Tom Watson is co-leader in U.S. Senior Open

Tom Watson withstood the scorching heat to shoot a 1-under-par 69 on Friday, finishing in a three-way tie atop the bunched leaderboard after the second round of the U.S. Senior Open in Sacramento.

Watson made four birdies and three bogeys to provide the drama at Del Paso Country Club, where the temperature soared above 100 degrees again.

Bubba Watson shot a 3-under 67 to move to 11-under-par and maintain a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Travelers Championship at Cromwell, Conn.

Mi Jung Hur birdied her final five holes to reach 8-under and top the leaderboard in the LPGA Tour’s rain-hampered NW Arkansas Championship.

Cal’s Shotaro Ban earned a spot in the finals of the 104th California Amateur Championship, with a 1-up victory over Stanford’s Franklin Huang in Friday’s semifinals at Lake Merced.

Rookie center fielder Byron Buxton was put on the 15-day disabled list by the Minnesota Twins because of a sprained left thumb, and one of baseball’s best prospects will be out for at least a month.

The Houston Astros recalled first baseman Jon Singleton from Triple-A Fresno and placed right-handed reliever Chad Qualls on the disabled list with a pinched nerve in his neck.

The Washington Nationals placed infielder Anthony Rendon (left quadriceps strain) on the 15-day disabled list and selected the contract of former Giants infielder Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Syracuse.

After dominating regulation without scoring and squandering two chances to win a shootout, Argentina advanced past Colombia and will play Brazil or Paraguay next week in the Copa America semifinals in Chile.