SHANGHAI (AP) Justin Rose posed with the trophy from the balcony high above the 18th green at Sheshan International, a moment that didn’t seem possible.

He started the final round eight shots behind Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world.

”The beginning of the day, I was playing for second,” Rose said.

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The HSBC Champions turned into a shocker in Shanghai when Johnson went into the PGA Tour record books for all the wrong reasons.

Instead of becoming the first player to win three World Golf Championships in one year, he tied a record for losing the largest lead in the final round. Six shots clear of the field, Johnson didn’t make a single birdie on a wild, wind-blown Sunday for a collapse that even Rose didn’t see coming.

Only when he saw a leaderboard behind the 14th green and realized he was three shots behind did Rose think he might have a chance. He got up-and-down with a tough bunker shot for birdie. He made a 10-foot par save at the 15t..

SHANGHAI (AP) Justin Rose posed with the trophy from the balcony high above the 18th green at Sheshan International, a moment that didn’t seem possible.

He started the final round eight shots behind Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world.

”The beginning of the day, I was playing for second,” Rose said.

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The HSBC Champions turned into a shocker in Shanghai when Johnson went into the PGA Tour record books for all the wrong reasons.

Instead of becoming the first player to win three World Golf Championships in one year, he tied a record for losing the largest lead in the final round. Six shots clear of the field, Johnson didn’t make a single birdie on a wild, wind-blown Sunday for a collapse that even Rose didn’t see coming.

Only when he saw a leaderboard behind the 14th green and realized he was three shots behind did Rose think he might have a chance. He got up-and-down with a tough bunker shot for birdie. He made a 10-foot par save at the 15t..

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Two big swings enabled Lin Yuxin of China to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur and earn his way into two big tournaments.

Tied for the lead with two holes to play, Lin hit driver onto the green at the 361-yard 17th hole at Royal Wellington Golf Club to set up a tap-in birdie, and then smashed a 5-iron into the wind from 216 yards to about 6 feet to close with an eagle and a three-shot victory Sunday.

The 17-year-old Lin closed with a 6-under 65 and earned a spot in the Masters and the British Open next year.

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”I’m very, very happy I got the chance to win this event and play two majors,” Lin said. ”I’m very proud of myself. It means a lot to me to play in the Masters and The Open next year. It’s a great experience.”

It was a big day for China, which had three players atop the leaderboard.

Andy Zhang, a sophomore at Florida who qualified for the 2012 U.S. Open when he was 14, was leading most of the day after four birdies on t..

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Lin Yuxin of China took the lead with a birdie on the 17th hole and closed with an eagle to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur on Sunday and earn a spot in the Masters and British Open.

Lin’s finish gave him a 6-under 65 and a three-shot victory over Andy Zhang, the 19-year-old from China who is a sophomore at Florida.

Lin is the third Chinese champion in the nine-year history of the tournament, joining Cheng Jin in 2015 and Guan Tianlang in 2012. Chinese players occupied the top three spots at Royal Wellington Golf Club. Yuan Yechun tied for third with Min Woo Lee of Australia.

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Zhang birdied four of six holes at the start, but was even par the rest of the way and closed with a 67.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Bernhard Langer shot his second straight 3-under 69 Saturday to pull into a tie with David Toms and Miguel Angel Jimenez for the second-round lead at the PowerShares QQQ Championship.

Langer, the Schwab Cup points leader who has all but wrapped up his ninth PGA Tour Champions money title in 10 seasons, birdied Nos. 12, 13 and 17 to pull even with Jimenez (70), one behind Toms (72). Toms, who had a hole-in-one in the opening round, then bogeyed No. 18 to fall into the three-way tie at 6-under 138.

Scott McCarron (69), Billy Andrade (70) and Jeff Maggert (73) – who was tied with Toms for the lead after the first round – were one shot back. Kenny Perry (68), Doug Garwood (69), Wes Short Jr. (70) and Scott Dunlap) were tied for seventh at 140.

