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06/08/2007 - Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Carter, Kyle Thompson and Michael Letzig all fired rounds of seven-under-par 64 on Thursday and are tied for the first- round lead of the Rex Hospital Open.
Rick Price, Tee McCabe and Ron Whittaker are knotted in fourth place at minus- six at the TPC at Wakefield Plantation.
Carter collected his first birdie of the round at the par-four second when his 15-footer found the bottom of the cup. He added another birdie at the fourth from eight feet, then caught a little fire later in his opening nine.
At the par-five sixth, Carter missed the green with his second shot, but chipped to eight feet. He rolled in the birdie putt and made it two in a row when his nine-iron tee ball stopped 10 feet from the stick at seven.
Things went downhill quickly for Carter. He failed to get up and down from a bunker for par at the eighth, then drove into a hazard at the ninth. That led to another bogey and he made the turn at two-under 33.
Carter parred his first three holes on the back side, then rattled off three birdies in a row from the 13th, all from the six-foot range. He tapped in a short birdie putt at the 17th and reached seven-under par with a five-foot birdie putt on the par-five last.
"I made everything today," admitted Carter, who won three times in 2003, but has struggled since. "Today was one of those days where everything clicked for me. This type of round is definitely a confidence builder."
Thompson started on the back nine Thursday and promptly birdied the 10th. He added birdies at the 12th, 14th and 18th to make the turn at four-under par.
He flew out of the gate on the second nine with a birdie at the first and a 40-foot birdie putt at the second. Thompson birdied the seventh, bogeyed eight and birdied nine to join Carter in the lead.
"It was one of those days," said Thompson. "It was a really easy seven-under. I never really struggled for any pars. I hit it good and putted good. I hit a lot of greens and fairways and made a lot of putts in the 10-15-foot range."
Letzig was the only one of the co-leaders to tee off in the afternoon and tallied his first birdie at the par-four fourth. He collected back-to-back birdies at nine and 10, then finished strong.
He birdied 13 and 14 to get to five-under par for the championship. Letzig, currently 20th on the Nationwide Tour money list, birdied 16 and 18 to join the group in first.
Scott Gump, Elliot Gealy and Jon Turcott are tied in seventh place at five- under-par 66. Phil Tataurangi, Mario Tiziani, Marc Turnesa, Kris Blanks, Brett Bingham and Tony Parrish share 10th place at minus-four.
Brenden Pappas has a chance to become the first player in Nationwide Tour history to successfully defend a title. He started off in decent shape with a one-under-par 70 and is tied for 43rd place.
<< Saints ink DT Clancy
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints signed defensive
tackle Kendrick Clancy to a three-year contract Thursday.
Clancy spent last season with the Arizona Cardinals and started 11 games,
notching 37 tackles, one
<< Giants ink G Piller
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants Thursday signed
guard Zach Piller to a contract.
Piller, who played the first eight years of his career in Tennessee, has
appeared in 87 career games, 58 of which were star
<< Ribery arrives in Germany
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winger Franck Ribery joined Bayern Munich
on Thursday via a four-year contract from Marseille.
The 24-year-old, who also attracted interest from the Premiership, netted 11
goals in 60 appearances since
<< Rockies rumble back to top Astros
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Tulowitzki's run-scoring single highlighted
a three-run ninth inning, as Colorado came from behind to down Houston, 7-6,
in the rubber match of a three-game series at Coors Field.
With a two-run lead, Da
Scott shares St. Jude lead with Jacobson >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Scott made a 12-foot birdie putt at the
16th hole Thursday to join Fredrik Jacobson in the lead after one round of the
Stanford St. Jude Championship.
Scott and Jacobson were at three-under 67, one shot ah
Spurs shutting down James, lead Game 1 at half >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have combined
for 26 points, carrying the Spurs to a 40-35 lead over Cleveland at halftime
in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, as San Antonio has shut down LeBron James over
the fir
Happy returns: Piniella watches Cubs stifle Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rich Hill struck out a career-high tying 11
batters and Alfonso Soriano singled in the eventual winning run in the second
inning, as the Chicago Cubs held Atlanta to three hits and edged the Braves,
2-1, in
Phillies sweep Mets with three-run 10th >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Utley's run-scoring double in the 10th
sparked a three-run inning and guided Philadelphia to a 6-3 victory over the
Mets, as the Phillies completed a three-game sweep of their division rivals at
Shea St
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds
Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.
Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.
"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."
Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.
Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.
But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.
Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.
Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date.
Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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