PINEHURST, N.
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Jersey .C. -- Masters champion Bubba Watson avoided major mistakes, putted
well and seemed more comfortable in his second run through Pinehurst No. 2 at
the U.S. Open. Too bad it came a day late. Watson shot an even-par 70 on Friday,
not enough following an opening 76 that ultimately cost him a shot of playing on
the weekend. "Its easy today," Watson joked. "After youre out of it, its kind of
easy just to go around and play golf." Watson finished at 6-over 146 to miss the
cut by a stroke. Jason Dufner, Luke Donald, Charl Schwartzel and Hunter Mahan --
-- done in by a two-shot penalty for playing the wrong ball on his ninth hole --
also dropped out after finishing at 6 over. Dufner has missed the cut in two
straight majors after winning the PGA Championship. Watson won his second green
jacket in three years in April -- his second PGA Tour victory this year -- then
led late at the Memorial before faltering and finishing third. He arrived at
Pinehurst hoping to become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2002 to win the
years first two majors. But he never gave himself a chance, his stay cut short
by Thursdays miserable round of five bogeys and one double-bogey -- a
performance that had Watson lamenting that the course "is better than me right
now." He got off to a better start Friday on a layout softened by overnight rain
with birdies on two of his first three holes. He was more accurate hitting
fairways and greens while also making more putts than a day earlier, but three
bogeys in four holes just before the turn did him in. Watson tied for fifth at
the U.S. Open in 2007 at Oakmont, but has missed the cut three times since. "The
greens are very difficult," Watson said about Pinehurst. "For me personally, I
dont like the look of it. The targets are really small to try to hit the greens.
Youve got to hit the ball really straight I believe to hit it in the 10-foot
circles on each green. So for me, its just a very difficult course." Donald was
worse off than Watson after a 7-over 77 in his first round. He was much better
Friday with only one bogey and a 69, but missed the U.S. Open cut for the second
time in three years. Meanwhile, Schwartzel -- paired with Watson and top-ranked
Adam Scott -- went the opposite direction. After an even-par 70 on Thursday, he
had five bogeys and two double-bogeys en route to a 76 on Friday. Dufner, who
missed the cut by six shots at the Masters, had 11 bogeys over two rounds and
shot 74 on Friday. He had tied for fourth in the past two U.S. Opens. Then there
was Mahan. A year after playing in Sundays final group, Mahan was penalized when
he and Jamie Donaldson each mistakenly played the others ball in the 18th
fairway following their tee shots. That two-shot penalty dropped Mahan below the
cut line. John Wood, Mahans caddie, took the blame because he was the first one
to reach the ball. "You cant imagine yourself doing something colossally as
stupid as that, but I did it," Wood said. "I wont forgive myself very soon after
this." Donaldson also missed the cut, shooting 81 on Friday after an even-par
first round to finish at 11-over 151.
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Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger have the latest on
security and safety at the Sochi Games, if the NHL is ready to expand video
review, who might be available in Edmonton, could Matt Moulson be a member of
the Senators, and more. Who might be available and who might be on the move in
Edmonton? Darren Dreger: Sam Gagner, we know. Ales Hemsky, we know. Ryan Smyth
is expected. Theres no dialog between Craig MacTavish and Ryan Smyth. The belief
is that Smyth wants one more crack with a winning team to see if he can win the
Stanley Cup. Hes still effective, at least in the offensive zone, so I expect
his name will heat up as we get closer to the deadline. Could Matt Moulson be
heading to Ottawa? Pierre LeBrun: Matt Moulson will be a very popular name as
the March deadline approaches. We know hes one of the guys the LA Kings are
looking at, but the Ottawa Senators are another team. A little bit of a
connection with the Senators, as GM Bryan Murrays nephew Tim Murray is now GM in
Buffalo. Moulsons a guy that if the Senators can stay in the playoff mix over
the next few weeks, I believe they will make inquiries on him. Might
Thomas Vanek, who was part of the Moulson trade, re-sign on Long Island? LeBrun:
He has liked it on Long Island a lot more than he thought he would. You hear
these stories about the Islanders and playing in a bad rink but Vanek has really
enjoyed his time there. He loves playing with John Tavares and he likes the way
hes been treated by Garth Snow, so hes got a big decision to make. I think at
the end of the day hes still going to go to free agency, which makes him force
the hand of Snow. For Snow, thats the number one priority; to sign Vanek before
the trade deadline. How big an issue is security and safety at the Sochi
Olympics? Dreger: It is a concerning issue. The threat of terrorism always is
going to be concerning for a world spectacle such as this and thats not lost on
neither the Players Association and National Hockey League. Both will tell you
that their guest list, be it family or friends, is reducing on a week-by-week
basis leading up to the Olympic Games but the NHL is confident that their safety
will be insured by the Russian government and the International Olympic
Organization. But iff there were significant terrorist attempts or attacks prior
to the Olympics in Sochi, I think that the NHL and the NHLPA also wouldnt
hesitate to remove themselves from the Games.
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when? LeBrun: I think more than ever. Its all about timing and I can tell you
right now that its on the GMs agenda in March when they will again tackle this.
But this time, I think the league might finally get its way. We know that hockey
operations has wanted to expand video review for a long time and if they get
their way this year, not only will they get it moving forward but maybe even for
the playoffs if they can get the owners and the NHLPA to sign off. Lots of "ifs"
but certainly theres a different movement here. Bob McKenzie: I believe that
Detroit goal on Saturday night was the tipping point for general managers. GMs
in the past have overwhelmingly been against expanding video review but after
Saturday night, I surveyed 23 NHL GMs and 22 of them said we cannot have a
repeat of what happened on Saturday night. The one GM who didnt say that said
they have to discuss what theyre going to do. Now, how exactly they go about
that is the controversial aspect. Some guys want the coachs challenge, some guys
want it only to be on the very specific play where a puck comes off the mesh,
and some guys want the referees to be able to review it at the penalty bench.
Its all over the map and how they process this is the controversial aspect to
it. But after that goal that was scored on Saturday night, many general managers
said could you imagine if the Stanley Cup was decided on a goal like that. Does
anything come of Sens owner Eugene Melnyk presenting the NHL Matt Cooke
investigation evidence? McKenzie: No, it doesnt. When this incident happened
last season, Melnyk said that he believed in his heart that Cooke had malice and
intentionally severed the tendon of Erik Karlsson. He said afterwards he was
going to prove it and talked about a forensic investigation. He spent a lot of
time, effort and money and put together a fully detailed medical report and
presented that to the NHL in New York City on Monday. Theres not going to be any
retroactive justice here, but Eugene Melnyk had his day in court, so to speak,
and did what he said he was going to do.
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