Briefly: Tommy Fleetwood takes lead in Honda Classic, aims for first U.S. win

Tommy Fleetwood has won all over the world. Almost. He hasn't won in the United States.

The Englishman is in position to change that Sunday.

Fleetwood birdied four of his final six holes and shot a 3-under 67 in the third round of the Honda Classic on Saturday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., moving to 5 under and one shot ahead of Brendan Steele (71) at PGA National. Fleetwood, ranked No. 12, wants to close his America gap.

"I'm not going to lie and say, 'Ah, I don't really mind about winning in America.' Of course I do," he said. "I want to win everywhere I play, and the PGA Tour is for sure one of those places."

Steele led through 36 holes and birdied two of his first three Saturday but then made four bogeys in eight holes.

Luke Donald birdied No. 18 to finish a 71 and get to two shots off the lead.

Galen Rupp reclaimed his status as the nation's top distance runner, winning his second straight U.S. Olympic marathon trials and landing a spot in the Tokyo Games.

Rupp, 33, qualified for his fourth Olympics with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 20 seconds in Atlanta, finishing 43 seconds ahead of second-place Jacob Riley. Abdi Abdirahman finished third. The top three clinched Olympic spots. Adbirahman, 43, will become a five-time Olympian and is the oldest man ever to make the team.

Aliphine Tuliamuk edged Molly Seidel by seven seconds in the women's race, in 2:27:23, and Sally Kipyego finished third. Seidel became the first woman to make the U.S. team while running in her first marathon.

Elk River native Emma Bates, who now lives in Idaho, finished seventh in the women's field in 2:29:35.

Chaska native Bria Wetsch was 27th in 2:37:58. Dakotah Lindwurm of Burnsville was the top women's finisher among current Minnesota residents, placing 36th in 2:39:08.

Kevin Lewis of Richfield, making his marathon debut, was the highest-finishing Minnesota resident among men, taking 39th in 2:17:36. White Bear Lake native Joel Reichow finished 56th in 2:20:05), and 16-year-old Tierney Wolfgram of Woodbury finished 76th in the women's race in 2:42:47.

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Tony Romo will remain with CBS as its top NFL analyst after agreeing to a record extension.

The New York Post reported the deal is worth $17 million a year. Romo benefited from expectations that ESPN was planning a big offer to move to the "Monday Night Football" booth.

MLS: Jonathan Lewis scored in the second minute of extra time to give Colorado a 2-1 win over host D.C. United in the first game of the 25th MLS season.

Men's tennis: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic remained unbeaten in 2020, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win the Dubai Championship.

Women's tennis: Aryna Sabalenka won the sixth title of her career, 6-3, 6-3 over Petra Kvitova in the Qatar Open.

Soccer: Liverpool suffered its first Premier League loss, falling 3-0 at Watford. Liverpool had won 18 league games in a row.

Baseball: Yankees star Aaron Judge underwent an MRI as the team tries to determine the cause of pain in his right shoulder.

Health: Birhanu Legese of Ethiopia won the Tokyo Marathon, finishing in 2:04:15 in an Olympic qualifying race limited to 200 runners in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The race had 38,000 entrants.

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