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CHASKA, Minn. -- Henrik Stenson tracked the flight of his shot from the middle of the 11th fairway and didnt like where it was headed. The ball had barely settled into a greenside bunker when he flipped the fairway wood end-over-end into the air like a baton.Welcome to America, Henrik! someone in the gallery howled with delight.Never mind that Stenson and his family have lived in a very exclusive enclave in Orlando, Florida, for four years now. More important is that it was the Swede who had the last laugh Friday at the Ryder Cup.He teamed with Englishman Justin Rose in the afternoons fourballs to begin the comeback that Rory McIlory and rookie Thomas Pieters finished in grand style to pull Europe to 5-3 by the time the gates at Hazeltine National Golf Club were closed.The closing flourish was something to see.Like Stenson-Rose, the McIlroy-Pieters duo got beat handily as the Americans rolled out a 4-0 sweep of the morning foursome. No U.S. team had managed to sweep a session since 1981, which may explain why Captain Davis Love left his opening and anchor pairings intact. So did Darren Clarke, his European counterpart, and his turned out to be the better gamble.No sooner had McIlorys 20-footer dropped for eagle to seal a 3-and-2 win over Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, than he pumped his fist, then stopped and bowed deeply to the sometimes-raucous and overwhelmingly hometown crowd ringing the 16th green.I wanted to put an exclamation point on that session for us, McIlroy said. I thought about that celebration before I hit the putt.It was the kind of gesture weve come to expect from Spaniard Sergio Garcia. He teamed with countryman Rafael Cabrera Bello to win his afternoon match and has often served as the emotional engine for the European side, a role he inherited from the late Seve Ballesteros, another of his countrymen.But Garcia was relatively subdued after his win and, if McIlroy, as well as Stenson and others whose style is less demonstrative, step forward and claim a leadership role, these Ryder Cup matches will be something to see.With six rookies on his side, Clarke opted to pair the Olympic medalists -- Rose won gold at Rio and Stenson grabbed silver -- and put them out as his leadoff pair for both the foursomes and fourballs. They managed just one birdie through the 16 holes in the alternate-shot format and got beat 3 and 2 by Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed.Obviously, Jordan and Patrick made a few more putts and got the momentum early, Stenson said.But the Swede had an inkling hed get the chance to square things.Jordan just told me he would see me this afternoon, Stenson added, and Spieth turned out to be right.But this time, the Europeans got some traction early, turning a 1-down deficit around with three straight birdies by Stenson and leading 2-up before they turned for the back nine. When Stenson dumped that fairway wood at par-5 11th into the bunker and wound up making par, Rose stepped up and halved the hole with a nervy 6-footer for birdie. That fueled another run as Stenson and Rose took the next three holes and closed out the match 5 and 4.Makes it sweeter when you beat the guys you lost to in the morning, Stenson said. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . LUCIE, Fla. Fernando Valenzuela Jersey . 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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Opponents of Eastern Washingtons football team can try to focus on stopping receiver Cooper Kupp, but coach Beau Baldwin said that wont be enough to beat the Eagles.We have a lot of great players on this offense, Baldwin said after Eastern Washington of the FCS upset Washington State 45-42 on Saturday.Kupp, last years FCS offensive player of the year, caught 12 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns.But quarterback Gage Gubrud threw for 474 yards and five touchdowns.Washington State, which lost to Portland State of the Football Championship Subdivision in its opening game last year, could not stop the Eastern Washington offense, which produced 606 yards.Eastern Washington, which came in as three-touchdown underdogs, also upset Oregon State of the Pac-12 three years ago.I just learned there is no fear in this team, Baldwin said. This was the enjoyment of all the labor and all the work.Gubrud, making his first start, completed 34 of 40 passes and was intercepted once. He also ran for a touchdown to ice the game.We knew we could do this the whole time, Gubrud said.Kupps two touchdown receptions in the third quarter put EWU ahead for good.It feels awesome to come out in the first game and do what we did, said Kupp, who was passed over by Washington and Washington State. The mentality is that we are the better team.Washington State rebounded from the loss to Portland State last year to finish 9-4.Eastern Washingtons first-level guys are as good as our first-level guys, Washington State coach Mike Leach said. They beat us in all three phases of the game.We need to play better football, said WSU receiver Gabe Marks, who caught 10 passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns.But cornerback Marcellus Pippins said it was too soon to panic.This is just one game, he said. Weve got a lot more games to go.In the first half, the teams combined to score touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions.The streak started when Luke Falk threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Marks and the Cougars led 7-0 midway through the first quarter.Eastern Washington replied with Gubruds 14-yard touchdown pass to Antoine Custer Jr., to tie the game at 7-7.Washington State came right back with a 58-yard drive, capped by Falks 27-yard scoring pass to Kyle Sweet for a 14-7 lead.Eastern Washington replied with another touchdown, this time on a 6-yard pass from Gubrud to Sam McPherson. On this 75-yard drive, Kupp caught one pass for 11 yards, rushed the ball once for 14 yards and threw a 22-yard pass.Washington State came right back, scorinng on a 2-yard pass from Falk to Marks.dddddddddddd.Eastern Washington tied the game at 21-21 when, on the first play of its subsequent possession, Kupp caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Gubrud.Jamal Morrows 5-yard touchdown run put the Cougars ahead 28-21, and ended the scoring streak as EWU punted on its next possession.But Eastern Washingtons Mitch Fettig intercepted a Falk pass, and Jordan Dascalo kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to cut Washington States lead to 28-24 at halftime.Kupp caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Gubrud on the opening drive of the second half to put the Eagles ahead 31-28. That gave him 58 career touchdown passes, tying the FCS record set by David Ball of New Hampshire. He broke the record on EWUs next drive, with a one-handed catch of Gubruds 7-yard pass in the end zone, giving the Eagles a 38-28 lead.Marcellus Pippins intercepted Gubrud in the end zone to end another EWU scoring threat.Erik Powell missed a 38-yard field goal attempt for Washington State midway through the fourth.Gerard Wicks caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Falk with 4:42 left in the game for Washington States first points of the second half, cutting EWUs lead to 38-35.But Eastern Washington marched down the field, with Gubrud scoring on a 30-yard bootleg with 1:39 left for a 45-35 lead.Wicks scored on a 3-yard touchdown run for Washington State with 14 seconds left. Their on-side kick attempt was recovered by the Eagles.Coach Mike Leach has lost all five of his season openers at Washington State.THE TAKEAWAYEastern Washington: Gubrud, a sophomore, played spectacularly in his first career start. Kupp has made a specialty of out-classing Pac-12 defensive backs. Last season, he caught 15 passes for 246 yards at Oregon. Two years ago he caught three touchdown passes against Washington. As a freshman, he caught five passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon State.Washington State: The Cougars finished 9-4 last year, but will have to play better in a tough Pac-12 to match that this year.UP NEXTEastern Washington plays at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State next SaturdayWashington State plays at Boise State on the blue turf next Saturday.COOL HAND LUKEFalk completed 41 of 51 passes for 418 yards and four touchdowns. He was intercepted once.POLL IMPLICATIONSWashington State received plenty of votes in the preseason Top 25, but likely wont get many in the next poll. ' ' '