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05/15/2009 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Goydos recovered from an opening bogey to fire a five-under 65 on Friday and remain in the lead after two rounds of the Texas Open.
Goydos, who shared the first-round lead with Justin Leonard, moved in front by three shots at 12-under-par 128.
Leonard, the three-time Texas Open champion, shot a 68 and slipped into a tie for second place with Scott Sterling (63), John Mallinger (64), Mathias Gronberg (65) and Ted Purdy (67) at nine-under 131.
Kent Jones (65), Fredrik Jacobson (66) and Brian Davis (67) share seventh place at eight-under 132.
J.P. Hayes fired a 62 to tie Stephen Ames (67), Greg Owen (68) and Marc Leishman (69) at seven-under 133.
Goydos began his round on the 10th hole with a bogey.
"[I] really only had one mediocre shot all day, and that was on the first hole," he said. "I made bogey, and after that I played reasonably well."
Goydos went on to make three birdies on the back nine at La Cantera's Resort Course. He rolled in an eight-foot birdie putt at No. 17 to earn a share of the lead.
He then took the lead by himself with a nine-foot birdie putt at No. 1, moving to 10-under. Birdies at six and nine gave him his three-stroke advantage.
Goydos, a two-time PGA Tour winner, has a good history at this event, having posted five top-20 finishes in the last 12 years.
His 2009 season began amidst tragedy following the sudden death of his ex- wife, Wendy, in January. Goydos, who cares for their two teenage daughters, took two weeks off following her passing.
On Friday, he likened having the lead to being the pace car.
"We're going to go out and play two more rounds of golf, but the tournament's going to be in front of me tomorrow, which is kind of cool," said Goydos.
"And this is why you play. If I wasn't comfortable where I am right now, I need to find another profession. This is why we play, practice and endure rough weeks, so we learn something, to improve and get better. And tomorrow is going to be another chapter in that learning process of becoming a better player."
The highest-profile name among the five players tied for season place is Leonard, who is looking to become the first four-time winner in tournament history.
The Dallas native was five shots worse than his opening-round 63 after collecting four birdies and two bogeys Friday.
"A couple of good shots was the only difference between yesterday and today," said Leonard.
Mallinger tied Goydos for the lead at 10-under with a miraculous chip-in eagle at the 14th. From a spot near the cart path, he threaded his ball between a tree and a TV tower, skipping it across the length of the green and into the hole.
But he soon found himself in some unescapable trouble. At the 16th, Mallinger sent an errant drive into the bushes and walked off with a bogey, falling two shots behind Goydos.
Mallinger, who has never won on the PGA Tour, is coming off a tie for third place at last week's Players Championship, his best finish of the season.
"Once you start getting that confidence and start making some putts, that's kind of how it goes," he said.
Former world No. 1 David Duval was within a shot of the lead before hitting his drive into a bush and taking a double-bogey at No. 11. Duval made two more bogeys and shot a 69 to fall seven shots back at five-under 135.
"My confidence is catching up with how good my golf game is," said Duval, a 13-time PGA Tour winner whose last victory was the 2001 British Open.
Defending champion Zach Johnson was also at five-under 135 after posting a 67.
The cut line fell at one-under 139.
Among the players who missed the weekend was Lance Ten Broeck, who carded an even-par 70 in the morning, then caddied for Jesper Parnevik in the afternoon.
Playing with borrowed clubs after being added as an alternate before the first round, Ten Broeck finished 36 holes at one-over 141.
"It's something I always wanted to do," he said about playing and caddying in the same tournament. "I don't think anybody's ever done it before ... in the same PGA TOUR event. So I was happy I was able to do it this week. I wasn't going to pass that up."
Parnevik shot a 74 and also missed the cut -- three shots worse than his caddy.
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Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:15 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened.
The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"
Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.
Michael Irvin said that Owens denied he attempted suicide and said he was rushed to the hospital as a result of an adverse reaction to medication. And a source close to Owens told Michael A. Smith that Owens wasn't attempting suicide.
NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.
"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.
The series of events began a little before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, said she was at Owens' home when he took pain medicine for his broken right hand. Concerned by how he began acting, Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that she called 911. Owens was taken to a hospital, with Etheredge saying it was an allergic reaction to the medicine.
But early Wednesday, several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend intervened.
The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"
When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication" and "a drug overdose," as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes" when asked if he intended to harm himself.
Etheredge, who said she was the friend cited in the police document, told Dallas-area media Wednesday that the police got the story wrong.
The tape of the 911 call could help clear things up. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get its contents, but fire department officials said it would not be available before late Wednesday.
The police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.
Using her fingers, the friend attempted to pry them out of Owens' mouth. Owens told police he had taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied before the incident.
Etheredge told the Star-Telegram that Owens was "fine."
Etheredge said she called 911 because Owens was groggy and lethargic. After taking some supplements "it kicked in a reaction" with the painkillers, she told the Star-Telegram.
"Here's a person whose body is so clean, it really had a negative reaction to the medication and supplements he was taking," Etheridge told The Morning News. "Thank goodness someone was there to call an ambulance."
Police Lt. Rick Watson said he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.
It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.
"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."
Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.
"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."
At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.
According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.
Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.
Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.
When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.
He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.
Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.
Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.
Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.
While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.
"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.
Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.
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