MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy – Maverick Viñales bested Pol Espargaro Saturday to earn the pole position for Sunday’s MotoGP event at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

Viñales used a late fast lap in the qualifying session to steal the pole away from Espargaro, topping the charts with a time of 1:32.265. Espargaro ended the session an impressive second for Red Bull KTM thanks his 1:32.560 time.

“I’m really happy and excited, because we created a really good atmosphere and a really good weekend so far. Of course, we don’t finish until the Sunday, but we’re enjoying the moment because it’s always difficult to be in P1 on the Saturday,” said Viñales. “We’ve worked well for the race, the rhythm is there, we have a great pace in the last laps. We are going to try our best. I’m excited and happy about how it’s all working, the team is putting in a great effort. During the test we worked really hard on the slippery conditions and that’s why we are at the front now. Honestly, since the first day here all the Yamahas have been working well, but somehow we created better grip than the others. There are also other riders that are pretty close, so we will see at the end.

“My objective is to take the lead from the first corner and then push at my maximum. For sure I’ll be going for the victory. This is a good track for me, I have nothing to lose and everything to win. Any result will be good, but we have to feel like we fight for the victory.”

Petronas Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo qualified third to complete the front row. His teammate, Franco Morbidelli, qualified fourth to lead the second row. He was followed by championship Marc Marquez and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso.

Marquez looked to be on a pole run late in the session, but an error in turn 11 moments after passing Valentino Rossi cost him a shot at the pole. Marquez and Rossi nearly made contact a few turns later in turn 14, resulting in MotoGP officials requesting an audience with both riders to discuss the incident.

One down with partner Marina Alex in their match against Europe's Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Caroline Masson in Saturday's afternoon session, Lexi Thompson attempted to go for the green with an iron at the driveable par-4 14th.

But she didn't make her best swing, leaving her tee ball out to the right and short of the green.

Shortly after impact, a voice can be heard yelling, "Fore right," prompting this response from Thompson:

Let's just leave it to the pros to call "fore." (Wait for it)@Lexi ? pic.twitter.com/ivXE2orUOv

— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) September 14, 2019

Anchor Judi Rankin couldn't stop from laughing on the broadcast, and Michelle Wie chimed in on Twitter.

DYING LAUGHING @Lexi https://t.co/GAgWqdR1on

— Michelle Wie (@themichellewie) September 14, 2019

Neymar suffered a torrent of abuse on his Paris Saint-Germain return against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday after his failed return to Barcelona and ended the match scoring the winner in injury time.

The Brazil international started the clash at Parc des Princes and was treated to a rough ride from the French champions' supporters and from the notorious Ultras. PSG struggled throughout the match and it was left to Neymar to spare their blushes with a stunning overhead winner in the first minute of stoppage time.

Meeting a corner from the left, Neymar adjusted superbly and his acrobatic effort hit the post on its way in, before he ran off and celebrated wildly with his teammates.

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In PSG coach Thomas Tuchel's starting XI from the start, the Ultras were given their chance to let Neymar know their feelings and they did not hold back, living up to their prematch promise to give the €222 million man a hard time.

Neymar was the subject of derogatory and explicit chanting, and at one point the abuse was directed towards his father and agent.

Booed, jeered and whistled each time he touched the ball, the PSG Ultras were relentless in their pursuit of their No. 10. Neymar told PSG he wanted to leave in the summer and he was strongly linked with a return to Barcelona, the club he left for Paris in 2017.

Lionel Messi said: "I would have liked for Neymar to have returned. Honestly, I'm not sure if Barca did all they could to sign him but I know it is difficult to negotiate with PSG.

"I am not disappointed. We have a spectacular squad that can challenge for all, even without Ney."

Neymar's day started by teasing the launch of PSG's third kit via social media before opting to avoid the usual red carpet entry that would have given fans the chance to heckle him.

After that, Neymar was met by a wall of noise when his name was read out during the prematch starting XI announcements.

Ahead of the match, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo had warned Neymar to expect a backlash from the PSG fans and urged him to return to his best form and inspire Les Parisiens to Champions League glory.

There are plenty of ifs and buts in every season, but just imagine if Paul Pogba had not missed that penalty for Manchester United at Wolves last month and left it to Marcus Rashford to maintain his -- at that point -- flawless record from the spot.

If Rashford had stepped up and scored at Molineux, would he have done so again in the following game against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, when his spot kick miss, which former United captain Gary Neville suggested was "inevitable," contributed to United being beaten?

Whatever the answer to that hypothetical question, the reality is that Rashford is at the heart of everything for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team and his match-winning performance in the 1-0 win against Leicester City on Saturday only served to underline his status as the most important player at the club.

