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PITTSBURGH -- Fred Couples roared through his first 11 holes in the second round of the Senior Players Championship on Friday, ripping off seven birdies at water-logged Fox Chapel to take the lead. Authentic Alex McGough Jersey . Then the weather managed to do what the defenceless course could not, stopping the Hall of Famer with a sudden downpour that suspended play for the day with most of the field still on the course. The stoppage came just after Couples hit his tee shot on the par-3 third. The sky cleared in about an hour, but with fairways and bunkers resembling ponds and the threat of more storms looming, officials decided to send players home rather than wait out a lengthy delay to squeeze in a few more holes. Couples understood the decision but allowed he was in the middle of something special when play was stopped. "Rounds like this dont happen very often," Couples said. Instead Couples was left to mull the 60-foot birdie putt that awaits when he and the 65 other players whose rounds were interrupted return to the course at 8 a.m. Saturday. "I was hitting the ball well," Couples said. "But you can look at the bright side tomorrow and hope to get it going again." He was 11 under. First-round leader John Huston was two shots back at 9 under after making an eagle from the rough on the par-4 15th hole just before the horn sounded. It was Hustons second eagle in two days on a par 4. He eagled No. 7 on Thursday when he drove the green and made a 25-footer. This one was a bit more unexpected after Huston pushed his tee shot to the right and it sailed into thick rough that bore more than a passing resemblance to soggy cabbage. His sand wedge from 100 yards caught the ball clean and it dropped into the hole on the fly, no roll required. "It was pretty shocking because it flew in the hole and stayed there," Huston said. Couples stressed he wont be getting ahead of himself as he searches for his second win at Senior Players, one of the Champions Tour five majors. He led at the halfway point on the same course last year, shooting a second-round 63 only to slip on the weekend and finish fourth behind winner Joe Daley. With the forecast calling for more rain over the weekend, Couples knows the rolling course a few miles north of downtown Pittsburgh wont be able to put up much of a fight. It certainly didnt Friday thanks to a steady stream of showers that have turned what is supposed to be one of the better tests on the tour into target practice. Officials allowed players to lift, clean and place their golf balls and, with the greens welcoming shots of all shapes, low scores were plentiful. Over half the field was even par or better for the day when the thunderstorm arrived. Though the conditions favoured longer hitters like Couples and Huston, the accommodating greens allowed short-hitting Jeff Hart to rise into contention. The 53-year-old shot a season-best 5-under 65 and was the leader in the clubhouse at 7 under. Not bad for a player who was hitting fairway woods and long irons onto some of the lengthier par 4s. He hit a 3-wood to 5 feet on the 475-yard eighth hole and made the putt, then knocked a 4-iron within a foot on the 422-yard 16th. Hart hit 13 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens. The 53-year-old grinder has never finished in the top 10 in a Champions Tour event but is coming off a solid 15th-place finish at the Encompass Championship last week. He pointed to a change in mindset to the uptick in his play. "Im finally learning to try less and less," he said. "I think thats the key for me. I think were all conditioned to try harder and in all sports youre told to get in there, try harder and certainly golf is no different. But Im just kind of letting it go right now and thats the key." Duffy Waldorf was also 7 under with four holes remaining in his second round. Fred Funk, Mike Goodes and Michael Allen were 6 under, with points leader David Frost and Russ Cochran one shot back at 5 under. Colin Montgomerie, making his Champions Tour debut, moved into a tie for 10th with Corey Pavin and Mark Calcavecchia at 4 under after rolling in birdies on his first five holes. Authentic Jamarco Jones Jersey .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Authentic Rashaad Penny Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http:///...chael-dickson-jersey . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria.TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays already taxed bullpen was put to the test Saturday. Eight relievers followed starter Mark Buehrle to the mound as Toronto edged the Texas Rangers 4-3 in an 18-inning marathon that tied the longest game in Blue Jays history. Torontos bullpen has now pitched 237.1 innings, the most in Major League Baseball. The overuse has forced the Blue Jays to rely heavily on pitchers from triple-A Buffalo. "These guys know what happens, its been happening all year, when we get depleted down there, " said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "Its an 18-inning game and then the one we had last week (17 innings in San Diego). So you know what happens you get the merry-go-round coming from Buffalo you know but youve got to do it, were strapped." Right-hander Brad Lincoln pitched four innings in Saturdays win -- which ended on a two-out single by Rajai Davis in the 18th inning -- but was sent down to triple-A after the game with a replacement to be named on Sunday. "Im not going to (let) what happened after the game, take anything away with what I did during the game," said Lincoln. "The business side of it does kind of sting but playing two 18-inning (one 18 and one 17) games in a week you kind of expect it. I have a feeling Ill be back soon. "I just have to do down there and keep doing what Ive been doing." Gibbons agreed with the right-handers assessment. "Thats one of the crap parts of the game," said Gibbons. "The guy goes out there and pitches all those innings, gives you a chance to win the game." Aaron Loup (3-3) pitched one inning after taking over from Lincoln to get the win for Toronto (27-34) after Casey Janssen blew his first of 13 save opportunities this season by giving up two runs in the ninth. The 18 innings equalled both teams club records for a game. The Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Angels in 18 innings on July 28, 2005. Gibbons was the Blue Jays manager then, too. It was the fifth time the Rangers have played 18, the last time coming June 24, 2004, against the Seattle Mariners. Toronto is the first team to play two games of 17 innings or more in a span of eight days since the 1980 Padres. Almost forgotten by the end were the seven-inning outings by Buehrle and Texass Yu Darvish. Adam Lind had four hits for the Blue Jays while Colby Rasmus drove in two runs with a third-inning triple. Jeff Baker hit his eighth homer of the season in the seventh for the only run against Buehrle. The victory before a crowd of 44,079 at Rogers Centre gave the Blue Jays their third win in a row while the Rangers (36-25) have lost three straight. Emilio Bonifacio started the winning rally with a one-out single against Ross Wolf (1-1) who was pitching in his seventh inning. Wolf threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt with two out and Bonifacio reached third base and Davis singled past third base to end the game. "I think that was the first time I threw one away to be honest with you," said Wolf. "It doesnt happen very often and it came at a bad time. I take the blame for that loss because it shouldve never happened, throw it away,, especially with a runner on. Cheap Seahawks Jerseys Authentic. Bonifacio, hes fast, but the good thing is we had two outs." The 6 2/3 innings were a career high for Wolf. Davis had entered the game as a late-inning defensive replacement in left field. "Considering I got in in the eighth and still played a full game, its pretty remarkable," Davis said. "I think its the longest game of my career. "I had a feeling he was going to try and sink it in, just to get ahead. It seems liked thats been his pitch and I was able to square it up enough." Buehrle left the game after seven innings with a 3-1 lead and stood to win but Janssen could not close it out in the ninth. Three consecutive pinch hitters came through for the Rangers -- Leonys Martin singled with one out, David Murphy walked and A.J. Pierzynski flared a single to right to score one run. Elvis Andrus tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Darvish allowed five hits, three walks and three runs (two earned) while striking out seven in seven innings and is winless in his past four starts for the Rangers. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Rasmus hit a two-run triple to right centre on a hanging slider and continued home on a throwing error on the relay by second baseman Jurickson Profar. The two-out hit by Rasmus followed a one-out walk to Edwin Encarnacion and a single by Lind. The Rangers had a threat in the 10th when they loaded the bases with none out but it ended on a double play on a thwarted sacrifice fly attempt. Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan who was making his first major-league appearance since Sept. 26, 2011, started the 10th by walking Lance Berkman. Third baseman Mark DeRosa who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth committed an error on Adrian Beltres grounder and McGowan hit Nelson Cruz with a pitch to load the bases. McGowan struck out Baker before being replaced by left-hander Juan Perez. Martin hit a fly out to right field. Berkman tagged up and tried to score but right-fielder Jose Bautista threw him out at the plate. Notes: Rangers third baseman Beltre, who is being used as designated hitter in the series to protect his legs from the artificial turf, extended his hit streak to 13 games with a second-inning single. ...The Blue Jays designated left-hander Evan Crawford for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for McGowan who was activated from the 60-day disabled list for Saturdays game. ... It appears that right-hander Chien-Ming Wang who opted out of his minor- league contract with the New York Yankees will start for the Blue Jays against the White Sox on Tuesday in Chicago. Wang, 33, made nine starts for the Yankees triple-A team at Scranton Wilkes-Barre and was 4-4 with a 2.33 earned-run average. ...Right-hander Josh Johnson (0-2, 5.40 earned-run average) will start the series finale for the Blue Jays on Sunday, his second start since returning from the disabled list. The Rangers will start right-hander Justin Grimm (5-4, 5.13 ERA). ...Left-handed reliever Darren Oliver (shoulder strain) has pitched two innings at single-A Dunedin and could be reinstated from the disabled list Sunday. Cheap NFL Gear Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Stitched NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale China Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '
