Off the wire

LITTLE ROCK — GOLF Lewis shares lead

Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) made a birdie on the last hole to share the lead with South Korea’s Inbee Park after the third round of the LPGA Evian Masters on Saturday in Evian-les-Bains, France. Lewis, who is chasing her third LPGA Tour title of the year, had a 1-over-par 73 to finish the day at 11 under. The overnight leader had two bogeys and a double bogey on the back ninebefore a birdie on the 18th. Park, who was three shots behind Lewis in third place overnight, had four birdies and two bogeys for a 70. Karrie Webb (67), Natalie Gulbis (68) and 17-year-old amateur Hyo Joo Kim (69) of South Korea were one shot behind the leaders. Cristie Kerr had a 67 to finish two shots back.

Robert Garrigus broke the 54-hole scoring record at the PGA Canadian Open in Ancaster, Omtario, that was first set more than a halfcentury ago by Arnold Palmer. Garrigus combined his power with some timely putts for a 6-under-par 64 Saturday that gave him a one-shot lead over William McGirt, who lost ground despite a 66, at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club. Scott Piercy had a 67 and was another shot behind. Garrigus was at 16-under 194, one shot better than Palmer in 1955 at Weston Golf & Country Club outside Toronto, and matched two years ago by Dean Wilson at St. George’s Golf & Country Club. Palmer went on to win the 1955 Canadian Open for the first of his 62 titles on the PGA Tour. Garrigus will be going for his second victory. Scott Stallings,who won last week in Mississippi, birdied his last two holes for a 63 and was four shots behind, along with Chris Kirk (63) and Bo Van Pelt (67). Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) shot a 67 and is 8 under. John Daly (Dardanelle, Razorbacks) shot a 73 and is 1 over.

Bernard Langer shot a 4-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples heading into the final round of the Senior British Open. Langer, the 2010 winner at Carnoustie, had a 7-under 203 on Turnberry’s Ailsa Course. Couples, making his firstappearance in the event, had a 64. Peter Fowler was 5 under after a 65, and John Cook, Barry Lane and Gary Hallberg followed at 5 under. Cook and Lane shot 66, and Hallberg had a 73.

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger won the Lyoness Open for his second European Tour victory, closing with a 7-under-par 65 for a threestroke victory in the national championship in Atzenbrugg, Austria. Wiesberger finished at 19 under. He also won the Ballantine’s Championship in April in South Korea. Ireland’s Shane Lowry (66) andFrance’s Thomas Levet (68) tied for second.

Ben Kohles shot a 4-under-par 67 and moved into first place at the Web.com Children’s Hospital Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. Kohles is 11 under going into today’s final round. Aaron Watkins (65), Cliff Kresge (64) and Trevor Murphy (73) share second place at 9-under 204. David Lingmerth (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 68 and is at 6-under 207. Glen Day (Little Rock) had a 72 and is at 3-under 210.

HORSE RACING Alpha wins Jim Dandy

Alpha started quickly and finished strong in cruising to a 2-length wire-to-wire victory in the$600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for his first victory in nearly six months. Sent off as the 9-5 favorite in a field of eight 3-year-olds, Alpha enjoyed the sloppy track and wentstraight to the front with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard. Teeth of the Dog gave chase, and then Neck ‘n Neck tried to make a move in the stretch, but Alpha wasn’t getting caught in claiming his first victory since the Withers on Feb. 4. The victory should send Alpha into the $1 million Travers Stakes on Aug. 25 as one of the horses to beat in a 3-year-old division that has seen its top two horses retired because of injuries - Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another and Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags. Neck ‘n Neck finished second, with Liaison third and Teeth of the Dog fourth. My Adonis was fifth, followed by Atigun, Fast Falcon and Prospective. Godolphin Racing’s Alpha returned $5.60, $3.70 and $3.20. Neck ‘n Neck paid $4.50 and $4.10, and Liaison returned $4.20 to show. The winning time for 1 1/8 miles was 1:50.47.

BASKETBALL Magic hire Vaughn as coach

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Magic announced the hiring of Jacque Vaughn, 37, as their next head coach Saturday, bringing the latest 30-something member to a basketball operations department following the hiring of 30-year-old General Manager Rob Hennigan last month. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Monday.

Vaughn becomes the 10th coach in team history and replaces Stan Van Gundy, who was fired May 21 despite compiling a 259-135 regular-season record, franchise-best .657 winning percentage and a 31-28 playoffrecord.

“As we navigated through our coaching search, we quickly saw that Jacque’s spirit and leadership strengths made him the clear choice,” Hennigan said in a statement. “We are confident that his diligence, attention to detail and communication style will help establish the bedrock of our culture moving forward. His commitment and passion to building a sustainable program will help steer our organization for years to come.”

Hennigan chose Vaughn from a finalists’ pool that included Phoenix Suns development coach Lindsey Hunter and Michael Curry, the former Detroit Pistons head coach and current Philadelphia 76ers assistant.

A 12-year NBA player before retiring in 2009 with San Antonio, Vaughn’s career included80 games for the Magic in 2002-2003. The former Kansas Jayhawks standout has never been an NBA head coach. But he has spent the past two seasons as an assistant at San Antonio, where he also won a championship as a player in 2007.

That is important because one of the qualitiesthat both Hennigan and Magic Chief Executive Officer Alex Martins said the team was seeking in a successor to Van Gundy was a championship pedigree.

Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich is one of the league’s top coaches and has four NBA titles. Vaughn also has played under Boston Coach Doc Rivers and Cleveland Coach Byron Scott - who have titles as coaches or players - and former Utah Coach Jerry Sloan.