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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page c2 c 2 Winnipeg free press monday August 25, 2008 sports Winnipeg repress. Com  toll free 866 496 7549 Only 15 minutes from the perimeter on Hwy. No. 6 both above offers cannot be used with any other promotion or tournament. $ $ 5. 00 off any Green fee expires sept. 15/ 08 valid with Coupon Only one Coupon per person buy 1 Green fee & your partner pays 1 / / 2 or i ice expires sept. 15/ 08. Valid with Coupon Only. One Coupon per person Purchase your 2009 membership & play free for the remaining 20008 season 2006 04 5172 August 25, 2008 if this matches your press card number Call 697 7580 to claim your $ 50 gift certificate to Blaze Bistro & lounge prize must be claimed within 5 Days of publication. On 2 super bowl champs lose pro bowl end East Rutherford n. J. With the retirement of seven time pro bowl defensive end Michael Strahan the Job of repeating As super bowl champions was going to be difficult for the new York giants. Now it might be near impossible with the news that fellow pro bowl defensive end Osi ume Niora is out for the season with a knee injury. An Fri on sunday showed that ume Niora Tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee in a pre season game against the archrival jets on saturday night. The two time pro Bowler will have surgery on tuesday at the Hospital for special surgery in new York City. The recovery period is about four months. The team surgeon never discussed a non surgical option coach Tom Coughlin said. My number one concern is about Osi Coughlin said in a Telephone conference Call on sunday. I did talk to him on the phone a Short while ago and told him that he is in every ones thoughts and prayers. Federer has u. S. Open dominance As Trump card new York his Wimbledon reign and no. 1 ranking surrendered Roger Federer has one Trump card left in his Competition with Rafael Nadal four straight u. S. Open titles. He figures that counts for something heading into the Start monday of the years final grand slam. I still believe its an advantage if you know How to win a u. S. Open said Federer shut out so far this year on the games biggest stages. Its a Tough tournament to win. There were questions during Media Day saturday about a different Federer and whether Nadal was a Clear Favourite even though the spaniard has never been past the Quarter finals Here. Thatus what happens when youve beaten your rival in two grand slam finals this year and won an olympic Gold medal. American James Blake squashed Fede Reris olympic Hopes in the Quarter finals in Beijing beating the Swiss Star for the first time after winning just one set in eight previous matches. Nadal dismissed talk of a changing landscape and More pressure accompanying his Rise to the top spot. The goal is still the same and the pressure is still the same said Nadal who opens monday against qualifier Bjorn Phau of Germany in Arthur Ashe stadium. Federer did not seem too disappointed to hand the no. 1 Mantle to Nadal at least for now. Federer spent 237 weeks at no. 1 basically 4 � years before Nadal replaced him last week. Rafa will now feel what i had to feel for a very Long time Federer said. So it will be interesting to see How he handles it but so far hers been great and hers played so Well on All surfaces now. Maybe its Nice to go into a grand slam for a change not having no. 1 next to me and it should be interesting. The associated press Putter kerrs Money club for Safeway classic win Portland Ore. All Cristie Kerr wanted was a Chance to win the Safeway classic with her Putter. When she got that shot she nailed it. Kerr rolled in a downhill 20 foot Birdie on the first playoff Hole sunday to beat Helen Alfredson and Sophie Gustafson at Columbia Edgewater country club. Kerr who shot a final round 7 under Par 65, Alfredson and Gustafson finished 54 regulation holes at 13 under 203. The three played 18 again and Alfredson 69 and Gustafson 68 missed Birdie putts opening the Opportunity for Kerr. I said to myself get in the Fairway get on the Green and give yourself a Chance because putting is what i do Best a Kerr said. It was kerrs 11th career win on the Lyga tour. Her last Victory was the 2007 u. S. A omens open. She collected a first prize of us 255,000 from the tournaments $ 1.7 million purse. Kerr trailed Alfredson the second round Leader by four strokes heading into the final round. After making pars on her first four holes Kerr took off going 8 under on her final 15 holes including the playoff. It was kerrs second career playoff win though this was much easier than her first. In 2004, Kerr needed seven holes to beat Seo Yeon Jeon in the Takefuji classic. Annika Morenstam 69 and defending Safeway classic Champion Lorena Ochoa 70 were among five players to finish in a tie for sixth at 209. The associated press Gopher it Vijay gets record 4th win at the Barclays Lee tops Tiger As youngest u. S. Amateur Victor Pinehurst n. C. Danny Lee can now reflect on his latest accomplishment outdoing Tiger Woods. Lee became the u. S. Amateurs youngest Champion sunday supplanting Woods by holding off Drew Kittleson 5 and 4. One month to the Day after his 18th birthday Lee frittered away most of a six Hole Lead before regaining control with a string of birdies Midway through his second trip around Pineur Stys no. 2 course. He capped his 11th consecutive Day of Competition by sinking a 30 foot Birdie putt on the 14th, dropping his Putter and thrusting his fists into the air in Celebration. I dont think i could play better than this Lee said. Perfect Golf. Lee is six months and 29 Days younger than Woods was when he won the first of his three amateurs in 1994. The associated press spider Many climbs again As Victory drought ends Sonoma Calif. For Helio Castr Neves his first win in 30 races was a matter