The Americans lead 11-7 after losing 3 of 4 matches in the afternoon session, and need 4 1/2 points in Sunday’s 12 singles matches to keep the title.

Bell, coming off three top-five finishes in the first round of the playoffs, fared well at Texas Motor Speedway last fall, and also in 2020.

Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay set the tone for the Americans, romping to a 6-and-5 victory.

Trey Lance needs surgery on a broken right ankle, putting Jimmy Garoppolo back in control of San Francisco’s offense.

Carlos Alcaraz beats Casper Ruud in four sets and becomes the youngest men’s player to reach No. 1.

Non-playoff drivers have now won the first two playoff events, as Wallace prevails at Kansas Speedway.

A’ja Wilson leads Las Vegas to a 67-64 win over Connecticut in the opener of the best-of-five series.

Albert Pujols moves into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list while helping the Cardinals rally past Pittsburgh.