Max Arfsten scored in the 61st minute, Sean Zawadzki added his first goal of the season and Patrick Schulte had five saves Saturday night to help the Columbus Crew beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 in Ohio.

San Jose (3-6-1) has lost three consecutive games following a 6-1 win over D.C. United on April 6. The Earthquakes are 1-6-1 following back-to-back wins to open the season.

CoumbusArfsten flashed some fancy footwork, high-stepping through the left side of the area and eventually causing defender Max Floriani to fall down as his rising shot from the corner of the 6-yard box slipped under the cross bar to cap the scoring.

Zawadski made a sliding finish, redirected a free kick played to the far post from the left side by Diego Rossi back inside the near post to give the Crew a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute.

Beau Leroux played a through ball to Josef Martínez, who slipped behind the defense and, as goalkeeper Patrick Schulte charged off his line, chipped a shot into the net from near the left corner of the 6-yard box. Martínez has scored in back-to-back games and has all of his five goals this season in the last four matches, beginning with a hat trick in the 6-1 win over D.C. United.

Columbus (6-1-3) had a three-game win streak snapped last time out with a 1-0 loss to Inter Miami, ending a string of eight straight without a loss.

GOLF

Haeran Ryu capped a front-nine run in the Chevron Championship at The Woodlands, Texas with a chip-in birdie on the ninth hole, then held on in tricky wind conditions for a share of the third-round lead with Mao Saigo.

In the first women’s major tournament of the year, Ryu parred the final nine holes for a 4-under 68. Saigo followed with 69 to match Ryu at 9-under 207.

Saigo is winless on the LPGA Tour. The 23-year-old Japanese player was the tour’s rookie of the year last season.

Bryson DeChambeau remained atop the leaderboard at LIV Golf Mexico City in his first start since a disappointing finish in the Masters.

Coming off a fifth-place tie at Augusta National, DeChambeau followed an opening 8-under 63 with a 66 to get to 13-under 129 at Club de Golf Chapultepec. The U.S. Open champion had a one-stroke lead over Cameron Smith (66) with a round left in pursuit of his his first LIV Golf victory since 2023.

Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin shot an 11-under 61 in better-ball play to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Zurich Classic, the PGA Tour’s only team event.

TENNIS

After losing a second straight opening match and three in a row overall, Novak Djokovic said he was facing a “new reality” in his two decades of pro tennis.

Djokovic’s public coming to terms with his rare losing streak came after he fell in straight sets to Matteo Arnaldi in his first match of the Madrid Open.

The 37-year-old Djokovic came to Spain after also losing his opener to Alejandro Tabilo at the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago and, before that, the Miami Open final.

“I was hoping I can play one more match than I played in Monte Carlo. (It’s) kind of a new reality for me,” Djokovic said.

On the women’s side, second-seeded Iga Swiatek defeated Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-2 as the defending champion advanced to the round of 16.

Americans Coco Gauff and Madison Keys also advanced with straight-set wins. Fourth-seeded Gauff beat compatriot Ann Li 6-2, 6-3, while the fifth-seeded Keys edged Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 7-6 (3).

HORSE RACING

Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in the horse racing’s marquee event.

Sovereignty is the 5-1 second choice of 20 horses and will start from the No. 18 post outside Sandman, who drew the No. 17 spot on Saturday night and is the 6-1 third choice for the $5 million Grade 1 race at Churchill Downs.

Bob Baffert’s two entrants face longer odds in the Hall of Fame trainer’s return to Churchill Downs after a four-year suspension. Rodriguez is a 12-1 choice from the No. 4 post while Citizen Bull is a 20-1 longshot after drawing the No. 1 post.

Journalism’s spot drew the most attention for horse racing’s marquee event on May 3 for 3-year-olds. He has been the presumptive favorite with a four-race winning streak including both starts this year along with a fourth in his debut last fall at Santa Anita.