Jackie Young scored 24 points and the Aces took control with a 16-point third-quarter run to stave off elimination with a 95-81 win over the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals in Las Vegas.

The Liberty, who lead the series 2-1, will get another shot at closing out the two-time defending champion Aces on Sunday. If Las Vegas wins that, a winner-take-all Game 5 will be Tuesday in New York.

This was the Aces’ 12th consecutive home playoff victory, breaking the WNBA record shared by the Sparks (2001-04) and Sacramento Monarchs (2003-06).

Lynx 90, Sun 81 >> Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and visiting Minnesota won at Connecticut to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 semifinal series. Game 4 is Sunday in Connecticut with the Lynx looking to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017.

Hossler leads after 64 at Sanderson Farms

Mission Viejo native Beau Hossler did his part on another day of low scoring at the Sanderson Farms Championship, missing only one green for an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend as he chases his first PGA Tour victory.

Hossler started his round with a three-putt bogey from about 30 feet, and felt like he made just about everything after that, including a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth hole.

Daniel Berger, out of golf for 18 months with a back injury, had another round of seven birdies and no bogeys for a 65 and was one shot behind in in Jackson, Miss.

• Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium and Cameron John of Australia shared the lead at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.

Colsaerts, a one-time Ryder Cup player who has fallen to No. 695 in the world, made eight birdies for a 7-under 65 at Carnoustie. John is No. 1,007 in the world ranking. He opened with a career-best 62 and followed that Friday with a 68 at St. Andrews,

Cotter leads Devils in NHL season opener

Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist in his Devils debut as New Jersey beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 in the NHL regular-season opener in Prague.

Stefan Noesen became the first scorer of the season 8:39 in to put New Jersey up. Defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic made it 2-0, and then Nico Hischier scored early into the second before Owen Power got the Sabres on the scoreboard midway through the third. Cotter made it 4-1 on an open net.

• Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jack Campbell, a former Kings player, entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. The league and union said that Campbell will be away from the Red Wings organization indefinitely while he receives care.

Longtime Lions QB, coach Landry dies at 77

Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77.

The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media. No cause of death was given.

Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981 with the Lions and then-Baltimore Colts. After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears. He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions. He was also was one of the best running quarterbacks in NFL history, gaining more than 2,600 yards with 21 TDs..

Syracuse defeats No. 25 UNLV in OT

LeQuint Allen powered into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give visiting Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV four days after the Rebels broke into the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. After Caden Chittenden made a 41-yard field goal to give UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in overtime, the Orange (4-1) used eight plays and walked it off with Allen’s fourth touchdown of the game. Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for Syracuse. Allen rushed 19 times for 71 yards and two scores, and had nine catches for 58 yards and two more scores.

No 6 Oregon 31, Michigan State 10 >> Dillon Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lift the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) over Michigan State (3-3, 1-2) in Eugene, Ore. Jordan James ran for 166 yards and another score for the Ducks.

GM Levine, Twins part ways after 8 seasons

Minnesota senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine is leaving the Twins after eight seasons with the club, the team said. The Twins’ statement said he was leaving to “pursue new challenges and opportunities.”

The Twins made the playoffs four times in Levine’s tenure and were the defending American League Central champions.

• Athletics outfielder Brent Rooker underwent surgery on his right forearm after being bothered by an elbow issue that limited him to playing primarily DH this season. Rooker’s arthoscopic procedure was performed by Dr. Michael Freehill to repair an extensor tendon that was partially torn, according to general manager David Forst.

Man convicted for fraud on ex-Laker Howard

A Georgia man was convicted of cheating former NBA stars Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of $8 million after a trial in Manhattan federal court.

The jury returned its verdict against Calvin Darden Jr. eight years after Darden was sentenced to a year in prison for impersonating his successful father in a failed bid to buy Maxim magazine. In that case, Darden got leniency by cooperating with prosecutors against others charged in the case.

This time, though, Darden turned down two offers by the government to plead guilty and went to trial.

Howard — an eight-time All Star and three-time defensive player of the year during the prime of his 18-year pro career — testified during the trial that he was defrauded of $7 million. He played for seven franchises, most notably the Orlando Magic — who took him with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2004 draft — and the Lakers, with whom he won his lone NBA title. in the 2019-20 season.

During his testimony, Howard said Darden fooled him into giving him $7 million by convincing him that it was an investment toward the purchase of a women’s basketball franchise.