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2B – Daily News – Saturday, August 14, 2010 PGA (Continued from page 1B) PGA Championship. He made five birdies in a six- hole stretch and wound up with a 67. That put him in a large group at 5-under 139 that included 19-year-old S.Y. Noh (71), 21-year-old Rory McIlroy (68), short-hitting Zach Johnson (70) and big- hitting Dustin Johnson (68). Dustin Johnson, the 54- hole leader in the U.S. Open until a memorable melt- down, made a sensational par save to start his day by blasting out of a bunker — one foot in the sand, one foot on a dune — from 50 yards away to about 10 feet. That was the 15th hole of the first round. Equally memorable was the tee shot he blasted on the par-5 fifth hole, leaving him only a wedge from 149 yards and a 35-foot eagle putt that turned his fortunes. ‘‘It fits me perfect,’’ he said when asked about the design of the fifth hole. Chad Campbell had another 70 and was alone — at the moment — at 4-under 140. But of the 78 players who had to return at 7 a.m. Saturday to resume the sec- ond round — provided there’s no fog — Martin Laird and Francesco Moli- nari also were at 4 under. Watson looked as though he would make up ground in a hurry. He birdied his first two holes, and had a 5-foot birdie putt on the 12th to make it toward securing a spot on his first team. He has called this a ‘‘great’’ year, referring to the eight top 10s, but he has yet to win. He put that Georgia Tech degree to good use in ana- lyzing his slow-starting PGA Tour career, realizing that winning starts with at least giving himself a chance. ‘‘The goal for the week is to put yourself in contention on Sunday,’’ Kuchar said. ‘‘To win, there’s definitely an element of luck involved in winning. You just can’t control everything out there. If fate is on your side, you find yourself in the winner’s circle.’’ MCT photo Nick Watney watches his tee shot go left on the 16th hole, Friday. three in a row and pull with- in one shot of the lead. He rammed it about 4 feet by and wound up three-putting for bogey. Watson stumbled again on the par-5 16th when his shot out of a bunker caught the lip and he was 3 under for the tournament when he stopped at the turn. Kuchar is No. 7 in the Ryder Cup standings, and no matter where he winds up when the cut is made Satur- day, these were two big days Ernie Els began his day with a 5-wood for a second shot into the par-4 15th — ‘‘How about starting out on this?’’ he said as he walked off the green with a hard- earned par — and ended it with a double bogey on the final hole of his second round for a 74. He was in a large group at 2-under 142, yet found himself hopeful that Woods and the late starters didn’t get off the hook by a storm system that threatened all day. ‘‘It would be a little unfair if these guys don’t play this afternoon if a weather sys- tem comes in and they get a quiet day tomorrow,’’ Els said. ‘‘Then, a lot of guys will lap us.’’ Not to worry. The wind was whipping along Lake Michigan, and players were grinding. Woods had to work hard- er than ever not to drop shots. The par 5s on the front nine continue to taunt him, especially No. 2. Woods drove into a steep bunker, then turned quickly when sand sprayed into his face on the second shot, which trav- eled about 90 yards right of the gallery. From a muddy cart path, he ripped a 3-wood to the right of the green and escaped with par. Woods also made a par on No. 5, the easiest hole at Whistling Straits, which felt like losing a stroke to the field. He slammed his driver to the turf after his tee shot sailed to the right on the sixth, and he was stewing when the birdie putt spun around the hole. Walking toward the parking lot in the twilight, Woods declined comment, while dozens of other players hurried to get home. Just like the first two days, Saturday figured to be a marathon. PGA PGA Championship The second round was suspended due to darkness with 75 players still on the course. At Whistling Straits, Straits Course Sheboygan, Wis. Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,514;Par: 72 (36-36) Leaderboard SCORE THRU 1. Matt Kuchar 2. Nick Watney 3. Jason Dufner 3. Bryce Molder 3. Dustin Johnson 3. Rory McIlroy 3.Simon Khan 3. Zach Johnson 3. Seung-yul Noh 10. Chad Campbell 10. Martin Laird -8 F -7 F -5 F -5 F -5 F -5 F -5 F -5 F -5 F -4 F -4 8 10.Francesco Molinari -4 5 San Francisco RB Glen Coffee leaves team, football San Francisco 49ers SANTA CLARA (AP) — Running back Glen Coffee left the San Francisco 49ers on Friday morning, telling the team he no TRADE (Continued from page 1B) ing his roster in recent weeks. ‘‘Anybody who knows Sabes knows he wants to win and will do what it takes to get us where we need to get,’’ second baseman Freddy Sanchez said. ‘‘Winning the division is the No. 1 goal and getting to the playoffs. He keeps going out and putting pieces together.’’ The Royals announced the deal hours before the Giants hosted the first-place Padres in an NL West show- down at AT&T Park. San Diego held a 2 1/2-game division lead heading into the weekend series. The Giants, who will be Guillen’s 10th major league team in 14 sea- sons, said the slugger was set to get into town late Friday and would miss the series opener. Guillen is expected to be in uniform Saturday, when the club will be forced to make a corresponding roster move. The Royals designated Guillen for assignment last Thursday, giving them 10 days to trade him, release him or send him to the minors if he cleared waivers. Sabean has acknowl- edged he believes the Giants are a playoff team, but that keeping pace with the Padres will be tough. Guillen has had his share of issues along the way, but San Francisco seems uncon- cerned about his reputation of disrupting clubhouses. ‘‘We’re convinced he’s ready to play baseball, com- ing to a winning situation, which Kansas City wasn’t,’’ Sabean said. ‘‘We’ve got a great clubhouse. The players run our clubhouse. I don’t see any kind of problem.’’ Guillen was suspended by the Angels for the last two weeks of the 2004 regular season and postseason for inappropriate conduct after expressing his displeasure with manager Mike Scioscia. After the year, Guillen was traded to the Washington Nationals. In July 2008, Guillen got into a heated clubhouse exchange with Royals pitch- longer wants to play football. It was another sudden blow in a tumultuous week for the 49ers, who saw defensive lineman Kent- wan Balmer leave the team Mon- day. Balmer, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2008, missed practice for the fifth straight day Friday. His ing coach Bob McClure, knocking over chairs before several players separated them before a game at Tampa Bay. Guillen also unleashed a profanity-filled tirade against his teammates that May. Bochy spoke with several of Guillen’s former managers or coaches and received good reports. Bochy also talked to Guillen himself. ‘‘He’s healthy. He takes care of himself,’’ Bochy said. ‘‘I heard enough and talking to him that he’ll be a good fit here.’’ On Wednesday, San Francisco traded for utility infielder Mike Fontenot, who was already in the ball- park with the Chicago Cubs before switching teams. Sabean found the left- handed reliever the Giants needed when he acquired Javier Lopez from the Pitts- burgh Pirates at the July 31 trade deadline. San Francis- co also acquired righty reliever Ramon Ramirez MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 59 58 .504 8.5 A’s 66 48 .579 — 57 57 .500 9 Seattle 45 71 .388 22 East Division WL Pct GB New York 71 44 .617 — Tampa Bay 69 46 .600 2 Boston 66 51 .564 6 Toronto 61 54 .530 10 Baltimore 41 75 .353 30.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Minnesota 66 50 .569 — Chicago 65 51 .560 1 Detroit 55 60 .478 10.5 Cleveland 48 68 .414 18 Kansas City 48 68 .414 18 ————————————————— Friday’s results Minnesota 4, Oakland 3 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 0 Chicago 8, Detroit 4 Kansas City 4, New York 3 Seattle 3, Cleveland 2 Texas 10, Boston 9, 11 innings Toronto 3, Los Angeles 0 Today’s games Oakland (Cahill 12-4) at Minn.(Duensing 5-1),4:10 p.m.,CSNC Baltimore (Matusz 4-11) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 2-1), 1:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 5-10) at Chicago (E.Jackson 1-0), 4:05 p.m., WGN Seattle (J.Vargas 8-5) at Cleveland (Talbot 8-9), 4:05 p.m. New York (P.Hughes 13-5) at Kansas City (O’Sullivan 1-3), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 12-7) at Texas (C.Lewis 9-8), 5:05 p.m., MLBN Toronto (Cecil 9-5) at Los Angeles (E.Santana 11-8), 6:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Oakland at Minnesota,11:10 a.m.,CSNC Seattle at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 10:40 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 11:05 a.m. New York at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Boston at Texas, 12:05 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles 12:35 p.m. absences have been unexcused since Wednesday. ‘‘We just respond to this and move forward,’’ coach Mike Sin- gletary said. ‘‘We’re dealing with this in stride and continuing to have our best practice. The thing that we’re trying to do as the 49ers from the Boston Red Sox at the deadline. That’s after the Giants got resurgent slugger Pat Burrell in June following his poor start with Tampa Bay. Burrell is thrilled with the fresh start and has jump- started the offense of late. The 34-year-old Guillen signed a $36 million, three- year contract three years ago that made him the Royals’ highest-paid player per year in team history. He spent the 2003 season in the Bay Area with the Oakland Athletics. Just a month ago, Guillen put together a hitting streak that stretched to more than 20 games. He was batting .255 with a team-best 16 homers and 62 RBIs when he was cut by the Royals. The move allowed Kansas City to play highly touted prospect Kila Ka’aihue every day, and Guillen also didn’t like being a reserve. The MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 68 46 .596 — GIANTS 66 51 .564 3.5 Colorado 60 55 .522 8.5 Dodgers 59 57 .509 10 Arizona 46 71 .393 23.5 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 67 48 .583 — Philadelphia 64 51 .557 3 New York 58 57 .504 9 Florida 57 57 .500 9.5 Washington 50 66 .431 17.5 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 65 49 .570 — Cincinnati 65 51 .560 1 Milwaukee 54 63 .462 12.5 Houston 49 65 .430 16 Chicago 48 68 .414 18 Pittsburgh 39 76 .339 26.5 ————————————————— Friday’s results San Diego 3, San Francisco 2 Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 0 Cincinnati 7, Florida 2 Colorado 5, Milwaukee 4 Houston 4, Pittsburgh 1 New York 1, Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 6, Chicago 3 Washington 4, Arizona 2 Saturday’s games San Diego (Latos 12-5) at S.F.