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SAN DIEGO -- Angered by his teams inability to finish games, San Diego Chargers?coach Mike McCoy fumed after Sundays latest setback, which saw the Chargers waste a 13-point lead in the last five minutes against the New Orleans Saints?at Qualcomm Stadium. Jake McGee Jersey .[Im] furious, McCoy said when asked about his state of mind after the 35-34 loss. Its a major disappointment. You get the lead we had, and to fall apart -- a major disappointment. Frustration is an understatement. I cant say right now in this microphone how I really, truly feel.The Chargers fell to 3-12 in games decided by eight points or less dating back to last season under McCoy. And with the Chargers at 1-3, McCoys job status is tenuous for the rest of the season.Chargers brass considered letting McCoy go after a 4-12 campaign last season, but instead fired seven assistant coaches and gave the embattled coach a one-year extension through the 2017 season.One of the coaches San Diego brought back was offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who has head-coaching experience and could serve as an interim head coach if the Chargers decide to fire McCoy during the season.The last time the Chargers fired a coach during a season was in 1998, when Kevin Gilbride was let go after six games. June Jones, the offensive coordinator at the time, served as the teams interim head coach for the rest of the season.For now, McCoy said he believes players still have confidence in his ability to get the job done, and added hes not concerned about his job status.The Chargers have lost 15 of their past 20 games dating back to last season, including a winless record (0-9) in the AFC West.I know one way -- to come in tomorrow, work my ass off and get this team ready to go to Oakland, McCoy said when asked about his job security. I dont worry about any of that. I am coaching this football team the way I know how to do it, and were going to grind.Quarterback Philip Rivers agreed and said that players should shoulder more of the blame.Yeah, we still believe, Rivers said. Growing up with my dad as the head coach and knowing how important coaching is, believe me, Im not discounting it. But out of all games played so far this year, I feel as players we should have won them all. But we sit here and weve only won one of them. Custom Colorado Rockies Jersey . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Todd Helton Jersey . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. http://www.baseballrockiesproshop.com/carlos-gonzalez-rockies-jersey/ .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. (STATS) -- When Youngstown State stopped beating itself, it advanced to the FCS playoff semifinals on Saturday.Tevin McCasters 2-yard touchdown run in the second overtime provided the winning margin as Youngstown State edged visiting Wofford 30-23 in the national quarterfinals at Stambaugh Stadium.The Penguins (11-3), from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, will play at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (12-1) in the semifinals next Saturday.Youngstown State blew a chance to win the game at the end the first overtime when Zak Kennedy missed his third field goal of the game. He also missed an extra point earlier and the Penguins committed two turnovers and had a punt blocked to set up Woffords opening touchdown.But after the Penguins went ahead on McCasters touchdown, their defense stopped Wofford (10-4) on downs for the second straight overtime.It just got to a point like, Weve got to find a way to win, said Youngstown State running back Jody Webb.There is no doubt it was disappointing, Wofford coach Mike Ayers said. Two great teams scrapping against each other and we took their best shot and they took our best shot.Youngstown State is appearing in the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2006, but the 12th time overall for a team that won four national titles in the 1990s. Coach Bo Pelinis Penguins have won three playoff games this postseason to improve to 28-7 all-time.Webb carried the ball 34 times for a career-high 213 yards and Hunter Wells passed for 173 yards and three touchdowns. It helped overcome Woffords 297 rushing yards, including 125 by quarterback Joe Newman. The Terriers triple option offense didnt complete a pass in three attempts -- two in the second overtime.A lot of it was learning on the fly, YSU linebacker Armand Dellovade said. Jason Motte Rockies Jersey. They did some things that we didnt prepare for that we didnt know that they had in their playbook. We just had to react and adjust accordingly.After it was tied 23-23 through regulation, neither team scored in the first overtime. Wofford went for a touchdown on fourth down inside the 1-yard line, but Newman threw a pitch too high to fullback Lorenzo Long and the ball went out of bounds. Youngstown States possession ended with lefty kicker Kennedy hooking his 37-yard field goal attempt.Kennedy made a 32-yarder with 5:04 remaining in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 23. Wofford tried to win the game at the end of regulation, but David Marvin was short on a 53-yard field goal attempt.Wofford turned to Newman in relief of a hobbled Brandon Goodson. Newman scored on a 75-yard option keeper on the first play of the third quarter and led the Terriers on a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, which Long capped with a 6-yard scoring run for a 23-20 lead with 9:22 to play.The first-ever matchup between the teams featured two of the better rushing offenses in the FCS, with Wofford ranked fifth nationally and Youngstown State seventh. The difference in passing ability was decisive.Wells third touchdown pass, a 5-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Isiah Scott with 1:33 left in the third quarter, put Youngstown State ahead 20-16.Youngstown State and Eastern Washington have met only once before. The Penguins won 25-14 in Cheney, Washington, in the 1997 national semifinals on their way to their fourth FCS title under coach Jim Tressel, now the school president. 