MONTREAL >> Scottie Scheffler finished with two birdie putts for an American win, and Patrick Cantlay made two big birdies to assure another one Saturday in the Presidents Cup as the United States, fresh off being shut out, bounced back for an 8-6 lead.

Still to come on a day when play was delayed by thick fog at Royal Montreal were four matches of foursomes, with the International team desperate to not lose any more ground.

International captain Mike Weir sent out his same teams he used in fourballs, meaning four players — Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Byeong Hun An — sat out all of Saturday.

Tom Kim again was an emotional spark for the Internationals, teaming with Si Woo Kim for the lone fourballs win in the morning. They birdied the first two holes and never trailed in beating Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark, 4 and 3.

Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele never trailed in a 3-and-2 win over the Canadian duo of Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes.

Pro football

Panthers owners make donation to Hurricane relief >> Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his wife Nicole have made an initial $3 million commitment to Hurricane Helene relief efforts through their foundation.

It’s to support immediate and long-term humanitarian aid and recovery efforts in North and South Carolina in the wake of devastation from the Category 4 storm.

Pro basketball

Towns traded to Knicks >> The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering deal for both sides.

Towns, a four-time All-Star entering his 10th season who’s one of the best outside shooting big men in the NBA, never hinted at any discontent with the team that drafted him first overall in 2015.

Tennis

Sinner rallies for win >> Top-ranked Jannik Sinner rallied to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the China Open and learned afterward that his steroid case is far from over.

While Sinner was on court in Beijing, the World Anti-Doping Agency announced it was seeking a ban of one to two years for the U.S. Open champion who tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March but was not suspended in a decision by an independent tribunal announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency on Aug. 20 because the ITIA determined he was not to blame.