Howard wins Pioneer Pro Am with 66 in Texas
Jeff Howard, a New Orleans native now in Plano, Texas, birdied 13 of 18 greens and 28 putts to finish 6 under and win by one stroke over David Petry. Amateur teams shared 59s in a sudden death playoff, with Kendall Metcalf, Tom Thompson, and Whitey Summers edging Randy McCauley, Tim McCauley, and Donovan McCauley for amateur honors.
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Pioneer Electric
New Orleans
Plano
Texas
Bentwood
David Petry
San Antonio
Eric Adler
Houston
Stetson McMillan
Hideaway
Jared Vela
Pasadena
Randy
Tim
Donovan McCauley
McCauley
Pam Jones
Aubree Summers
Kendall Metcalf
Tom Thompson
Whitey Summers
Metcalf
Thompson
Summers
Jaly McCauley
Jones
Durant Leads U S to Top Seed with Big Third Quarter
Kevin Durant scored 28 to spark the United States past Argentina 126 97 in London advancing the Americans to the quarterfinals as Durant poured in 17 of his points during a 42 point third period. LeBron James added 18 and Chris Paul 17 as the U S improved to 5 0. The win sets up a knockout round clash with Australia.
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Durant
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Facundo Campazzo
Kobe Bryant
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Chris Paul
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Lithuania
U S Women Reach Olympic Final in Wild Comeback Over Canada
The United States rallied from multiple one goal deficits to beat Canada 4 3 in extra time at Old Trafford. Megan Rapinoe and Abby Wambach added goals with Christine Sinclair scoring a hat trick for Canada before Alex Morgan headed in in stoppage time to seal the win and set up a gold medal match with Japan at Wembley.
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Canada
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Megan Rapinoe
Abby Wambach
Christine Sinclair
Brazil
Wambach
Atlanta
Sinclair
Mia Hamm
John Herdman
United States
USA
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