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SPORTS Saturday 25 February 2017

BLASTED!

Ryan Palmer acknowledges
the crowd as he finishes the
second round of the Honda
Classic golf tournament, Fri-
day, Feb. 24, 2017, in Palm
Beach Gardens, Fla.
Associated Press
Ryan Palmer,
Wesley Bryan

share lead at

Honda Classic

DOUG FERGUSON,
AP Golf Writer
PALM BEACH GARDENS,
Fla. (AP) — Ryan Palmer
has reason to believe that
better days are ahead,
with his golf game and at
home.
Palmer made seven birdies
Friday on another day of
ideal scoring conditions at
PGA National for a 5-under
65 that gave him a share
of the lead with PGA Tour
rookie Wesley Bryan (67)
going into the weekend at
the Honda Classic.
Rickie Fowler was a shot
back after his second 66,
and Anirban Lahiri was an-
other stroke behind after a
68.
Starting a new year packed
with uncertainty over mat-
ters far more important
than golf, Palmer returned Rockets rout Pelicans, DeMarcus Cousins 129-99
from a four-month break
and missed the cut in his
first four events. He signed
up for Riviera only because New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus
his game needed work, Cousins (0) pats forward Anthony Davis (23)
during the first half of the team’s NBA bas-
and he saw enough go ketball game against the Houston Rockets in
right to find some momen- New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.
tum going into Florida. Associated Press
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