In Brief

GOLF

Van Pelt fires 65 to claim
lead at RBC Canadian Open

Bo Van Pelt birdied four of his last five holes, including the final two, to finish with a 65 on Saturday and take a one-stroke lead after three rounds at the RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Van Pelt had a 5-under-par 205 total, one shot ahead of Canadian Adam Hadwin, who missed a 12-foot birdie putt on 18 to shoot 68.

John Daly, who four-putted No. 18 for a triple bogey Friday, shot 67 and is in a group of four at 208. Former UNLV standout Chad Campbell, tied for the lead after the second round, shot 74 and fell into a tie for 12th.

Also: Mark Calcavecchia surrendered a three-shot cushion, ending the third round of the Senior British Open tied for the lead with fellow American Russ Cochran and South Africa's David Frost in Walton on the Hill, England.

Calcavecchia shot 72 for a 7-under 209 total. Frost shot a bogey-free 66, tied for lowest round of the week. Cochran's 67 included a double-bogey 6 on No. 14.

Ai Miyazato of Japan shot 5-under 67 to take a two-shot lead after the third round at the LPGA Tour's Evian Masters in Evian-les-Bains, France. Miyazato made five birdies for a 13-under 203 total.

Alexander Noren of Sweden shot a course-record 9-under 63 to extend his lead to 11 shots after the third round of the European PGA Tour's Nordea Masters in Stockholm.

Noren made seven birdies and an eagle to post a 20-under 196 total. American Bubba Watson shot 69 to stand second at 207.

Jordan Spieth of Dallas closed out his junior golf career in dominating fashion, winning the 64th annual U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in a 6-and-5 runaway in Bremerton, Wash.

Spieth turns 18 Wednesday and graduates out of the junior ranks. By beating Chelso Barrett, 16, of Keene, N.H., Spieth entered the USGA record book as only the second player to win this title multiple times. Tiger Woods won it three times, from 1991 to 1993.

Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand won the U.S. Girls Junior Championship, scoring a 2-and-1 victory over Dottie Ardina of the Philippines in Olympia Fields, Ill.

SOCCER

Bin Hammam banned for life
by FIFA in wake of scandal

Mohamed bin Hammam's downfall from soccer powerbroker to disgraced outcast was completed when FIFA banned the Qatari official for life for his role in a bribery scandal.

Bin Hammam was found guilty of bribing presidential election voters just months after he helped secure the 2022 World Cup for his tiny Gulf homeland.

The scandal forced him to abandon his campaign to unseat FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ultimately led to him becoming the most senior official convicted of corruption in the governing body's 107-year history.

A FIFA ethics panel ruled after a two-day hearing that the executive committee member conspired to pay Caribbean officials $40,000 cash bribes in May for their support in the election.

Also: Rafael Da Silva scored in the 76th minute to give Manchester United the lead, and the English soccer powerhouse went on to beat the Chicago Fire 3-1 in an exhibition match at Soldier Field. The contest drew a sellout crowd of 61,308.

MISCELLANEOUS

Acclamation claims victory
in Read Stakes at Del Mar

Acclamation, a 5-year-old from the barn of Donald Warren, won the $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes, a Grade 1 race on the turf at Del Mar.

Acclamation and Jeranimo ran 1-2 for the entire 1 1/8 miles, with Acclamation pulling away in the stretch to win by 3¼ lengths in 1 minute, 46.99 seconds.

Also: John Isner overwhelmed Giles Muller in the third set for a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1 victory to reach the Atlanta Tennis Championships final for the second straight year. Isner, the No. 3 seed, will face top-seeded Mardy Fish, who beat Ryan Harrison, 6-2, 6-4.

Valerie Arioto doubled in the tiebreaking run and later added a grand slam to power the United States to an 8-4 victory against rival Japan at the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City.

The Americans (3-1) bounced back from a loss to Canada earlier in the day to secure a crucial win for their hopes of reaching Monday's championship game and pursuing a fifth straight title.

The U.S. would meet Canada in the championship game if both teams win today. The Americans face Great Britain (1-2), and the Canadians (3-1) play Australia (2-2).

Baylor receiver Josh Gordon, who had 42 receptions for 714 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore last year, was suspended indefinitely from the football program for an unspecified violation of team rules.

Carl Kraushaar, the starting center on coach John Wooden's first two UCLA teams, died of natural causes Thursday in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 84.

Butch Lewis, the colorful boxing promoter who worked with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Michael and Leon Spinks, died at age 65 in Wilmington, Del.