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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Bernhard Langer birdied the final hole for a 6-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead with Bobby Clampett and Olin Browne in the Champions Tours Toshiba Classic. Langer, the 2008 winner, holed an 8-iron from 143 yards for an eagle on the par-4 sixth hole in his bogey-free round at Newport Beach Country Club. "I played solidly all round," Langer said. "The only trouble I had was 17, but I got it up and down from a bunker to save par." Clampett birdied three of the last four holes and finished with eight birdies and two bogeys. He holed a 30-foot birdie chip in the sixth hole. Browne also birdied the par-5 18th, and had just 27 putts. "I dont think I had but one chip the whole day," Browne said. "I basically hit every green." Loren Roberts, Tom Kite, Steve Pate, Bill Glasson and David Eger were a stroke back. Fred Couples, the 2010 winner, had a 67. Defending champion Nick Price shot a 70. He opened with a career-best 60 last year. Heavy rain is expected Saturday and Sunday. "Everyone knows its going to be cold and wet," Browne said. "Every shot you made was one less you have to try and make up in bad conditions the next couple days." Langer, who now lives in Florida, isnt looking forward to the weekend weather. "I used to be a good bad weather golfer," Langer said. "When guys were complaining about the weather, I was grinding it out. I certainly dont like playing in the rain now." Clampett is happy to just be playing. After spending many years working in the broadcast booth, he has been able to get sponsor exemptions for tournaments. "For me it was 15 years that I was away from the game," Clampett said. "I was really looking forward to turning 50 because my passion for the game is back. I wanted to play." Cheap Jerseys . -- The Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms Monday with longtime cornerback Marcus Trufant on a one-year deal. Cheap NFL Jerseys . He knows he let down the Browns. 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Chris Heisey hit two of Cincinnatis four home runs, including the tying two-run shot in the seventh inning, and the Reds went on to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.SALT LAKE CITY -- Before their game Wednesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown remarked how easily Kobe Bryant had been scoring and in so many different ways. Against Utah, with four or five players taking turns guarding Bryant, nothing came easy as the Jazz pulled off a 95-86 victory to drop the Lakers to 1-4. "Its tough for anyone to stop him one-on-one," Jazz guard Randy Foye said. "I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates. Me, Gordon (Hayward), Marvin (Williams), Mo (Williams), Alec (Burks). All of us. It worked well, but Im lucky the game finished when it did because any longer and he was starting to get it going." Bryant led all scorers with 29 points, 16 in the fourth quarter. But he shot just 7 of 17 overall after entering the game shooting nearly 60 per cent. He also was 0 of 4 from 3-point range, and was only 3 of 10 after three quarters. While the Jazz were limiting the Lakers to 34 per cent shooting, Al Jefferson and free-agent acquisition Foye provided a 1-2 punch. Jefferson scored 18 points and Foye added 17 off the bench on five 3-pointers, including three straight in the fourth quarter. "Oh man, I was feeling it," said Foye, who finished 5 of 9 from beyond the arc and made all of Utahs 3s. "I was just trying to go out there and be aggressive. Ive got to give a lot of credit to my teammates. My teammates found me at the right spots and I just knocked down shots." Foye said the Lakers shouldnt have been surprised that he was a dangerous 3-point shooter. "They know me," he said. "Last year I played for the Clippers and had big games against them. They knew. But it was either Big Al with the layup or I get a 3." The Jazz led by as many as 16 points early, but the Lakers were within five with 8:27 left before Foye hit three straight 3-pointers to give Utah a 79-68 lead with 6:40 remaining. Jefferson scored on back-to-back baskets for Utah as the Jazz boosted their lead to 13. Bryants 16-point fourth helped Los Angeles get within five, but his dunk with 12.5 seconds left was too little, too late. "Were all frustrated," Brown said. "Im very frustrated too for the simple fact that I just dont think we played the game like we talked about going in. We wanted to be the ones to hit first ... but we didnt." Utah, which beat Dallas in the opener only to lose three straight on the road, started fast and finished strong. Utah held a 44-36 advantage in points in the paint and a 15-7 edge on the fast break. The Jazz also forced 19 Lakers turnovers, inccluding six by Bryant and five by Dwight Howard.dddddddddddd "A lot of it just comes from reading each other, getting in sync with each other," said Bryant, who was playing his 79th career game against the Jazz but only fifth with new teammate Howard. Howard (19 points, nine rebounds) said the Lakers intensity was low. Everyone acknowledged Utah is a different team at home. The Jazz led by seven early as Mo Williams and Hayward started fast. Hayward left Bryant on the floor after stealing the ball from him at one end and dunking at the other for a 9-2 Utah lead. The Lakers pulled within 19-17 on Pau Gasols jam off a pass from Bryant. But Utah closed on a 6-0 run to take a 25-17 lead, with a pair of baskets from Derrick Favours and a 17-foot jumper from big man Enes Kanter. Utahs reserves kept things rolling in the second quarter, with Favours and Kanter dominating inside at both ends. Kanter shut down Howard on back-to-back possessions, and had a dunk and three-point play. Foyes 3-pointer pushed Utahs lead to 35-21 with 9:11 left in the half and his free throws put the Jazz up 43-27. Mo Williams kept the pressure on offensively with 14 points in the first half on 7-of-10 shooting, taking advantage of Steve Nashs continued absence. He finished with 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting. Hayward was just 2 of 11 overall, but had a pair of steals and three blocks, none bigger than his swat of Metta World Peace shortly before the break. Utah finished with seven blocked shots, including two by Burks, who showed he wasnt afraid to play Bryant tight. Bryant took only one shot in the first quarter and was 1 of 4 at halftime. At one point, Los Angeles was shooting just 25 per cent. In the third, Bryant had a chance to cut Utahs lead to two but was blocked by Favours, leaving Bryant screaming for the foul. He didnt get it, but Marvin Williams converted a three-point play at the other end six seconds later to push Utahs lead back to 63-56. Kanters slam gave Utah a 65-57 lead going into the fourth. "Its definitely sweet," said Mo Williams, who added seven assists. "But it was all about us fighting. We needed to get this one." Notes: The Jazz went 3 1/2 minutes without scoring in the third as they shot just 26 per cent in the quarter. Utah held a 44-36 advantage in points in the paint and a 15-7 edge on the fast break. ... The Lakers finished with a huge advantage at the free throw line, but made just 32 of 46. ... Jordan Hill grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds for the Lakers. ' ' '
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