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Bettencourt leads by two strokes at Pebble Beach
Swede Annika Sorenstam shoots out of the sand trap at the Mission Hills Star Trophy tournament.
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PUBBLE BEACH, Calif. — PGA Tour winner Matt Bettencourt shot at under 64 at Del Monte on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the Pebble Beach Invitational, while Anikka Sorenstam opened with a 69 at Del Monte in a rare competitive start since her retirement in 2008.
Bettencourt, the Reno-Tahoe Open winner in July who finished 14th on the 2010 money list, had two eagles, five birdies and a bogey in the Callaway Golf-sponsored tournament that features 76 male and female players.
"I started slow, but hit a great shot on No. 9 from about 250 yards to 12 feet and got the eagle," said Bettencourt, who tied for fourth in the tournament last year. "I didn't know I was in the lead, but I knew 64 or 65 was out here. Del Monte on a day like today is a pretty benign course."
LPGA Tour player Morgan Pressel, PGA Tour veteran Bryce Molder and New York club pro Heath Wassen opened with 66s, also at Del Monte.
'Bettencourt birdied three of the final four holes, but missed a 15-inch birdie putt on the 14th. "I was good round, although I left some putts out there" he said.
Five players, including Champions Tour player Tom Purtzer, shot 67s.
Ten of the top 11 opening-round scores were posted at Del Monte, which is used in rotation with
Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach for the first three rounds. The final round will be played at Pebble Beach.
Defending champion Mark Brooks, the only three-time Pebble Beach Invitational winner, had a
77 at Del Monte. Juli Inkster, who in 1990 become only female player to win the event, shot a 2-under 70 at Pebble Beach.
The winner will receive $60,000 from the $300,000 purse.
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Kansas State narrowly avoids upset to Blue Hose
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State coach Frank Martin let his players know there are consequences for poor efforts on the court.
Jacob Pullen scored 15 points, and No.3 Kansas State struggled for a 76-67 victory over overmatched Presbyterian on Thursday night.
What was supposed to be an easy game before playing No. 11 Gonzaga on Monday and then either No. 1 Duke or Marquette on Tuesday, turned out to be a tough test for Kansas State.
"I told the guys after the game I hope they have a good social life," Martin said. "Because I'm getting ready to ruin it."
Up 14 at the half, Kansas State (3.0) couldn't shake Presbyterian, which lost its opener by 41 points to Vanderbilt.
Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen shoots against Presbyterian. Pullen had 15 of his team's 76 points
"Today, you saw the ugly head of youth and lack of leadership," Martin said. "Presbyterian deserved to win. They played their hearts out. We didn't."
The Blue Hose (0-2) opened the half with 13-7 run, six of the points coming from Josh Johnson, and then kept chipping away. Jake Troyli and Khalid Mutakbir hit 3-point shots to cut the Wildcats' lead to 63-60 with 9:35 to play.
We were just going through the motions, "Pullen said.
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It was 69-65 with 2:30 remaining before K-State's Jamar Samuels tipped in Martavious Irving's miss. When the Wildcats' Rodney Magruder sank a baseline 3-poow
inter with 51 seconds remaining to make it 74-65, the home crowd could finally relax.
"It was definitively awesome," Presbyterian coach Gregg Nibert said. "I told our guys, even after
"Presbyterian deserved to win. They played their hearts out. We didn't."
and that helped give us a chance." Presbyterian was led by Al'Lonzo
Vanderbilt, we are a defensive tough-minded team. We put them in the zone, and I tell you, we can be tough in the zone. I think we matched their tough-mindedness,
FRANK MARTIN Kansas State coach
Magruder finished with 13 points while teammates Jamar Samuels, Irving and Wally Judge each had 10.
14 rebounds.
The Blue Hose stayed close despite committing 14
more turnovers by shooting 50 per cent from the floor and making nine of 15 three-point attempts.
for the first 12 minutes. Johnson and Mutakabbir hit consecutive three-pointers for a 6-5 Blue Hose lead. Even after K-State scored seven straight for a 23-13 lead, Presbyterian's Pierre Miller drove the baseline for a basket and then saak his second three-pointer, cutting the Wildcats' lead to 23-18 with 7:59 remaining in the half.
Presbyterian used solid perimeter shooting to stay in the game
Martin called a timeout and the Wildcats responded with a 13-4 run that featured four interior baskets. Magruder capped the run with a post move, part of his eight points late in the half to help push K-State to a 44-30 advantage at the break.
Williams and Millsap lead Jazz in balanced victory
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SALT LAKE CITY — Deron Williams scored 23 points and dished out eight assists, Paul Millsap had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four assists and the Utah Jazz used balanced scoring and an efficient fast break to beat the New Jersey Nets 98-88 on Wednesday night.
All five Jazz starters were in double figures by early in the third quarter, with Al Jefferson adding 16 points and Andrei Kirilenko 15.
