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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inbee Park was in the 16th fairway, only 50 yards from the hole, and couldnt imagine a worse spot to be.She already had lost a three-shot lead in gusts up to 30 mph Friday at Olympic Golf Course. And now she faced a shot that would punish anything just a little long or a little left. The safe play was the middle of the green and get out of there with a par.The South Korean player had other ideas. She took two months off from golf because of a thumb injury to get ready for the Olympics, and it was time to trust her instincts.Starting with that pitch to tap-in range, she birdied two straight holes and shot a 1-under 70 to take a two-shot lead at 11 under into the final round.Now comes the real test.Just as difficult as the wind was seeing the name of Lydia Ko -- the No. 1 player in womens golf -- right behind her. Ko made the first hole-in-one of her career as she raced into contention with a 65, closing the gap to two shots. The 19-year-old from New Zealand started the day seven shots behind.Gerina Piller, the American who narrowly qualified in her final event, shot a 68 and joined them in the final group, two shots behind.Charley Hull of Britain fell out of the chasing pack by missing three par putts inside 5 feet on the back nine. She shot 74 and was six shots behind. Brooke Henderson of Canada, the No. 2 player in womens golf, struggled even more. Henderson was still in the mix when she four-putted for double bogey on the 16th hole, taking three of those putts from 3 feet. She wound up with a 75 and was seven back.Stacy Lewis went backward, too. The American, who began the day one shot behind after a 63, made a bogey on the easy par-5 fifth by hitting into the water, and closed out her round with a double bogey when her third shot sailed long into the native area, and she chipped back over the green. She shot 76.WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIPGREENSBORO, N.C. -- Si Woo Kim and Lucas Glover had putts for 59 on another low-scoring day in the Wyndham Championship.Kims 50-foot birdie try on his final hole -- the par-4 ninth -- slid by the right edge Friday, leaving the 21-year-old South Korean player with a tournament-record 10-under 60 and a two-stroke lead.Glover shot 61, missing a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and three-putting the par-4 18th for bogey in the PGA Tours regular-season finale.They missed chances to become the second player this month to break 60 on the PGA Tour. Jim Furyk, tied for second with Glover and two others, shot the first 58 in PGA Tour history Aug. 7 in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Six players, including Furyk, have shot 59.Kim drove into the left rough on the par-4 18th, costing himself a clean shot at the front pin position. Kim eagled the par-5 fifth, hitting a 347-yard drive and a 170-yard approach to 10 feet. He made the last of his 10 birdies on the par-4 eighth, holing another 10-footer. Kim played his opening nine in 6-under 29, and also birdied the par-4 second -- making another 10-footer.Kim had a 12-under 128 total to take the two shot advantage over Furyk, Lucas Glover, Kevin Na and Japans Hideki Matsuyama into the weekend.Furyk had a 64, birdieing four in a row on Nos. 13-16. Matsuyama shot a 64. Na, tied for the first-round lead with Spains Rafa Cabrera Bello at 63, had a 67.U.S. AMATEURBLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan sophomore Nick Carlson advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals in an unlikely hometown run at Oakland Hills.Carlson, from Hamilton, Michigan, beat Illinois junior Dylan Meyer of Evansville, Indiana, 3 and 1, taking the lead with a birdie chip on the par-4 14th that he celebrated with a running, double fight pump.Wearing a Wolverines outfit, the 19-year-old Carlson won the par-4 15th with a birdie and ended the match with a par victory on the par-3 17th on the Donald Ross-designed South Course that Ben Hogan dubbed the The Monster in his 1951 U.S. Open victory.Carlson will face 20-year-old Australian Curtis Luck, a 2-up winner over Pepperdine sophomore Sahith Theegala of Chino Hills, California.In the other quarterfinals, Oklahoma sophomore Brad Dalke of Norman, Oklahoma, beat former Stanford player David Boote of Wales 3 and 2, and Southern California junior Jonah Texeira of Porter Ranch, California, topped LSU sophomore Luis Gagne of Orlando, Florida, 3 and 2.CZECH MASTERSVYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic -- Denmarks Jeff Winther eagled the par-5 first hole and shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the Czech Masters lead with defending champion Thomas Pieters of Belgium.Pieters had a 67 to match Winther at 10-under 134 at Albatross Golf Resort.American John Daly was 3 under after a 72.Ray Ban Black Friday 2019 . 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Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers will look to keep their home dominance going on Wednesday night as they host the Philadelphia 76ers.Indiana (3-4) has emerged victorious in all three games at home but still hasnt cracked the win column away from Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After an encouraging home victory over Chicago last weekend, the Pacers once again didnt bring their defense with them to Charlotte in a 122-100 loss.Were all out of whack, Paul George told the Indianapolis Star. Theres no trust. Theres no chemistry. Theres no belief. Were kind of just lifeless right now.Coach Nate McMillan said he had no explanation for the Pacers road woes in the early going.We were a different team night and day from our last game against Chicago, McMillan said. We are not seeing us play solid ball consistently.Playing the 76ers (0-6) the next two games (Wednesday and Friday) could give the Pacers an opportunity to find that consistency.Philadelphia looks much improved this year, and it has played several good teams close this season. The 76ers only lost to Cleveland by one, and to Oklahoma City by six. Sometimes the most dangerous teams are the ones desperate for a win.After battling injuries and missing the last two years, Joel Embiid looks like a rising star in the NBA but he will be held out of Wednesdays game as the team exercises caution with the young star, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. Hes averaging 17.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game, and thats even with a minutes restriction. Embiid is putting up those numbers in just 21.dddddddddddd4 minutes per game.As sort of a cut-off minute restriction, I believe its going to stay at 24 minutes until Christmas, coach Brett Brown told ESPN.com.Embiid was held to 14 points by Utah on Monday night. Despite the great start, Brown knows its a learning process for his young star.Theres a level of realization that we have to go through, Brown said. I think there are a lot of times where its clear hes a young man that hasnt played basketball for 2 1/2 years.The Pacers will counter with a rising star big man of their own. Myles Turner is averaging 16.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game in his second season.The 76ers are still without No.1 overall pick Ben Simmons, Nerlens Noel and Jerryd Bayless due to injuries. For the Pacers, Rodney Stuckey remains out with a hamstring injury.Both of these teams have struggled on the defensive end this season.Indiana has given up the third most points per 100 possessions (109.3 ppg) and Philadelphia has given up the eighth most (105.7 ppg).The Pacers won all three games by double-digits over the 76ers last season. In the last three seasons, theyve won nine of the 10 matchups against Philadelphia.Look for a fast-paced game, as both teams rank in the top half of the NBA in pace of play. Indiana is ninth in that category (102.32) and Philadelphia is 14th (100.28). ' ' '