Kate Hall of Casco won the long jump Saturday at the Southeastern Conference indoor track and field championships in College Station, Texas.

Hall, a redshirt sophomore at the University of Georgia, jumped 21 feet, 9 1/2 inches on her final attempt.

The mark set an indoor personal-best for Hall, who sat in fifth place heading into the final round.

Hall also finished second in her preliminary round of the 60-meter dash, in 7.22 seconds, to advance to Sunday’s final.

Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris won his third straight Big Ten title in the indoor 800 meters, finishing in 1 minute, 50.15 seconds at the conference championships in Geneva, Ohio.

Harris, a junior at Penn State, was second in his preliminary round earlier Saturday, running 1:49.92 to reach the final.

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GOLF

PGA: Luke List made birdie from the bunker on the final hole for a 4-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, as he goes after his first PGA Tour victory.

Right behind was Justin Thomas, the PGA Tour player of the year. Still in the mix was Tiger Woods.

List bounced back from his only bogey on the par-3 17th hole to move past Thomas and Webb Simpson with his birdie on the par-5 18th. He was at 7-under 203.

Thomas birdied three of his last five holes for a 65 and will play in the final group.

Woods had a 69 and was seven shots behind.

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LPGA: Jessica Korda kept an eye on her younger sister while firing a 4-under 68 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand in Chonburi to lead Moriya Jutanugarn by four strokes.

Korda fought back from a bogey on the front nine with five birdies to finish on 20-under 196 overall. Her 19-year-old sister Nelly Korda (65) was eight shots off the lead.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Oliver Fisher birdied his last four holes in the third round of the Qatar Masters to share the lead at Doha.

The 29-year-old Englishman shot a 7-under 65 for an overall 16-under 200. Eddie Pepperell (66) picked up shots on the 16th and 18th to catch his compatriot and the pair enjoyed a two-shot lead.

AUTO RACING

XFINITY SERIES: Kevin Harvick led 141 of 163 laps Saturday for his fourth series victory in the last six years at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Harvick finished ahead of Joey Logano and Christopher Bell. Logano started second and Bell was on the pole. They were the only other drivers to lead laps.

Harvick won each of the first two stages.

TRUCKS SERIES: Kyle Busch lost the lead – and his left rear tire – on a late pit stop, opening the way for Brett Moffitt’s improbable win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Noah Gragson finished second. Johnny Sauter, who won last week’s race at Daytona, was third.

TENNIS

DUBAI CHAMPIONSHIPS: Top-seeded Elina Svitolina retained her title in the United Arab Emirates with a 6-4, 6-0 win over unseeded Daria Kasatkina, who was finally unable to make a comeback.

It was the 11th singles title for the 23-year-old Svitolina, who won a tour-high five titles in 2017.

DELRAY BEACH OPEN: Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk beat American Steve Johnson 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the final in Florida. Gojowczyk will play American Francis Tiafoe, a wild-card entrant who defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada, 7-5, 6-4.

– Staff and news service report


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