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The Associated Press
The new question facing this playoff system is whether too much is made of finishing second.
Martin Laird made the biggest jump in the standings last week, going up 92 places to No. 3 for his runner-up finish at Ridgewood. It was only his third top-10 finish of the year, and it came at a good time. Barring a big collapse, he is likely to get into the Tour Championship for the top 30 players, assuring him a spot in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.
And then there's Kevin Streelman.
He had only three top 10s all year, one of them at an opposite-field event. He came into the playoffs at No. 102 and was not assured of making it out of the first round. But he played well -- that's what the playoffs are all about -- and tied for third at The Barclays, moving him up 84 spots to No. 18.
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By EDDIE PELLS
NEW YORK -- Victoria Azarenka collapsed and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, an accident that resulted from a concussion she endured after falling and hitting her head while warming up for her U.S. Open match.
The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1, 31 minutes into her match on another steamy day at Flushing Meadows, when she stopped running and crumpled to the ground. She was taken to the hospital for tests, diagnosed with a mild concussion.
A scary scene on a day in which the temperature had already reached 90 degrees when the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. However, the 21-year-old released a statement saying it was a head injury, not the heat, that set her up for the fall.
"I was warming up in the gym prior to my match against Gisela Dulko when I fell while running a sprint," she said. "I fell forward and hit my arm and head. I was checked by the medical team before I went on court and they were courtside for monitoring. I felt worse as the match went on, having a headache and feeling dizzy. I also started having trouble seeing and felt weak before I fell."
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The Dodgers managed only three hits in support of Clayton Kershaw and didn't put up much of a struggle against Oswalt (10-13), who has been a valuable pennant-drive pickup for Philadelphia
The right-hander held Los Angeles hitless until Casey Blake lined a clean single to right field with two outs in the sixth.
Cubs 5, Pirates 3
Kosuke Fukudome had three hits, including a go-ahead double, during a perfect day at the plate and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 5-3 on Wednesday.
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Groh, the former Virginia coach, has installed a 3-4 defense at No. 16 Georgia Tech, which opens its season on Saturday against South Carolina State.
The first-year defensive coordinator says the Yellow Jackets understand the defense and provide all the correct answers when asked about assignments in a classroom setting.
But he wants more.
Groh says he's looking forward to the time when his players prove they have mastered the 3-4 scheme with instinctive play on the field.
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