(Bumgarner 4-4),1:10 p.m.,FOX-30 Chicago (Zambrano 3-6) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 13-3), 1:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 6-9) at Washington (Marquis 0-4), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-10) at Houston (Norris 4-7), 4:05 p.m. Florida (West 0-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-4), 4:10 p.m. Los Angeles (Lilly 5-8) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-9), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 14-8) at New York (Misch 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Narveson 9-7) at Colorado (Rogers 2-2), 5:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Diego at San Fran.,1:05 p.m.,CSNB Florida at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Arizona at Washington, 10:35 a.m. Los Angeles at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m., TBS Pittsburgh at Houston, 11:05 a.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m., WGN Milwaukee at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 5:10 p.m., ESPN Sunday North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB Calgary 17 7 .708 — Victoria 14 12 .538 4 OUTLAWS 11 10 .524 4.5 Edmonton 10 12 .455 6 St. George 7 12 .368 7.5 South Division Maui WL Pct. GB 11 3 .786 — Orange Co. 17 5 .773 -2 Yuma 11 11 .500 4 Tucson 11 17 .393 7 Tijuana 2 21 .087 13.5 ————————————————— Friday’s results Edmonton 8, Chico 7 Orange County 6, Tijuana 1, 1st game Orange County 5, Tijuana 0, 2nd game Tucson 10, Calgary 7 Victoria 5, St.George 4 Yuma at Maui, late Saturday’s games Chico at Victoria, 7 p.m. St. George at Calgary, 4:05 p.m. Tijuana at Orange County, 5:05 p.m., 1st game Tucson at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Tijuana at Orange County, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Yuma at Maui, 9:35 p.m. Sunday’s games Chico at Victoria, 1:30 p.m. St. George at Calgary, 12:35 p.m. Tucson at Edmonton, 1 p.m. Yuma at Maui, 9:35 9.m. Thursday’s results Chico 6, Edmonton 4 Calgary 3, Tucson 2, 10 innings Orange County 29, Tijuana 2 Victoria 10, St.George 5 Yuma at Maui, late At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2.0 miles (Car number in parentheses) Lineup 1. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 187.183. 2.(48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.086. 3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.577. 4. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 186.572. 5.(42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 186.461. 6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.35. 7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.268. 8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 186.176. 9. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.167. 10. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 185.912. 11. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.73. 12. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 185.715. 13. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.596. 14.(00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 185.596. 15.(09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 185.467. 16. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 185.419. 17.(39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 185.333. 18. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.29. 19.(1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.276. 20.(78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 185.071. 21.(13) Max Papis, Toyota, 184.952. 22. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 184.876. 23. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 184.867. 24. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.776. 25. (26) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 184.729. 26.(12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 184.634. 27. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 184.615. 28.(77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 184.582. 29. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 184.535. 30. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 184.431. 31. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 184.417. 32. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184.341. 33. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 183.885. 34. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 183.87. 35. (07) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 183.744. 36. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 183.439. 