of Faith. Known As spider Man for his Fence climbing celebrations Castr Neves acknowledged that he checked out the Best place to make his climb just in Case he won sundays grand prix of Sonoma at inf Neon raceway. I did actually Castr Neves said. There were photographers there and i told them exactly where i was going to go. The brazilian scrambled out of his no. 3 Dallara Honda at the finish line and ran to the Short Fence behind the pits. He quickly climbed it and found himself surrounded by admiring fans. The Victory did More than break a wingless string stretching Back to the St. Petersburg race on april 1, 2007. It also put Castr Neves squarely Back into a championship Duel with indy car series Leader Scott Dixon that looked like a lost cause before sunday. Dixon suffered through one of his worst Days of the season finishing 12th, and saw his Lead shrink from a seemingly comfortable 78 Points to 43 heading into next weeks race at Detroit is Belle Isle the penultimate race of the season. Castr Neves and teammate Ryan Briscoe started 1 2 and finished the same Way completing an amazing weekend after losing their primary cars in a transporter fire on wednesday and racing Here in backups. The associated press Massa leads wire to wire in european grand prix Valencia Spain ferraris Felipe Massa won the european grand prix for his fourth formula one Victory of the season leading sundays race wire to wire to finish comfortably ahead of championship Leader Lewis Hamilton in second. Massa easily held onto his Lead after starting from the pole position and finished 5.6 seconds ahead of Hamiltons Mclaren on the 3.4 mile Street circuit. Bow saubers Robert Kubica was third. Ism so glad and Happy especially after such a disaster in Hungary said Massa who missed a certain Victory at the last race in Budapest after his engine gave out shortly before the finish. After the race stewards investigated an incident in the pit Lane where Massa nearly collided with Force indians Adrian Sutil As the two were leaving after their second Stop. Ferrari was fined us 14,800 for not releasing their Driver safely but Massa was not punished. Hamilton kept the Lead of the Overall standings with 70 Points while Massa moved into second place with 64 with a win in his 100th up. Defending Champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari retired from the race on the 45th Lap after smoke started coming from the Back of his car while he trailed in sixth place. He now sits third in the standings with 57 Points. The next race is the belgian up in spa on sept. 7. The Canadian press Don Ryan / the associated press Cristie Kerr Waves to the gallery after winning Safeway classic playoff. Rich Schultz / the associated press Vijay Singh left and Sergio Garcia kid around after tying on the 18th Hole in regulation at the Barclays tournament. P Aramus n. J. Vijay Singh ended up beating Sergio Garcia on a Gopher Hole. Yes a Gopher. Or maybe a mole. Singh won the Barclays for a record fourth time sunday Matching Garcias Long Birdie putt on the first Hole of a playoff and finishing off his Spanish Friend on the second extra Hole after Garcia got a Lucky break from the furry Critter. After Singh topped Garcias 27 foot Birdie putt on the first extra Hole the 472 Yard 18th with a 26 footer things got a Little weird on the 577 Yard Par 5 17th. First Garcia uncharacteristically hooked his drive into the left rough. Then with Singh in the Fairway Garcia hit his second shot behind a huge tree in the right rough. Singh then hit a 267 Yard approach onto the Green about 20 feet Long and right. I got stymied behind the tree and i got Lucky because i got a drop because of some Gopher holes or whatever it was Garcia said. It a snot where my Ball was but like about five or six feet left. It was actually moving. You could see the grass going up and Down. It was actually there and we were trying to find it but we . Able to get a Clear path to the Green Garcia advanced the Ball near the front of the Green about 30 feet from the Hole and nearly holed his Chip. Singh then rolled his 20 foot Eagle putt within inches for a tap in Birdie. I a snot really concerned about him Singh said. I just wanted to know Why he got a drop. There was obviously a mole there and he was burrowing at that moment you could see him popping out. I was really focused on what i was doing. The 45 year old fijian closed with a 1 under 70 to match Garcia 70 and Kevin Sutherland 68 at 8 under 276 on the Sun baked Ridgewood country club course. The Bridges tone Winner three weeks ago at Firestone Singh earned 11,000 Fedex cup Points in the playoff opener to take the Lead with 109,500 Points 5,125 ahead of second place Garcia. Singh also earned us 1.26 million for his 33rd pea tour Victory. Singh and Garcia a two time Westchester Champion who won the players championship in May in a playoff with Paul Goydos had the Large crowd around the 18th Green roaring with the Birdie Exchange on the first extra Hole. I was surprised to see it go in and he was even More surprised to see mine go in Singh said. Hers a Good Friend of mine Singh said. Its hard to see your Friend not win especially if hers playing against you but somebody has to win. Third round Leader Kevin Streelman 72ben Curtis 68 and Mathew Goggin 67 tied for fourth at 7 under and Martin Laird 67justin Leonard 67nicholas Thompson 67mike Weir of Brights Grove ont., 72 and Paul Casey 72 followed at 6 under. The associated press its hard to see your Friend not win especially if hers playing against you but somebody has to win Vijay Singh on Sergio Garcia Helio Castr Neves Felipe Massa Elise Amendola / the associated press archives Roger Federer is gunning for his fifth straight u. S. Open title. I still believe its an advantage if you know How to win a u. S. Open Roger Federer c _ 02_ aug 25 08. Ind c2 8 / 24/ 08 10 42 57 pm ;