Pogba might be the one with the £89m price tag, but the French World Cup winner was absent against Leicester due to injury and United were able to win without him. Granted, there might have been less midfield creativity, but there was also a greater sense of work rate and collective with Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic and Andreas Pereira in the engine room.

It is difficult to envisage United coping quite so well without Rashford, though. Solskjaer has always had great faith in the 21-year-old forward, but if it was in any doubt, the manager's decision to offload Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez -- without replacing either -- was a clear statement of his belief that Rashford can score in excess of 20 league goals this season and keep the team in contention for a top-four finish.

Such a total would represent a career high, but Rashford is about more than just goals: He also sets the United tempo with his effort and willingness to chase lost causes. Anthony Martial, who missed the Leicester game through injury, is perhaps a more natural scorer, but has never been the type of player to inspire a team like Rashford can, and probably never will be.

The same can be said of Pogba. Yes, he can produce a spellbinding pass to transition his team from defence to attack, but there have been plenty of occasions when his lack of concentration and poor work rate has led to United conceding a goal.

Rashford, by contrast, is a constant bundle of energy and desire and United desperately need a player with those qualities. He makes things happen, but also makes those around him better, with young winger Daniel James on obvious example. The pair offer industry and commitment up front, in stark contrast to what Lukaku and Sanchez brought to the table when called upon last season.

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Against Leicester, Rashford was fouled by central defender Caglar Soyuncu to win the eight-minute penalty that he converted, but also rattled the crossbar with a second-half free kick and was the first United player on the scene to defend McTominay after his teammate had been roughed up by Soyuncu and Ben Chilwell in second-half stoppage time.

In front of the watching Gareth Southgate, Rashford produced a top-class performance as a centre-forward, which gave a perfect riposte to the England manager's suggestion, made earlier this week, that he is better as a "wide raider."

Many will point to Rashford's Mancunian roots, being born and raised just a few miles from Old Trafford, but his passion and determination is about more than simply growing up a United fan. It is also about professionalism, desire and the willingness to work hard; attributes that Solskjaer believes are crucial for every player in his squad.

Summer signings James, Aaron Wan Bissaka and Harry Maguire all have such qualities and their influence is beginning to rub off. Rashford, though, is the driving force of this new United team and that, in itself, poses a problem for his manager. Such is the lack of forward depth that Solskjaer might struggle to find opportunities to take Rashford out of the line-up.

Without Martial, 17-year-old Mason Greenwood is the only other fit striker, so what happens when Solskjaer has to pick a team to face Astana in the Europa League on Thursday and, the following Wednesday, against Rochdale in the Carabao Cup? Rashford will have to be rested in at least one of those games, with a Premier League to West Ham falling between them, next Sunday.

Clearly, a club of United's stature needs more than one player to turn to when the chips are down, but they are still growing under Solskjaer and Rashford remains their most important performer. Indeed, had he scored those penalties against Wolves and Palace, we would be talking about United staying on the coat-tails of league leaders Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race.

As it is, they sit fourth after a hugely important win against Leicester. Whether United can stay in the Champions League places remains to be seen, but they will need Rashford fit and firing to have any chance.

England 294 and 313 for 8 (Denly 94, Stokes 67) lead Australia 225 by 382 runs

The urn is gone, but England gave themselves a terrific chance of levelling the series - in what would be the first drawn Ashes since 1972 - following a day of steady accumulation under the autumn sunshine, led by Joe Denly, who fell six runs short of a maiden Test century, and Ben Stokes who ensured he will finish as the team's leading scorer.

By the close England led by 382, anchored around the 127 stand between Denly and Stokes then supplemented by more runs from Jos Buttler. Australia's attack remained wholehearted, and took six wickets during the final session, but the overall demeanor was of a weary group who had peaked with the emotional high of last week in Manchester.

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood kept pounding away, yet had 1 for 112 to show for it, and Nathan Lyon battled against uncertain form and a painful spinning finger to finish with 3 for 65, but there wasn't a match-turning spell. The verbals went up a level as well with the umpires briefly stepping in during the morning session.

It was Denly who did much to ensure England didn't relinquish the good work of the second day, which secured a 69-run lead, and was within touching distance of a century when he was squared up by some late swing from Peter Siddle and edged to slip. Whether three figures would have helped the Denlys come up with a name for their newborn daughter who arrived yesterday we'll never know.

