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Golf roundup
Nelly Korda holds one-shot lead going into final round of LPGA opener
Danielle Kang, the runner-up at this tournament a year ago, and Gaby Lopez, the 2020 TOC champion, each went bogey-free in matching Korda’s 69, and will begin the final round one shot back.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Daniil Medvedev reaches fourth round of Australian Open for fourth straight year
He lost last year’s Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic, who was deported from Australia for failing to meet COID-19 vaccination criteria.
Scoreboard: Green Bay Packers take on San Francisco 49ers during NFC divisional playoff
The Cincinnati Bengals are playing the Tennessee Titans at 4:30 p.m. during the AFC divisional playoff game.
Christopher L. Gasper
NFL’s double standard when it comes to Black coaches on display once again
The previous four head coaching hiring cycles produced 27 job openings; three of them went to Black coaches.
sports log
Top-ranked Nelly Korda birdies her way to one-shot lead in LPGA tournament
The No. 1 player in the LPGA is 10-under-par for the tournament after she finished with seven birdies in Friday's second round at Orlando.
NFL notebook
Giants name Joe Schoen of Bills as their new GM
Schoen helped rebuild the Bills, who have made the playoffs four of five seasons.
NFC Divisional game: 49ers at Packers, Saturday, 8:15 p.m., Fox
Aaron Rodgers’s latest playoff drive starts as Packers host 49ers
Rodgers, the 38-year-old, three-time MVP, is 0-3 against the 49ers in the postseason.
AFC Divisional game: Bengals at Titans, Saturday, 4:30 p.m., CBS
Rested, healthy Titans eager to begin playoff run with big horse Derrick Henry back
The AFC's top-seeded Titans play the Bengals Saturday in a divisional round game.