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle at the world championship Saturday. The 15-year-old was second to veteran swimmer Katie Ledecky of the U.S.