The United States swept the opening session of the Presidents Cup on Thursday for the third time behind a feisty Scottie Scheffler, late heroics from Xander Schauffele and plenty of help from a putting-challenged International team.

The U.S. leads 5-0 heading into Friday.

The Americans are going for a 10th straight win in this lopsided series, and the Internationals didn’t put up much of a fight in fourballs at Royal Montreal.

It was the first time the Americans swept the opening session since 2000, and they went on to win by a record 11 points.

The Americans also swept the opening session in 1994. This was the eighth time in the last nine Presidents Cups they had a lead after the first day.

Auto racing: Red Bulls fired F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, and he will be replaced immediately by Liam Lawson. The 35-yea-old Ricciardo won eight races over 14 seasons, with his final victory coming at Monza in 2021 when driving for McLaren.

Baseball: The evidence presented against Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco merits proceeding to a trail, a judge in the Dominican Republic ruled. Franco, 23, is charged with human trafficking, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges stem from a relationship with a then-14-year-old girl that started in December 2022, when Franco was 21. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. No date has been set for the trial. His case will be heard by a panel of three or five judges; there are no jury trials in the Dominican Republic. Franco, who’s on Major League Baseball’s restricted list, hasn’t played since August 2023. He attended Thursday’s hearing in Puerto Plata, a preliminary step that is part of the Dominican legal process. Also, the father of the minor withdrew a complaint he had filed against Franco. ESPN reported that the father said he’d reached an agreement with Franco’s representatives but didn’t disclose the terms. A lawyer for the father said he felt the evidence against Franco was “unfounded” and that his daughter told him the two didn’t have a sexual relationship, according to Dominican newspaper Diario Libre.

NFL: Former Vikings QB Tommy Kramer announced on social media that he has been diagnosed with dementia. The 69-year-old said he was inspired to share about his cognitive decline after the revelation that Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre has Parkinson’s disease. Kramer said he was diagnosed a little more than a year ago. He played 13 of his 14 seasons in the NFL with the Vikings.

NHL: Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out the team’s preseason game against the Canadiens with an upper-body injury. The decision appears to be for precautionary reasons, with head coach Craig Berube telling reporters the injury is “not serious” and that his star center “should be fine.”

Soccer: Omar Campos and Kei Kamara scored in extra time and Los Angeles FC won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the first time with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Olivier Giroud scored for LAFC in regulation, which ended knotted at 1-1. It was LAFC’s first appearance in the Open Cup championship.