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NORTON, Mass. -- Paul Casey finished with a birdie and an eagle over the last three holes Sunday for a 5-under 66 and a three-shot lead going into the Labor Day finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship.Casey hit a 7-iron inside 5 feet for birdie on the par-3 16th, and then he drilled a 3-iron into the swirling wind on the par-5 18th that worked out perfectly. It landed just left of the green, caught a ridge and rolled to 30 inches away to set up the eagle.Casey is at 15-under 198; the 39-year-old from England is going after his first PGA Tour win in seven years.To be sitting here at 66, Im obviously over the moon, Casey said. Even with the great ball striking, I found it difficult at the beginning, but to turn it around and have a lot of looks for birdies and make a few to come in, its been great.Brian Harman had a 68 and was three shots behind.PGA champion Jimmy Walker recovered from a rough start for a 70 and was four shots behind, along with Smylie Kaufman and Kevin Chappell, who had the lead until he was derailed by a double-bogey on the 12th hole.Casey has endured plenty of trauma on and off the course since winning the Houston Open in 2009, particularly a shoulder injury, and now has a cushion going into a final round that could be the biggest battle of the week at the TPC Boston.Remnants of Hurricane Hermine are expected Monday, so the starting times have been moved earlier to give the PGA Tour the best chance to finish. The forecast is for gusts that approach 40 mph at times, and spots of heavy showers.Until Caseys late finish, it was shaping up as a shootout.Louis Oosthuizen shot a 64 before the leaders even teed off and reached 9-under 204. Rory McIlroy made six birdies and an eagle to overcome a few mistakes for a 66. He also was at 204. And because of the wind, no one appeared to be running away with it.Chappell, still looking for his first PGA Tour victory, made a birdie at the 10th to get to 13 under until he came up short of the green on the 12th hole, into the native scrub; he blasted over the green and took double-bogey. Casey noticed the leaderboard early, and the next time he saw the board, there were a lot more names.That didnt affect the shots he chose to play, though he was happy with the results -- especially the last one.Casey had 232 yards to the hole with the wind coming in and from the left. The wind picked up and his caddie, John McLaren, stopped him and called him off. The wind died slightly, and the fun wasnt over.It looked left, Casey said of his shot. And then the wind gusted and it went right. And after that, I was happy it got over.Casey was amazed by the low scoring, including his own, given the wind. The tour prepared for it by moving up several tees.A lot of guys were tearing it up, he said. Shows how good guys are out there.Casey has been through that before. Asked why he has only one PGA Tour victory -- he has 14 on the European Tour, mostly recently the KLM Open two years ago -- Casey pointed to his early years in the Tiger Woods era.They seemed to play the same schedule, and Casey said that made it even tougher. And then there were the injuries, which slowed his career. Casey said he has had no excuses the last couple of years, and he was determined to change that.All he has left is one more round, and what figures to be a day of nasty weather.Only five players were within five shots of the lead, including Ryan Moore (68) at 10-under 203.Dustin Johnson wasnt among them. He was a birdie away from tying for the 36-hole lead on Saturday. Starting the third round just three shots behind, Johnson stumbled to a 75 and was 11 shots back. Jordan Spieth didnt fare much better. He was five shots behind and had to rally with two late birdies for a 72. He is 10 behind.The top 70 in the FedEx Cup advance to the BMW Championship, which starts Thursday at Crooked Stick in Indiana. Casey was at No. 59 going into the Deutsche Bank, while Harman was at No. 67. Getting to the next FedEx Cup playoff event is no longer a concern.Vapormax Nere . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. 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Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed.EDMONTON, Alberta -- Opposing players are starting to take note of what could finally be significant improvement from the Edmonton Oilers.Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Oilers won their second straight game in a strong start to the season, defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Thursday night.They are not the Oilers of the last few years, Ill tell you that, Blues goalie Jake Allen said. They are a good hockey club and obviously made some good additions to their team.Tyler Pitlick and off-season free-agent signing Milan Lucic scored for Edmonton, which improved to 4-1-0 on the season.Starting 4-1, we couldnt ask for a better start, McDavid said. I think were feeling pretty good about ourselves, but I think its about keeping it on an even keel.Beating one of the best teams in the league was definitely a boost, according to Lucic.Its a huge win, he said. We talked about getting off to a good start, having a good first five games to get our team rolling and build some confidence before the Heritage Classic. It was great that we were able to play a really good game against a really good team.Nail Yakupov replied for the Blues (3-1-1) in his return to Edmonton since he was traded to St. Louis earlier this month.Blues coach Ken Hitchcock felt his team let one get away.Weve really wasted some great goaltending displays by Jake. Hes been outstanding and given us a chance to win both of these last two games, said Hitchcock, who watched his team lose 2-1 in overtime to Vancouver on Tuesday.Its unfortunate with the way he has been playing to only come out with one point from these last two games.There was no scoring in the first period, with the Blues getting 10 shots on Oilers goallie Cam Talbot and Edmonton directing eight shots on Allen.dddddddddddd.The Blues got on the board 3:37 into the second as a scramble allowed Joel Edmundson to feed it in front to Yakupov. It was the second goal of the season for the former Oiler.The Oilers pulled even three minutes later as Pitlick made a nifty deflection off a shot by Andrej Sekera while being knocked flying to score his third of the season.Edmonton made it 2-1 just 36 seconds into the third period as McDavid broke out of a two-game scoring drought by threading a pass through to Lucic in front. It was the big wings second goal of the year.Both goaltenders made big saves before the Blues came close to tying it up midway through the third. Yakupov had Talbot beat on a backhand shot, but hit the post.McDavid put the game away with his fourth goal of the season into an empty net.Tonight was a huge test for us, Talbot said. Any time you can beat a powerhouse like St. Louis, it goes a long way for the confidence in this group and moving forward thats what we need to have.Game notesIt was the first of three meetings between the teams this season. . Yakupov spent four seasons with the Oilers, recording 111 points in 252 games. . Blues F Jaden Schwartz played his first game of the season after recovering from a hyperextended elbow. . Talbot made his fifth start of the season one day after his wife, Kelly, gave birth to twins.UP NEXT:Blues: Conclude a three-game road trip in Calgary on Saturday.Oilers: Are off until Sunday, when they play the Jets in the Heritage Classic outdoor game in Winnipeg. ' ' '