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Pirates’ 10th-inning homer spells heartbreak for Hill

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Josh Harrison (5) has a bucket of sports drink and ice dumped over his head by teammates Sean Rodriguez (3) and Josh Bell, left, as he is
interviewed after hitting a walk-off home run to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and break up the no-hitter by Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill in the tenth inning of a
baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Pittsburgh. The Pirates won 1-0 in ten innings.
Associated Press
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Johnson finding groove, trails by 1 at Northern Trust

By DOUG FERGUSON 65 to trail Russell Henley by past,” Johnson said. “I’ve Johnson looked nearly un- playoff events moved
AP Golf Writer one shot after the opening been saying it’s close and stoppable by winning three this year to Glen Oaks, a
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) round of The Northern Trust. I’ve seen signs of it. But to- straight tournaments. And course no one in the field
— Golf hasn’t felt this easy Johnson missed only two day was the first day where then he was stopped by a knows particularly well. It is
to Dustin Johnson since he fairways and two greens I felt like all day I was really staircase in his rental home spacious and immaculate,
was making it hard for any- Thursday afternoon, and in control of the swing. Hit at the Masters, slipping in the contoured greens that
one to beat him. he finished with a shot up a lot of really good shots. socks and wrenching his can be difficult to negoti-
Coming off a week in the the hill to 4 feet for one last Drove it well. Did every- back. He had to withdraw ate outside of close range.
Bahamas and switching birdie that gave him his thing really well. It’s the from Augusta National the Henley brought a con-
back to his old putter to rely lowest round since he won first time in a long time I’ve next day, and since then servative strategy of aim-
more on feel, Johnson ran at Riviera in February to rise done that.” he has been trying to get ing for the safe part of the
off three birdies over his last to No. 1 in the world. He specifically used as a over the back injury and green, and he converted
six holes at Glen Oaks Club “Today was much easier reference the weeks lead- get back his game. eight birdies.
and finished with a 5-under than it has been in the ing into the Masters, when The first of four FedEx Cup Continued on Page 19