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U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples shot a 3-under 68 for a share of the lead with assistant captain Jay Haas after the first round of the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Championship on

Thursday.

Couples, coming off a victory three weeks ago in San Antonio, had six birdies and three bogeys at TPC Harding Park, the site of the United States’ 2009 Presidents Cup victory in his first year as captain.
Haas had four birdies and a bogey.

David Frost and Michael Allen were a stroke back and Charles Schwab Cup points leader Tom Lehman matched Kenny Perry and Rod Spittle at 70.
For the past few weeks, Couples has been dogged by questions about his decision to include Tiger Woods on the American team that will play at Royal Melbourne later this month. The questions continued after

his round on

“In my mind some of it’s very serious and some of it is comical because it just keeps going,” said Couples, who guaranteed Woods a spot weeks before his captain’s picks were due.
“We have 11 other guys on the team. But it seems like it’s all about Tiger. I’ve picked him and we’ll wait until we get to Australia and we’ll see how he plays.”
Couples, a two-time winner on tour this season, got off to a quick start with birdies on five of the first nine holes and held a two-stroke lead midway through the back nine before running into trouble in the wet,

windy conditions.
He bogeyed Nos. 13 and 14 — both par 4s — then added another bogey on the 17th to fall a stroke behind Haas. He recovered on the 18th with a 10-foot birdie putt to regain a share of the lead.
“I didn’t dominate the golf course, but I drove it well and I made some of the holes seem easier,” Couples said. “Today (the weather) was not really that bad. It was more of a nuisance.”
Haas, whose only victory this season came at the 3M Championship in Minnesota in late July, had a more consistent round. His only stumble came on the par-3 11th when he flew over the green with his tee shot.
Haas made up for it with birdies on 16 and 17 to take a brief one-stroke lead.
“It was a difficult day out there,” Haas said. “The rain is not as bad as the rain and the wind. It was a two- or three-club turnaround wind basically on most holes.”
The bad weather kept the scores high. Only seven of the 30 players broke par on the picturesque course.
Lehman, attempting to become the first to win player of the year honors on the PGA, Nationwide and Champion tours, repeatedly struggled with his approach shots and had only two birdies.
Mark Calcavecchia, second in points behind Lehman, had an even rougher afternoon. He had five birdies but two double bogeys — one on the par-3 third — en route to a 71.
Frost eagled the 525-yard par-5 ninth, then birdied No. 10 to get to 5 under, but dropped back with bogeys on Nos. 11, 1

On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the Boston Celtics set a new defensive record in the NBA.     During the first half of regulation, the Celt’s held the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA-record 22 points. The previous record was 25.     Bucks coach Scott Skiles said, “that’s about as humiliating a defeat as you’ll ever see.” Not only did the Celtics play phenomenal defense, but Milwaukee was awful from the field. In fact, the Bucks shot 22-70, and missed all 8 of their first 3-point shot attempts.     Ray Allen, the all-time 3-point leader, has been known for his offensive skills throughout the years and his nearly flawless shooting form. On Sunday, Allen had a great defensive game and helped the team shut down every player on the Bucks.     “I think playing defense perfectly is our goal,” said Allen. “That’s what we shoot for, but a team can still score while you’re doing that.” All of the Celtics second string players got a great amount of playing time in the fourth quarter, and some new “heroes” emerged on the team. Recently acquired Jeff Green and Troy Murphy combined for 23 points and 10 rebounds, while newcomer Nenad Krstic had 11 points and 14 rebounds alone.     On a side note, the Bucks had more turnovers in the first half of the game (9) than they did field goals (8). Talk about a bad day for the Bucks. They will play their next game Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Atlanta while the C’s will play at the New Jersey Nets tonight, March 14, 2011, at 7PM.

No surprise that Tommie Harris got released yesterday. Since 2007, Tommie Harris hasn’t had a significant season and every summer it was always “if Tommie Harris is healthy he can be this” or “if Tommie Harris is healthy, this defense will be top 5″. I’m glad I got to saw Tommie Harris dominate for 3 seasons, but I like many fans felt it was time to move on. The release of Harris certainly solidified DT as a top need. Yes the Bears have Anthony Adams (assuming he re-signs), Matt Toeaina, and Henry Melton, but 2 are NT’s and 1 is a situational pass rushing DT. The Bears need that dominant disruptive force from the 3 technique to make this defensive line go.

