Blixt maintains lead in Idaho

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09/16/2011 - Boise, ID (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonas Blixt followed Thursday's impressive nine- under 62 with a five-under 66 on Friday to take a two-shot lead after 36 holes of the Boise Open.

First-round play was completed Friday morning at Hillcrest Country Club after inclement weather caused delays on Thursday. Blixt played only his second 18 on Friday and had eight birdies, including five consecutive to end the round, to finish at 14-under 128.

Blixt, who has finished as the runner-up in two of his last four events, is still looking for his first title on tour.

Chris Tidland shot his second straight six-under 65 to move into second place at 12-under 130. Troy Merritt, who trailed by one after first-round play was completed, shot a three-under 68 for his second round and shares third with Billy Hurley III (64) at 11-under.

Billy Horschel (65) is fifth at minus-10.

Blixt fell out of first place when he teed off on Friday afternoon, but still managed to reach 11-under with birdies at each of the first two holes.

He stumbled to a bogey on the third after hitting his second shot in the water and lost all his momentum, posting bogeys on the seventh and 11th holes to fall all the way to eight-under.

"It was 50 yards right of where I wanted to go," Blixt said of the third hole. "Right in the water. It was awful. Things didn't feel very good after that."

Blixt finally got going again with a birdie on the 12th, and it turned out to catapult him on a streak that put him at the top of the leaderboard by the end of the round.

In his last seven holes, Blixt had six birdies, though he felt it was the one par -- at No. 13 -- that had him feeling good again.

"From then on out, everything seemed to work out perfectly for me," he said.

After the par on the 13th, Blixt ended his round with a remarkable run of five straight birdies. Each of his last eight holes featured only one putt on the green. He went from simply contending to leading and having an excellent chance at a title.

"It was just kind of a grind in the beginning of the day," Blixt said. "Sometimes you just have to wait for your turn to get hot. I just wish we had nine more holes to play."

Tidland, the 2008 Boise Open champ, is using some familiar surroundings to put himself into contention. After finishing in seventh at the Puerto Rico Open, his second event of 2011, he's missed the cut in 10 of 12 tournaments.

NOTES: A total of 76 players made the cut, which came at three-under 139...Josh Broadaway, who shares sixth at nine-under, is the only player without a bogey so far...Ted Tryba made a hole-in-one on the par-three 13th, and Chris Smith had an ace at the 17th, also a par-three.

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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds

Will he or won't he?  Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team.

Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team.

"I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success."

Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate.

Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns.

But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches.

Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback.  It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips.

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Atlanta Falcons 50-1


Baltimore Ravens 15-1


Buffalo Bills 50-1


Carolina Panthers 18-1


Chicago Bears 10-1


Cincinnati Bengals 15-1


Cleveland Browns 100-1


Dallas Cowboys 15-1


Denver Broncos 15-1


Detroit Lions 100-1


Green Bay Packers 50-1


Houston Texans 100-1


Indianapolis Colts 6-1


Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1


Kansas City Chiefs 30-1


Miami Dolphins 40-1


Minnesota Vikings 75-1


New England Patriots 10-1


New Orleans Saints 18-1


New York Giants 20-1


New York Jets 30-1


Oakland Raiders 100-1


Philadelphia Eagles 18-1


Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1


Saint Louis Rams 60-1


San Diego Chargers 6-1


San Francisco 49ers 75-1


Seattle Seahawks 20-1


Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1


Tennessee Titans 40-1


Washington Redskins 50-1

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