Cycling
RISOUL, France – Steven Kruijswijk crashed into a snowbank on a dangerous descent, and Colombian rider Esteban Chaves surprisingly took the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia following a wild 19th stage Friday.
Vincenzo Nibali won his first stage of this year’s race and moved up from fourth to second overall, only 44 seconds behind Chaves, with one more challenging leg to go before the 99th edition of the race ends in Turin on Sunday.
After colliding with a big wall of snow, Kruijswijk got right back up with a few scrapes on his left arm and his pink jersey dirtied. However, he needed mechanical assistance and dropped far behind, crossing nearly five minutes after Nibali.
Kruijswijk dropped to third overall, 1:05 behind Chaves, who finished third in the stage.
Golf
FORT WORTH, Texas – Bryce Molder had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play Friday in the second round at Colonial when play was suspended because of darkness.
At 9 under, Molder was a stroke ahead of Webb Simpson and two in front of Jordan Spieth, the world’s No. 2-ranked player. Simpson and Spieth completed their second rounds at the Dean & Deluca Invitational.
Simpson was 8-under 132 after a 67. Spieth shot a 66 with four birdies in five holes after turning to the front nine.
The start of the round was delayed 5½ hours after thunderstorms overnight that lingered into the morning.
VIRGINIA WATER, England – Danny Willett made six birdies in a tournament-record 29 on the front nine at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday, setting up a 4-under 68 that gave the Masters champion a three-way share of the second-round lead.
Australia’s Scott Hend eagled the last for a 69 to tie Willett and former U.S. PGA champion Y.E. Yang (69) for the lead on 10-under 134 in the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth.
South Africa’s Jaco van Zyl (68) is a stroke off the lead. Former top-ranked players Luke Donald (72) and Martin Kaymer (70) are six shots back.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Ariya Jutanugarn remained in position for her third consecutive LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 4-under 68 on Friday to take a two-shot lead in the Volvik Championship.
Jutanugarn had four back-nine birdies, including No. 18 when her approach went off a hospitality suite and landed in a greenside bunker 20 yards from the hole. Her sand shot set her up for a short putt and an 11-under 133 total.
She is coming off a win at the Kingsmill Championship after becoming the first Thai winner in tour history the previous week in Alabama.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Rocco Mediate stretched his Senior PGA Championship lead to four strokes Friday at Harbor Shores, birdieing the final two holes for a 5-under 66.
San Juan Country Club pro J.R. Roth is tied for sixth place at 8 under and six shots behind the 53-year-old Mediate, who opened with a 62 on Thursday to tie the tournament and course records set by Kenny Perry in the 2012 final round on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout.
On Friday, Mediate started play on the 10th tee and birdied the par-4 16th and 18th. He added birdies on the par-5 fifth, par-4 eighth and par-5 ninth, leaving an eagle putt an inch short on the last.
Mediate had a 14-under 128 total. He has two PGA Tour Champions victories after winning six times on the PGA Tour.
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