James fires 64 to take 1-shot lead  

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Ben James ran off five straight birdies around the turn and finished with an aggressive tee shot for one last birdie and an 8-under 64 on Friday to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the World Wide Technology Championship. James, already assured his PGA Tour card for next year as the No. 1 player in the PGA Tour University ranking, had his 14th round of 65 or lower in 13 tournaments since turning pro out of Virginia this summer. He already has four finishes in the top 5 and is picking up plenty of experience along the way. A victory would put him on the Championship Series under the new model in 2028 and move him into the top 50 in the world. “It's weird; in college I was kind of someone that would shoot 2, 3 under every timeout and would have trouble going low,” James said. “But you adapt to your surroundings as humans, so I guess out here that’s what you have to do. I’ve been rolling it well and playing well, so nice to be shooting some low numbers.” James was at 15-under 129 at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante. He...