Scott McCarron leads Reno-Tahoe Open by one stroke

Scott McCarron’s decision to skip the British Open to host the Reno-Tahoe Open on his home course started to make sense as he shot a five-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

McCarron was at 10 under through three rounds at Montreux Golf & Country Club in Reno. He birdie four of his first seven holes before chipping in for eagle on the par-five ninth, as he bids for his fourth PGA Tour victory and first since 2001.

Robert Garrigus, who started the day tied for the lead with Matt Bettencourt, bogeyed the 18th to finish with a one-over 73 and slip into a tie with John Mallinger (71) at nine under.

Tommy Gainey matched the Nationwide Tour’s 54-hole record of 24-under par on Saturday, and will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Chiquita Classic in Cincinnati.

After opening with rounds of 64 and 66, Gainey shot a 10-under 62 to match Arjun Atwal’s record set during the 2008 Chattanooga Classic.

HOCKEY

Kings sign Brad Richardson to one-year deal

Restricted free agent forward Brad Richardson avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Kings. Richardson had 11 goals and 27 points in 81 games last season. The Kings also agreed to terms on one-year contract extensions with forwards Marc-Andre Cliche, Trevor Lewis, Corey Elkins and Rich Clune.

BASKETBALL

Ilgauskas signs with the Heat

Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Heat, and will now play for a team other than the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time in his NBA career. Ilgauskas agreed in principle to a deal on Tuesday, then had to wait for Miami to complete other pending moves before completing the move Saturday.

Free agent center Brad Miller has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract with the Houston Rockets.

Miller will back up Yao Ming, who’s expected to return healthy next season after sitting out a year to recover from foot surgery.

The 34-year-old Miller averaged 8.8 points and 4.9 rebounds for Chicago last season.

TENNIS

Serena Williams to miss three tournaments

Serena Williams needs surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant. The top-ranked women’s player was injured last week and will miss three tournaments leading to the U.S. Open, the WTA Tour said.

Williams has withdrawn from tournaments in Istanbul, Cincinnati and Montreal. The tour website offered no details about what happened at the restaurant.

Defending champion Robin Soderling rallied to reach the final of the Swedish Open in Bastad, where he will face Nicolas Almagro.

Soderling defeated David Ferrer of Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Almagro beat Tommy Robredo, 6-1, 6-3.

ETC.

Pacquiao promoter looks past Mayweather for another opponent

Manny Pacquiao reluctantly will look for another opponent for his next bout after promoter Bob Arum’s deadline for a deal with Floyd Mayweather Jr. passed Saturday without a word from Mayweather.

Although Arum was careful not to criticize Mayweather, saying the fighter who calls himself Money could take the incredibly lucrative offer at any point in the next week or so, Arum plans to open discussions with Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto for a fight with Pacquiao in November.

Kevin Harvick took the first half of a racing doubleheader Saturday with a near wire-to-wire victory in the Camping World 200 in Madison, Ill. Harvick won for the third time in four NASCAR truck races this season, leading for 143 of the 160 laps at the 1.25-mile Gateway International Raceway.

Chuck Madden, 61, a longtime Los Angeles sports radio anchor, died Friday, KNX-AM (1070) announced. Madden, who lived in Valley Village with his wife, Jolie, had suffered a series of strokes and been diagnosed with leukemia. Besides doing sports reports for KNX, Madden had also worked for KABC-AM (790) KMPC-AM (710) and Fox Sports Radio (570).