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Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks Pirelli should foot the bill if it wants 2017s pre-season testing to take place in Bahrain instead of Barcelona. http://www.soccerbelgiumfansshop.com/Kevin-De-Bruyne-UEFA-European-Belgium-Jersey/ .The F1 paddock is currently split on where winter testing should take place next year. With big regulation changes set to come into force next year, tyre supplier Pirelli favours Bahrain because its feels the higher temperatures will be more representative of the opening rounds of the season and will help it understand degradation levels of its new, thicker 2017 rubber.Though the regulations state testing should take place in Europe, world champions Mercedes favour testing in Bahrain. Other teams, led by Red Bull, oppose testing in the desert because of the high costs involved in transporting freight and new parts to the Middle East.Horner says the onus should be on Pirelli to make the Bahrain test affordable if it is going to lead to better racing in 2017.The scenario is very simple really, in that if Pirelli want us to go and test in Bahrain because after all the testing weve done with the cars that weve built and were running at the moment, then if they want the teams to test for their benefit in a hot climate, then they should contribute to the burden of cost, he said. Now that ranges from different teams from three hundredths to three quarters of a million pounds depending on your logistics.It seems unfair to burden the teams with that when Barcelona in March is a pretty decent venue to go testing at.Horner is also unsure a test in Bahrain would be that representative of the opening four rounds of 2017.Lets not forget the first four races: Melbourne can be pretty chilly, China is certainly pretty cool, Bahrain is a night race and Russia can be on the cooler side.Maybe a more sensible solution would be to stay in Bahrain after the race and rather than do the test in Barcelona in-season, do it in Bahrain when everybodys kit and personnel are at that circuit.When asked when he felt the situation would be a resolution, Horner admitted it could remain undecided until the season finale at the end of November.Probably Abu Dhabi. I think theyll be a gathering of the union in Austin to discuss it.Pre-season testing last took place in Bahrain ahead of the 2014 season, the start of the V6 turbo era, but a change to the rules later that year banned testing from taking place outside Europe, where all the teams are based. Barcelonas Circuit de Catalunya was subsequently used for 2015 and 2016.? http://www.soccerbelgiumfansshop.com/Toby-Alderweireld-UEFA-European-Belgium-Jersey/ . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. http://www.soccerbelgiumfansshop.com/Nicolas-Lombaerts-UEFA-European-Belgium-Jersey/ . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. http://www.soccerbelgiumfansshop.com/Marouane-Fellaini-UEFA-European-Belgium-Jersey/ . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. STARKVILLE, Miss. - On this Wednesday night, Mississippi State was down, but never out. In historic fashion, the Bulldogs (13-17, 5-11 SEC) came back from a 2-0 hole to beat in-state rival Ole Miss (15-13, 4-11 SEC) in five sets (9-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-8) at Newell-Grissom.The win was MSUs first from down 2-0 since storming back to defeat Eastern Michigan in five on Sept. 12, 2009. The win also gave the Dogs their third-straight win against the Rebels, the longest winning streak against their foes from Oxford since winning six-straight from 2004-06.That was an unreal performance by this team, MSU coach David McFatrich said. In all my years of coaching, I have never been a part of a match like that and it was just amazing. The fight in these girls is unreal and they showed what Bulldog Volleyball is all about. Never giving up and fighting to the very end.And also cannot say enough but our fans and the atmosphere they brought, even through the rough first two sets. We are really blessed with an amazing family here at Mississippi State.MSU continued its success at The Griss with the win, moving their season total to 10 home victories. That ties 2006 and 2015 for the most home victories in a season. The total also marks the first back-to-back 10 win home seasons in school history.However, achieving that 10th win was not an easy task. Ole Miss jumped out early and didnt look back in the first set, using stifling defense to take the opening frame, 25-9.Despite more competitive play, MSU went to the locker room down 2-0 following a 255-18 set. #21 Belgium Luis Pedro Cavanda Womens Jersey - Authentic Light Blue Away Short Shirt 2016 UEFA European Football Championship Soccer Adidas. Freshman Emily Hill led the Bulldogs offense before the break with four of her game-high 18 kills.Then the comeback started.The third set saw the State side come alive. Evie Grace Singleton had 6 kills, adding to Hills 7, giving MSU a 25-18 set win to forced a fourth set.In that fourth set, the tides started to turn for good. Riding the wave of Jelena Vujcin, who had 4 kills in the set, the Bulldogs turned on the heat and dominated their in-state foes. Freshman Riley Duzenack landed back-to-back aces to help fuel the fire and propel the Maroon and White to a 25-17 victory, forcing one final frame to determine the winner.After going down 2-1, the Bulldogs put it in gear and jumped out in front for good. MSUs 10-4 lead in the fifth set grabbed a strangle hold on the decisive frame. Vujcin continued to own the net while bringing energy to every point, as the junior had 3 kills to go along with 3 blocks, leading the Bulldogs to a statement win, 15-8.Helping propel States offensive efforts was setter Blossom Sato, whose 47 assists led all players. Four Bulldogs tallied double-digit digs, led by 17 from libero Cheyenne Spell. State was paced by Vujcin (5 blocks) and seniors Bali Leffall-Young (4) and Jazmyne Johnson (3) on the defensive side of the net.The Dogs will now welcome Arkansas to The Griss on Sunday, Nov. 20. First serve is set for 3 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on SEC Network +. 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SEATTLE -- Mike Zunino and Kyle Seager each hit a three-run homer and Nelson Cruz added a solo shot as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the New York Yankees 7-5 Monday night. Isco Jersey .The Yankees got two homers apiece from rookie catcher Gary Sanchez and Starlin Castro -- all off starter Cody Martin -- but three of them were solo shots.New York took a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning on a two-run shot by Sanchez, his eighth homer of the season and sixth in the last seven games, and Castros second solo homer, his 17th.Zunino, recalled from from Triple-A Tacoma on July 20, answered in the bottom half with his ninth home run -- off Anthony Swarzak (1-2) -- to put Seattle ahead 6-5. Cruz added a solo homer, his 32nd, in the eighth.Nick Vincent (3-3) retired all three batters he faced to get the win. Rookie Edwin Diaz survived a shaky ninth, putting runners on second and third with one out before getting Mark Teixeira on a fly ball and Brett Gardner on a grounder to pick up his 10th save in 10 chances.Seattle remained one game behind Baltimore for the second American Leauge wild card.Robinson Cano singled to open the bottom of the sixth and Seager drew a one-out walk, chasing starter Michael Pineda. Left-hander Tommy Layne relieved and retired lefty-hitting Adam Lind. Right-hander Swarzak came on but gave up the homer into the right-field seats by Zunino on a 3-2 pitch.Sanchez, named AL Player of the Week earlier in the day, had a solo homer in the first and Castro