Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl

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Soomin Lee continued his bogey-free start to the week to open up a three-shot advantage after another weather-disrupted day at the Shenzhen International. Latest leaderboard Shenzhen International The South Korean, who held a share of the overnight lead alongside Alexander Levy, followed his opening-round 66 with a birdie-filled 65 at Genzon Golf Club to move clear of nearest challenger Joost Luiten.Five hours of play was lost due to two separate thunderstorms on Friday, with the majority of the field yet to finish and 36 players unable to get their second rounds underway before play was suspended due to darkness. Lee made a fast start with three consecutive birdies from the 11th, before a hat-trick of gains around the turn lifted him above Luiten at the top of the leaderboard. Joost Luiten reached the turn in 30 Luiten, who has finished inside the top-10 in five of his last eight events, holed his approach at the 11th and added four straight birdies from the 15th to close a back-nine 30.The world No 64 moved seven under through 11 holes before the threat of lightning saw play suspended, adding another birdie from five feet at the fourth before carding two blemishes along the closing stretch. The two bogeys left Luiten on 10 under for the week and extended Lees cushion over the chasing pack, as he finished with a seventh birdie of the day at the par-five ninth.  Irelands Paul Dunne was three shots further back alongside South Africas Brandon Stone after the pair carded rounds of 69 and 70 respectively. Dunne heads in to the weekend six strokes off the pace Overnight joint-leader Levy managed just three holes before play was suspended and shares fifth spot with Lee Slattery, while Bubba Watson birdied the only hole he completed. Victor Dubuisson, three under for the tournament, withdrew with a hand injury during his round after hitting his tee shot deep into trees at the second.Watch the Shenzhen International throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: R1 recap: Levy goes low First round highlights Shenzhen Intl leaderboard Golf live on Sky Sports 4 Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. ATLANTA -- This was merely an annoyance for Alabama, a chance to add another trophy to its overflowing cases. The Crimson Tide did just enough things wrong to give Nick Saban something to complain about over the next month, but in the end it was another dominating victory for the nations top-ranked team.Florida coach Jim McElwain was certainly impressed after his No. 15 Gators took a 54-16 whipping in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday. He called it Sabans best team yet in a dynasty that shows no signs of stumbling.I dont see a lot of weaknesses, marveled McElwain, Sabans offensive coordinator from 2008-11. Theyve really accumulated a lot of speed at some spots where they were always big.Alabama (13-0, No. 1 CFP) unleashed all its weapons against the overmatched Gators, scoring off an interception and a blocked punt in the first half, snuffing out their last gasp with a goal-line stand, and wearing down Florida at the end with a dominant running game.The Tide now heads to the College Football Playoff for the third year in a row, most likely returning to Atlanta for a semifinal game on Dec. 31. Alabama will be seeking its second straight national title and its fifth crown in the last nine years. Saban already has five national titles , counting his first at LSU, and is one shy of Bear Bryants record for the most by any coach.Challenging his players, Saban said they have a chance to do something to create a legacy for this team. Thats something they should think about, how important that is, what they are willing to do to do it. Because all the teams you play from here on out are really, really good.The Crimson Tide bolted to a 16-9 lead in the first quarter, despite being held to minus-7 yards and no first downs. Minkah Fitzpatrick returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown, and Josh Jacobs went 27 yards for a score with a blocked punt. A field goal was set up by another pick -- one of three thrown by Florida quarterback Austin Appleby in the first half.The Tide led 33-16 at halftime and iced the victory with scoring drives of 98 and 91 yards, sparked by a goal-line stand that finished off the last gasp by the Gators (8-4, No. 15 CFP). It was most points surrendered by Florida since a 62-24 loss to Nebraska in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl.A 24-point underdog , the Gators marched the length of the field on their opening possession, the first touchdown given up by the Tide in more than 17 quarters. They had another long TD drive near the end of the first half to give themselves a glimmerr of hope.ddddddddddddIt wasnt perfect, said Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster, who was named the games MVP. We had to persevere, overcome some hard times.The last of those hard times came when Florida drove to the Crimson Tide 1 in the third quarter. Jordan Scarlett attempted to leap over the line on third-and-goal, but he never got off the ground. Rashaan Evans, who took over after Shaun Dion Hamilton went out with a likely season-ending knee injury, blew by his blocker and slammed the running back for a 1-yard loss.Appleby then threw incomplete in the back of the end zone on fourth down, giving the Tide all the momentum.Alabama finished with 174 yards rushing in the second half. The bulk of the carries went to bruising sophomore Bo Scarbrough, who had two short touchdown runs and finished with 91 yards on 11 carries.We just wanted to do what we do best, and thats run the ball, Scarbrough said.THE TAKEAWAYAlabama: Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts wasnt all that sharp, completing 11 of 20 passes for 138 yards, and the Tide will want to clean up some busted plays that led to big losses. But thats merely nitpicking. This team is the clear favorite heading into the playoff.Florida: The Gators must address their offensive woes after another shaky performance. Developing a quarterback is McElwains top priority. Thats something weve got to do, sooner than later, he said.BLOCK PARTYDuring a wild sequence in the first quarter, each team scored off blocked kicks on back-to-back plays.Jacobs TD came after Derrick Gore blocked a punt, giving Alabama a 16-7 lead. But when Adam Griffiths extra-point attempt was swatted down by Jabari Zuniga, David Reese scooped up the ball and went the length of the field to give the Gators a 2-point conversion.POLL IMPLICATIONSAlabama will remain No. 1 in The Associated Press poll, as well as the College Football Playoff rankings. Florida can expect to drop at least four or five spots.UP NEXTAlabama: Projected to meet the No. 4-ranked CFP team in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.Florida: Two straight blowout losses probably cost the Gators a shot at the Sugar Bowl. More likely, they will settle for either the Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl or the Jan. 2 Outback Bowl.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . His work can be found at Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .---For more AP college football coverage: Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! ' ' '