With the defensive tackles finishing up their combine performance over the weekend, this week I will update my defensive tackle rankings.

#1 Nick Fairley Auburn (6-4 291 pounds) – I almost put Marcell Dareus #1, but I have to stick with Fairley just based off the 2010 season.
#2 Marcell Dareus Alabama (6-3 319 pounds) – Dareus is maybe my favorite defensive tackle in this draft. The man can play in both the 4-3 and 3-4, and is extremely athletic for his size (4.92 40 at the combine).

#3 Cory Liuget Illinois (6-2 298 pounds) – 50/50 chance that Liuget falls to us at #29, with teams like St. Louis and Philadelphia picking ahead of us. If Liuget falls to #29 and the top tackles are off the board, I would think that he will be the pick to fill the DT void.

#4 Muhammad Wilkerson Temple- Wikerson is a pure 5 technique tackle in the 3-4, and I expect him not to be on the Bears radar.

#5 Phil Taylor Baylor-  Taylor wouldn’t fill out his full potential as a 3 technique tackle, but instead as a 3-4 NT.

#6 Drake Nevis LSU- Nevis is still one of my favorite 4-3 tackle prospects in this year’s draft. He has great explosion off the line of scrimmage particularly because he is quick. The problem with Nevis is, can he be a 3 down tackle and not just a rotation tackle because of his size.
#7 Stephen Paea Oregon State- Paea has moved up my draft board with his performance at the combine. Once he’s healthy, I think he can be a pretty good 3 technique with a 4-3 team.

#8 Marvin Austin North Carolina- The only thing that is dragging Austin down is character concerns because he’s an extremely talented athlete.

#9 Jarvis Jenkins Clemson- Another 3-4 player that most likely won’t be on the Bears radar.

#10 Jurrell Casey USC- Was once consider a 1st round prospect by many mock draft analysis, Casey has seen his stock drastically fallen the past couple months all the way to the 4th round.

#11 Lawrence Guy Arizona State- Guy athleticism and size makes him an intriguing prospect for 3-4 teams looking for a 5 technique tackle.

#12 Terrell McClain South Florida- Underrated prospect who performed well during drills at the combine.

#13 Sione Fua Stanford- Pure Nose Tackle that could be on the radar of the Bears if they don’t plan on re-signing Adams.

#14 Kendrick Ellis Hampton- Another pure Nose Tackle, but Ellis has great physical talent that just needs to be coached up.

#15 Ladi Ajiboye South Carolina- Late round tackle, that is most likely a developmental project at the next level.

Mock DT pick for the Bears Marvin Austin North Carolina

I make this pick because I feel either OT Gabe Carimi or Derrick Sherrod will fall to us with the 1st round pick. Austin, Paea, or Nevis will fall to us in the 2nd round and either one will be solid picks, but Austin has the most potential of the three. I also make this pick because I feel Marinelli can really coach Austin up in that 3 technique defensive tackle position and Austin will respond to a firey motivational coach like Marinelli. If Rod Marinelli can accomplish this, it will most certainly be a huge steal for the Bears in round 2.

Michael Vick(notes) said he used “careful consideration” in making the decision to cancel an interview with Oprah Winfrey that was to happen on Thursday.

According to USA Today, Vick’s people called Tuesday night to cancel the interview. It was supposed to air Feb. 24.

“After careful consideration, I will need to postpone the taping of the Oprah Winfrey interview scheduled for February 22. I admire and respect Oprah and hope to be able to participate in an interview in the future,” Vick said in a statement, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The NFL’s comeback player of the year has been hailed for his return from a prison stint. USA Today speculates that Vick may have canceled the appearance after a situation in Dallas during the week of Super Bowl XLV. Radio host Richard Hunter, who adopted one of the dogs rescued from Vick’s dogfighting operation, approached Vick with a photo of the dog.

Per the report, Hunter was cursed at by members of Vick’s entourage and told, “We don’t care about the dog.”

But short of some poorly planned parties last summer, Vick has done a fine job keeping himself out of bad situations.

There are no plans right now for a rescheduled Vick interview with Winfrey.

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