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ORLANDO, Fla. Nike Air Force 1 07 Soldes . - Adam Scott didnt have to look as far down the leaderboard to find players who suddenly are a real threat to win at Bay Hill. He described them as players who are "hungry to win," and Scott served them up an appetizer Saturday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Staked to a seven-shot lead at the start of the third round, the Masters champion hit enough loose shots and missed just enough par putts to lose more than half his lead and turn his quest to be No. 1 in the world into a bigger battle that he would have preferred. Scott made a 7-foot par putt on the final hole for a 1-under 71, giving him a three-shot lead over Keegan Bradley going into Sunday. "I think Ive got to go out and try to win the golf tournament (Sunday)," Scott said. "Im not trying to win the No. 1 ranking. Ive got a bunch of guys breathing down my neck who all have had nice rounds today and are feeling pretty good about the way theyre playing going into tomorrow. So Im going to have to play a pretty sharp round of golf and not open the door at all." Scott was at 15-under 201. Bradley birdied his last three holes, taking on the flag at the 18th with a 9-iron from 167 yards that narrowly cleared the rocks framing the lake and settled 4 feet from the flag. That was the final touch on an eight-birdie round of 66 that put him in the final group. "I just kind of like that underdog role," Bradley said. "I like knowing that Ive got to go out there and play well. It really gets me excited. And playing in the final group with one of the best players in the world at Arnold Palmers tournament is what we all dream to do. Tomorrow is going to be a really fun day." Any other year at Bay Hill, he might have been referring to Tiger Woods. Woods, the two-time defending champion at Bay Hill and No. 1 in the world, withdrew before the tournament because of recurring back pain. Scott has a chance to replace him at No. 1 in the world with a victory, though he wouldnt take over at the top until the week before the Masters. But theres too much golf, and now too many players, for Scott to think that far ahead. Matt Every (66) and Jason Kokrak (67) were four shots behind, both with a chance to win on the PGA Tour for the first time. Chesson Hadley and Francesco Molinari of Italy each had a 69 and were another shot behind. Hadley, who won the Puerto Rico Open two weeks ago, can qualify for the Masters with a high finish. He likely would need to be in sixth place or better to be solidly inside the top 50 in the world. Scott was never satisfied with the seven-shot lead, and he still felt comfortable with a three-shot advantage going to Sunday. "When youve got the lead, you have to work for it," he said. "Im still in good shape." Five holes into the third round, his seven-shot lead already had been trimmed to one. Scott three-putted from 60 feet on the opening hole, an indication of how fast the greens have become at Bay Hill, and he hit a poor chip to 12 feet on the fifth hole to drop another shot. Hadley applied the early pressure with four birdies through the sixth hole to get within one shot. Scott wasnt aware of this. He doesnt sound as though he would have been surprised, anyway. "When you dont start birdie-birdie today, then you know the other guys have got nothing to lose and theyre going for it," he said. "Theyve got to close the gap. It doesnt surprise me at all. You think seven is a lot, but its not really, especially over 36 holes. If I was seven back at any other tournament, I would think I could still win." Scott laid up on the par-5 sixth and hit wedge to 2 feet. And after a few long birdie putts on the 10th and 15th holes restored the cushion, he two-putted from 60 feet for birdie on the par-5 16th to bring his lead back to five shots. Bradley birdied the 18th. Scott missed a 5-foot par putt on the 17th, and then the 33-year-old Australian nearly had one more wobble. His birdie putt on the 18th slid about 7 feet by the hole. Scott made that coming back for par, which he hopes will be a small measure of momentum he can carry into the final round. "I missed two par putts shorter than that," he said. "To miss another would have opened the door a little bit too much for my liking." Bradley made six birdies on the back nine, including the last three holes. He had a good look at eagle on the 16th