Raja Bell, back after missing one game with a groin injury, also scored 15 for Utah (8-4), including a key basket with two
minutes remaining. that . put Utah ahead 93-86.
Anthony Morrow scored 24 points, Devin Harris added 19 and Brook Lopez 17 for New Jersey, which had a 57-44 advantage on the boards.
On a night when neither team shot the ball very well, the Jazz did a better job of pushing it up the court. Utah, which was just 1 of 12 from three-point range, at one point held a 20-3 advantage on the break. The Jazz also blocked 10 shots.
had grabbed yet another offensive rebound, but was called for an offensive foul, and he fouled out with 3:32 remaining.
Utah led 53-47 at halftime, and by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter before the Nets (4-7) stormed back and pulled within five.
But it was the return of Bell that provided a spark. He played solid defense, something that was missing in Utah's loss to Oklahoma City on Monday night.
Utah lost one of its players earlier in the game when reserve C.J. Miles left midway through the second quarter with a back strain.
Just before Bell's jumper Lopez
That made the difference on a night when the Jazz shot just 40.2 percent, and the Nets a shade worse at 37.6 percent.
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Stoudemire, Gallinari score 27 as Knicks break six-game skid
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amare Stoudemire and Danilo Gallinari each scored 27 points to help the New York Knicks overcome a slow shooting start to snap a six-game losing streak with a 113-106 victory over the
Kings on Wednesday night.
Raymond Felton added 16 points for the Knicks, who were the stronger team down
29th in 38 attempts since late in the first quarter — a 76 percent shooting clip that exposed Sacramento's defensive woes this season.
Little-used Donte Greene then sparked a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer in just his third game since starting the season opener
"Presbyterian deserved to win. They played their hearts out. We didn't."
FRANK MARTIN Kansas State coach
the stretch despite playing for the second straight night.
It was another rough game for the young Kings, who gave the Knicks far too many open looks and easy points at the foul line in losing their sixth straight overall and fifth in a row at home.
After trailing by 15 points early, the Knicks went on a torrid shooting spree to take a 93-81 lead early in the fourth on a long jumper by Toney Douglas. That basket was New York's
as the Kings closed to 93-
90. A dunk by Carl Landry
made it a two-point
game, but the Knicks
responded with a 9-2
run capped by an emphatic
one-handed
dunk by Stou
demire
Beno Udrih then scored five quick points for the Kings. But Felton hit a jumper and Tyreke Evans missed a shot and turned the ball over to end Sacramento's hopes at a comeback.
Evans scored 23 points to lead the Kings. Landry added 21 and Udhrí scored 18.
Both teams jugged their lineups in hopes of snapping their skids with the Kings starting Luther Head and Jason Thompson in place of Udrih and Omri Casspi, and the Knicks going with Ronny Turiaf instead of Timofey Mozgaf.
"When you lose five in a row, it's not a bad thing to shake things up" Kings coach Paul Westphal said of his switch to a more defensive lineup before the game.
The moves appeared to pay off for the Kings early, or it could have just been the effects of the Knicks playing a night after losing in Denver.
New York opened the game shooting 3 for 21 and fell behind by 15 points in the final minute of the first quarter. But the Knicks quickly found their stroke after that, hitting 14 of 17 shots in the second quarter. They took the lead with a 17-2 run early in the second, capped by a 3-pointer by Douglas.
The Knicks led 54-49 at the break — the 10th straight game this season Sacramento has trailed at the half.
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Injury-plagued Miami Dolphins overwhelmed by Chicago Bears
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MIAMI — The Chicago Bears had a ready response for Brandon Marshall's taunting.
Julius Peppers and a swarming defense allowed only 187 yards and a single third-down conversion Thursday night, and the Bears won 16-0 to send the injury-ravaged Miami Dolphins to their second home shutout in 40 years.
Marshall drew an early flag for taunting when he flipped the ball at former Denver teammate Jay Cutler, standing in front of the Bears bench.
"We don't need that to fire us up," Chicago coach Lovie Smith said. "We were fired up when we stepped on the field."
Marshall also was penalized
Miami's already depleted offensive line lost center Cory Procter with a left knee injury. And with third-string quarterback Tyler Thigpen taking six sacks in his first NFL start since 2008, the Dolphins were no match for a Bears defense that took over the NFL lead in points allowed per game.
for an illegal block and dropped two passes before he left the game in the second quarter after aggravating a sore right hamstring. He wore street clothes on the sideline in the second half and didn't talk to reporters after the game.
"Offensively we're embar
Playing in Miami for the first time since losing Super Bowl 41 to Indianapolis, the Bears (7-3) won for the third time in 12 days and moved a half-game ahead of Green Bay atop the NFC North.
The Dolphins (5-5) lost at home in prime time for the third time this season. Coach Tony Sparano declined to blame injuries for the dismal showing.
"Those are excuses," he said. "I'm not going to use them. I don't want my team to use them."
rassed what we put on the field," Thigpen said. "I put the blame on me."