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  • RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Andres Romero shot his second straight 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tours Puerto Rico Open Romero, the Argentine player who won the PGA Tours 2008 New Orleans event and the European Tours 2007 Deutsche Bank tournament, had a double bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, then birdied six of the last 10 holes on the Trump International course. Returning to a centre-shafted putter, he has made 16 birdies and an eagle in the first 36 holes. "Im just playing well. I started out very, very well," Romero said. "But really whats helped me is going back to my old putter. Its really been great for me. I had used that putter for a long time and then after a while I changed it. And then besides playing the greens well, Im also striking the ball well. So finally all three things have come together, putting well, hitting my irons well, driving well." Scott Brown was second after a 63. He holed out from 170 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh and had eight birdies and a bogey. "I got off to just a very normal start, birdied both par 5s on the front, was hitting it good and then I holed a shot out on seven from the fairway with a 7-iron," Brown said. "(One the par-3 eighth), I made like a 50-footer for birdie and then hit it to an inch on nine." Steve LeBrun and 2010 U.S. Amateur champion Peter Uihlein shot 65 to reach 12 under. "In a good position is where you want to be," LeBrun said. "You want to have a chance. Still two rounds left, but its nice to be in position to have a chance." Uihlein is in position to earn a spot next week in the Tampa Bay Championship with a top-10 finish. The former Oklahoma State star has played the European Tour and its developmental circuit since turning pro in December 2011. The youngest son of Acushnet chief executive Wally Uihlein, hes coming off a fourth-place finish last week in South Africa in the Tshwane Open. Fabian Gomez was 11 under after a 64, and defending champion George McNeill also had a 64 to top the group at 9 under. Patrick Cantlay, the 20-year-old former UCLA player coming off a Web.com Tour victory Sunday in Colombia, was 7 under after a 67. Romero is being careful not to get ahead of himself. "Im just going to try to keep things going, stay calm the way Ive been doing," Romero said. "I think thats the most important thing, just stay calm and take it one shot at a time, try not to think about what might happen on the 72nd hole." Brown played the Web.com Tour the last two weeks, finishing third in Panama and tying for seventh in Colombia. He tied for 30th at Pebble Beach in his only other PGA Tour start. "Ive played really good all year," Brown said. "I havent been making a lot of putts, but Ive been hitting it really good and a lot of the putts havent been going in, I think good putts. So I knew it was coming. This week, I just putted really well. 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But the most vivid memory Brandon Whitaker has about the 2011 campaign was the ball sailing off his fingertips on a third-down gamble that allowed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to earn a 52-44 overtime East Division semifinal road win over Montreal that ended the Alouettes two-year reign as league champions. COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Canadas swim team added three gold medals Sunday on the final day of the Missouri Grand Prix swimming competition. Victorias Julia Wilkinson won the womens 200-metre individual medley, Sinead Russell of Burlington, Ont., took the womens 200 backstroke and Edmontons Kier Maitland led a Canadian podium sweep in the mens 1,500 freestyle. The Canadian team was using the event as a tuneup for the Olympic trials, March 27 to April 1 in Montreal. Wilkinson staved off a strong finish from Calgarys Erica Morningstar, finishing in two minutes 13.10 seconds. Morningstar, the Canadian record holder, followed in 2:13.56. Stephanie Horner of Victoria was eighth. "I was hoping to go into the 2:12 range but Im happy with the win," Wilkinson said. "Ive been working hard on the breaststroke leg in training and this is the first time it translated into success in a race. I feel confident, in shape and more in control." Five Canadians were in the womens 200 backstroke, with Canada sweeping the medals. Russell earned gold in 2:09.47, Hilary Caldwell of Surrey, B.C., was second in 209.84 and Barbara Jardin of Montreal was third in 2:11.33. Dominique Bouchard of North Bay, Ont., was fourth in 2:12.56. Torontos Brittany MacLean was eighth. "Ive had a tough weekend so it was nice finish off the meet with a win," Russell said.dddddddddddd "It was a good strong race." In the mens 1,500 freestyle, it was a Canadian sweep with Maitland first, Keegan Zanatta of Victoria second and Will Brothers of Victoria third. Eric Hedlin of Victoria was fifth. "This is a good sign for the trials," Maitland said. "The time was good as were my stroke and split times. When Im fully prepared for the trials, I should be able to drop a lot of time." In the womens 100 freestyle, Victoria Poon of Montreal was third and Sandrine Mainville of Montreal fifth. There were three more silver for the Canadian men. In the 200 IM, Andrew Ford of Guelph, Ont., was second with Alec Page of Victoria fourth and Bogdan Knezevic of Toronto. In the 200 backstroke, Tobias Oriwol of Toronto won silver with Charles Francis of Montreal fourth and Matthew Swanston of Newmarket, Ont., seventh. In the mens 100 freestyle, Richard Hortness of London, Ont., was second and Colin Russell of Burlington eighth. Swim Ontario foursomes won both 4X100 medley relays. Placing first in the womens race were Russell, Erin Stamp of Guelph, Paige Schultz of Toronto and MacLean. In the mens Oriwol, Warren Barnes of Toronto, Joe Bartoch of London and Colin Russell. ' ' '

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