He made Australia pay for dropping him before scoring on the second evening, the chance to Marcus Harris leaving the opener needing seven stitches in split webbing and unable to field. The rest of the innings wasn't without alarm - he would have been lbw on 54 if Australia had reviewed an appeal from Mitchell Marsh - and was struck a fierce blow from Cummins which broke his box, but overall it was the most assured Denly had looked at Test level. Whatever the future holds for him he has shown considerable mental strength to take on the opening role in these last two Tests.

His early aggression against Lyon helped set the tone for England as he skipped down the pitch and lofted a straight six. The shot took the opening stand to 37 which marked a new high point for opening pairs this English season in what have been tough conditions. Denly and Rory Burns carried their partnership to 53 before Burns toe-ended a cut against Lyon to end his series with an impressive tally of 390 runs.

Joe Root played positively before a tired push forward at Lyon resulted in an outside edge to slip from a ball that didn't turn. Such has been the frailties of England's batting that it couldn't be ruled out that they would squander their position, but what followed was one of the more positive stands they have produced this series.

Stokes offered a tough chance to Steven Smith at slip on 7 when he cut Lyon before becoming increasingly positive against the offspinner, including a flat six to deep square leg which brought up his fifty from 89 balls, although he would have been out on 52 had Matthew Wade hit direct from mid-on. Stokes looked in the mood to race Denly towards three figures when he drove Siddle for a brace of boundaries, but Lyon then ripped one which would have provided as much encouragement for Jack Leach as it did Australia.

Though Denly fell three overs later, this time Australia did not look like a team who believed they could run through the rest of England's batting. In a rare position of relative freedom, with the lead approaching 300, the middle order were keen to play their shots. Jonny Bairstow edged Marsh to slip, to finish with a series return of 214 runs that should at least bring a debate around his position, but Buttler played with confidence on the back of his crucial first-innings runs. However, there was another missed review against Tim Paine's name when he didn't ask for an lbw against Buttler on 19 when he played back to Lyon though, again, the on-field umpiring did not go Australia's way.

Cummins took the second new ball and had Sam Curran caught down the legside, but the tanks were nearly empty. However, in a match where Australia have missed chances they were able to pull off two fantastic catches late in the day. Smith, who will carry Australia's batting hopes, pulled off a stunner at second slip, diving to his right, to remove Chris Woakes then next ball Marnus Labuschagne claimed something equally good running in from deep square to grab Buttler's top edge. Fielding can often be a window into a team's mindset and if they've saved their best for last who knows what the chase will bring.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference said Saturday the replay official erred on the final play of the North Carolina Tar Heels-Wake Forest Demon Deacons game by failing to initiate a review that would have put one second back on the clock.

League supervisor of football officials Dennis Hennigan said in a statement the officials determined that UNC running back Michael Carter's forward progress had been stopped and time had elapsed in Wake Forest's 24-18 win Friday night. But he said the replay official "should have stopped the game for further review," which should have resulted in restoring the final second.

Officials would have then spotted the ball at the Wake Forest 43-yard line and restarted the clock on their signal. It's unclear whether the Tar Heels would have been able to get off a snap in time once the officials restarted the clock for a desperation final heave to the end zone.

"All disciplinary measures related to the replay officials are being handled internally and the ACC considers this matter closed," Hennigan said.

At the time, it seemed Carter had simply failed to get out of bounds in time to stop the clock on his 13-yard run as the Tar Heels tried to make a final drive with no timeouts. Carter was pushed out of bounds with replays appearing to show he had stepped on the sideline with a second left, with several UNC players and coaches immediately holding up one finger on that sideline to note there should be one second left.

Yet officials left the field immediately and there was no replay review.

"The official on my side ... he held up one second and ran up and told them," UNC coach Mack Brown said. "The next thing I know, they're running off (with) the ball. I would've liked the chance to Hail Mary."

Carter took responsibility for what he described as a "mental error" by hesitating slightly as he neared the UNC sideline.

"Honestly, I kind of slowed down to try to set the blocks up," he said. "If I would've just run straight out of bounds, we probably would've had probably like three seconds left. But I thought it was going to be the last play of the game. That was a mental error by me."

Neymar suffered a torrent of abuse on his Paris Saint-Germain return against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday after his failed return to Barcelona and ended the match scoring the winner in injury time.

The Brazil international started the clash at Parc des Princes and was treated to a rough ride from the French champions' supporters and from the notorious Ultras. PSG struggled throughout the match and it was left to Neymar to spare their blushes with a stunning overhead winner in the first minute of stoppage time.

Meeting a corner from the left, Neymar adjusted superbly and his acrobatic effort hit the post on its way in, before he ran off and celebrated wildly with his teammates.

