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The 35-year-old – who led by one at the halfway stage – is a shot clear of fellow countrymen J.J. Henry and Dicky Pride and Australian Jason Day. Dufner carded birdies on the sixth and 14th holes …

United States Jason Day boosted his chances of a second Byron Nelson Championship victory after finishing the third round just a shot behind leader Jason Dufner in Irving, Texas.American Dufner, …

NBA: Stephenson sorry; LeBron asks, aWho?a

Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indianaas Game 3 win over Miami.

After James missed a technical foul in the second half, Stephenson a the former Lincoln High School superstar a wrapped his hands around his throat to mock the league MVP. A dismissive James didnat seem to care.

aLance Stephenson? You want a quote about Lance Stephenson?a James said. aIam not even going to give him the time. Knock it off.a

golf: Dufner leads Nelson after third round

Nine players had or shared the lead during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Yet when play ended in Irving, Texas, J ason Dufner was alone atop the leaderboard for the second day in a row.

Dufner shot a 1-under 69 for an 8-under 202 total for a one-stroke lead over Jason Day, J.J. Henry and Dicky Pride.

Morgan Pressel inched closer to her first LPGA Tour title since 2008, posting two very different victories to reach the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J.

Pressel rallied from 2-down with three holes to play to stun No. 2 ranked Na Yeon Choi in 19 holes in the morning and rolled over Anna Nordqvist 5 and 4 in the afternoon.

Pressel will face former NCAA champion Azahara Munoz in one of the semifinals this morning. The winner faces the Vicky Hurst-Candie Kung winner in todayas final.

AUTO: Johnson outfoxes field in NASCAR All-Stars

In Concord, N.C., Jimmie Johnson used a calculated strategy to win NASCARas All-Star race and its $1 million prize for the third time in his career. Johnson won the first 20-lap segment, meaning he was guaranteed to be the first driver down pit road for a mandatory stop before the 10-lap sprint to the finish. He edged Matt Kenseth across the line then pulled away from Brad Keselowski on the restart.

In the closest pole duel in Indianapolis 500 history, Team Penske sent points leader Will Power onto the track with two minutes left in the Pole Day shootout, holding off three Andretti drivers and making Ryan Briscoe the surprise winner of his first Indy pole. He completed the 10-mile qualification run .0023 seconds quicker than James Hinchcliffe.

EtC.: Hofstra reaches regional finals

Olivia Galati threw a complete-game two-hitter and sophomore second baseman Tori Rocha picked up Hofstraas only RBI to propel the Pride to a 2-0 win over San Diego State in a womenas softball NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

Hofstra advanced to the Regional finals today against either SDSU, UCLA or Florida State. With a win, Hofstra would move on to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history.

UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early yesterday after the 2012 Bentley he was driving struck a utility pole, Binghamton, N.Y. police said.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer , 6-2, 7-6 (4), to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. Five-time winner Nadal eliminated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0.

David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win, snapping the Philliesa six-game winning streak last night in Philadelphia.

Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks and Jarrod Saltalamacchia also homered for Boston, which won for the seventh time in nine games. Saltalamacchia went 3-for-4, a triple shy of the cycle.

Jon Lester (3-3) improved to 3-0 in four career starts against the Phillies despite giving up four runs in six innings.

Freddy Galvis homered, and John Mayberry Jr., Hector Luna and Shane Victorino each had three hits for the Phillies.

Orioles 6, Nationals 5

In Washington, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit two-run homers and the Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win.

Jones had three hits as the AL East leaders improved to 15-5 on the road.

Jason Hammel (5-1) pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win, allowing four runs and six hits. Orioles closer Jim Johnson allowed two-out home run in the ninth to Ryan Zimmerman.

Rays 5, Braves 2

In St. Petersburg, Fla., Alex Cobb won his first start of the season, and Matt Joyce hit a grand slam for the Rays.

Cobb (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He retired his last 10 batters. Cobb was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday night.

White Sox 7, Cubs 4

At Wrigley Field, John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox.

Pirates 4, Tigers 3

In Detroit, Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pirates. Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who lost the day after ace Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the ninth while shutting out the Pirates.

Astros 6, Rangers 5

In Houston, Justin Maxwell hit one of the Astrosa season-high three homers and they held on to beat the Rangers. David Murphy had a three-run inside-the-park home run for Texas.

Giants 4, Aas 0

In San Francisco, Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in the go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the Athletics for the 11th straight time at home.

Twins 5, Brewers 4 (11)

In Milwaukee, Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Twins, who won their fourth straight.

Indians 2, Marlins 0

In Cleveland, Jeanmar Gomez pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Asdrubal Cabrera homered to lead the Indians.

Mariners 10, Rockies 3

In Denver, Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs to lead the Mariners.

Royals 7, Dabacks 3

In Kansas City, Mo., Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered and Bruce Chen won his third straight start for the Royals.

