AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) β Jordan Spieth (speeth) fired a 2-under 70 that leaves him 16 under 200 at the Masters, the lowest 54-hole score in tournament history. He topped the 201 total registered by Raymond Floyd in 1976 and matched by Tiger Woods in 1997. But Spieth is just four shots ahead of Justin Rose, who birdied five of his last six holes for a 67.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β The Los Angeles Clippers picked up their fifth straight win as J.J. Redick and Blake Griffin scored 18 points apiece in a 94-86 victory against Memphis. The outcome puts the Grizzlies, Clippers and San Antonio in a virtual tie for second in the NBA’s Western Conference, a half-game ahead of Houston. The game also puts the Grizzlies and Spurs in a virtual tie for the Southwest Division lead.
UNDATED (AP) β The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins have snared the last two playoff berths in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Mark Stone scored twice and Andrew Hammond stopped 34 shots to help the Senators beat Philadelphia 3-1 and end up 23-4-4 in their final 31 games. The eighth and final East playoff berth goes to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who got two goals from Brandon Sutter in a 2-0 shutout of Buffalo.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) β Jimmie Johnson has five Sprint Cup victories at Texas Motor Speedway after leading for 128 of 334 laps in the Duck Commander 500. Series points leader Kevin Harvick was the runner-up, giving him first- or second-place finishes in nine of his last 10 races. Dale Earnhardt was third, followed by Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski.
ATLANTA (AP) β New York Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia (HEHN’-ree meh-HEE’-uh) has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol. This is the fourth penalty for a positive Stanozolol test reported by MLB in less than a month, following Minnesota pitcher Ervin Santana, Seattle hurler David Rollins and Atlanta pitcher Arodys Vizcaino (viz-ky-EE’-noh).
