With three league games left in the T20 competition, Lions kept themselves in contention for a playoffs berth with a five-run victory over Warriors in Durban. Lions defended 157 to rise to third, while Warriors remained in second place, seven points ahead.Lions were off to a flier after Dominic Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen put on 76 for the first wicket. Hendricks was the quieter of the two, contributing a 27-ball 25, while van der Dussen scored an even 50, his 10th in T20s, off just 25 balls. They were dismissed in consecutive overs, leaving an increasingly fragile looking middle-order to mount a competitive total.Lions were unable to keep pace with the openers as Colin Ackermanns offspin sparked a middle and lower-order collapse. They lost their last eight wickets for 48, with no batsman between Nos. 3 and 10 contributing more than 17, as the innings ended with a ball remaining.Viljoen and left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin put Warriors in trouble early in their chase. They were reduced to 31 for 3 in the fifth over before Colin Ingram and Christiaan Jonker mounted a recovery. They shared a 59-run fourth-wicket stand, but then spin turned the match again as legspinner Eddie Leie took three wickets in five balls to reduce Warriors to 95 for 6 in the 14th over.Andrew Birchs 30 off 19 balls kept Warriors in the hunt, leaving them with 34 to get off the last three overs, with three wickets in hand. They plundered 15 runs off the 18th over, but only eight came off the 19th. With 11 needed in the final over, Dwaine Pretorius took a wicket off the first ball, and conceded just six off the next four deliveries. With six needed off the final ball, Pretorius bowled Birch to secure a tense win.Kevin Pietersens 51-ball 79 went in vain as Dolphins suffered a seven-wicket defeat to Cobras, who achieved their 179-run target by seven wickets and eight balls to spare at Kingsmead in Durban. This was Cobras second win in seven matches. The four points helped them narrow the gap to three points over fourth-placed Dolphins.Pietersen hit three fours and five sixes in his knock to help strengthen the foundation laid by Morne van Wyk, who made 44. Pietersen drove the innings forward in the company of Khaya Zondo, with whom he shared an 89-run stand for the fourth wicket. Zondo contributed 40 of those in the teams 178 for 5. Rory Klienveldt picked up three wickets.Cobras stuttered early when they lost Wayne Parnell in the third over, but their chase received a fillip courtesy half-centuries from Richard Levi and Dane Vilas. When Levi was dismissed by Imran Tahir, Cobras still needed 63 off 46 balls. Vilas found an able ally in Kieron Pollard, who made an unbeaten 31, to steer the team home. Swell Traveler Mug . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Swell Flaske Blå Marmor . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. http://www.swellflaskenorge.com/ . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Swell Flaske 500 Ml . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Swell Flaske Hvit Marmor . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. INDIANAPOLIS -- Sam Bradford continues making his pitch to be the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback.On Saturday night, he threw mostly strikes.With Carson Wentz missing a second straight game because of fractured ribs, Bradford led the Eagles on three touchdown drives and to a third straight preseason victory, 33-23.Bradford has been virtually flawless in each of his three starts. This time, he was 17 of 20 for 167 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception. He played into the third quarter and led the Eagles to scores on four of their first six possessions.Will that be enough to hold off Wentz, the No. 2 pick in this years draft?First-year coach Doug Pederson isnt saying yet.I made a decision way back in OTAs to split all the reps equally three ways all the way through training camp, he said.This is the first week Sams had 100 percent of the reps, and it showed tonight. He was high-percentage, just seeing the field and putting the ball exactly where he wants to put it.While Bradford played well, Philadelphias defense performed even better Saturday night.The Eagles stuffed the run and put Andrew Luck under so much duress in the first half, coach Chuck Pagano pulled out Luck for the final two quarters.All the Colts could muster was a short field goal in the first quarter, a blocked punt that Jordan Todman recovered in the end zone in the third and two late scores.Luck was 13 of 18 for 134 yards.KEY MISTAKERobert Turbins 81-yard TD run in the third quarter could have gotten Indy back into the game. The problem: receiver Phillip Dorsett was called for holding. You cant survive those penalties, Luck said. You cant do it.RARE MISSColts kicker Adam Vinatieri might be the best clutch kicker in NFL history, but he isnt perfect. After the Colts scored a TD, Vinatieri pushed the extra point wide left.ROOKIE WATCHEagles: Wentz didnt play and running back Wendell Smallwood, a fifth-round pick, got two carries before leaving in the third quarter to be evaluated for a head injury. Undrafted rookie David Watford made his time count, though, catching a 28-yard TD pass on his only reception of the game.ddddddddddddColts: Rookie offensive linemen Ryan Kelly and LeRaven Clark both had trouble in their first real NFL test. Safety T.J. Green, a second-round pick, had five tackles in his third start.POSITION BATTLESEagles: The depth chart at receiver may be tougher to sort out now. Josh Huff caught two passes for 60 yards and scored on a 9-yard run. The recently acquired Dorial Green-Beckham also caught two passes for 15 yards, including a 4-yard TD reception on which he used his bigger body to get position over a smaller defender.Colts: If there was any doubt about Joe Reitzs starting job at right tackle, its over now. Turbin may have sewn up the No. 2 job at running back after running four times for 24 yards.INJURY UPDATEEagles: Defensive end Vinny Curry left in the second quarter with an injured knee, Wendell Smallwood and tight end Chris Pantale both left in the third quarter with head injuries and defensive tackle Taylor Hurt left in the fourth quarter with a sprained knee. None of the four came back in the game.Colts: Left guard Jack Mewhort was supposed to be one of the key parts on Indys offensive line. But he left in the third quarter with a knee injury and is scheduled to have an MRI to determine if its a torn ACL. Cornerback Darius Butler also did not return after injuring his ankle in the first quarter.QUOTABLEEagles: Pederson on whether Wentz could play Thursday against the New York Jets: Hes in a position to possibly play next week. Hes still a little bit sore, so well monitor that and make sure he rests here in the next couple of days.Colts: Luck on Indys multitude of errors: Nothing quite reminds you like a game, how important the details are. Every little detail matters. We definitely have some things to clean up.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '