Creamer still tied for lead at SBS Open

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02/17/2007 - Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer and Sherri Steinhauer both shot two- under 70 Friday to remain tied for the lead after two rounds of the SBS Open.

Creamer and Steinhauer, part of a three-way tie for the lead after the first round, were joined by Morgan Pressel at seven-under-par 137. Pressel tied for the round of the day with a four-under 68.

Hee-Won Han had a three-under 69 and was alone in fourth place at six-under 138. Pat Hurst (68), Julieta Granada (71) and Janice Moodie (70) were tied for fifth at five-under 139.

One shot further back were the No. 2 and 3 players in the world: Lorena Ochoa and Karrie Webb. Ochoa shot a 69 and Webb had a 70 at Turtle Bay Resort. They were joined in eighth place by Janice Moodie (70).

In all, there are 16 players within five shots of the lead heading into Saturday's final round.

Creamer got to seven-under par with an 10-foot birdie putt at No. 9, her second birdie on the front nine. She ran into trouble with back-to-back bogeys from the 11th, but got both shots back with strong wedge shots.

At the 14th, she knocked a 54-degree wedge within four feet to set up birdie, and at the 18th she hit a 58-degree wedge to six feet for a closing birdie.

"It is difficult with all of the wind," Creamer said. "You have to land balls short."

After going winless last season, the eighth-ranked Creamer is looking for her first title since breaking through for a pair of victories in 2005, when she was the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

"I think that I've kind of overcome that whole let's try to win and win and win. I just need to let it come to me," said Creamer.

"Last year was a lot of...trying to force things to do it. I just need to go out and play like I've been playing. That is what I've realized, so we'll see what goes on tomorrow."

Steinhauer, the reigning Women's British Open champion, mixed six birdies with four bogeys in her second round. She was at eight-under after posting back- to-back birdies at the 13th and 14th, but dropped back with a bogey on the 15th.

The highlight of her round was a 15-foot birdie putt at No. 9, which came two holes after she three-putted from 60 feet for bogey at No. 7.

"I would have liked to eliminate the bogeys, but I played a lot of solid holes," said Steinhauer.

Pressel, the 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, is still looking for her first LPGA Tour win. She came within inches of holding the lead alone when a chip for birdie at the 18th ended at the edge of the cup.

"I never put myself into too much trouble today, which was nice," said Pressel, who had five birdies with just one bogey.

Because the tournament runs Thursday-Saturday, the 36-hole cut came at the end of Friday's round and fell at four-over 148. World No. 4 Cristie Kerr (149) and defending champion Joo Mi Kim (151) were among the players missing the weekend.

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Oddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite.

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Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award.

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All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY.

A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks.

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2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award

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Ron Brace (NE) 25/1

Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1

Darius Butler (NE) 40/1

Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1

Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1

Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1

Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1

Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1

Larry English (SD) 15/1

Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1

Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1

Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1

Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1

James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1

Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1

Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1

Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1

Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1

Roy Miller (TB) 20/1

Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1

Fili Moala (IND) 30/1

Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1

Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1

B J Raji (GB) 7/1

Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1

Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1

David Verkune (CLE) 20/1

Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1

Field (Any Other Player) 6/1

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