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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Hyo Joo Kim had five birdies in a six-hole stretch and shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday at Highland Meadows to open a three-stroke lead in the LPGA Tours Marathon Classic.I hit good drives, good tee shots and iron shots, Kim said. I managed to get up-and-down and I made good putts. It was good.Kim had shares of the lead the first two days, opening with a 66 on her 21st birthday and shooting a 68 on Friday. The South Korean player won the season-opening event in the Bahamas for her third career title.I just feel happy right now, Kim said. I will be happy again tomorrow. Every day Im happy.Kim began the birdie run on the par-4 fifth, parred the par-3 sixth, then ran off four straight on the par-5 seventh, par-3 eighth and par-4 ninth and 10th holes. She added birdies on the par-3 14th and par-5 17th and parred the par-5 18th to finish at 15 under.Top-ranked Lydia Ko and Alison Lee were tied for second.Ko, the 2014 winner, had a bogey-free 67. She missed a short birdie putt on the final hole.I let one -- it was a very dumb one -- slip on the last hole, Ko said. Ive got to take the positives. There were so many putts that were so close but didnt end up falling, so hopefully a few more fall tomorrow. Hyo Joo played great today, holed a lot of putts, put herself in really good positions. Obviously, Ill be trying to track her down tomorrow, but theres still a lot of golf to be played.Ko won in consecutive weeks in Southern California this year, the second the major ANA Inspiration. The 19-year-old New Zealander tied for third last week in the U.S. Womens Open in California.At the end of the day, Ive just got to focus on my game, Ko said. If I can put some good shots and put myself in good positions to make birdies and put good strokes on it, thats all I can do.Lee, the 21-year-old American who has struggled in her second season on the tour while still attending classes at UCLA, birdied Nos. 15-17 in a 66.Feels like Im playing golf again, Lee said. Im actually having a great time out there and committing to the shot and watching the ball go where I want it to go. I feel really confident going into tomorrow. Its definitely been a while since Ive felt like this, but it was worth the wait.Stacy Lewis and Ariya Jutanugarn were 11 under.Lewis birdied six of the first 13 holes in a bogey-free 65.I played really solid today, Lewis said. It was probably one of the most solid rounds of the year, just ball-striking-wise. I felt like I could hit any shot I needed to, was killing my driver.Born in the area, the Texan is winless in 55 starts since taking the North Texas LPGA Shootout in June 2014 for her 11th tour victory. She has 11 runner-up finishes during the drought and 24 overall.I want to enjoy this one today because that was probably one of the easiest rounds of the year, Lewis said. I just need to keep trusting what Im doing. Thats kind of been my motto the last week or so, just believe in it and trust it, and thats what I keep trying to do.Jutanugarn birdied the final three holes for a 66. The long-hitting Thai player won three straight events in May.I hit my tee shots really good, really a lot better than yesterday, Jutanugarn said. I get more comfortable with my putting, so my putting is getting better.Brittany Lang, coming off a playoff victory over Anna Nordqvist in the U.S. Womens Open, was tied for 13th at 6 under after a 68. Nordqvist was 2 under after a 69. Fake Orioles Jerseys . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Baltimore Orioles Gear . 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- It got physical, very physical, and thats just fine with the U.S. womens water polo team.Maggie Steffens scored four times, and the United States clawed its way back to the Olympic final with a rugged 14-10 victory over Hungary on Wednesday.Winners of 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio de Janeiro by a combined score of 61-27, the U.S. has met every challenge as the favorite to become the first country to win consecutive gold medals since the tournament was added to the Olympics in 2000.Poked and prodded by Hungary, the U.S. pushed back with its relentless attack.We kind of say bring it on, Steffens said. We want to beat teams at their best game. Hungarys a very physical team, thats what makes them great.Next up is Italy, which advanced to Fridays final with a 12-9 victory over Russia. Italy also is a perfect 5-0 in Rio, winning by a combined score of 51-31.Its going to be a heck of a battle, U.S. coach Adam Krikorian said. Were going to have our hands full, no doubt.With the U.S. paying close attention to Barbara Bujka in the middle, captain Rita Keszthelyi scored four times as Hungary became the first country to reach double digits against the U.S. since Spain got 10 goals in a loss to the Americans on June 9.But Hungary was unable to slow down the athletic U.S. in the second half.The U.S. is the strongest and they have the most and biggest, strongest players in all the Olympic Games, Hungary coach Attila Biro said.After Bujka scored to get Hungary within one at the beginning of the second quarter, the United States responded with four of the next five goals. Maddie Musselman scored on two power plays and Kaleigh Gilchrist made it 8-4 with 3:06 left in the first half.Hungary made another charge in the third quarter, but Steffens had two goals and Kiley Neushul also scored in an impressive burst tthat helped put the game away.ddddddddddddWe knew it would be a physical, tough, strong game, U.S. center Kami Craig said. Just happy to go out there and kind of grind through some of that physicality and try to play as clean of water polo as we could.Italy won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago. But its headed back to the final after Arianna Garibotti scored five goals and Giulia Gorlero made nine saves in the countrys second victory over Russia in Rio.The final is a dream, Italy coach Fabio Conti said. Every player, every athlete, every coach that arrive in Olympic Games want to arrive to this dream. Now we dont want to stop (this) dream.Roberta Bianconi and Chiari Tabani added two goals apiece for Italy, which, like the U.S., is trying to become the first two-time winner of the Olympic tournament.Its going to be a physical battle, Bianconi said through a translator, so we need to be very, very focused and do exactly what we have worked on our whole season.Evgeniya Ivanova and Ekaterina Lisunova each scored two goals for Russia, which was a surprise 12-10 winner over Spain in the quarterfinals.Ivanova and Olga Gorbunova scored the first two goals of the game, but Italy gradually took over. Garibottis long-range goal gave Italy a 5-4 lead with 1:37 left in the first half, and it never trailed again.After Russia pulled within two with 3:17 left, Garibotti scored a power-play goal to make it 10-7. Bianconi added a penalty shot with 1:41 remaining.Garibotti scored seven times in Italys first four games.Sometimes when the moment is dangerous she can do anything, Conti said.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '