PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — A brief look at the third round of the British Open at Royal Portrush:
LEADING: Scottie Scheffler with a 4-under 67 to reach 14-under 199.
CHASING: Li Haotong (69) was four shots behind, with Matt Fitzpatrick (71) five shots back.
ROARING: Masters champion Rory McIlroy, playing in his native country, had a 66 and was in the large group six shots behind. McIlroy had by far the largest and noisiest crowd.
SHOT OF THE DAY: John Parry made the first hole-in-one at this British Open, an 8-iron on the par-3 13th hole.
SAVE OF THE DAY: Scheffler was buried in deep rough behind the 11th green when he chopped it out to 10 feet and made par.
BIZARRE SHOT OF THE DAY: McIlroy was hitting out of the rough to the right of the 11th fairway when two golf balls emerged. He hit his ball, and the club also dug up a ball that had been buried under the turf.
BEST FINISH: Lee Westwood shot 29 on the back nine to tie the British Open record for a back nine first set by Shane Lowry at Royal Portrush in 2019.
KEY STATISTIC: Scheffler has won the last 10 times he has held the 54-hole lead.
NOTEWORTHY: Scheffler, Li, Tyrrell Hatton and Nicolai Hojgaard have shot all three rounds in the 60s at Royal Portrush. The only British Open in which three players broke 70 all four days was 2021 at Royal St. George's.
QUOTEWORTHY: “He works like he's never going to play in another major championship ever again.” — Harris English on Scheffler.
TELEVISION: Sunday, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (NBC).
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Scottie Scheffler of the United States- walks on the 18th green during the third round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
NEW YORK (AP) — Egor Demin scored 17 points, Noah Clowney added 16 and the Brooklyn Nets matched the franchise record for margin of victory, never trailing in a 127-82 romp over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.
The 45-point victory tied the team record set Jan. 9, 1993, against Washington while the team was playing in New Jersey. The Nets have won four of six after opening 3-13. At home, they have won three of four after starting 0-9.
Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez missed the game due to an illness. Assistant coach Steve Hetzel directed the team.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 20 points and Kyle Kuzma added 13 for the struggling Bucks They have lost three of four since star Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his right calf in the opening minutes of a win over Detroit on Dec. 3.
Brooklyn led 65-46 at halftime on 56.5% shooting, and had a 24-11 run in the third quarter to make it 94-65.
Bucks: Host Toronto on Thursday night.
Nets: Host Miami on Thursday night.
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Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. gets Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner (3) up in the air while he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Brooklyn Nets forward Danny Wolf (2) drives to the basket past Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Brooklyn Nets guard Tyrese Martin (13) celebrates a three-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins and Brooklyn Nets guard Terance Mann (14) battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. gets Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner (3) up in the air while he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