another in the second to give New York a 2-0 lead.Seagers three-run homer put Seattle up 3-2 in the fourth. Seth Smith doubled and moved to third on Canos single. Smith was then caught too far down the line on Cruzs high chopper and was tagged out trying to get back to third. Seager got the green light on a 3-0 pitch and hit his 24th homer over the center-field wall.Mariners right fielder Shawn OMalley, who came on as a defensive replacement in the seventh, had a sensational catch for the second out of that inning, making a long run into foul territory and reaching over the wall to snag Tyler Austins fly ball, hanging on as he tumbled into the seats.TRAINING ROOM:Mariners: RHP Drew Storen (3-3, 5.77 ERA) was placed on the 15-day DL with right shoulder inflammation. Storen was 2-0 with a 4.35 ERA in 10 appearances with Seattle after being acquired from Toronto on July 26. ... OF Guillermo Heredia was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma. He hit .280 in a 12-game stint with Seattle before being sent down Aug. 9.UP NEXTYankees: LHP CC Sabathia (7-10, 4.49 ERA) will start on extended five days rest due to a day off Thursday. He is 2-6 with 6.78 ERA in his last 10 starts. Sabathia is 8-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 12 starts at Safeco Field.Mariners: RHP Taijuan Walker, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 8, is expected to be recalled to make the start Tuesday, although no official announcement was made. Walker was 4-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 17 starts with Seattle. Fabio Coentrao Jersey . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Karim Benzema Real Madrid Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. http://www.realmadridfcproshop.com/authentic-danilo-real-madrid-jersey/ .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. ATLANTA -- Tigers manager Brad Ausmus just wants to focus on his team, rather than worry about the other teams in the AL wild-card race.We do appreciate the help, but weve still got to take care of business here, Ausmus said. We were able to do it tonight.Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton also connected and Detroit moved up in the playoff race, beating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night.The Tigers won their third straight and pulled within a half-game of Toronto for the second wild-card spot. The Blue Jays lost at Boston 5-3. Baltimore remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Detroit.The regular season is scheduled to end Sunday, but the Tigers might need to play beyond that. They were rained out against AL Central champion Cleveland this week and would have to make up that game at home if it impacts their playoff chances.We know weve got to take care of our business and see what happens on the other end, Upton said. It worked in our favor tonight.Daniel Norris (4-2) gave up one run, five hits, two walks and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings.The Braves, playing their final series at Turner Field before moving north to the suburbs next year, had won 10 of 11. Matt Wisler (7-13) was chased in the fifth when James McCanns RBI single made it 5-0.Detroit led 3-0 in the first on Kinslers leadoff homer and Cabreras two-run shot over the center-field wall.Cabrera launched his 38th homer to the same location in the third, putting Detroit up 4-0.Upton hit his 30th homer to make it 6-0 in the seventh. Closer Francisco Rodriguez, in a non-save situation, struck out the side in the ninth.Wisler gave up five runs, nine hits, two walks and struck out three in 4 2/3 innings. He ended the season with a 5.00 ERA in 26 starts and one relief appearance.Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP, has been a tough out over the last couple months, hitting .357 with 20 homers and 55 RBI in his last 63 games. He has six multihomer games this season and 39 in his career.For him its pretty normal, Ausmus said, but hes set a standard offensively that few have ever equaled in the hiistory of the game. Toni Kroos Jersey. Norris escaped a jam with two runners on in the third when Matt Kemp flied out to the warning track.Norris pitched through pain after Adonis Garcias liner glance off his right wrist below his glove in the fifth, striking out the next four batters he faced to end the sixth.Having an early lead helped Norris relax.I completely changed my game plan, Norris said. You go out there and you have a lead like that, `OK, Im attacking these guys no matter what. This offense just really makes things easy sometimes.Brandon Snyder hit his fourth pinch-hit homer of the season to cut the lead to 6-1 in the seventh and chase Norris.Kemp made it 6-2 in the eighth with his 35th homer.Upton is hitting .320 with 17 homers and 40 RBI in his last 36 games.TRAINERS ROOMDetroit CF Cameron Maybin stayed in the game after getting hit on the left hand by Brandon Cunniffs pitch in the sixth. Maybin sustained a left thumb contusion on a head-first slide on Aug. 29 and had his left wrist broken by a pitch in spring training.EXCLUSIVE TERRITORYWith 446 homers, Cabrera moved into the 40th place on the career list. The 11-time All-Star began the game one homer behind Texas Adrian Beltre. ... Kinslers 28th homer tied Lou Whitaker in 1989 for the most homers by a Tigers second baseman in a single season. It was his eighth leadoff homer this year and 40th of his career.LOOKING AHEADAusmus said RHP Michael Fulmer will start Monday if the Tigers play a makeup game against Cleveland. The rookie is 1-2 with a 6.98 ERA in four career starts in the season series.UP NEXTTigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann is 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA in five career starts at Turner Field, 7-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 career starts against Atlanta. Injuries have caused problems in his first year with Detroit. Since June 24, Zimmermann is 0-3 with a 16.78 ERA in four starts, a span of 12 1/3 innings. ... Braves rookie RHP Aaron Blair is 1-7 with an 8.02 ERA in 14 career starts. