Geburtstagseckerl » he has posted a 2.62 goals against average and an .8

EDMOND, Okla. -- Several years ago, a rare skin disorder left Gene Sauers unsure if he would survive. Now he has a chance to win the U.S. Senior Open. Sauers crept up on the field and shot a 3-under 68 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds at Oak Tree National. He moved to 7 under, passing front-runners Bernhard Langer, Scott Dunlap and Colin Montgomerie along the way. The journey to this opportunity is what makes Sundays final round extra special for the 51-year-old Sauers. He said a reaction to a wrongly prescribed medication caused Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a disorder that burned the skin on his arms and legs from the inside out. While he was in the hospital for seven weeks recovering, he pictured his golf swing. He got out of the hospital in June 2011 and eventually returned to the course. "The good Lord said Im going to give you another chance," Sauers said. "Bogey doesnt matter that much anymore. Thats when I learned to have a great time and tried to hit everything I was capable of doing, and it worked out today." Langer and Dunlap are tied for second at 4 under. Montgomerie is another stroke back in fourth. It looked as if Montgomerie might run away from the field early on in the third round. He opened with birdies on Nos. 1 and 3 to jump out to a four-shot lead over Langer, who by then had moved from third to second. Langer remained steady and Montgomerie bogeyed Nos. 5 and 7. Heading into the back nine, Mongomeries lead was just one shot. Then Sauers got going. He had a 33 on the back nine, including birdies on Nos. 12, 16 and 18, to take control heading into the final round. It was an impressive run for someone who hasnt placed higher than 15th in a Champions Tour event this season. "Ive got some help back home," Sauers said. "Some friends and some teachers have been helping me a little bit. Theyve got me hitting the ball solid now. Building my confidence is mainly what they do. They know I still have it. You know, its just -- go out there and do it. Try not to put too much pressure on myself and try to have fun." Montgomerie shot a 74 after leading at the end of the first two days. He was 3 over on the back nine, but is confident he can regain some of his earlier touch. "I will try to do what I did Thursday with a 65," he said. "If I can do it Thursday, I can do it Sunday. If I can hit it in the fairway, I can play to the strength of my game, which is the iron game." Langer, who has three wins this season on the Champions Tour, was solid, but had several potential birdies just miss during his even-par 71. "Sometimes they lip in, sometimes they lip out," he said. "It was frustrating. I played really good golf on the back nine, the last nine holes, had a lot of chances, lot of opportunities and I think I had four lip-outs or something and left one short on 18 and could have easily been three better but could have, should have, would have doesnt count in this game." Langer isnt conceding yet. "I played pretty solid golf for three days in a row and the putter was hot yesterday," he said. "Wasnt so hot today, but, you know, well see what happens tomorrow. Weve still got 18 holes to go. Its a lot of golf left, and anything can happen." Marco Dawson, who shot a 76 on Friday, rebounded with a 69 on Saturday. He left Friday disappointed and saying he was unsure how to play the course. On Saturday, he was 1 over through six, and then got on a torrid stretch that included birdies on Nos. 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15 to move into a tie for the lead at 5 under. Dawson bogeyed Nos. 16, 17 and 18 to fall to 2 under. He is tied for fifth with Jeff Sluman and Vijay Singh. Dawson said he expects it to be tough to get good scores on Sunday because the course will continue to dry out in near 100-degree heat. "Unless somebody just gets really hot with the putter and gets some good bounces, you know, the best score may be 4, 5 under tomorrow," he said. Cheap Jordan 4 China . -- Quarterback Josh Johnson has returned to the San Francisco 49ers and his former college coach, Jim Harbaugh. Wholesale Air Jordan 4 . -- Aaron Rodgers looked fine on the practice field Thursday. http://www.cheapairjordan4.com/ . Crawford hit his slam off Pirates starter Edinson Volquez to give San Francisco a four run lead in the fourth and they never looked back. Brandon Belt had three runs batted in as well. Bumgarner pitched all nine innings and allowed just four hits. Cheap Jordan 4 . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Jordan 4 From China . -- Golden State Warriors reserve centre Ognjen Kuzmic is expected to miss at least six weeks after undergoing surgery on his fractured right hand.Team Canadas selection camp roster for the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship is set and 16-year-old Connor McDavid is on it. Hockey Canada announced the roster on Monday, naming 15 forwards, eight defencemen and two goaltenders to the team. For additional coverage, watch SportsCentre and Thats Hockey for in-depth reports and analysis. You can also visit TSNs official Facebook and Twitter accounts for breaking news on the tournament and join the conversation by using the #TSN and #2014WJC hashtags. As well as McDavid, notable selections include Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Jonathan Drouin, Bo Horvat and Zachary Fucale. McDavid is considered an OHL phenom, who was drafted first overall in the 2012 OHL entry draft and scored 66 points for the Erie Otters in 63 games during his rookie season. The 16-year-old already has 45 points in 27 games with the Otters this season. "Hockey Canada is looking forward to an extremely competitive camp in December, as we look to assemble a team that will make all Canadians proud," said Hockey Canadas senior director of mens national teams and hockey operations Scott Salmond in a statement. "This is a first step towards naming our roster for the IIHF World Junior Championship. We look forward to the camp getting underway." Ekblad is a 17-year-old defenceman playing for the Barrie Colts. In his 2012-2013 season, Ekblad totaled 34 points and a plus-minus rating of plus-29 in 54 games. Ekblad is now captain of the Colts and leads the teams defence with 23 points. Reinhart, currently captain of the WHLs Kootenay Ice, has 15 goals and 30 assists in 28 games this season. Reinhart was captain of Canadas gold medal World Under-18 Championship team earlier in 2013. Drouin totalled four points in six games at last years World Juniorr Hockey Championship.dddddddddddd Drouin, who was selected third overall in this years NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, has 46 points in 19 games this year for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. Other players who were on last yaers roster include Charles Hudon, Griffin Reinhart and goaltender Jake Paterson, although Hudon missed the tournament due to injury. Horvat was selected ninth overall in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. The 18-year-old forward has 34 points in 23 games with the Knights season. Horvat had 16 goals in 21 OHL playoff games last season. Fucale was selected 36th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old goaltender posted a .909 save percentage in 55 games for the Mooseheads last season. This year, he has posted a 2.62 goals against average and an .897 save percentage in 23 games. Mathew Dumba is the only NHL player on the selection camp roster, the Minnesota Wild agreed to loan him to Canada. Notable players who were not named to roster include Max Domi, who was selected 12th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and Darnell Nurse, selected seventh overall by the Edmonton Oilers in this years draft. Coach Brent Sutter will need to release two forwards and one defenceman from the selection camp roster before the tournament begins. TSNs World Junior coverage continues on Wednesday with the World Junior Countdown Show at 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt, following the NHL on TSN game between the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. TSN has complete live coverage of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, with pre-competition games beginning Friday, Dec. 20. Follow the World Juniors tournament with multi-platform coverage on TSN, TSN.ca, and TSN Radio. ' ' '