Bernhard Langer up by three at Carnoustie

Bernhard Langer took a three-shot lead in the Senior British Open after shooting a two-under-par 69 in the third round at Carnoustie, Scotland, on Saturday.

The German has yet to win on the U.S. Champions Tour but is in position to change that after outplaying his nearest rival, Corey Pavin.

The pair set out as coleaders at four under, but three bogeys dropped the American Ryder Cup team captain to a one-over 72.

Six players go into the final round at two under, one shot behind Pavin and four off the lead.

Five of them are Americans, reflecting three days of domination at the top of the leaderboard.

Joining Larry Mize, Jay Haas, Russ Cochran, Jay Don Blake and Fred Funk is Welshman Ian Woosnam.

Dean Wilson shot his third consecutive five-under 65 and took a four-stroke lead over record-setting Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark and Bob Estes in the Canadian Open, pulling away with three birdies in a row at rainy St. George’s in Toronto.

Before Wilson and Clark teed off, Pettersson shot a 10-under 60 in calm and dry morning conditions, breaking the tournament record. He missed a 59 when his 30-foot birdie putt from the fringe grazed the left edge of the cup on the difficult par-four 18th.

Estes had a 66 and Clark shot a 69, matching Pettersson at 11 under.

K.J. Choi of South Korea and Richard Johnson of Sweden shared the lead at the Scandinavian Masters after the third round at Stockholm.

Cheered on by a large home crowd, Johnson mixed four birdies with two bogeys in shooting 70 for a total of 10-under 206.

Choi had three birdies and two bogeys in the rainy and windy conditions in a one-under 71.

Morgan Pressel took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Evian Masters, closing with an eagle for a five-under 67 at Evian-les-Bains, France.

The American began the day three strokes behind after a 72 Friday. She will enter Sunday’s final round at 11 under, followed by South Koreans Jiyai Shin and Jeong Jang.

Fourteen-year-old Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., beat Justin Thomas of Goshen, Ky., 4 and 2, at Ada, Mich., to become the youngest U.S. Junior Amateur champion. ... Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla., beat Katelyn Dambaugh of Goose Creek, S.C., 3 and 2, in the final of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship at Pinehurst, N.C.

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Kyle Busch edges Edwards

Kyle Busch held off Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Clermont, Ind.

Busch used a perfectly timed restart to keep a hard-charging Edwards at bay and pick up his eighth win of the season and his fifth in his last six starts.

Aric Almirola finished third, followed by pole-sitter Trevor Bayne and Reed Sorenson.

The Clippers re-signed free-agent swingman Rasual Butler, more or less closing the door on the prospect of Tracy McGrady’s joining the team, which was remote anyway.

Butler’s deal with the Clippers is for one season and comes as something of a surprise, because although he averaged 11.9 points last season, he often struggled to find consistency.

—Lisa Dillman

Jockey Tyler Baze apparently suffered facial injuries before the fifth race at Del Mar when his mount, Night Justice, struck him in the face with his head before entering the starting gate. Baze was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla for X-rays.

Rachel Alexandra defeated six rivals in the $400,000 Lady’s Secret Stakes for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J.

Calvin Borel was aboard for trainer Steve Asmussen as the 2009 horse of the year beat Queen Martha by three lengths with Ask The Moon third.