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dennis Johnson Celtics Jersey . -- The Jacksonville Jaguars placed tight end Marcedes Lewis on injured reserve Monday afternoon with a calf injury, possibly ending the time of one of the longest-tenured players in franchise history.Lewis was hurt during the first half of the Jaguars 26-19 loss at Detroit on Sunday. He caught two passes for 16 yards against the Lions before his injury. The tight end finishes his 11th season with the Jaguars with 20 catches for 169 yards and one touchdown.Lewis signed a three-year contract in March worth $12 million with $5 million guaranteed. His $4 million salary was guaranteed in 2016, but only $1 million of his $4 million salary in 2017 is guaranteed. Lewis has not figured prominently in the Jaguars pass attack over the past four seasons, but he has been an effective blocker, and thats a prominent reason for the Jaguars to bring him back next season.However, that also depends on which coaching staff is in place in 2017. Coach Gus Bradley, who has gone 14-44 in three-plus seasons, is expected to be fired after the season.Lewis is the Jaguars all-time leader in receptions (351), receiving yards (4,184) and receiving touchdowns (28) among tight ends. He also ranks fourth in franchise history in games played (154), and only one other player has played more seasons for the Jaguars (Brad Meester, 14).Lewis was the second Jaguars player to be placed on injured reserve Monday. Left guard Patrick Omameh landed there after suffering a foot injury against the Lions. To fill those two roster spots, the Jaguars activated offensive tackle Josh Wells from IR/designated to return and claimed defensive tackle Jordan Hill off waivers from Washington. Walter Brown Jersey . Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. Danny Ainge Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/Amir-Johnson-Jersey/ . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- No. 7 Florida State flexed its muscle Saturday, outrebounding UAB 49-20.We rebounded the ball really, really, well, coach Sue Semrau said. When you do that, you give yourself a chance to have some big wins.The Seminoles (10-1) rode their advantage on the boards to a 93-47 victory.Six players pulled down at least five rebounds for Florida State, led by six each from Shakayla Thomas, Ivey Slaughter and Maria Conde.Florida State had a myriad of players step up in the scoring column as well, as Brittany Brown paced the Seminoles with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Thomas (15), Slaughter (15) and Chatrice White (10) also reached double figures.Thats the beauty of our team right now, Semrau said. Theres a lot of depth and a lot of experience.Rachael Childress scored nine points to lead UAB (4-4), who shot just 27.3 percent (6 of 22) in the first half.The first half you saw our team come out and play tentative, they were kind of scared, UAB coach Randy Norton said. But were a young team and this is all a part of the process.Florida State made 16 of 18 free throws.Even with the decisive victory, going on the road to defeat a young, talented UAB team is something that the Seminoles aim to build on.Randy (Norton)s doing a great job with this (UAB) program and building it, and we have a lot of respect for what hes doing. Its so important that were able to play good, solid teams on the road, Semrau said.BIG PICTUREFlorida State: The Seminoles came off a win over No. 23 Florida on Thursday and extended their winning streak to nine games. The only setback wwas a two-point defeat at the hands of reigning national champion Connecticut, 78-76, on Nov. Jae Crowder Celtics Jersey. 14.UAB: The Blazers fell to .500 with its second consecutive loss, after losing to crosstown rival Samford on Thursday. Florida State marked the second Top 25 opponent UAB has faced this season, also losing a 90-80 decision to No. 21 DePaul on Nov. 12.BENCH CONTRIBUTIONSEach of the seven players that came off the bench for Florida State on Saturday scored, led by 10 points from White. Nausia Woolfolk chipped in eight, while Kai James scored six points. Maria Conde also tied for a team-leading six rebounds coming off the pine.Thats what we need every single game. If we play with that edge, we can have that every game. Thats one thing we should always continue to work on, said Thomas.FRESHMAN STANDOUTUAB shot just 4 of 19 from 3-point range in the game, but three of those makes came from Childress, including a pair in the first quarter. She also hauled in four rebounds, tying a team high.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State has knocked off a pair of AP Top 25 opponents in its current nine-game winning streak. The Seminoles current ranking is their highest of the season.UP NEXTFlorida State: The Seminoles will look to extend their winning streak to 10 games when they return to the court Monday, Dec. 19, as they host UNF.UAB: The Blazers take a week off before traveling to rival Troy next Sunday, looking to get back on the right side of .500. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 

ST. Nerlens Noel 76ers Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With a lot of scouts watching these days, Jake Odorizzi delivered rare win for the Tampa Bay Rays.Odorizzi earned his first victory at Tropicana Field this season, Evan Longoria hit two home runs and the Rays won for just the fourth time in 28 games, beating the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Sunday.Odorizzi (4-5), who was 0-3 in 10 previous starts at home, gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings. Overall, he had been 0-2 in six starts since winning June 8 at Arizona.Scouts from playoff contenders including Texas, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington, Boston, Miami and the New York Mets have attended Odorizzis starts recently.Ive been through it multiple times, Odorizzi said. It doesnt really bother me any. Usually theres a lot more smoke than there is fire for a lot of the times.Longoria had solo shots in both the first and eighth innings. He has 21 homers this season after his 17th career multihomer game.Oswaldo Arcia had a two-run shot during the second and Brad Miller added a third-inning solo drive as the Rays took a 4-1 lead against Dylan Bundy (2-2), who allowed four runs and five hits over 3 1/3 innings in his first major league start.Bundy, the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft, has thrown 38 innings in 22 relief appearances this season. He was limited to a combined 17 minor league games the previous two years after Tommy John surgery in 2013.Its all part of the process, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Its more about us not scoring runs today.Showalter said Bundy will remain in the rotation.After Erasmo Ramirez went two scoreless innings for the Rays, AL All-Star Alex Colome got the final three outs to get his 20th save in as many chances.Manny Machado had a first-inning sacrifice fly and Pedro Alvarez hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Orioles.Baltimore went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position through five innings, including a two-out flyball by Chris Davis with the bases loaded in the fifth.