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Jesper Parnevik, who was one shot off the lead after the opening round, had a 74.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Ryan Armour shot a 5-under 67 during a windy, chilly third round Saturday to take a five-stroke lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Armour, who led by one after 36 holes, had eight birdies and three bogeys to move to 15 under 201. Chesson Hadley (68) was next at 10 under. Vaughn Taylor (70), Scott Strohmeyer (68), Beau Hossler (69), Ben Silverman (69), and Seamus Power (71) were tied for third another shot back at 207.

Armour, 41, is seeking his first PGA Tour title in his 105th Tour event.

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After the first two rounds were played in sunshine and near-80 degree temperatures, it was in the low 50s, with swirling winds, on Saturday. An Ohio native who now lives in Jupiter, Florida, Armour fought through the conditions to post the day’s low round. He overcame bogeys on holes Nos. 5-7 with four straight birdies on the back nine, capped by a 57-foot putt on the most difficult hole on the course, the par-4 16th, to regain control.

One of the tougher things to do for an NBA team is to play back-to-back nights on the road, a situation the Oklahoma City Thunder face this weekend. The road trip did not get off to an ideal start, with the Thunder losing a 119-116 squeaker to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. After the tough loss, the Thunder had to catch a flight to Chicago, where they will take on the Bulls on Saturday.
At 30,000-feet in the air, the last thing on the team's mind was basketball, when their plane collided with something that caused a massive dent in the front of the aircraft. Luckily, they landed safely in Chicago, and players posted pictures and videos of the damage, including Carmelo Anthony:
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So, what the hell could cause a dent that big? A bird, according a statement from a Delta Airlines spokesperson confirmed in The Oklahoman:
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Draymond Green has built the reputation of being one of the last old school players you'll find in the NBA. He takes zero crap from anybody, even if that involves some questionable kicks to to an opponent's nether regions, face or anywhere else his flailing feet desire.
His tough guy reputation was put to the test on Friday night when Green's Golden State Warriors played host to the Washington Wizards. Late in the second quarter, Wizards guard Bradley Beal drove to the basket for a layup that was rejected by Green, sending the ball into the hands of Beal's teammate Kelly Oubre Jr., who immediately threw up a three-pointer. Beal, clearly upset with being swatted, jostled with Green for the rebound, and things got pretty aggressive, and by aggressive, I mean they hugged the absolute shit out of each other:
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Malice at the Palace this was certainly not, but Green did walk away with similar jersey damage to Ron..

SHANGHAI (AP) As part of a promotional stunt for the HSBC Champions earlier in the week, Dustin Johnson was among three players wearing superhero capes on a hotel roof, suspended by ropes a few feet in the air against a backdrop of downtown Shanghai at night.

”I should have pushed him off the platform,” Henrik Stenson said with a laugh.

That might have been the only way to stop the world’s No. 1 player from more domination in the World Golf Championships.

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All it took was one hole Saturday for Johnson to seize control on a blustery day at Sheshan International, along with some help from Brooks Koepka. A four-shot swing on the par-5 eighth hole – a birdie for Johnson, a triple bogey for Koepka – sent Johnson on his way to a 4-under 68 and a six-shot lead going into the final round.

His only big number was not all his doing.

Johnson’s drive down the right side of the 10th hole hit a cart path and took a hard bounce over a wall and into the bushes, le..

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Cristie Kerr fired a 6-under 65 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Feng Shanshan at the Sime Darby.

The American veteran, who posted the tournament’s lowest score of 63 on Friday, had five birdies in the opening nine holes of the third round and got two more for an overall 15-under 198.

”I’m just going to enjoy it,” Kerr said of Sunday as she aims to clinch her first title in six months. ”I’m just going to try to not put too much pressure on myself. I try to do the best on every shot, so that’s my mantra tomorrow.”

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Former top-ranked Lydia Ko, the first-round leader, saw her title challenge all but end after posting a 70 to end the day tied for 12th on 7-under 206.

Feng stays in firm contention after the Chinese shot 3-under 68, despite only managing three birdies in tropical conditions at TPC Kuala Lumpur.

”It was really hot with no breeze,” Feng said. ”I almost felt like I was going down, but I ..