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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Jordan Spieth couldnt see any of the 240 yards to the green on the toughest hole at the TPC Sawgrass. He was in the rough so far right of the 14th fairway that he was closer to a water hazard on No. 12 that he didnt know even existed. His ball was on the back side of a mound. One wrong move could have led to a big number. "Probably the best shot Ive hit here this week," Spieth said Saturday. The contact was perfect. The ball landed about pin-high in a bunker, setting up another par. It was like that all day at The Players Championship. Every time the 20-year-old Texan landed in trouble, he answered with a recovery shot, a chip-and-run, and always a putt that kept him without a bogey through 54 holes and gave him a share of the lead with Martin Kaymer going into the final round. Spieths final act was an escape through the trees on the 18th hole and a 12-foot par putt from the fringe for a 1-under 71. Kaymer missed his par putt from just inside 10 feet on the final hole and had to settle for a 72. They were at 12-under 204, three shots clear of former Players winner Sergio Garcia (69) and John Senden (68). Not since Greg Norman won The Players in 1994 has anyone gone through the opening three rounds without a bogey. Then again, Spieth has shown over the last year that he is capable of remarkable feats. "I didnt play with him the first two days, but there were a couple today where you think its a tough one to save par, and he always pulled it off," Kaymer said. "If it wasnt a brilliant chip, it was a good putt. So its very tough to beat those guys that dont make mistakes. ... Seems like he doesnt make many mistakes." Kaymer wasnt too shabby on the toughest day all week at Sawgrass -- warm, humid, blustery and increasingly frightening. He picked up a pair of birdies on the front nine to build a two-shot lead, only to lost two birdie opportunities on the par 5s on the back nine. Even when he heard a few cheers after missing his par putt on the 18th, which allowed Spieth to share the lead, Kaymer was in a good spot. A former world No. 1 and major champion, Kaymer is trying to end more than two years without winning. "Its very important that you enjoy the day," Kaymer said. "Its a rare opportunity that youre in the leading group one of the biggest tournaments we play all year." For Spieth, who still didnt have a PGA Tour card last year, the final group is familiar territory. He has contended on the weekend in four tournaments already this year, and only a month ago had a two-shot lead with 11 holes to play in the Masters until he finished in a tie for second behind Bubba Watson. "Augusta left me feeling a little hungry for it again, and here we are," Spieth said. "And I have an opportunity to kind of really draw back on that round and the positives, the negatives and everything in between and go out there tomorrow and try and play the same way I played the first two rounds." Even so, he knows hell have to play better and possibly score better. There were some good bounces -- a soft bounce on a wedge at the 16th that possibly prevented his ball from going into the water -- and some good breaks, such as getting a free drop from a drain in the rough that took pine trees out of his line on the 15th. Spieth repeatedly pumped his fist when his final par putt dropped into the cup, a clutch moment worth celebrating. He now has gone 69 consecutive holes dating to Hilton Head without making a bogey. The question is whether that streak can last as the pressure increases. "I was all over the place," Spieth said. "In order to win, Im going to have to drive the ball better. Today I got the breaks, got the bounces, and made the 3- and 4-footers to stay alive. Im not going to be able to keep doing that." Brantford, Ont., native David Hearn shot a 68 to finish Round 3 in a tie for eighth place. This course gets tougher on the weekend, especially on Sunday. And there were still plenty of players poised to either make a run or be waiting if either of the leaders slip up. Garcia turned a birdie chance into a bogey on the 17th hole by missing a short putt. He did enough right in his round of 69 that he will have another chance to experience the thrills on the back nine of Sawgrass. Along with winning in 2008, he was tied for the lead going to the 17th hole last year until hitting three balls in the water the rest of the way as Tiger Woods went on to win. Senden won at Innisbrook earlier in the year and played the par 5s in 5 under, including an eagle at No. 9. Justin