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Showalter said OF Hyun Soo Kim, who was out of the lineup for the third straight game due to a strained right hamstring, is getting close. Kim went through a running program.Rays: RHPs Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) and Brad Boxberger (left oblique) are both scheduled to make their first rehab appearance Monday night for Class A Charlotte. ... INF Steve Pearce (strained right hamstring) is scheduled to be with Charlotte for the third consecutive day Monday.LONGOS LONG BALLLongoria (eight) is just the third third baseman, joining Eddie Mathews (nine) and Scott Rolen (eight) to reach 20 homers in at least eight of their first nine seasons. ... Longoria has 32 homers, including 31 while playing third base, off the Orioles. The only third baseman with more against Baltimore is Alex Rodriguez, who has 32.NUMBERS GAMEBundy allowed three homers in his 38 innings out of the bullpen. ... Arcia was hitless in 21 at-bats before his homer. ... Bundy struck out four and walked three during his 70-pitch outing.COBBS CONDITIONRays RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) had a 25-pitch bullpen session and the team said he might throw off a mound again Wednesday. He was originally scheduled to make his third rehab start for Charlotte Sunday but it was decided that he would work on mechanics instead. Cobb lasted a combined 1 2/3 innings in his first two starts.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (1-6) goes against New York RHP Ivan Nova (6-5) Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.Rays: Tampa Bay looks to end a 10-game road losing streak when LHP Drew Smyly (2-10) faces Colorado LHP Tyler Anderson (1-3) Monday night. Smyly is winless in nine starts, including six losses. Wilt Chamberlain 76ers Jersey . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Hollis Thompson Jersey .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. http://www.nba76ersauthentic.com/hollis-thompson-76ers-jersey/ . 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Nearly a third of Southeastern Conference coaches enter the season with questions about their futures and potential make-or-break seasons looming over their programs. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Hornets Jersey .Kevin Sumlin and Gus Malzahn, offensive whizzes who have coached Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, are facing pressure to return to the top half of the SEC West standings.LSU begins the season ranked No. 5, with Les Miles hoping to ride Leonard Fournette back into SEC and national title contention after barely holding onto his job last season. Kentuckys Mark Stoops and Vanderbilts Derek Mason also may need to show some progress to hang on to their jobs.The good news for the coaches is that its opening week, where they can start control what happens to them going forward on the field instead of dealing with questions off it. Of course, the flip side is the intensity of the scrutiny will increase with poor performances.We have pegged our loyalties to LSU and were going to coach like weve always coached, Miles said. Im going to bust my tail, put the best team on the field that is possible, which at LSU is a damn good football team. And Im not going to look behind. Im not going to let anyone on the perimeter distract me.Miles appears to have a team that could challenge No. 1 Alabama in the Western Division a year after a three-game skid put his job in jeopardy. Hes lost at least three SEC games in each of the past three seasons but also led LSU to a pair of national championship games.Ending a five-game losing streak to Nick Sabans Crimson Tide would help wipe out any lingering questions of his security.Malzahn and Sumlin, meanwhile, had great success in their debut seasons with dual-threat quarterbacks but have each posted two straight mediocre records including struggles within the league. They open with big challenges even before they can even start trying to climb up the typically loaded SEC West.Auburn faces No. 2 Clemson and Texas A&M plays No. 16 UCLA. If the season should really unravel, it would cost Texas A&M $15 million to fire Sumlin; Auburn would owe Malzahn $9 million.Malzahn has won just six SEC games combined the past two seasons after debuting with an SEC title and national championship game berth in 2013. Hes facing some heat after going 7-6 in a season when Auburn opened as a popular pick to win the league.Last year obviously we were disappointed with the ways things turned out, Malzahn said. If youre a competitor, you want to do something about it. Our teams kind of had a chip on their shoulder in the offseason, which I think is good.Sumlin got off to a great start, too. His Johnny Manziel-led inaugural team finished 11-2, followed by 9-4. The last two teams have won eight games apiece but also finished sixth and tied for fifth in the ultra-competitive West after going 3-5 and 4-4. The Aggies have opened both those seasons with five straight wins.Weve got to figure out whats going on in the back half, I guess, Sumlin said. Weve spent a lot of time in the offseason talking about what were doing well and what were not doing well, and try to stay ahead of the curve on what we do well and then address some things on the back end.He may have found one answer in quarterback Trevor Knight, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma who arrives after two highly touted passers transferred.Vanderbilts Mason is 7-17 in two seasons after the Commodores had made three straight bowl games for the first time in school history. That includes just two SEC wins, but he has eight returning starters on each side of the ball.Were playing with a big chip on our shoulder, Mason said. We understand exactly where were at.Kentuckys Stoops has downplayed talk about this being a pivotal season or possibly being on the hot seat, and Kentucky would owe him the remaining $12 million on his contract if hes fired. Plus, Stoops has won five games each of the past two seasons, flirting with bowl trips and dramatically improving from his 2-10 debut.You get more comfortable at what youre doing and going into the fourth year as a head coach, he said. I better be better than I was year one, right?---AP Sports Writers Teresa Walker, David Brandt and Gary Graves contributed to this report. Cody Zeller Hornets Jersey . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Ramon Sessions Jersey . 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ATLANTA -- In just his third day on the job, Georgia Techs new athletic director made it clear hes a big fan of football coach Paul Johnson. Jim Thome Indians Jersey .Todd Stansbury, who took over at his alma mater this week, erased any doubts about Johnsons future with a glowing endorsement Wednesday.Stansbury was especially impressed by the final game of the regular season, as Georgia Tech rallied from 13 points down in the fourth quarter to beat rival Georgia 28-27 in Athens. It was the third straight victory for the Yellow Jackets, pushing them to 8-4 and likely improving their bowl prospects.To me, that was a heck of a statement, said Stansbury, who attended Saturdays game. To go between the hedges -- I dont care who you are -- to win a game down there tells you a lot about where youre at.Stansbury also praised basketball coach Josh Pastner, who is in his first season of what will admittedly be a major rebuilding job. Pastner, who previously coached at Memphis State, was hired by