Padres 3, Angels 2

In San Diego, Alexi Amarista scored San Diegoas first two runs against his former team and then doubled in the go-ahead run off Dan Haren in the seventh inning to lead the Padres.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0

In Los Angeles, Clayton Kershaw outdueled Jake Westbrook with a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout, leading the Dodgers over the Cardinals.

It finally ended.

After two days and 14 innings, Cardinal Spellman pulled out a 1-0 win over visiting Fordham Prep in CHSAA Bronx/Westchester aAAa baseball Saturday morning in The Bronx.

Tommy Montilli drove in Jason Polgano from third with a walk-off RBI hit to finish it off for Spellman (9-8), which clinches second place in the division. Polgano led the inning off with a walk, Danny Panassidi doubled and Danny Hernandez walked to set it up for Montilli.

Louis Ortiz got the win for the Pilots and Hernandez, the usual second baseman, played a slick shortstop filling in for Joe Colon, who sustained a knee injury.

The game started Friday and was halted due to darkness in the top of the 14th inning. Fordham Prep, the division winner, falls to 12-5 and will be the No. 4 seed in the CHSAA Class AA seeding tournament, which begins Wednesday.

All Hallows 6, Regis 5: Jason Reyes went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh and also picked up the win in relief for All Hallows (9-7), which clinched second place in Bronx/Manhattan. Justin Soto went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Regis is 5-11 and will meet Monsignor McClancy in a first-round elimination game Monday.

Archbishop Molloy 9, St. Francis Prep 2: Mike OaDwyer had four hits and five RBIs and Jonathan Ramon had two hits with an RBI for Molloy (11-6), which clinches second place in Brooklyn/Queens. Ramon gave up two runs and struck out seven in five innings and Rosario DiLorenzo pitched the final two scoreless frames. SFP is 11-6.

Holy Cross 10, St. Edmund Prep 1: Julian Bilodeau was 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs and Austin Nieves went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead Holy Cross (9-8). Zach Cruz went 3-for-4, Gerard Fraracci went 2-for-5 and Stephen Wolfring gave up no earned runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts.

Archbishop Stepinac 15, Mount St. Michael 2: James Decker gave up just two unearned runs in six innings and Danny Hoffer was 4-for-4 for Stepinac (8-9). Mount is 1-16.

NON-LEAGUE

Xaverian 4, Tottenville 2: Keith Moore had a two-RBI double and Brian Rosa picked up the win on Senior Day at MCU Park for Xaverian. John Pena closed the game out, picking up the save. Every senior got in the lineup for the Clippers.

mraimondi@nypost.com

It finally ended.

After two days and 14 innings, Cardinal Spellman pulled out a 1-0 win over visiting Fordham Prep in CHSAA Bronx/Westchester aAAa baseball Saturday morning in The Bronx.

Tommy Montilli drove in Jason Polgano from third with a walk-off RBI hit to finish it off for Spellman (9-8), which clinches second place in the division. Polgano led the inning off with a walk, Danny Panassidi doubled and Danny Hernandez walked to set it up for Montilli.

Louis Ortiz got the win for the Pilots and Hernandez, the usual second baseman, played a slick shortstop filling in for Joe Colon, who sustained a knee injury.

The game started Friday and was halted due to darkness in the top of the 14th inning. Fordham Prep, the division winner, falls to 12-5 and will be the No. 4 seed in the CHSAA Class AA seeding tournament, which begins Wednesday.

All Hallows 6, Regis 5: Jason Reyes went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh and also picked up the win in relief for All Hallows (9-7), which clinched second place in Bronx/Manhattan. Justin Soto went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Regis is 5-11 and will meet Monsignor McClancy in a first-round elimination game Monday.

Archbishop Molloy 9, St. Francis Prep 2: Mike OaDwyer had four hits and five RBIs and Jonathan Ramon had two hits with an RBI for Molloy (11-6), which clinches second place in Brooklyn/Queens. Ramon gave up two runs and struck out seven in five innings and Rosario DiLorenzo pitched the final two scoreless frames. SFP is 11-6.

Holy Cross 10, St. Edmund Prep 1: Julian Bilodeau was 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs and Austin Nieves went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead Holy Cross (9-8). Zach Cruz went 3-for-4, Gerard Fraracci went 2-for-5 and Stephen Wolfring gave up no earned runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts.

Archbishop Stepinac 15, Mount St. Michael 2: James Decker gave up just two unearned runs in six innings and Danny Hoffer was 4-for-4 for Stepinac (8-9). Mount is 1-16.

NON-LEAGUE

Xaverian 4, Tottenville 2: Keith Moore had a two-RBI double and Brian Rosa picked up the win on Senior Day at MCU Park for Xaverian. John Pena closed the game out, picking up the save. Every senior got in the lineup for the Clippers.

mraimondi@nypost.com

NBA: Stephenson sorry; LeBron asks, aWho?a

Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indianaas Game 3 win over Miami.

