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AVONDALE, La. -- If Seung-Yul Noh can hold on to the lead in the Zurich Classic, hell do it front of fans who can appreciate how much bigger Nohs mission is than simply winning his first PGA Tour event. Wearing yellow and black ribbons on his hat to honour victims of the April 16 South Korean ferry accident, Noh used a string of birdies late in his round Saturday to surge two strokes ahead of Keegan Bradley atop the leaderboard. It is Nohs first career lead through three rounds on the tour, and comes in a city where sports -- particularly the success of the NFLs Saints -- became an uplifting force after Hurricane Katrina. Noh finds himself representing -- and captivating -- a nation mourning the more than 300 dead or missing -- many of them students -- from the sinking of a ferry in the waters off his home country. "Hopefully, Ill make all the Korean people happy," Noh said. "It was very sad news for the Korean ship, so hopefully another bogey-free round tomorrow, and hopefully good news for the Koreans." Noh is the first player to complete 54 holes at the TPC Louisiana without a bogey. He shot a 7-under 65 to reach 18-under 198. No player has completed all four rounds on the course at better than 20 under, the score Billy Horschel posted last year, when he became the sixth player in the last nine years to secure his maiden PGA Tour triumph in New Orleans. Noh will try to continue the trend when he tees off in the same group as Bradley, who is no stranger to winning. His three career tour victories include a major in the 2011 PGA Championship. Bradley said he doubted that he would intimidate Noh, but added, "It is definitely hard getting your first win." Bradley began the day tied for seventh at 9 under. He pulled into a tie with Noh for first on No. 15 with his seventh birdie of the day. Then, Noh, who was tied for third at 11 under after two rounds, made birdie putts of 13 feet on 14 and 10 feet on 15 before hitting a 112-yard approach shot to a foot for another birdie on 16, bringing him to 18 under. Bradley also shot 65, making eight birdies. He also made one bogey on the par-3 ninth hole, when his ball landed left of the green, rolled down a bulkhead lined with cypress planks and into a water hazard from which alligators have been making routine appearances this week. It didnt faze him, though. "Im most proud this week of where Ive been mentally on the golf course and how calm Ive felt," Bradley said. "I love being in this position, a couple back going into Sunday. Id like to be a couple in the lead, too, but I love chasing." Robert Streb was third, three shots back after a 68. Paul Caseys 64 was the days best round. He moved up to a tie for seventh with Charley Hoffman at 13 under. Ben Martin, who had a three-shot lead after two rounds, shot a 73 to drop into a tie for fourth with Jeff Overton and Andrew Svoboda at 14 under. Overton shot 67, and Svoboda 70. Noh is in his third year on the tour, but finished outside the top 125 on the money list last season, forcing him to play in Web.com Tour Finals events to retain his tour card. "Very disappointed in the whole season last year," Noh said. "I learned from that time. ... So Im very ready for tomorrow." He had never before been higher on the leaderboard than tied for second through three rounds. That happened once at the 2012 AT&T National, but he shot a 2-over 73 in his final round to finish tied for fourth, his best finish in 77 previous PGA Tour starts. Martin had raced to the lead with a course-record 10-under 62 in his first round, and his 36-hole score of 129 also was a course record. Teeing off with the final group, his trouble began on the par-5 second hole. He pushed his second shot to the right toward the crowd. As Martins father, Jim, yelled, "Fore!" LSU student Cameron Slane turned his body defensively and felt the ball carom off the back of his head and shoulder. The ball kicked to the right and into a cluster of long pampas grass. Martin took a drop and wound up with a bogey. "Thursdays round and today are kind of a 180-degree difference," Martin said. "After Thursday, I wasnt on Cloud 9 and after today Im not in the dumps. So Ive still have a good mindset going into tomorrow." Cheap Jerseys From China . Hoefl-Rieschs exit — from the downhill course into safety nets, then airlifted from the slope by helicopter — left Anna Fenninger of Austria favourite to win her first giant crystal trophy one month after becoming an Olympic champion. China Jerseys Cheap . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.chinajerseyscheap.us/. 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University officials released the term sheet signed by Harsin Wednesday, the day the former Broncos walk-on player and Boise native was named the successor to Chris Petersen, who left for Washington last week.KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Screaming for joy and smashing his poles on the snow, Swedish skier Mattias Hargin celebrated his first career World Cup victory on Sunday.Third after the opening leg, Hargin used a flawless second run to land his maiden win at the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm races.Normally, I am very calm but this is incredible, Hargin said. Finally Ive made it. It feels great the win has come here in Kitz.Hargin posted the second-fastest time in the final run and finished in a total of 1 minute, 43.10 seconds.First-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria overcame a mistake halfway down his final run to finish 0.49 behind in second.Felix Neureuther of Germany, who won the race a year ago and also triumphed in Wengen, Switzerland, last week, finished third and remained in the lead of the discipline standings with 480 points, 24 clear of Hirscher.Usually I lose time in the second run, Hargin said. Maybe it was an advantage not to lead after the first run and to just push hard in the second.The 29-year-old Hargin has finished on a podium three times since making his World Cup debut eight years ago. He came closest to a win last season when he finished runner-up to Olympic champion Mario Matt of Austria at a slalom in Val dIsere, France.Its so hard to win a race competing against guys like Hirscher and Neureuther, Hargin said.The Swede drew praise from his rivals for landing Swedens first World Cup victory since Andre Myhrer won a slalom in Levi in November 2012.Mattias has raced incredibly. Hats off! Hes the deserved winner, Hirscher said.The Austrian led Hargin by 0.42 after the opening run and extendeed that lead to 0.dddddddddddd62 before a costly mistake threw him off the race line. He quickly recovered to stay in the race but had lost seven-tenths.The course worsened during the race, with ruts getting deeper and the cloudy weather limiting visibility.With second place and 160 points this weekend, I cant complain, said Hirscher, who also finished runner-up in Fridays combined event. A home race in Kitzbuehel doesnt leave me cold. I do get nervous standing in the start gate and thousands of people waiting for your run.Hirscher was chasing his 16th career win in the discipline, which would have placed him in shared third with Luxembourgs Marc Girardelli on the all-time winners list behind Swedens Ingemar Stenmark (40) and Italys Alberto Tomba (35).Neureuther was fifth after the opening leg, as he was last week on his way to victory in Wengen. The German has won nine World Cup races but is yet to win back-to-back slaloms.Its a different race. The course set is different, the hill is different, the German skier said. I am totally happy. You cant begrudge it to (Mattias) as this was a convincing and deserved win.Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia, who was 0.19 behind Hirscher in second after the opening leg, struggled in his final run and lost speed after several mistakes before finishing in sixth.Ted Ligety was disqualified for missing a gate in the first run, leaving David Chodounsky in 26th as the only American to score World Cup points.The mens World Cup travels to nearby Schladming for a night slalom on Tuesday, the final race before the world championships start in Beaver Creek on Feb. 2. ' ' '