ARDMORE, Pennsylvania -- Phil Mickelson has seen this script, hasnt he? Hes played this tournament 22 times before and been as close as second, five times. A few of those silver-medal finishes have been agonizing, some self-inflicted flubs when he had the tournament all but won. But on Sunday, which j

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania -- Phil Mickelson has seen this script, hasnt he? Hes played this tournament 22 times before and been as close as second, five times. A few of those silver-medal finishes have been agonizing, some self-inflicted flubs when he had the tournament all but won. But on Sunday, which just happens to be his birthday and Fathers Day, the guy who flew through the night from one coast to another just to be at his daughters graduation, has yet one more opportunity to win the U.S. Open. After 54 holes, hes the only guy in red figures on whats turned out to be a brutal Merion Golf Course. Despite being atop the leaderboard, Mickelson is a long way from getting his hands on the hardware, something he knows all too well. Hes had his heart broken so many times over the years – Pinehurst, Winged Foot, Bethpage . . . the list goes on, but he is still the ever-smiling Phil, the guy who is relishing one more trip around the course. "Its going to be a fun day [Sunday]," he said. "Im really looking forward to it Im looking forward to facing the challenge of Merion again. Its a wonderful test." We wont know until Sunday night – or possibly even Monday – if this is Phils time, but there are signs that lead me to believe he may finally get the title hes coveted longer than any other. For instance, while many of the other challengers were struggling home Saturday, Mickelson was easing into top spot. The birdie he made on the 17th hole on Saturday has to rank as one of the top of the day. That hole was playing 254 yards and he ripped a four-iron – a four-iron! -- calling it one of the best shots hes ever hit. It left him with an uphill putt for the birdie. That was one of just five birdies made on that hole in the third round. The fact that he doesnt have a driver in the bag would seem to strengthen his chances. It was that driver he hit into trouble on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot, which eventually cost him the crown that year. He later referred to himself as an "idiot" for using it. Without the big stick, hes hit 30 of 42 fairways here this week and while thats not tops in the field, it certainly seems to be better than Phils usual number. It wont be easy over the final 18 holes. There is a gaggle of exceptionally talented golfers also hungry for a major title. With the exception of Billy Horschel, the top nine players on the leaderboard are all within the top 35 in the world ranking. And the tournament will almost certainly be decided over the last five holes, a tough stretch that has played almost two shots over par. The most difficult hole may be the last – not one player in the field birdied it in the third round. There have been only 11 birdies there all week. Saturday night was likely a restless one for Mickelson, who admitted he doesnt sleep that well during majors. 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Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007.CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Nick Young for two to four weeks due to a strained right calf muscle, adding another injury to an already depleted backcourt.Young was hurt in the first quarter Tuesday night in a 105-88 loss at New Orleans. He had an MRI on Wednesday in Chicago.Hes been playing great, such a huge part of what weve done so far, first-year coach Luke Walton said. Obviously, its a big blow to our team and what were trying to do, but thats part of life in the NBA. So well figure it out and keep going forward.Los Angeles already was missing DAngelo Russell, who has been hampered by left knee soreness. Forward Julius Randle, who helped the Lakers to a 96-90 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night, missed three games with a hip injury before returning against the Pelicans.Russell hasnt played since Nov. 20, missing six straight games. He received a platelet-rich plasma injection last Wednesday, but is believed to be at least another week away from returning.Its coming along, Walton said. He did some non-weight-bearing underwater treadmill the other day in New Orleans and says his knee feels good. But again, its nothing were going to rush.Young came up lame after trying to defend Tim Fraziers fast-break layup. He hopped on his lleft leg to the scorers table and then went to the floor to await trainers.ddddddddddddHe was eventually carried off the court toward the visitors locker room.Cant catch a break, Young said, especially with the run were on, its a crucial time for us. Weve been going up and down, trying to stay in the playoff race, and do all the things we want to do. Its tough.There was some concern that Young had a more serious Achilles injury, but the MRI revealed the calf issue.Thats what I feel more better about, Young said, that it aint the worst and its something I can come back from quicker than sitting out a whole year.The 31-year-old Young is averaging 13.3 points in 18 games. He also is shooting 41.8 percent (46 for 110) from 3-point range.Rookie Brandon Ingram started in Youngs spot against Chicago, removing the No. 2 overall pick in the June draft from what has been a potent group of reserves for Los Angeles. The Lakers were leading the NBA in bench scoring with 52.4 points per game coming into the day.Well take it night to night depending on who were playing, Walton said.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '