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MCLEAN, Va. -- Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is making no secret of his desire to lure the Washington Redskins to his state with the promise of a new stadium.At the Redskins annual preseason luncheon Wednesday, McAuliffe made a public, passionate case to owner Dan Snyder, boasting about Virginias economy and connection to the military. McAuliffe said that 66 percent of season-ticket holders live in Virginia, which also has a substantial military population.I want to thank the Redskins for being such a great economic driver, McAuliffe said. We have your headquarters. We have your training facility. What else could there possibly be? Let me say this, Dan: Think about Virginia.McAuliffe previously said during an appearance on Snyder-owned radio station ESPN 980 that Virginia and the Redskins were in very serious negotiations on a stadium deal. The teams current lease at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, expires in 2026.Virginia has been lobbying for a stadium dating to 2013 when Bob McDonnell was governor. If it were to happen, it would likely be built in Loudoun County, home of Dulles International Airport, where the Redskins have their practice facility and where a majority of players live.During a radio appearance on news radio station WTOP Wednesday morning, McAullife said any deal would have to make sense for Virginia taxpayers and added that he would give the Redskins the time and respect that a major state employer deserves.At the Redskins luncheon, he trumpeted Virginias military might, saying that the state has 800,000 veterans or active duty personnel -- more than the total population in some locations. That was a gentle jab at Washington city councilmember Jack Evans, who was in attendance.The largest naval base in the world, 27 military installations, the Pentagon -- we have it all, folks, McAuliffe said. So Dan, if youre thinking because you love our military, what a better way to honor our military, our veterans and active duty, than make an easy commute for them to go see a game with the Redskins.Cornerback DeAngelo Hall, a Chesapeake, Virginia, native who played college football at Virginia Tech, has a connection to Richmond -- his aunt, Louise Lucas, a state senator. Asked about bringing the Redskins stadium to Virginia, Hall said: Weve been trying. Well see.In his address to the crowd of 600 plus 27 active players and 24 alumni, Snyder did not respond to McAuliffes stadium sales job.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Jamal Murray Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Nikola Jokic Jersey . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. 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Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont. fell short of qualifying in a playoff and is listed as a first alternate. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask. stated on his Twitter account that he withdrew from qualifying. Among other players, Charley Hoffman played so badly on the last day at the Memorial that he thought about skipping the U.S. Open qualifier. He changed his mind and now is headed to Merion. Hoffman, whose 81 was the worst score in the final round at the Memorial, opened with a 7-under 65 at The Lakes and followed with a 68 at Brookside to lead a group of 15 players who qualified for the U.S. Open. The Columbus-area qualifier was filled with several PGA Tour players who had been at Muirfield Village. "Frankly, I wasnt sure I was going to play in the qualifier," Hoffman said. "I didnt know if I would show up. I had been out six of the last seven weeks. That bad round got me motivated, and Sunday night I decided I didnt want to let that linger." He qualified for his third U.S. Open. Josh Teater, Robert Karlsson and Luke Guthrie pulled off an "Open double." All three qualified for the British Open in a 36-hole qualifier two weeks ago, and both earned a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday. Teater was in the group that tied for second, while Guthrie got the last spot in an 11-for-7 playoff. Others who qualified from Columbus included Nicholas Thompson, Brendan Steele, David Lingmerth and Brandt Jobe. Along with Guthrie, the other playoff survivors were Ted Potter Jr., Aaron Baddeley, Rory Sabbatini, Justin Hicks, Sang-moon Bae and Doug LaBelle II. Sabbatini, who will be making his 11th trip to the U.S. Open, got in with a birdie on the second playoff hole, just before darkness fell. Two alternates were still to be decided. "Its very grueling. Im tired, Im beat, Im ready to sit down and do nothing," he said, adding that now he has to figure out a flight plan to get to Memphis for this weeks tour event. "I got 4 hours of sleep last night. I had to wait for my clubs to arrive after they were lost. I got them in time, though." The final stage of U.S. Open qualifying stretched one end of the country to the other on Monday with 11 sites hosting 36-hole qualifiers. The two largest were built around the PGA Tour -- Columbus with 15 spots and Memphis, Tenn., with nine spots, ahead of the St. Jude Classic this week. Two sites had to return Tuesday morning to decide the final spot in a playoff -- Ryan Palmer and Zack Fischer in Dallas, and 15-year-old David Snyder and John Nieporte in the Bradenton, Fla., qualifer. The surprise in Memphis was Kevin Sutherland. He is recovering from a neck injury that kept him out much of last season, has made only one cut this year and hasnt competed on Sunday. He had his older brother, former tour player David Sutherland, caddie for him and produced rounds of 66-67 to qualify for his first U.S. Open since 2009 at Bethpage Black. The heroics belonged to Scott Langley, a PGA Tour rookie who nailed down a spot on the strength of a hole-in-one in his second round. Also advancing at Colonial Country Club outside Memphis were Shawn Stefani, Jerry Kelly, Morgan Hoffmann, Joe Ogilvie, Alistair Presnell, Andrew Svoboda and mini-tour player Brandon Crick. Scott Stallings, who tied for fourth in the Memorial and then flew down to Tennessee, was the odd man out in a 3-for-2 playoff. The day was not without a bizarre disqualification. Two-time U.S. Opeen champion Lee Janzen was in the Rockville, Md.dddddddddddd., qualifier, but only for one round. After opening with a 75, it was discovered he was wearing steel spikes, typical on the PGA Tour but not allowed at Woodmont Country Club. All players were notified about the ban on spikes in a letter dated May 20 -- it was the second item, right above a notification that shorts were allowed. The only two sectional sites that allow steel spikes are the two PGA Tour locations in Ohio and Memphis. The U.S. Open championship, which starts June 13, also allows metal spikes. Calgarys Stephen Ames and Ottawas Brad Fritsch failed to qualify out of the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. Torontos Richard Jung and Chris Hemmerich of Kitchener, Ont., missed the cut in Springfield, Ohio. Garrett Rank of Elmire, Ont., missed qualifying at Ball Ground, Ga. Christopher Ross and Christian Westhorpe missed the cut in Bradenton, Fla. Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ont., and Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., just missed qualifying at Cle Elum, Wash., and were designated as alternates. Calgarys Wess Heffernan, Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C., Mark Hoffman of Thornhill, Ont., Darren Wallace of Langley, B.C., Calgarys Scott Stiles, Victorias Cory Renfrew, David Markle of Shelburne, Ont., Devin Carrey of Surrey, B.C., and James Allenby of Langley failed to advance. In other qualifiers: -- In Ball Ground, Ga., Michael Kim atoned for Cals failure to win the NCAA title by earning a spot in the U.S. Open. Kim might have had the longest trip to get to Merion next week for the second major championship. Cal ended its dream season by losing in the NCAA semifinals on Saturday. Kim was in Ohio on Sunday to receive the Jack Nicklaus Award as the top Division I player -- presented by Nicklaus himself -- and then he returned to Georgia for qualifying. He had rounds of 67-66 at Hawks Ridge in Ball Ground, Ga. to tie for medallist honours and earn one of three spots. -- In Springfield, Ohio, Brian Stuard earned one of two spots with rounds of 65-64 to win medallist honours by six shots. It will be his first major championship. -- In New York, 18-year-old Gavin Hall birdied his last four holes to get into his first U.S. Open. He shared medallist honours with Jesse Smith in getting one of four spots. The fourth and final spot went to Jim Herman, who has Richard Sterne to thank for that. Sterne, eligible through his world ranking, withdrew from the U.S. Open, so the USGA awarded an extra spot to the New York qualifier. -- In Rockville, Md., the other qualifiers included Russell Knox of Scotland, Mathew Goggin of Australia. It did not include Sam Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer, who bogeyed his last hole. Golf Channel reported that he missed a tap-in early in this round, and Saunders wound up losing out on the last spot in a playoff. That went to Matt Bettencourt. -- In Dallas, 19-year-old Jordan Spieth can add the U.S. Open to his burgeoning schedule. He ran off three late birdies and shared medallist honours with Edward Loar and Matt Weibring. The fourth spot featured a 2-for-1 playoff between PGA Tour winner Palmer and Fischer. -- In Washington state, Wil Collins and Cheng-Tsung Pan earned the two spots. Casey Martin, the golf coach at Oregon, opened with a 77 and tied for 21st. -- In St. Louis, 54-year-old Jay Don Blake was the medallist . Blake wasnt even going to play until he received a letter in the mail earlier this year that he was exempt into the second stage. He figured he might as well give it a try. -- At Newport Beach, Calif., Max Homa made it two Golden Bears in the U.S. Open. He joined fellow amateur Cory McElyea in getting the two spots in a playoff. Among the other five who qualified was Roger Tambellini and Bio Kim. -- In Bradenton, Fla., amateur Kevin Phelan was medallist . The qualifier was stopped by rain for about 90 minutes, and the playoff for the final spot was to resume Tuesday. ' ' '