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La Jolla, CA (Sports Network) - "Bet you didnt think Id be back here, did you?" The question was asked Friday by Rocco Mediate, who had just finished off a 71 in the second round of the U. New England Patriots Deion Branch Jersey .S. Open. The 45-year-old Mediate, among the most popular and ebullient players on the PGA Tour, held the lead longer than any other player Friday at tough Torrey Pines. But three back-nine bogeys left him one shot off the eventual second-round lead held by Stuart Appleby -- and tied for second place with, among others, Tiger Woods. Its a situation that might have seemed impossible until Mediate survived an 11-man playoff at a qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, last week to earn himself a 13th start in his favorite tournament. As much a fan of golf as he is one of its singular personalities, Mediate was clearly relishing the share of the spotlight he held Friday while playing what could be, by his own estimation, one of his last U.S. Opens. Limited to 18 events in 2006 while battling a lingering back injury, Mediate played last season on a minor medical exemption. He has made 17 starts already this season, missing the cut eight times and withdrawing once. His best finish came at the Memorial -- one day before his U.S. Open qualifier -- where he tied for sixth place. And now this, heading to the weekend with a chance to win his first major championship. Its something Mediate, a five-time PGA Tour winner, knows will be hard to come by, even in his current position. "Theres only four of them a year..But you never know. You never know," he said. "I like what I saw the first two days, and Im doing pretty good so far. So Im looking forward to seeing how I feel on the first tee tomorrow. It will be exciting." Despite Torrey Pines daunting 7,600-yard layout, its deep rough and quickening greens, Mediate felt comfortable playing the picturesque Southern California course. It fits his eye, he said. "Its such a good examination of everything you got," said Mediate. "Especially in your head. Its mostly a head game here." At his age, and with his history of back problems, Mediate was happy to be in a good enough position to get a late third-round tee time. He will tee off with Appleby at 3 p.m. (pt). "Its great," said Mediate. "I dont have many mornings left." BYE-BYE POULTER Englishman Ian Poulter withdrew on Friday after 15 holes with an unspecified injury. "He just said he was off so he left us," said Luke Donald, who, along with Paul Casey played with Poulter through the first two rounds. "He just said good-bye and good luck." Poulter was five-over par on his round and 12-over for the championship. OPEN NOTES - For the second day in a row, the par-four 12th played as the most difficult hole. On Friday, the 504-yard hole played to an average of 4.6323 shots. It has been the toughest hole for the week with an average of 4.6161. - The par-five 18th played as the easiest hole again. In round two, the closing hole played to an average of 4.7727 shots. For the championship, it has been the easiest hole with a 4.7896 average. - Angel Cabrera will not become the first player to successfully defend the U.S. Open title since Curtis Strange in 1988-89. Cabrera missed the cut at plus-13. - There is still hope for a single-season Grand Slam. Masters champion Trevor Immelman shot a two-over 73 on Sunday and finished 36 holes at plus-six, nine shots off the lead. - Leader Stuart Applebys long birdie putt at his last hole got him to three- under par for the championship. Due to the rule that allows anyone within 10 shots of the lead to make the cut, that Appleby birdie knocked off 11 players eight-over par. - Adam Scott carelessly double-bogeyed the 18th hole on Friday. He walked up to tap in a bogey putt, but the ball lipped out. Scott holed a four-footer to get in with the double-bogey. - The featured trio of the top-three players in the world -- Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Scott -- were grouped together the first two rounds. Mickelson and Scott will play together on Saturday. - The low round of the day and tournament was registered by Miguel Angel Jimenez. The Spaniard fired an impressive 66 on Friday to move into a tie for fifth at minus-one. Darren McFadden Jersey . Dead ducks are hung at a farm in the outskirts of Phnom Penh December 17, 2008. Cambodia began culling poultry near its capital on Wednesday, officials said, five days after a young man from the area was confirmed with H5N1 bird flu by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the government. Deion Branch Jersey . Cest la deuxième fois cette saison quil est coiffé du titre. Cest super, mais je dois une fière chandelle à mes coéquipiers, a-t-il commenté, avant le départ de léquipe vers Uniondale, à Long Island. Steelers Troy Polamalu Jersey . 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The Gaels, who are sharing the title with Gonzaga, also received 15 points from Mickey McConnell and a 13- point, nine-rebound effort from Rob Jones.New York Rangers coach John Tortorella benched defenceman Wade Redden and forward Ales Kotalik for the rematch Thursday night against the New York Islanders after his club dropped its fifth straight a night earlier. The Rangers started the home-and-home series at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with a first period in which they fell behind 1-0 and were outshot 10-3. They barely avoided a shutout by scoring in the final minute. The 2-1 loss dropped the Rangers to 0-3-2 in their last five and 1-6-2 in the past nine. "The guys that are out has to do with their play," Tortorella said. "Its never over one game, but it has to do with their play." The Rangers didnt come out any better Thursday in the shot department, but they grabbed a 1-0 in the first period despite being outshot 12-2 at the time of Ryan Callahans goal at 13:06. Their lead doubled with 2:04 left in the frame when captain Chris Drury scored on the Rangers fourth shot -- compared to 14 by the Islanders. Drury had been dropped down to the fourth line to start the game. Henrik Lundqvist was sharp early as the Islanders fired away, recording four shots on a power play. New York was held to two goals or fewer Wednesday for the seventh straight game and for the 17th time in 21 contests. The Rangers have 15 goals in their last nine games. "There has to be something ddone, and well see along the way before (Thursday) nights game," Tortorella said Wednesday during his expletive-laced postgame comments. Troy Polamalu Jerseys Womens. . Well see where we go with them. "Its just simply unacceptable how we started that game. I wish I could give you an explanation about it. I cant." Erik Christensen, recently claimed off waivers from Anaheim, played his fifth game with the Rangers in place of Kotalik. Rookie Bobby Sanguinetti got into his fourth career NHL game, taking Reddens spot. Redden, in the second season of a six-year deal with the Rangers, responded angrily to being scratched and got into an argument with Tortorella before the morning skate Thursday. "Im not going to go into details about what was said," Redden said. "Obviously, I wasnt happy coming in and seeing my name on the scratch list. He wants to shake things up, and obviously Im an example here." Kotalik, in his ninth NHL season and first with the Rangers, also was miffed to be sitting out. He fumbled the puck at the blue line during a power play Wednesday that led to a breakaway by Islanders forward Frans Nielsen. It was the first time this season that Redden and Kotalik missed a game while healthy. "Its always surprising when you are not a guy just starting in this league," Kotalik said. "Its frustrating." ' ' '
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