PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Camilo Villegas is the leader after three rounds of the Honda Classic, his total of 11-under 199 putting him three shots ahead of Nathan Green and Vijay Singh.
Looking for his third PGA Tour win, Villegas shot 67 on Saturday. Green (67) and Singh (69) are at 8-under, while George McNeill (66) and Matt Every (69) were tied for fourth at 6-under.
“I’m sleeping in my own bed this week, which is always nice,” said Villegas, one of many tour players who call South Florida home. “I’ve been nice and relaxed. So we’ll show up tomorrow the same way and try to play some good golf.”
Anthony Kim, who shared the 36-hole lead with Villegas, shot a 73 and is six shots back entering the final round.
• Fred Couples moved into position for his second straight Champions Tour victory, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead at the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand shot a 4-under 68 for a share of the lead with Rhys Davies (71) of Wales after the third round at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.
• Six-time champion Karrie Webb birdied the final hole for an 8-under 64 and a one-stroke lead in the Australian Ladies Masters in Gold Coast.
Davis Cup: U.S. wins doubles match
BELGRADE, Serbia — Bob Bryan and John Isner defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in doubles to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup first round, cutting Serbia’s lead to 2-1.
Isner was a last-minute replacement for Bryan’s twin, Mike, who was sidelined with food poisoning. The Bryans are the top-ranked doubles team.
• Daniela Hantuchova defeated fellow Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals of the Monterrey Open in Monterrey, Mexico.
The second-seeded Hantuchova will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or unseeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in today’s final.
Footnotes.
Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps came within a half second of the U.S. record in the 200-yard individual medley, winning in 1 minute, 40.58 seconds in the Maryland swimming championships at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte set the U.S. record of 1:40.08 in the 2007 short-course nationals, with Phelps finishing second in 1:41.32.
• Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard has been suspended for two games by the NHL after a knee hit Friday on Edmonton forward Ryan Jones.
• Olympic gold medalist Shani Davis of the U.S. clinched his third straight speedskating World Cup overall title by winning his fifth 1,000-meter race of the season in Erfurt, Germany.
• Russian gymnast Maxim Devyatovskiy won the American Cup in Worcester, Mass. American Rebecca Bross won the women’s competition.
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