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IRVING, Texas -- Louis Oosthuizen is still looking for a remedy for his recurring back issues. A victory at the Byron Nelson Championship would sure make him feel much better. "The last year and a half was really frustrating," he said. Oosthuizen birdied four of the last five holes for a 6-under 64 on Saturday and a share of the third-round lead with Brendon Todd. The 2010 British Open champion had the low round of the day after recovering from bogeys on two of the first four holes. "I made a nice birdie on 5, and just really made some good putts," Oosthuizen said. "Every opportunity I had for birdie I actually made. My eye was good today, and I hit a lot of them really close." Todd who made 12 consecutive pars before holing a 4-foot birdie at No. 18 for a 68 to match Oosthuizen at 10-under 200. On the morning of the Nelsons final round last year, Oosthuizen withdrew because of a neck issue. He missed extended time last season, and is still bothered by the back even though he won at home in South Africa in January. Mike Weir, James Hahn and Gary Woodland were a stroke back. "Thats what Ive been working toward the last few years, to get myself back here in this position, and looking forward to the challenge," said Weir, the 44-year-old left-hander. Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who hasnt a top-25 finish since 2010 when the Canadian had an elbow injury, shot 67 while missing 4-foot putts on Nos. 15 and 16. Hahns 65 included five birdies in a row on the back nine, and Woodland shot 66 with a double bogey at No. 7. Morgan Hoffmann twice fell out of the lead after hitting drives left into the water and making double bogey, at Nos. 11 and 18. He finished with a 68 and was tied for sixth at 8 under with three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, Marc Leishman and Graham DeLaet. Todds only bogey was at the 420-yard fourth hole, when his approach went over the green and he two-putted from 8 1/2 feet. But that was sandwiched by long birdies. After beginning the day with a two-stroke lead, Todd had to make a 4-foot birdie on No. 18 to regain a share of the lead. "I wanted to get one more birdie under my belt so I could be that much closer to shooting the score I need to win Sunday," Todd said. Oosthuizen was 2 under and well off the pace after his bogey at No. 4, when he hit his second and third shots from the rough and then was in a greenside bunker. The South African blasted to about 10 feet and had to make that putt for bogey, then made three birdies in a row. He made an 8-foot birdie putt at the par-3 fifth, and followed that with an approach to 6 feet at No. 6 and a two-putt from 58 feet at the par-5 seventh. There was another string of three consecutive birdies at Nos. 14-16 before a closing 4 1/2-footer at No. 18. "Its always nice finishing a round on a high," Oosthuizen said. "You sort of feed off that the next day, and that keeps you going." Hoffmann was at 10 under and alone in the lead when he hit his drive into the water to the left at the 320-yard 11th hole, with Weir was just ahead on the green. Weir sank a 2-footer for his fourth consecutive birdie to get to 10 under. Hoffmann then hit another drive after his penalty and wound up with a double bogey. But Weir missed putts from about 5 feet on both Nos. 15 and 16, the latter lipping the cup. Hoffmann was again 10 under after birdies at Nos. 15-16, but hit his drive at No. 18 into the water and then hit twice out of the same greenside bunker. Scott Scheffler, a 17-year-old top junior from Dallas playing on a sponsor exemption, made a hole-in-one using a 5-iron on the 218-yard second hole. He is the fourth amateur since 1983 with an ace in a PGA Tour event. That was part of his 69 that also included five bogeys and four birdies to get to 2 under for the tournament. Dallas native Jordan Spieth, now 20 and ranked eighth in the world, made the Nelson cut as an amateur at ages 16 and 17. Spieth shot 73 on Saturday and was even par overall. Cheap Mariners Jerseys . - Justin Turner is at his best with runners in scoring position, and he delivered again in a big spot for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Seattle Mariners Pro Shop . But defending champion Elena Vesnina of Russia held off a strong challenge to beat Shuai Peng of China 6-3, 6-4, and there was another hard-fought victory for 2012 runner-up Angelique Kerber of Germany, who defeated Alison Riske of the United States 7-6 (6), 6-4. https://www.cheapmariners.com/ . Joel Embiid was nearly unstoppable in the paint in the second half, and Naadir Tharpe seemingly couldnt miss. Custom Seattle Mariners Jerseys . 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Chris Paul had only 10 points to go along with eight assists for Los Angeles, which had an eight-game home winning streak stopped and fell to 12-4 as the host. DeAndre Jordan grabbed 20 rebounds in a losing cause and the Clippers got no closer than 12 points late in the fourth quarter. The Raptors scored 20 points off 15 LA turnovers. They made us defend for a full 24 seconds and they kept moving the ball. They are a hard team to guard, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said of Toronto. Los Angeles has lost four of its last six games and will also host New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, the Lakers, Dallas and Miami. The Clippers are fourth in the NBA in scoring at 106.3 ppg and third in field goal percentage (47.2). Utah is allowing slightly more than 100 poinnts (100.dddddddddddd2) this season and has won two straight and four of the last five games. The Jazz had an easy time with Philadelphia in Saturdays 88-71 decision and Derrick Favors pumped in 17 points and grabbed a game-best 15 rebounds. Trey Burke also scored 17 points, Gordon Hayward added 15 and Trevor Booker netted 14 points for Utah, which prevailed despite shooting 35.7 percent. Even though they played last night, they showed a lot of fight, Booker said of the Sixers, who made only 32.4 percent from the floor and committed 18 turnovers for 19 Utah points. The Jazz outrebounded the Sixers, 55-44, and held a 52-30 edge in points in the paint. Gordon has scored at least 14 points in 10 straight games, posting an average of 18.9 ppg in that stretch. Utah is 5-11 on the road, but has won three of four away from Salt Lake City. After the Jazz visit the Clippers, they will host Minnesota and Atlanta. Los Angeles has defeated Utah twice this season and is unbeaten in the last 11 games in this series, matching the longest consecutive winning streak against an opponent in Clippers franchise history. The Clippers won 11 in a row against Dallas from 1992-1994. The Jazz have lost six straight as the visitor in this series. LA and Utah will meet again Jan. 28 in Salt Lake City. ' ' '