05/08/2008 - Fort Smith, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Gainey posted a six-under 64 Thursday to grab a share of the lead after the opening round of the Fort Smith Classic.
Gainey was joined atop the leaderboard by Matt Weibring and Kris Cox.
There is a six-way logjam in fourth place. Australians Cameron Percy and David Lutterus share fourth place with Brian Stuard, Michael Boyd, Jason Dufner and Justin Hicks at four-under 66.
Gainey, known for his unique style of wearing two gloves, dropped in back-to- back birdies from the 11th at Hardscrabble Country Club. After he dropped a shot on 13 due to a double-hit on a chip, Gainey came right back to birdie 14 and 15.
After a pair of pars, Gainey birdied three in a row from the 18th to jump to minus-six, including a chip-in birdie on the first. He parred his final seven holes to end there.
"Frustration has really set in for me. The year has been real sketchy for me," admitted Gainey, who has made three cuts in nine starts as a rookie on the PGA Tour. "I have hit it good all year except for maybe three rounds. I have not made any putts and my scores show that."
Both Weibring and Cox carded bogey-free rounds. Weibring started with birdies on 12, 14 and 16. He moved to minus-four with a birdie on the par-five third. He eagled the next par-five, No. 5, to gain a share of the lead.
"I played really good today. I drove it well, I putted well," Weibring stated. "I had only a couple of those five-footers for par and I made those. Those are important to make to keep things going."
Cox, like his fellow leaders, played the back nine first. He first three birdies came at 11, 13 and 17.
On the front nine, he ran off three birdies in a four-hole span from the third to jump into a share of the lead. He parred the last three to end there.
"That's probably the best I've hit it in two years," said Cox, who has missed the cut in all eight of his starts this year. "I've just had a hard time playing this year. I haven't played well all year. You play so poorly you wonder if you're ever to be good again. I played like a pro today."
Darron Stiles, the 2006 champion, leads a large group tied for 10th at three- under 67. He was joined there by Josh Broadaway, Ty Tryon, Jim Herman, Anders Hultman, Won Joon Lee, David Morland IV, Rich Morris, Steve Schneiter and Jason Schultz.
<< Chicago continues to roll against D.C. United
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Mapp and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored
and Jon Busch posted his fourth shutout as the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United,
2-0, in Major League Soccer on Thursday night.
Chicago improved to 3-0-1 on the roa
<< Barcelona fires coach Rijkaard
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona fired coach Frank Rijkaard on
Thursday, less than three years after he guided the club to the UEFA Champions
League title.
Rijkaard will officially step down on June 30. He will be replaced by
<< Lo Duca, Estrada to go on DL
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals are expected to
place a pair of catchers, Paul Lo Duca and Johnny Estrada, on the 15-day
disabled list on Friday.
The club is also expected to recall catcher Jesus F
<< McKay leads at Kingsmill; Sorenstam, Ochoa lurking
Williamsburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mhairi McKay fired an eight-under-par 63
Thursday to take the lead after the opening round of the Michelob ULTRA Open
at Kingsmill.
McKay, who is winless on the LPGA Tour, tied the course record wit
Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1 >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as
the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in Game 1 of their Western
Conference finals series from Joe Louis Arena.
Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzen and
Youkilis, Beckett lead Boston past Detroit >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, as Boston
topped Detroit, 5-1, in the finale of a four-game series at Comerica Park.
Jason Varitek also drove in two for the Red Sox, who won three of four in the
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USA edges Germany at Worlds >>
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Parise's third-period power-play
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Parise f
Rangers activate Gabbard from DL >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers activated Kason Gabbard
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Gabbard was placed on the disabled list on April 24 w
Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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