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In PSG coach Thomas Tuchel's starting XI from the start, the Ultras were given their chance to let Neymar know their feelings and they did not hold back, living up to their prematch promise to give the €222 million man a hard time.

Neymar was the subject of derogatory and explicit chanting, and at one point the abuse was directed towards his father and agent.

Booed, jeered and whistled each time he touched the ball, the PSG Ultras were relentless in their pursuit of their No. 10. Neymar told PSG he wanted to leave in the summer and he was strongly linked with a return to Barcelona, the club he left for Paris in 2017.

Lionel Messi said: "I would have liked for Neymar to have returned. Honestly, I'm not sure if Barca did all they could to sign him but I know it is difficult to negotiate with PSG.

"I am not disappointed. We have a spectacular squad that can challenge for all, even without Ney."

Neymar's day started by teasing the launch of PSG's third kit via social media before opting to avoid the usual red carpet entry that would have given fans the chance to heckle him.

After that, Neymar was met by a wall of noise when his name was read out during the prematch starting XI announcements.

Ahead of the match, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo had warned Neymar to expect a backlash from the PSG fans and urged him to return to his best form and inspire Les Parisiens to Champions League glory.

Top-five prospect Terrence Clarke announced his commitment to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, giving John Calipari his second top-50 pledge in three days and his fourth in the past two months.

A 6-foot-7 small forward from Brewster Academy (New Hampshire), Clarke is ranked No. 4 in the 2021 class. However, he is expected to reclassify into the 2020 class, which would mean he could enroll at Kentucky for the 2020-21 season.

Clarke chose the Wildcats over a final six that also included Boston College, Duke, Memphis, Texas Tech and UCLA, although Kentucky had emerged as the heavy favorite down the stretch. Memphis coach Penny Hardaway was expected to visit with Clarke earlier in the week but changed plans after it became clear Clarke was Lexington-bound.

Playing for Expressions Elite on the Nike EYBL circuit during the spring and summer, Clarke averaged 16.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He also contributed 4.3 assists in his first 13 games -- including four games of six assists or more.

Assuming Clarke does reclassify into 2020, he would join a Kentucky recruiting class that is the best in the country right now. Top-10 prospect B.J. Boston committed over the summer, as did top-50 wing Cam'Ron Fletcher. Top-50 forward Lance Ware picked the Wildcats on Thursday after Calipari visited him earlier in the week.

Clarke's expected reclassification likely takes Kentucky out of the running for five-star wings Jalen Green and Joshua Christopher, as the perimeter is crowded with Clarke, Boston and Fletcher. The Wildcats are still in need of a pure point guard and another forward in the 2020 class, though, with the likes of Devin Askew, Cade Cunningham, Greg Brown, Isaiah Todd and Scottie Barnes among the remaining targets.

Kentucky finished with the No. 3 recruiting class in 2019, the first time since Calipari took over in 2009 that the Wildcats didn't land the No. 1 or No. 2 group.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been activated off the injured list after missing 30 games with a left quad strain, the team announced Saturday.

He is in the starting lineup as the designated hitter for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees.

Gurriel suffered the Grade 1 strain against the Yankees on Aug. 8 while running down the first-base line to leg out an infield single.

He is batting .279 with 19 home runs and 47 RBIs this season.

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is back in the lineup Saturday after exiting Friday's game with elbow soreness.

The All-Star left in the fourth inning of Friday's 5-0 win against the Washington Nationals in what the Braves called a precautionary move.

After the game, Freeman said he has dealt with a spur for years and it was tweaked when he made a backhand defensive play on a ground ball in the bottom of the third.

"I jammed my elbow on that play, so it just kind of flared up," Freeman said. "I've had it, I've felt it, I've dealt with it, I've played through it. Just today, it was a little bit more than I expected. ... I got some treatment, did some really good stuff. Everything calmed down around it. It's just a sharp spur, and sometimes you can't control having it jam into something like that. My elbow just went into a weird spot when I made that backhand play.

"I've always been able to play through it and deal with it the last couple of years. It's never affected me, and I don't anticipate this affecting me at all."

The Braves lead the National League East by 9½ games entering Saturday's game against second-place Washington.

Freeman, who turned 30 years old on Thursday, entered Friday's action hitting .303 with 38 home runs, and was tied for the major league lead with 117 RBIs. He has played in all but one of the Braves' 148 contests this year. Last season, he was one of five MLB players who appeared in 162 games. In 2017, he missed six weeks with a fractured wrist, but he has never been on the injured list due to elbow problems.

ESPN's Eddie Matz contributed to this report.