37.(47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 183.388. 38.(88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.337. 39. (34) Tony Raines, Ford, 182.764. 40.(71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 41. (7) P.J. Jones, Toyota, Owner Points. 42.(37) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 43.(55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 183.257. is that we’re trying to find 53 men that love the game of football.’’ Coffee apparently isn’t one of those. In a statement released by the team, the second-year veteran said, ‘‘I feel it is best for me that I move on from football.’’ Coffee, San Francisco’s third- Royals will miss Guillen in spite of his mood swings. ‘‘He’s been in this family for the most part of three years,’’ manager Ned Yost said before the Royals hosted the Yankees. ‘‘There were times when Jose would get upset with individuals and individuals would get upset with Jose, but at the end of the day everybody was here to win baseball games. And that was his major goal, to come out and have himself prepared and be ready to help this team win a baseball game. ‘‘There wasn’t a day that I’ve been here that wasn’t the NFL Preseason Friday’s results Atlanta 20, Kansas City 10 Philadelphia 28, Jacksonville 27 Washington 42, Buffalo 17 Saturday’s games Tampa Bay at Miami, 4 p.m., NFLN Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Green Bay, 5 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 5 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Chicago at San Diego, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Seattle, 7 p.m., NFLN Sunday’s games San Fran.at Indianapolis,10 a.m.,FOX-30 Denver at Cincinnati, 4 p.m., NFLN Monday’s game N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 5 p.m. NASCAR Carfax 400 WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Indiana 20 10 .667 — New York 18 11 .621 1.5 Washington 18 12 .600 2 Atlanta 18 13 .581 2.5 Connecticut 15 15 .500 5 Chicago 13 17 .433 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB z-Seattle 25 5 .833 — Phoenix 14 16 .467 11 San Antonio 12 18 .400 13 Sparks 11 19 .367 14 Minnesota 11 19 .367 14 Tulsa 5 25 .167 20 z-clinched conference ————————————————— Friday’s results Connecticut 88, Seattle 68 Indiana 110, Phoenix 90 New York 90, Atlanta 83 San Antonio 94, Tulsa 74 Washington 61, Minnesota 58 Saturday’s games Phoenix at New York, 4:30 p.m., NBAT Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Sunday’s games Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m. Indiana at Connecticut, 2 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 4 p.m., NBAT round draft pick in 2009, was the team’s second-leading rusher as a rookie last season with 226 yards, but he averaged just 2.7 yards per carry and scored one touchdown. Coffee was in competition this summer to be the team’s top back- up to Frank Gore. case. ... He set a good exam- ple in terms of how to respect the game, how to try to play the game right and play the game hard.’’ Guillen struggled with injuries in Kansas City. He played in only 81 games last year and hit nine homers, tied for his fewest since 2002. He was out for weeks after injuring his knee while he was putting on a shin guard and missed several days of spring training in 2009 after deciding to rip out an ingrown toenail with a pair of pliers. All Sanchez cares about WPS Women’s Professional Soccer WL T Pts GF GA x-Gold Pride 12 3 3 39 30 14 Philadelphia 9 6 4 31 32 25 Boston 7 6 5 26 25 21 Sky Blue FC 6 8 4 22 17 24 Washington 5 8 6 21 27 30 Chicago 5 9 6 21 15 21 Atlanta 4 9 5 17 13 25 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth ————————————————— Saturday’s games Washington at FC Gold Pride, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games Sky Blue FC at Boston, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. is Guillen can help the team over the final six weeks — any of Guillen’s problems are now in the past. ‘‘He’s a talented player who can come in and help in so many ways,’’ Sanchez said. ‘‘We have a fun club- house. At the end of the day everybody wants to win.’’ MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 12 3 4 40 31 13 Salt Lake 10 4 6 36 34 16 FC Dallas 7 2 9 30 24 16 Seattle 8 8 4 28 23 25 Colorado 7 5 6 27 20 17 QUAKES 66 5 23 20 20 Houston 5 9 5 20 23 29 Chivas USA 5 10 3 18 22 25 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 11 4 4 37 28 17 New York 9 6 4 31 21 21 Toronto FC 7 7 5 26 21 21 Chicago 5 5 6 21 21 21 Kansas City 5 8 5 20 15 21 New England 5 9 3 18 17 27 Philadelphia 4 10 4 16 22 33 D.C. 3 13 3 12 12 32 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Saturday’s games Kansas City at San Jose, 7 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Los Angeles at New York, 3 p.m. FC Dallas at D.C. United, 5 p.m. Houston at New England, 5 p.m. Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 8 p.m. ARENA PLAYOFFS Conference Championships National — Thursday’s result Spokane 60, Milwaukee 57 American — Saturday’s game Orlando at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.