and missed the 15-foot putt, made a putt just inside 25 feet for birdie on the 17th and then took on the flag on the 18th, even though caddie Steve "Pepsi" Hale was wanting him to play slightly more conservatively. "I was going right at it," Bradley said of his 9-iron. "He was nervous. I knew the whole way it was going to cover and be perfect. But it worked out." Air Force 1 Low Pas Cher .C. - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says Danny Granger, Chris Andersen and Udonis Haslem are still not ready to play and will miss Wednesday nights game against the Charlotte Hornets. Air Force 1 Basse Pas Cher .com) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos had an arthroscopic procedure performed on his right elbow last week, the teams official site reported Wednesday.LONDON, Ont. - Christian Dvorak has done it again.A night after scoring four points, Dvorak went and added five more on Friday — including a hat trick — as the London Knights defeated the Plymouth Whalers 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League action.Mitchell Marner had a goal and three assists for London (19-10-2), which extended its winning streak to four games. Michael McCarron and Julius Bergman rounded out the attack.Matt Mistele, Connor Sills, Sonny Milano and Mathew Campagna scored for the Whalers (10-18-2), who have now lost six straight.Tyler Parson stopped 37 shots for the win, while Alex Nedeljkovic made 44 saves for Plymouth.The Knights scored four times on eight power-play opportunities while the Whalers went 1 for 4.---OTTERS 6 SPIRIT 4ERIE, Pa. — Alex DeBrincat had a goal and three assists as the Otters slipped past Saginaw.Taylor Raddysh, Dylan Strome, Kurtis MacDermid, Nick Betz and Travis Dermott rounded out the attack for Erie (23-6-2), which scored five goals in the first period. The game also snapped a three-game losing skid for the Otters.Jack Webb, Keaton Middleton, Jesse Barwell and Jacob Ringuette scored for the Spirit (12-15-2).---ICEDOGS 5 GENERALS 3ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Brendan Perlini scored once and added two assists as the IceDogs downed Oshawa.Brian Brosnan, Christopher Paquette, Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Haydon also chipped in for Niagara (10-19-1). Josh Ho-Sang added three assists.Aidan Wallace, Bradley Latour and Sam Harding supplied the offence for the Generals (23-4-1), who lost for the first time in five games.---GREYHOUNDS 3 FRONTENACS 2SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Blake Speers struck twice as the Greyhounds edged Kingston.Sergey Tolchinsky also scored for Sault Ste. Air Force 1 07 Pas Cher. Marie (23-6-2), which won for the fourth time in five games.Robert Polesello had both goals for the Frontenacs (13-11-3).---STORM 4 ATTACK 3 (SO) GUELPH, Ont. — Luke Cairns scored once in the shootout, once in regulation and added an assist as the Storm downed Owen Sound.Tyler Bertuzzi and Matthew Hotchkiss also chipped in for Guelph (18-10-1), which has now won four straight.Kyle Platzer, Jacob Busch and Zach Nastasiuk supplied the offence for the Attack (14-9-6).---STING 4 RANGERS 1KITCHENER, Ont. — Patrick White had a goal and an assist as Sarnia got past the Rangers.Troy Lajeunesse, Daniel Nikandrov and Nikita Korostelev scored for the Sting (16-13-2).Gustaf Franzen had the lone goal for Kitchener (14-9-6).---BATTALION 5 STEELHEADS 0MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Jake Smith turned aside all 28 shots he faced as North Bay blanked the Steelheads.Mike Amadio struck twice for the Battalion (15-8-6), who snapped a four-game losing streak. Mike Baird, Brett McKenzie and Alex Henriksson also scored.Spencer Martin started in goal for Mississauga (13-14-1) making 10 saves in 30:11. Cameron Zanussi replaced him and stopped 8-of-9 shots in 29:49.---67S 4 BULLS 1 OTTAWA — Dante Salituro scored his 22nd of the season as the 67s defeated Belleville.Erik Bradford, Brendan Bell and Kevin Groulx also found the back of the net for Ottawa (14-12-2).Adam Laishram had a third-period goal for the Bulls (15-14-2).---WOLVES 3 SPITFIRES 0SUDBURY, Ont. — Troy Timpano kicked out 43 shots as the Wolves shut out Windsor.Danny Desrochers, Chad Heffernan and Matt Schmalz scored for Sudbury (6-22-1), which snapped a two-game losing streak.Alex Fotinos made 30 saves for the Spitfires (11-17-1). ' ' '
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