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SCHAUFFELE and win this tournament.
Continued from Previous Page And winning takes care of
Schauffele was at 13-under everything."
127 and will be paired in Woods once used that
the third round Saturday phrase — "winning takes
with a familiar figure in care of everything" —
Philadelphia. Rose, who when he returned to No. 1
played bogey-free for a 64, in the world after his injuries
won the AT&T National at in 2013. Winning remains
Aronimink in 2010, and he elusive, a cold putter didn't
captured his only major at do too much damage after
nearby Merion in the 2013 starting with a 62.
U.S. Open. He missed a 4-foot par putt
"Cheese steaks, I guess," on the par-3 fifth hole and
Rose said. "I played well. didn't convert any of the
The crowd latched onto it, birdie putts from the 20-
for sure. I get good support foot range. What he made
around here. It's nice when on Thursday, he missed on
they're reminding you all Friday.
the time that it's your town, "I hit it just as good and putt
as well. It's nice to have the it just as good," Woods said.
added bit of enthusiasm "Nothing went in. That's the
from the crowd." Tiger Woods plays his shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf way it goes."
Aronimink was even tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Newtown Square, Pa. Schauffele said he was
softer than the opening Associated Press on a mission, and the
round from a burst of rain Ryder Cup was merely a
overnight. Starting times 30 players who advance Schauffele also needs a Championship. byproduct. He was the
were moved up four hours to East Lake in Atlanta in good week to get to East Tony Finau is regarded the PGA Tour rookie of the year
because of a forecast for two weeks for the Tour Lake, though he would like leading candidate, and last season after winning
more rain. The trick Friday, Championship. to extend his season an he did nothing to hurt his the Tour Championship for
when the average score The same is true for Bradley additional week in France chances. his second PGA Tour title.
was 67.33, was to avoid and for Noren, the Swede at the Ryder Cup. Finau made seven birdies Now, results are harder to
wedges that spun too who makes his Ryder Cup A runner-up at the British in his round of 64 and goes find.
much to back pin positions. debut at the end of the Open, the 24-year-old into the final 36 holes at His mission?
Hideki Matsuyama, who month. Noren holed out for from San Diego finished Aronimink just five shots "Just prove to myself that I
started the FedEx Cup eagle on the par-5 ninth for 12th in the Ryder Cup behind. can win again and just be
playoffs at No. 76, had a 64 a 66, while Bradley keeps standings. Furyk used three "The possibilities are cool, clutch," he said. "I always
and was in a group three flirting with contention in of his picks Tuesday night the potential of what could thought I was rather a
shots behind that included these playoff events. on Bryson DeChambeau, happen," Finau said. "But clutch player coming
Keegan Bradley, Alex Rory McIlroy (67), FedEx Phil Mickelson and Woods nothing good comes from down the stretch and this
Noren and Rickie Fowler. Cup champion Justin — Nos. 9, 10, 11 in the thinking too far ahead. year has said otherwise. I'm
Matsuyama suddenly is in Thomas (67) and Jason Day standings — and has one I got a couple rounds in trying to prove it to myself
position to be among the (64) were at 9-under 131. more pick after the BMW front of me, 36 holes to try again."q

Overwatch League expanding to Paris, D.C. and across China

By JAKE SEINER franchise located there,
AP Sports Writer according to Pete Vlaste-
NEW YORK (AP) — The lica, CEO of Activision Bliz-
Overwatch League has zard Esports Leagues.
announced six new fran- Overwatch has expanded
chises, bringing the global its reach and added po-
esport league's total to 20 tentially pivotal partners in
heading into its second Huya and Bilibili, streaming
season. platforms that purchased
The league announced the Chengdu and Hang-
clubs in Paris; Washington; zhou clubs, respectively.
Toronto; Vancouver, Brit- The league had agree-
ish Columbia; and Chinese ments to stream matches
teams in Chengdu and on NetEase, Douyu and
Hangzhou. The league Panda last season — Ne-
added franchises in Atlan- tEase owns the Shanghai
ta and Guangzhou, China, franchise — but Vlastelica
earlier this season. In this July 28, 2018, file photo, London Spitfire players compete against the Philadelphia Fusion said the league is in dis-
The Paris team will be op- during the Overwatch League Grand Finals competition at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn cussions to shuffle that ar-
erated by Drew McCourt, borough of New York. rangement for 2019.
the son of former Los An- Associated Press London beat Philadelphia
geles Dodgers owner Frank for the inaugural Over-
McCourt. Drew McCourt ended after the club filed McCourt won't be involved. na, including the existing watch League champion-
has worked for his father for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Paris joins London as the Shanghai club. ship in July. All the league's
at the Dodgers. Frank Mc- protection in 2011. Drew only European Overwatch The push into China is criti- teams are based in Los
Court also owns French McCourt is branching out League franchises. The cal for the league, which Angeles currently, with
soccer club Olympique de from his father's McCourt league will have 11 U.S. drew much of its viewership OWL aiming to begin true
Marseille. Frank McCourt's Global to operate the es- teams, two in Canada, one from China in its first sea- home-and-away matches
ownership of the Dodgers ports franchise, and Frank in Seoul and four in Chi- son despite having just one in 2020.q