DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mark Calcavecchia appeared to be off to yet another slow start after only two strokes.
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Calcavecchia and Wes Short Jr. shot 6-under 66 on Friday at Wakonda Club to
share the lead in the Champions Tours Principal Charity Classic. Bobby Clampett,
Peter Senior and Shane Lowery were a stroke back. Calcavecchia, who lived in
nearby Laurel, Nebraska until he was 13, said the rolling hills of the Wakonda
Club reminded him of the course he learned to play on. He finished third in Iowa
last season, and four straight birdies on the back nine helped put him atop the
leaderboard. "Im comfortable on the course," Calcavecchia said. "Its still
tough, and you still have to execute under pressure and handle your nerves and
stuff. But the course does suit me." It didnt look that way on the first hole.
Calcavecchia sent his approach flying over the green. But he put his next shot
within 10 feet and made the par putt for his first and perhaps best save of the
day. Calcavecchia entered Friday ranked 63rd in opening-round scoring average,
but fifth for final rounds. "It was looking like I was going to bogey the first
hole right off the hop," Calcavecchia said. Short followed an eagle on the 15th
hole with a bogey. But Short, who has been up and down since opening the season
with 10th- and 11th-place finishes, made a birdie putt on No. 18 to tie
Calcavecchia. Shorts 66 snapped a stretch of six straight rounds of 70 or
higher. "Its been a long road for me. I was hurt for a number of years," said
Short, who has long battled back issues. "I put a lot of work into it and its
starting to pay off." Clampett, whose best finish was a tie for 29th in March,
got stuck in the bunker on the par-4 12th and mishit his approach en route to a
bogey. But when faced with a similar shot on the next hole, Clampett holed out
from 40 feet for eagle. It was an encouraging start for Clampett, who shot his
low round of the year. Jay Haas began his attempt to become just the third
player to win the same tournament four times with a 69. But history isnt on
Haass side, as no one has rallied from more than two strokes down to win in the
14-year history of the Iowa tournament. Defending champion Russ Cochran had the
days worst round, shooting a 6-over 78.
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Monday.San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Blake Griffin posted 31 points, 13
rebounds and five assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers got back on track with a
105-85 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Chris Paul had 20 points and six assists
and DeAndre Jordan led a dominant effort on the glass with 19 rebounds. The
Clippers, who improved to 2-1 on their season-long eight game road trip,
outrebounded the Spurs 56-36. They were coming off a 108-103 loss to the
Pelicans on Friday. We had great focus and our pace was fantastic, Los Angeles
head coach Doc Rivers said. Everybody contributed, Our bench was phenomenal
tonight. San Antonio, which took the first two games in the season series,
stumbled out of the gate and never recovered as its three-game win streak was
snapped. Tonight, in the areas of execution and competitiveness, we were beaten
badly in both regards, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said.
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Tony Parker had eight assists in the loss. Paul scored the games first five
points and the Clippers led from the jump, only falling behind for 29 seconds
after Manu Ginobilis jumper gave the Spurs a 22-21 edge late in the first
quarter. Los Angeles answered with the next six points and never trailed again
after that. Paul ended the first half the same way he started the game -- with
five straight points -- and the Clippers took a 56-42 lead into the locker room.
The Spurs never got closer than eight in the second half. Game Notes Austin
Rivers and Spencer Hawes had 11 points apiece off the bench for LA ... The Spurs
were held to 37.3 percent shooting from the floor.
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