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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Rested after the Rio Olympics, Rafa Cabrera Bello shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the Wyndham Championship for a share of the first-round lead with Kevin Na.Cabrera Bello eagled the par-5 fifth and closed the bogey-free round with a birdie on Sedgefields par-4 ninth. On Sunday, the 32-year-old Spaniard tied for fifth in Rio.Last week was a big adrenaline week, Cabrera Bello said. It was the first time I was really not playing for myself, just playing for my country and obviously its a huge honor, but also big responsibility. I wanted to do good and I was pleased with my result. ... Coming into this week, I felt the game was good, just needed a bit of rest.The four-time European Tour winner is trying to stay in position for a Ryder Cup spot, with more ranking points available in North Carolina than the European event in the Czech Republic. The shorter travel also played a role in his decision to play the tournament.There was a chance of me not making it through the money list and making it through the world ranking points list, thats what I wanted to focus on, Cabrera Bello said. Im pretty sure this week has a stronger world ranking than the one in Europe and I also felt that it was going to be easier to travel south to north than from Rio to Czech Republic, jet lag-wise.Na had seven birdies in his bogey-free round in the PGA Tours final regular-season event. The American tied for eighth last week in the John Deere Classic. He won his lone tour title in 2011 in Las Vegas.Hit it well, Na said. Made a lot of putts. That putter has not been all that hot this year and it was nice to see a lot of putts go in. Its usually over the years been my strong part of game but I felt like I really found something.Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Derek Fathauer, New Zealand Olympian Danny Lee and Peter Malnati shot 65. Donald made a hole-in-one on the 16th.Had a perfect number, downhill a little bit, 159 (yards) and it was playing straight downwind and good 9-iron for me and looked good all the way, Donald said. Hit a foot short and went in the hole. Bonus when it goes in, obviously, and nice to win a holiday for life. Apparently thats what I got for it.Snedeker, the 2007 winner at Forest Oaks, bogeyed the final hole. Hes fighting for a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.I want to be on that team. I love playing Ryder Cups, Snedeker said. `m going to use that as motivation to go out there and work hard and grind my tail off the next three days.Jim Furyk had a 66 in his first round since shooting the first 58 in PGA Tour history two weeks ago in the final round of the Travelers Championship.Right now, a touch frustrating, Furyk said. If I went back, I think I hit a bunch of greens. I might have hit every green. Two three-putts were the two bogeys. The greens are just really difficult. Theyre very quick. Theres a ton of slope in them.Patrick Reed also had a 66. He won the 2013 event for his first tour title.Just a special place to us and one of the places I need to come back and play, said Reed, coming off a tie for 11th in Rio. Im off to a good start.U.S. Olympic teammate Rickie Fowler birdied his last two holes for a 67. He tied for 37th in Rio.We enjoyed being down there and the big thing coming from there up to here is not how much of a time change, theres only an hour back, Fowler said. That makes things a lot easier.Davis Love III, the tournament winner last year at age 51, is sidelined following hip surgery.Its disappointing not to get to play, said the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, a three-time champion in the event. The surgery went well. Rehab is going even better.The top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings will qualify for The Barclays next week at Bethpage Black. It the next-to-last chance to earn Ryder Cup points, with the top eight players determined after The Barclays. Love will make his first three captains picks Sept. 11 after the BMW Championship. The final pick comes two weeks later after the Tour Championship.Robert Allenby had two double bogeys in a 74. The Australian was arrested outside a casino in Rock Island, Illinois, last week after missing the cut in the John Deere Classic. He was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing. In January 2015, Allenby was found with severe bruises several hours after visiting a restaurant with friends. Allenby, who had missed the cut in the Sony Open, claimed to have been abducted and beaten. A Hawaii man was sentenced to five years in prison for using Allenbys credit cards and identification. Cheap Authentic Nike Shoes . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. 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Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC failed to make the postseason while Montreal Impact fell at the first hurdle losing heavily to Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round. Nike Clearance Sale .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. NEW YORK -- Next year, CC Sabathia might prefer to skip pitching on his birthday.Sabathia turned 36 on Thursday and still has never won on his special day, with the New York Yankees losing to Chris Tillman and the depleted Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Thursday.Sabathia slipped to 0-3 with a 6.99 ERA in five career starts on his birthday. The big lefty also stumbled on the mound while trying to throw a pitch and the ball skittered onto the grass, resulting in a balk.I just fell. Im sure Ill be seeing that all over here for a while, he said.The Yankees had won four in a row as they try to get closer in the AL wild-card race. Theyre 4-3 on a homestand that ends with three games against the NL West-leading Giants -- San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner starts Friday night vs. Masahiro Tanaka.I think you have to look at it, you took three of four from a good Baltimore team, and you have to move on, manager Joe Girardi said. San Franciscos going to be no easy task.You cant have a letdown because you lost today. You got to get yourself back up tomorrow and know youre facing a really good pitcher.Tillman (14-2) tied for the major league lead in wins, pitching four-hit ball for seven innings. The Orioles had lost four straight overall, costing them their lead in the AL East.Baltimore slugger Chris Davis, shortstop Manny Machado and manager Buck Showalter returned from a stomach bug thats hit the clubhouse.But Orioles center fielder Adam Jones didnt play because of back spasms, catcher Matt Wieters missed his third consecutive game after being hit by a pitch in the foot and rookie outfielder Joey Rickard sat out with an injured thumb.Tillman matched White Sox ace Chris Sale for the most victories in the majors. He won his fourth straight start, allowing exactly one run in seven innings over each outing.ddddddddddddTillman gave up three hits and two walks to the first eight batters, capped by Starlin Castros RBI single. The tall right-hander then set down 16 of his final 17 hitters.Brad Brach pitched the eighth and Zach Britton closed for his 30th save in as many chances.J.J. Hardy grounded a two-out, two-run single off the glove of shortstop Didi Gregorius in the first inning, and Jonathan Schoop sliced a two-out, two-run double in the seventh.He didnt give up a lot of hard-hit balls and you look up and theres four runs on the board, Girardi said.BANNER BULLPENYankees relievers have pitched 31 straight scoreless innings, the teams best bullpen streak since a string of 37 1/3 shutout innings in 1998, STATS said. RHP Chad Green took over for Sabathia and didnt give up a run in 2 1/3 innings. Green was recalled before the game from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and RHP Nick Goody was optioned to the minor league club.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 3B Chase Headley didnt start for the second straight game with an excused absence to be with his ailing child. He pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (2-2, 3.70) faces Cleveland at Camden Yards. The 23-year-old made his first major league start last weekend and gave up three home runs in 3 1/3 innings at Tampa Bay.Yankees: The Giants visit Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2013. New York Tanaka (7-2, 3.15) is 4-0 in his past six starts. He has never pitched vs. San Francisco. Bumgarner (10-5, 2.12) gets his first look at the Yankees. ' ' '