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GLADSTONE, N. .J. -- Stacy Lewis is the top American left in the Sybase Match Play Championship, and its really not a surprise. Lewis has been the best American on the LPGA Tour all season. On Friday, Lewis won the first four holes and rolled to a 4-and-3 decision over Sandra Gal in the second round at Hamilton Farm Golf Club. The tournament has become a minefield for the tours marque players. Defending champion Suzann Pettersen, No. 4 ranked Ai Miyazato and American stars Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie went down in the opening round. Cristie Kerr, last years runner-up and the No. 5 ranked player, lost Friday along with No. 7 Jiyai Shin and No. 14 Karrie Webb. Eleven of the 20 seeded players in the 64-woman field have been eliminated. "I dont think Suzann losing really opens things up for me," said Lewis, who was in Pettersens bracket. "I think Ive got a lot of tough matches still ahead of me, and there were a lot of upsets yesterday, so it just shows what match play is. Anything could happen on any given day." Theres still talent at the top. Top-ranked Yani Tseng posted a 3-and-1 win over American Katie Futcher, and No. 2 ranked Na Yeon Choi was a 3-and-2 winner of fellow South Korean Jenny Shin. The 27-year-old Lewis has more pressing problems. Her third-round opponent will be Sun Young Yoo, who won this event two years ago and the tours first major earlier this year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. "Sun Youngs having a great year," Lewis said. "Shes playing really well." So is Lewis. She has a win and four other top-10 finishes with earnings of $436,746, fourth best on tour. Her sights are set on being the top American. "Thats the reason I go out and play every day," Lewis said. "I think Ive probably been playing as good, if not better, than a lot of the American players and I havent got noticed yet, and thats what drives me every day to go out and get better and to keep playing and to keep winning matches. I think if youre up on that leaderboard enough and you win enough golf tournaments, people will start to take notice. "I havent been noticed, but its driving me every day." Lewis never gave Gal a chance. The former Arkansas star played 15 holes in 5-under par. She made birdies of 4, 10 and 30 feet on the first three holes and won the fourth when Gal bogeyed. The German moved within 2-down after 11 holes, but Lewis birdied the 13th and 14th to open daylight again. Tseng, who has won three events this year, was down 1 after seven holes, but she won four holes between Nos. 11 and 17 to move on. Choi never trailed in her match with Shin and closed out her countrywoman with a birdie at the par-3 16th. Kerr saved par from a greenside bunker at No. 18 to extend the match, but she hit her second shot into a lateral hazard on the first playoff hole and had to take a drop. Hurst opened the door a little by missing the green and knocking her third about 4 feet past the cup. However, Kerr, winless since 2010, missed her bogey putt and conceded the match. There were a couple of surprises again. Jodi Ewart of England, who knocked out Pettersen in the opening round, sent another Scandanavian to the sideline with a 3-and-1 win over veteran Sophie Gustafson. The 24-year-old will face Azahara Munoz. The Spaniard beat Webb 2 and 1. American Angela Stanford, the No. 12 seed and the runner-up to Yoo two years ago, was impressive with a front-running 4-and-3 win over Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea. Stanford will play Hurst in the third round. Anna Nordqvist of Sweden upset Jiyai Shin 2 and 1, winning three of the final five holes. The weekend will be double rounds. The third round and the quarterfinals will be played Saturday, and the semifinals and championship on Sunday. Julieta Granada of Paraguay posted the most impressive win on Friday with a 6-and-5 thrashing of Ryann OToole, who eliminated Lincicome in the first round. Americans Mina Harigae and Jennifer Johnson both lost Friday after posting upsets in the first round. A day after beating Creamer, Johnson lost 2 and 1 to Karine Icher. Harigae, who defeated Wie, was beaten 3 and 2 by U.S. Womens Open champion So Yeon Ryu. [url=http://www.buccaneersofficialteamstore.com/autographed-warren-sapp-jersey-f... Sapp Jersey . The blueprint was that Roberto Luongo would be dealt and Cory Schneider would finally grab the reins as the number one goalie for the two-time defending Presidents Trophy winners. .J. -- The NFL players union might challenge former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue replacing Roger Goodell as the appeals officer in the Saints bounties case. 