the previous athletic director, Mike Bobinski, who left for the same job at Purdue.Hes a dynamo, Stansbury said about Pastner. In fact, in a lot of ways, he reminds me of a young Bobby Cremins, a reference to the longtime Georgia Tech coach who took the program to national prominence after it joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.Johnsons job security was questioned after the Yellow Jackets slumped to 3-9 last season, and the speculation intensified this year amid a three-game losing streak that knocked them out of ACC contention. But, if Stansbury was having any doubts about the coach, they were answered by the strong finish.In nine seasons at Georgia Tech, Johnson has a record of 69-48, which includes three trips to the ACC championship game, two appearances in the Orange Bowl and a 42-30 mark in conference play.Stansbury said his respect for Johnson goes beyond his record.Nobody out there wants to play us. That also tells you a lot about the state of the program and the fear that opposing coaches have of our head coach, the new AD said. I think we have a great coach that is known nationally for what he does, and hes had a lot of success here. My goal, and what I hope to bring to the table, is to help provide him what he needs to continue to build on that success and compete at the highest level.For all his success, Johnson has been a polarizing figure at Georgia Tech.Only a handful of schools use the run-oriented, triple-option offense that is the coachs specialty -- making it a convenient target of fans and media who believe the team should employ a more conventional system. Also, Johnson comes across as abrasive and downright snippy at times, which has rubbed plenty of people the wrong way.Stansbury said hes not least bit concerned about the triple-option, noting that Johnson has used it to win consistently throughout his career. Pointedly, he noted that in his previous job as Oregon States athletic director, he got an up-close look at the wide-open style of rival Oregon, which carried the Ducks all the way to the national championship game two seasons ago. This year, they plummeted to 4-8 and fired coach Mark Helfrich.If youre winning, I love your offense, Stansbury said. Having just come from Oregon -- where they have the wildest offense in America, an offense that everybody aspired to become for the last decade -- right now they dont like that offense.As for Johnsons personality, Stansbury said thats an area where he can help smooth out some of the rough edges. He intends to spend plenty of time with boosters and fans, pointing out all the positive things happening in the football program -- on and off the field.Its a tough job, Stansbury said. A lot of people only understand what happens on Saturday, what goes across the ticker. Typically, they dont know whats going on the other six days a week. 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Leicestershire 307 for 8 (Pettini 92, Cosgrove 91) beat Lancashire 176 (Smith 56, Dexter 4-22) by 131 runsScorecard Leicestershire won their first Royal London Cup match since August 2014, hammering Lancashire by 131 runs at a startled but delighted Fischer County Ground to move above the visitors at the bottom of the North Group table. Sergio Ramos Spain Jersey .Fine innings by Mark Pettini and Mark Cosgrove, and List A career-best bowling from Neil Dexter, were the highlights of an extraordinary match, the result of which has probably ended Lancashires chances of reaching the quarter-finals.Put in by Lancashire captain Steven Croft, Leicestershires innings began steadily. Former Lancashire opener Paul Horton hit five boundaries in scoring 32 before going back to a delivery from Tom Smith that stayed a little low and being dismissed leg before wicket.Cameron Delport made a fluent 25 before edging an attempted drive at Jordan Clark, but from 93 for 2 Pettini and Cosgrove built the innings most substantial partnership by some distance. Initially watchful, Cosgrove became increasingly punishing, mixing powerful straight blows with a series of delicate cuts and deflections square on the off-side, while Pettini too accelerated in impressive style.The Leicestershire captain was on 92, and looking set for his first one-day hundred since joining from Essex, when he tried to clip a straight delivery Smith to midwicket and went leg-before.Cosgrove also looked set for a century, but hit Nathan Buck high to long-off where Croft fell back over the boundary as he caught the ball above his head, but had the presence of mind to toss it back over the ropes as he did so, and the athleticism to then scramble back and catch the ball again before it hit the ground.Lewis Hill and Michael Burgess followed in short order, but Dexter hit Stephen Parry for consecutive sixes and Niall OBrien also hit out to good effect as the Foxes dragged their score past 300 - competitive, but not intimidating on a flat pitch facing a Leicestershire attack lacking strike bowler Clint McKay.The target looked even more achievable when Smith and Alviro Petersen were adding 74 for Lancashires first wicket, in just under 14 overs. In the circumstances Petersens decision to attempt to reverse sweep the offspin of Rob Sayer was questionable, the more so as he both missed the shot and dragged his back foot out, and OBrien took off the bails with some relish.The introduction of Dexters medium-pace increased Lancashires problems, though Karl Brown had only himself to blame as he pulled a short ball into the hands of Ollie Freckingham at deep square leg. Smith looked in outstanding touch, hitting eight fours in going to 50, but remarkably then became Hortons first victim in List A cricket.Horton had not previously bowled a single delivery in 105 List A matches, but was thrown the ball by Pettini and saw Smiths mistimed attempt to hit his third ball over long-on give Hill a catch.Dexter then bowled Luke Procter and ended Liam Livingstones frenetic innings with an outswinger that found the edge. 