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NORTON, Mass. -- The Ryder Cup is a month away and Phil Mickelson already has identified a big problem with the American team.In the Boston area for the Deutsche Bank Championship, the eight automatic qualifiers had their first team session Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium. They were given a tour of the New England Patriots home and heard an inspirational speech from Mike Eruzione, the captain of the 1980 hockey team that won Olympic gold.And then it was time for golf.From a platform in the stadium, they hit wedges to a target about 80 yards away. It was closest to the pin, and Mickelson won.One problem.There was no left-handed clubs, and he hit it righty, Jordan Spieth said. Phil hit it to about 4 feet right-handed on his second try, which made us all feel really bad. Because he sure let us know about it.Mickelson wasnt done chirping the next day.It was a 60-degree wedge from only 80 yards. It wasnt like it was rocket science, he said Thursday after his pro-am round at the TPC Boston. I feel like it identified a weakness in the U.S. team that we need to work on in the next four or five weeks, because if Im hitting right-handed inside of them ... weve got time to fix it. But weve got an issue.Then again, he only had to beat seven players.Europe completed its 12-man team Tuesday when Darren Clarke made his three captains picks. The U.S. team has just eight players at the moment. Not until the next two tournaments are over will Davis Love III announce three picks. A fourth pick will come after the Tour Championship, just five days before the Ryder Cup begins.The reason behind the staggered picks is having the option to take a hot player.That means two cups are at stake for a few dozen Americans -- an audition for the Ryder Cup, and the FedEx Cup that offers a $10 million bonus and a five-year exemption. Love said earlier this week that the entire field at the Deutsche Bank Championship has to be on our radar.Zach Johnson got the final spot on the American team, but only after Rickie Fowler fell apart on the closing holes at The Barclays. Love said he felt Johnson would be freed up to perform better now that making the Ryder Cup team no longer hangs over him.If thats the case, what to make of J.B. Holmes or Scott Piercy, Justin Thomas or Daniel Berger?I dont have that extra pressure, Spieth said. Thats a team that everybody want to be on ... as bad as anything theyve tried to accomplish this year. Now the guys that are just off the list that are in consideration, they pretty much have a playoff with each other over the next couple weeks. And it certainly adds excitement for those watching. But for those guys, thats tough.Mickelson doesnt see it that way.While the task force agreed to wait as long as possible to make the picks so they could identify the hot players, Love has said the three picks on Sept. 12 should be easier to make than the final pick on Sept. 25. Are the next two weeks really an audition?I dont think theres that much pressure because I think the picks are fairly obvious, Mickelson said. If we get who gets a hot hand, and we need that hot hand at the Ryder Cup and it gives us the best chance to win, then we have that option. For the most part, its fairly obvious who the picks are without naming them.Fowler figures to be one of those guys, even though he squandered his chance last week by making two bogeys and a double bogey over the last four holes at Bethpage Black. Fowler is the defending champion at the Deutsche Bank Championship.It would have been nice to seal the deal last week, Fowler said. But very confident with where the games at and that we can put some good golf together and make sure that Davis gives us a pick.With the staggered picks, the Ryder Cup touches every FedEx Cup playoff event, at least for those involved. Almost as an afterthought, the second playoff event begins Friday with the traditional Labor Day finish in Boston.Patrick Reed moved to No. 1 in the standings with his victory at The Barclays. Chad Campbell got the 100th and final spot. The top 70 after this week will move on to the third playoff event at Crooked Stick next week.Cheap Jesse Barfield Jersey . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Cheap Roger Clemens Jersey . 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Cheap Blue Jays Jerseys China . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left.Oklahoma, which still has slim hopes of cracking the four-team College Football Playoff, will try for its 14th straight Big 12 Conference win when it hosts Baylor on Saturday afternoon.The 11th-ranked Sooners (7-2, 6-0 Big 12) were pretty much written out of the national championship picture when they lost two of their first three games to Houston (33-23) and Ohio State (45-24). But Oklahoma has won six in a row since that home loss to the Buckeyes and knows a strong finish with victories over the Bears, West Virginia and Bedlam rival Oklahoma State could put it back into contention for a CFP berth.A year ago, Oklahoma ended the season with impressive wins over Baylor (44-34), TCU (30-29) and Oklahoma State (58-23) to garner a CFP Playoff Semifinal berth where it lost to Clemson 37-17.I guess maybe the finish last year (is) really positive, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. But were a new team. I know theyll have the confidence to do it regardless. But weve got to focus on not last year, (but) the work we have to do to be our best this week and keep moving forward from it. So thats all well talk about and look to do.It wasnt too long ago that Baylor (6-2, 3-2) was entertaining hopes of a Big 12 crown and a possible CFP berth. But that was before back-to-back losses at Texas (35-34) and last week at home to TCU (62-22).The loss to the Horned Frogs was particularly disconcerting for Baylor fans. The Bears fell behind 38-14 at halftime and allowed 688 yards in total offense, including 431 yards rushing. If that wasnt ugly enough, running back Shock Linwood, who became Baylors career rushing leader earlier this year, got into an altercation with a graduate assistant on the sidelines during the loss and has been suspended for Saturdays contest by acting head coach Jim Grobe.I think there are some attitude issues right now, Grobe said. Its not anything major. Hes just not been himself. Hes not really been as focused as I think he needs to be, and hes in a tough situation.Linwood, who has rotated with Terence Williams and JaMycal Hasty for the lead running back role, has rushed for 594 yards through eight gaames this season to give him 4,056 yards in four seasons.dddddddddddd. He had just 29 yards on six carries in the TCU loss.Oklahoma, which turned to fullback Dimitri Flowers (233 all-purpose yards) in its 34-24 win at Iowa State last Thursday, is expected to have its two top running backs back for this one. Joe Mixon (813 yards, 5 TDs) is expected back after a one-game suspension against Iowa State for reportedly tearing up a parking ticket and throwing it at an attendant, while Samaje Perine (475 yards, 6 TDs), who has missed the past three games after pulling a muscle against Kansas State, will practice this week and will play if all goes well. Thats bad news for a Baylor defense that is allowing an average of 344 yards rushing over the last two games.Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield continued his hot streak last week against Iowa State and the Sooners passing offense is eighth nationally with an average 342.3 yards per game. A lot of that was produced by wide receiver Dede Westbrook, who has been on a tear (1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns) during conference play.Baylor averages a Big 12-best 278.4 yards rushing per game and will be going against an Oklahoma defense that allows just 123.6 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 25th in the country. The Sooners have generally struggled to defend mobile quarterbacks, and the Bears Seth Russell has rushed for 436 yards and eight touchdowns so far this season.Russell hasnt been the prolific passer Baylor fans were hoping to see this season, completing just 55.5 percent of his passes for 1,978 yards, 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. But the Bears do have a pair of dangerous receivers in KD Cannon and Ishmael Zamora.Zamora has 393 yards receiving and five touchdowns in five games after missing the first three games due to suspension, while Cannon has 40 receptions for 560 yards and six touchdowns. 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