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But after a week of back-and-forth chatter, the Dolphins settled this one on the field. And it was no contest. Matt Moore threw a touchdown pass to Anthony Fasano after stepping in for injured Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins didnt miss a beat, rolling past the New York Jets 30-9 on Sunday for their third straight victory. "It was very satisfying for us, as good as it gets," Bush said. "We wanted to have the opportunity to jump on them early and we accomplished that. Once we got them down early, I thought that was it." Olivier Vernon recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown and blocked a field goal, and the Dolphins (4-3) smothered Mark Sanchez and the Jets offence. They were helped by some hideous play by New York (3-5), which has lost two straight. Stung by the loss, a few Jets players were still zinging the Dolphins after the game. "Theyre not a very clean team," wide receiver Chaz Schilens said. "Theyre a little cheap." Cornerback Antonio Cromartie also called Bush "a punk" who showed "his true colours." As far as the Dolphins are concerned, theyll take all the shots from their AFC East rivals. After all, they got the win and sent the Jets into a bye-week break searching for answers. "It feels good to do no more talking and feels even better to back it up," Moore said. "Our special teams put us in great situation to win this, but we were ready as soon as we stepped off the bus." It showed, as Miami raced to a 20-0 lead by midway through the second quarter, and New York couldnt recover. "To say I never saw this coming is an understatement," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "This one, no question, is a tough one to accept." New York couldnt get going even with Miami needing to turn to its backup quarterback after Tannehill injured his left knee and quadriceps muscle on a sack by Calvin Pace on the Dolphins second possession. Coach Joe Philbin had no immediate word on the severity of the injury, saying Tannehill would be evaluated after the Dolphins arrived home. Moore filled in nicely, though, finishing 11 of 19 for 131 yards after Tannehill was 2 of 5 for 18 yards. "It always helps having backup come in and perform like that," Bush said, "not missing a beat." Ryan said the Jets would "empty our tanks" as they tried to sweep the Dolphins for the first time in his four seasons as coach. But Sanchez had a brutal performance, making mistakes throughout, not hitting open receivers at times -- and not taking care of the football. He was 28 of 54 for 283 yards with a touchdown and interception, and was done in late in the opening quarter by a fumble on a sack by Nolan Carroll that the Dolphins turned into a touchdown. He also had the Jets driving while trailing 27-3 in the third quarter, but Chris Clemons intercepted a throw intended for Dustin Keller. [url=http://www.buccaneersofficialteamstore.com/autographed-donald-penn-jersey-u... Penn Jersey. That brought out loud boos and some chants for Tim Tebow by the angry crowd at MetLife Stadium, which had a few thousand empty seats, more than likely because of the threats of the approaching Hurricane Sandy. "That chantings B.S. as far as Im concerned," Schilens said. "Marks the quarterback." Ryan said he had no thoughts of switching to Tebow, who had one carry for 2 yards in limited action again. The team also backed Sanchez as the starting quarterback. "I believe in Mark," Cromartie said. "I believe in the guys we have." But even the retirement of former defensive end Dennis Byrds No. 90 jersey couldnt inspire the Jets in this one. Dan Carpenter kicked a 33-yard field goal less than 4 minutes in. Miami then recovered an onside kick, and although the Dolphins didnt turn it into points, the special teams unit came up big again later in the quarter. Jimmy Wilson blocked Robert Malones punt and Vernon recovered to make it 10-0. "We had the punt block on there," Wilson said. "I didnt expect it to be that wide open." Sanchez turned it over on the Jets next possession when he was sacked by Carroll and Paul Soliai recovered the fumble at New Yorks 32. Moore led a six-play drive capped by Daniel Thomas 3-yard run to make it 17-0. Even the one area that had been flawless until Sunday failed the Jets. Nick Folks 35-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Vernon; Folk had opened the season 11 for 11. "We cant have these mental lapses," Cromartie said. New York finally got on the scoreboard a few minutes into the second half on Folks 38-yarder, but the Jets couldnt keep the momentum. Moore connected with Fasano in the back of the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 27-3. New York got closer on Schilens 5-yard touchdown catch with 7:20 left. The 2-point conversion failed and the Jets had made too many mistakes and fallen too far behind to mount much of a comeback. Now, the Jets head into a bye week with plenty of uncertainty -- and in last place in the division. Meanwhile, the surging Dolphins kept pace with the New England, remaining a half-game behind the AFC East leaders. "We all had a job to do," Philbin said. "We didnt want to turn it into a personal affair. It was a big game and it came at a good time, coming off the bye, a divisional game on the road." NOTES: Cromartie missed a few plays after dislocating his right pinkie early in the first quarter after falling and then getting into it with Bush on the sideline. ... Jets LB Bart Scott had his streak of 119 consecutive games played end because of a toe injury that has bothered him since the last time the teams played in Week 3. ... Byrd, briefly paralyzed 20 years ago in a game against Kansas City, became the fifth former Jets player to have his number retired, joining Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Joe Klecko and Curtis Martin. ' ' '
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