Rose was in the group at 7-under 209 until it was determined after his round that his ball moved slightly before he chipped it on the 18th. That turned his par into a double bogey and he wound up seven shots behind. Fake Jerseys . -- The Toronto Maple Leafs are tightening the race for second place in the Atlantic Division. Fake Adidas Jerseys . Appearing on TSN 1050 on Tuesday, Sean McAdam of Comcast SportsNet New England reported that the Blue Jays, along with a number of other playoff contenders were in the mix for the Boston ace. http://www.fakejersey.com/. So it was understandable if he was a little shaky early in his return to the Texas Rangers rotation. He spent most of the outing searching for his best stuff, but still managed to shut down the struggling Minnesota Twins offence. Cheap Fake Jerseys .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Fake Soccer Jerseys . Hes coming back to fulfil them. One of Europes top coaches, Blatt was hired Friday by the Cavaliers, who ended a sweeping, 39-day search with an out-of-the-box selection they hope changes their fortunes.MIAMI - Luol Deng has been dealing with a nasty illness for a few days. Dwyane Wade missed the shootaround with another bout of bad headaches, which hes battled for years.And the Miami Heat fell apart in the second half yet again.Only this time, they still went home feeling healthy and happy.Deng scored 23 points, Chris Bosh added 19 and the Heat survived another struggle at home, hanging on to top the Indiana Pacers 89-87 on Friday night.Were lucky they ran out of time, Deng said. First half we were great. Second half they were great. It was two completely different halves.Wade scored 13 for Miami, which led by 20 late in the third quarter before Indiana ripped off an 11-0 run and kept the pressure on all the way to the final second.Indiana would get within a point on two occasions in the final minutes, and had a shot to win or tie on the games final possession — but C.J. Watsons open 20-footer from the right corner rimmed out at the buzzer.The way this season has went for us, I dont care if we won by 20 or we won by a point or half a point, said Wade, whose team improved to a mere 8-13 at home. We got a win.Luis Scola scored 14 points, George Hill and Watson each scored 13 and David West had 12 for the Pacers, who dropped their seventh straight.Lot of heart, lot of fight, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. We battled back in a game down 21 to give ourselves a chance to tie it up. Very proud of the group that did that.Indiana was within 77-72 not long before Deng made a pair of 3-pointers midway through the fourth, the second of them pushing Miamis lead to 10.The Pacers kept coming.What changed in the second half is coming out with some sense of urgency, with some sense of direction and played the Indiana basketball weve nnormally played the past couple of years, Hill said.ddddddddddddWest scored with 2:55 left to get Indiana within four, Hill connected on a jumper while Wade was fouling Ian Mahinmi, and that free throw — which Mahinmi banked in — cut Miamis edge to 86-83.But Miami, which led by 10 in the first quarter, 17 at halftime and as many as 21 at one point, never ceded the lead in the final three quarters. Indiana led for only 27 seconds, all in the opening minutes.We got a bounce at the end, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.TIP-INSPacers: Indiana fell to 6-21 in games where it trails after one quarter, and failed to shoot at least 50 per cent for its ninth straight road game. ... The Pacers have now had separate losing streaks of six, seven and eight games this season. ... Indiana leads the season series 2-1 and plays host to Miami on April 5.Heat: Miamis 54-37 halftime lead was its largest of the season. ... Miss Universe Gabriela Isler, who will relinquish her crown in Miami on Sunday, was in attendance. ... C Hassan Whiteside (sprained ankle) warmed up and was active, but did not play. ... C Chris Andersen finished with 13 rebounds, a season-high.HILL BACK, MILES HURTThe Pacers got Hill — who had missed all but five of the teams first 44 games this season with knee and groin injuries — back for the first time since Dec. 31. But Indiana lost guard CJ Miles in the first quarter with a sore left groin, after he scored eight points in the games first seven minutes.THIRD QUARTER WOESMiami was outscored 27-21 in the third quarter, adding to the teams baffling post-halftime trend. The Heat are 4-16-1 at home in third quarters this season, 10-29-4 overall.UP NEXTPacers: At Orlando on Sunday.Heat: At Chicago on Sunday. ' ' '