Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Day rolled in a 40-foot putt down the slope on the par-3 13th, and then hit a 5-iron into 2 feet on the next hole to stretch his lead to three shots over Shane Lowry on another day of low scoring at the TPC Sawgrass.
Greg Norman set the 36-hole record at The Players at 14-under 130 in 1994, the year the Shark made only one bogey the entire week. Day looks just as good and has yet to drop a shot over the 32 holes he has played.
A two-hour storm delay meant the second round could not be finished.
Lowry had a 68 and was at 11-under 133, a solid round that only got going when he hit a wedge so badly that it didn’t each reach the island green at the par-3 17th. He managed to escape with bogey, and then holed a wedge from about 180 yards on the 18th hole for eagle.
Two tough pars at the end of his round meant he was likely to be in the final group with Day.
Jordan Spieth was just hopeful of a Saturday tee time, as was Phil Mickelson.
Spieth, looking frustrated as ever, got to the projected cut of 2 under with back-to-back birdies to start the back nine, only to catch a bad break when a rake kept his ball from rolling into the bunker and stayed on the steep slope leading to the sand. The best he could do was chip over the green and he made bogey, and his tee shot was wild to the right on the 15th when they stopped because of darkness. Spieth was at 1 under.
Mickelson had to make an 8-foot par putt on the par-5 16th to stay at 1 under. He was to return at 9:15 a.m. to play the 17th and 18th, likely needing a birdie on one of them to make the cut.
Defending champion Rickie Fowler shot 71 and was at 1-under 143. He needed help to make the cut.
Alex Cejka and Jonas Blixt each shot 67 and were at 10-under 134, along with Cameron Tringale (69). Keegan Bradley shot a 67 and is six strokes back.
Rome
Nadal wasted five set points in the second set of an encounter that went nearly 2½ hours.
Djokovic has beaten Nadal in the last seven of their 49 encounters, the most in the Open Era. Overall, Djokovic leads the series 26-23.
This was their last opportunity to play each other before the French Open, which starts in nine days.
Djokovic’s semifinal opponent will be Kei Nishikori for the second straight week, and the fourth time this year. Djokovic has won each time, including their last seven matches since late 2014.
Nishikori took out Dominic Thiem, who has the second most wins on tour this year after Djokovic, 6-3, 7-5.
In the other half of the draw, Andy Murray overcame some trouble on his service games to beat David Goffin 6-1, 7-5 and improve his record on clay this year and last to 27-3.
Indianapolis
The French driver who leads the standings took the top spot with a fast lap of 1 minute, 8.6868 seconds in the final round of qualifying. He has won two straight poles and two consecutive races for Team Penske.
American Charlie Kimball, who drives for Chip Ganassi, will start a career-best second after completing the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course in 1:08.9816.
Graham Rahal, another American, had the best lap by a Honda driver, going 1:09.1816. He will start third.
Pagenaud can add to his 48-point lead Saturday and will become the first two-time of the race — if he reaches Victory Lane. He also won the inaugural grand prix in 2014.
Charlotte, n.c.
Lochte, who holds the world record in the event, led from start to finish in winning the final in 4 minutes, 16.92 seconds. He beat two-time All-American Tomas Peribonio by two seconds.
Other men’s winners Friday at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center were Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer in the 200 freestyle, Cody Miller in the 100 breaststroke, Bryce Bowman in the 50 backstroke and Canada’s Santo Condorelli in the 100 butterfly.
Lawrence, Kan.
The 32,000-square-foot DeBruce Center opened a few weeks ago and is the permanent home for “The Original 13 Rules of Basket Ball,” which Naismith wrote in 1891. The display was installed Friday.
The area where the rules are held is deliberately darkened to protect the historic document, which was bought at auction in 2010 for $4.3 million by University of Kansas alumnus David Booth and his wife, Suzanne Booth.
The display also contains a small portrait of Naismith as well as a 1939 radio interview of Naismith describing how he invented the game. It’s the only known audio recording of Naismith’s voice.