After James missed a technical foul in the second half, Stephenson a the former Lincoln High School superstar a wrapped his hands around his throat to mock the league MVP. A dismissive James didnat seem to care.

aLance Stephenson? You want a quote about Lance Stephenson?a James said. aIam not even going to give him the time. Knock it off.a

golf: Dufner leads Nelson after third round

Nine players had or shared the lead during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

Yet when play ended in Irving, Texas, J ason Dufner was alone atop the leaderboard for the second day in a row.

Dufner shot a 1-under 69 for an 8-under 202 total for a one-stroke lead over Jason Day, J.J. Henry and Dicky Pride.

Morgan Pressel inched closer to her first LPGA Tour title since 2008, posting two very different victories to reach the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J.

Pressel rallied from 2-down with three holes to play to stun No. 2 ranked Na Yeon Choi in 19 holes in the morning and rolled over Anna Nordqvist 5 and 4 in the afternoon.

Pressel will face former NCAA champion Azahara Munoz in one of the semifinals this morning. The winner faces the Vicky Hurst-Candie Kung winner in todayas final.

AUTO: Johnson outfoxes field in NASCAR All-Stars

In Concord, N.C., Jimmie Johnson used a calculated strategy to win NASCARas All-Star race and its $1 million prize for the third time in his career. Johnson won the first 20-lap segment, meaning he was guaranteed to be the first driver down pit road for a mandatory stop before the 10-lap sprint to the finish. He edged Matt Kenseth across the line then pulled away from Brad Keselowski on the restart.

In the closest pole duel in Indianapolis 500 history, Team Penske sent points leader Will Power onto the track with two minutes left in the Pole Day shootout, holding off three Andretti drivers and making Ryan Briscoe the surprise winner of his first Indy pole. He completed the 10-mile qualification run .0023 seconds quicker than James Hinchcliffe.

EtC.: Hofstra reaches regional finals

Olivia Galati threw a complete-game two-hitter and sophomore second baseman Tori Rocha picked up Hofstraas only RBI to propel the Pride to a 2-0 win over San Diego State in a womenas softball NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

Hofstra advanced to the Regional finals today against either SDSU, UCLA or Florida State. With a win, Hofstra would move on to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history.

UFC star Jon Jones was charged with DWI early yesterday after the 2012 Bentley he was driving struck a utility pole, Binghamton, N.Y. police said.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer , 6-2, 7-6 (4), to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. Five-time winner Nadal eliminated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0.

David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win, snapping the Philliesa six-game winning streak last night in Philadelphia.

Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks and Jarrod Saltalamacchia also homered for Boston, which won for the seventh time in nine games. Saltalamacchia went 3-for-4, a triple shy of the cycle.

Jon Lester (3-3) improved to 3-0 in four career starts against the Phillies despite giving up four runs in six innings.

Freddy Galvis homered, and John Mayberry Jr., Hector Luna and Shane Victorino each had three hits for the Phillies.

Orioles 6, Nationals 5

In Washington, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit two-run homers and the Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win.

Jones had three hits as the AL East leaders improved to 15-5 on the road.

Jason Hammel (5-1) pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win, allowing four runs and six hits. Orioles closer Jim Johnson allowed two-out home run in the ninth to Ryan Zimmerman.

Rays 5, Braves 2

In St. Petersburg, Fla., Alex Cobb won his first start of the season, and Matt Joyce hit a grand slam for the Rays.

Cobb (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He retired his last 10 batters. Cobb was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday night.

White Sox 7, Cubs 4

At Wrigley Field, John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox.

Pirates 4, Tigers 3

In Detroit, Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pirates. Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer for the Tigers, who lost the day after ace Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the ninth while shutting out the Pirates.

Astros 6, Rangers 5

In Houston, Justin Maxwell hit one of the Astrosa season-high three homers and they held on to beat the Rangers. David Murphy had a three-run inside-the-park home run for Texas.

Giants 4, Aas 0

In San Francisco, Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in the go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the Athletics for the 11th straight time at home.

Twins 5, Brewers 4 (11)

In Milwaukee, Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift the Twins, who won their fourth straight.

Indians 2, Marlins 0

In Cleveland, Jeanmar Gomez pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Asdrubal Cabrera homered to lead the Indians.

Mariners 10, Rockies 3

In Denver, Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs to lead the Mariners.

Royals 7, Dabacks 3

In Kansas City, Mo., Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered and Bruce Chen won his third straight start for the Royals.

Padres 3, Angels 2

In San Diego, Alexi Amarista scored San Diegoas first two runs against his former team and then doubled in the go-ahead run off Dan Haren in the seventh inning to lead the Padres.

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 0

In Los Angeles, Clayton Kershaw outdueled Jake Westbrook with a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout, leading the Dodgers over the Cardinals.

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