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TORONTO -- After only two games at the shiny new 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Team USA has no hope of advancing beyond the three-game preliminary round. Gareth Bale Real Madrid Jersey .No hope.Now theres a notion that resonates in the aftermath of its soul-sucking 4-2 loss to host Canada on Tuesday night. Two straight uninspired losses have opened up the team and the process by which it was selected to widespread ridicule.I dont worry about that stuff, U.S. defenseman Ryan Suter, near tears, said after the loss. I worry about the guys in the room. I think were all disappointed. I feel like we let our country down. We let ourselves down. Its just disappointing. You come into this not knowing how many more chances youre going to get, and to be out after two games is extremely disappointing.Team USA didnt come to Toronto as a favorite in this tournament, but did anyone expect it would exit so meekly?Certainly not GM Dean Lombardi and his management team that went off the grid in avoiding high-skill players in favor of players with character, grit, leadership.Through two games, the Americans displayed very few of those qualities.They have scored only two goals and held a lead for exactly 1 minute, 30 seconds.So, was this about picking the wrong players?Or the wrong coach?Or both?One of the most humbling parts of this debacle is that ostensibly this U.S. team was built to face down the international giant that is Canada. The Americans knew they couldnt match them skill for skill, so they hoped to beat them with truculence, a favored term of Brian Burke, who built such a team in 2010 that earned a silver medal (losing in overtime to Canada in an epic gold-medal game).But if that was the case, why was Brandon Dubinsky not in the lineup against Canada on Tuesday? A longtime foil of Canadian captain Sidney Crosby, there seemed to be no reason for Dubinsky to be on this team if he wasnt going to play against Canada.Better to have scorers Phil Kessel, Tyler Johnson or Kyle Okposo.And what of Dustin Byfuglien, the big Winnipeg Jets defenseman who was a healthy scratch from the first game, a 3-0 loss to lightly regarded Team Europe that put the U.S. in a must-win position Tuesday night? His play Tuesday explained in part why he was scratched, as he lost track of Matt Duchene, allowing the Canadian forward to tie the score less than two minutes after Ryan McDonagh had scored the Americans first goal of the tournament.There have always been risk and reward issues with Byfuglien, and yet he was among the first 16 players named last March, presumably to provide offense and a physical presence.And yet its as though there was as disconnect between the coaching staff and the management team as to how this team was supposed to come together. When the team went 0-for-4 on the power play in the first game, it seemed that Byfugliens absence was a problem.Then when he was on the ice, his presence was a problem.Better to have had defensemen Justin Faulk or Kevin Shattenkirk or Cam Fowler, all of whom played in Sochi? The answer now seems unequivocally yes.Even the goaltending choice seemed to have been misguided.Jonathan Quick was stellar in the teams first pre-tournament game against Canada, which assured him the job, even though he was only ordinary against the San Jose Sharks in a first-round playoff loss last spring, while the Tampa Bay Lightnings Ben Bishop led his team to the 2015 Stanley Cup finals and then the Eastern Conference finals last season and has a .927 save percentage over the past two playoff years.Not that Quick had much help, but at one point Tuesday hed allowed three goals on six Canadian shots.Up front, bringing Johnson, a proven playoff performer, would have allowed captain Joe Pavelski to stay on the wing, where he has had tremendous success for the Sharks.But what is undeniable is that the players who were in Toronto simply werent good enough.Defending scoring champ Patrick Kane continued his struggles offensively in these best-on-best tournaments, going without a goal in two games. He did not score at all in Sochi.He seemed unsure of himself, passing up a glorious chance to shoot on a 3-on-1 in the second period, the U.S. trailing 3-1, to make a pass that went awry.I obviously didnt do my job this tournament and produce offense and help create goals for the team, Kane said.Was it the winger or was he never put in a position to succeed?USA coach John Tortorella never found the right combination of players to unleash Kanes magnificent skill. He tried Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty, who has had a dreadful tournament, as well as James van Riemsdyk and others.Certainly Tortorella is a lightning rod for the significant discontent with the American collapse. When he was named head coach, he was between jobs and the feeling was that his emotion would serve Team USA well in a short tournament with so little margin for error.But shortly after being named to the post, Tortorella got the head coaching job with the Columbus Blue Jackets.The strange thing is that Tortorella had a top-notch coaching staff working with him, including Mike Sullivan, who is coming off a Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins?in June, and yet this team never found any kind of rhythm.Even small things, like not pulling Quick in the third period when the U.S. was trailing by three but went on a power play.Yeah, its disappointing, frustrating, Tortorella said of the teams performance thus far. All different types of emotions. Yeah, I think we let some people down. Its on my watch. I certainly feel responsible for that. 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Alvarez had an RBI single and his 16th homer off Homer Bailey, who couldnt follow his no-hitter against Pittsburgh with a win. After Alfredo Simon (5-3) loaded the bases in the seventh, Alvarez doubled off left-hander Tony Cingrani to snap a 2-all tie. The five RBIs were a season high for a Pirate and one shy of Alvarezs career high. The third baseman has been Pittsburghs top run producer in June, leading the team with 48 RBIs overall. Its quite a change. Alvarez .180 in April and .225 in May before finding his form. He has six homers in June, second-most in the NL. "I just think its repetition and getting the opportunity to go out and try to gain as much experience as I can from every day out there," Alvarez said. Bryan Morris (4-2) contributed to the go-ahead rally with his first career single. He also pitched two innings, allowing one run. Left-hander Tony Watson pitched the last two innings for his second save in three chances. The Pirates lead the season series 6-4, holding their own early in the season despite a rotation thats sapped by injuries and a lineup that strikes out a lot and wastes chances. Under the circumstances, the way the series ended was satisfying. "We dont expect anything less," Morris said. "Its good to not lose any ground. Definitely would have loved to have three out of four in the series, but were not complaining about the split, especially after the hard game last night." Jay Bruce hit another solo homer, his third of the series and his fifth in seven games. His ninth-inning shot off Jason Grilli led the way to the draining 13-inning win on Wednesday night. The teams combined for seven homers in the series, all solo shots. Cincinnati hit four in a 4-1 win that opened it. Brandon Cumpton made his second major league start for Pittsburgh, giving up two runs -- one earned -- in five innings. Bailey faced the Pirates for the first time since his no-hitter at PNC Park last September and left after six innings with the score tied at 2. He gave up six hits, throwing 113 pitches. Bailey is 8-2 career against Pittsburgh. "Theyve definitely made strides over the past couple of years, but its early," Bailey said. "They have a good club but the past couple of years, theyve fallen into the pattern of fading, so well see. Its a long season." Alvarezs throwing error helped the Reds get an unearned run in the first. Shin-Shoo Choo reached on Alvarezs team-high 13th error, stole second and came around on Joey Vottos single. Another batter got hit, extending a prominent theme to the Ohio River rivals series this season. At least one batter has been plunked in each of the 10 games, with 19 hit overall. Pirate pitchers have hit 10, Reds pitchers 9, leaving some simmering unhappiness on both sides. 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That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. TROON, Scotland -- As Phil Mickelson settled in Thursday evening at the Marine Hotel, which overlooks the Firth of Clyde, Troons Old Course and the town itself, you wonder whether he enjoyed the accomplishment of his days work or lamented what was lost.A historic record eluded him by the precarious roll of a golf ball, and, as impressive as shooting 62 would be, it in no way guaranteed winning the 145th Open. Sure, every shot counts, every one knocked off helps, but it was the first day of four, one shot out of roughly 270-plus.Yet there was no denying the sense of disbelief and disappointment after Mickelsons attempt to become the first player in the history of major championship golf to shoot 62 somehow stayed out of the cup.The round was about as rare as the brilliant sunshine and balmy temperatures that soaked the Ayrshire coast for the first day of the years third major.It was one of the best rounds that Ive played, said Mickelson of his opening 63, the 28th in major history and just the ninth in Open history. And I was able to take advantage of these conditions, and yet I want to shed a tear right now.That putt on 18 was an opportunity to do something historical. I knew, and, with a foot to go, I thought I had done it. I saw the ball rolling right in the center. I went to get it, I had that surge of adrenaline that I had just shot 62, and then I had the heartbreak that I didnt and watched the ball lip out.It was, wow, that stings.Enough to derail his chances of winning The Open?Its fair to have doubts after listening to Mickelson mourn the opportunity lost. After hitting his approach at the par-4 18th, he had a 16-footer for his ninth birdie of the day, one that would give him a 62 on the par-71 course that has never seen such a score in eight previous Opens.No major championship venue has seen such a score. Johnny Miller shot the first 63 at the 1973 U.S. Open, a final-round feat that many believe is the best round in the history of the game. It helped him rally to win the tournament. Mickelsons 63 was just the 27th since that day 43 years ago at Oakmont. But he wanted to go one lower.The ball was hunting right in the center and didnt go, Mickelson said. It was just heartbreaking.Mickelson said the 63 wasnt better than his final-round 66 at Muirfield three years ago to win The Open, his fifth major title. He has not won a tournament since and, at age 46, might not win many more. A tournament title here would make him the second-oldest Open champion, barely, to Tom Morris Sr., who won his fourth Open in 1867 at Prestwick -- next door to Troon -- when the field consisted of just 10 players and was contested over just 36 holes.But you could argue that Thursday was just as good as that round in 2013. Mickelson hit 16 of 18 greens. He didnt make a bogey for just the third time in 81 Open rounds -- the other two coming at Troon in 2004. And he made eight birdies, with just 26 putts.On the treacherous back nine, where most of the field regressed, Mickelson shot 31.It was good stuff, said Ernie Els, who played with Mickelson. Geez, that was as good a links round of golf as Ive seen. He was in total control. Reeal patient. Mario Gomez Germany Jersey. Managed himself wonderfully. He loves to hit that driver, and he stayed away from that. He managed himself around the course. Obviously the weather helped, but youve got to hit the shots, make the putts.I just feel for him. On 18, I was so sure he was going to make the putt. To shoot 62, you couldnt hit a better putt. That thing is going right to left all the way; its incredible how that thing stayed out.Els was rooting hard for his longtime rival. As they walked down the 18th fairway, he tried to pump up Mickelson, both knowing what was at stake. Then, in a nice act of sportsmanship, Els putted out before Mickelson, even though Lefty was away.I wanted to let him have the stage, Els said. I wanted him to take his time, make some history. He hit the best putt he could. Incredible it didnt go in.While Mickelson grabbed his head and smiled, incredulously, his longtime caddie, Jim Bones Mackay, fell to the ground, rolling backward with his legs back over his head.Mackay had a similar reaction when Mickelson missed out on a different kind of history at the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Also on the opening day, Mickelson had a putt for 59 -- there have been just six in PGA Tour history -- and also saw it lip out.But he went on to win the tournament.Will he do so here?First, despite playing so artfully, hes going to have to, well, get over it.This ones going to stay with me for a while because of the historical element of the major championships, Mickelson said. Theres a lot of guys who have shot 63, but nobody has shot that 62. That would have been something special. Im just not going to have opportunities like that to do that. So to have that putt lip out, thats going to sting for a while.Then there is the matter of bouncing back from a great round. It is never easy to put them together.You start expectations running through your head, and thats the one thing that Ill have to try to suppress and hold off, he said. We have three more rounds. Well have varying conditions. Its going to be very difficult. Changing conditions, different winds. Hopefully Ive prepared myself well enough to tackle this golf course under those conditions and shoot a good number tomorrow.Mickelson has a 3-shot lead over Patrick Reed and Martin Kaymer with an early Friday tee time and bad weather expected to roll in for the weekend. Despite missing cuts at both the previous major championships this year, Mickelson has played some of the best golf post-Muirfield in 2016 after a shakeup in the offseason that saw him switch swing coaches.The big prize, of course, is the tournament, not the scoring record. A 62 might have been huge, but it would not have mattered nearly as much without going on to win.And imagine how historic that would be? He would be the fourth-oldest winner, ever, in any of the major championships.Perhaps Phil was best served to spend some time with Ernie, who tried to root him on to the record and knows just how well he played, regardless.It was beautiful, Els said. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '