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SAN FRANCISCO -- Fred Couples took the second-round lead Friday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, shooting his second straight 6-under 65 in the Champions Tours season-ending event. Winless this season with four runner-up finishes, Couples had a bogey-free round at TPC Harding Park. "This is a big event," Couples said. "These are the best players on the tour and I want to win. Im certainly not playing any better because I want to win. I want to win at Birmingham, Seattle, Chicago, Newport and everywhere else I finished second." First-round leader Peter Senior bogeyed the 18th for a 69 to fall two strokes back. "I didnt do much wrong," Senior said. "I didnt get away with anything but I think Im in a good position. I had a heap of chances early in the round that I didnt convert." Bart Bryant was third at 8 under after a 66. Bernhard Langer was another stroke back after a 68. Charles Schwab Cup points leader Kenny Perry had a 71 to remain 3 under. Langer is the only player with a chance to overtake Perry. Even Langer wins the tournament, Perry would take the season title and $1 million annuity if he finishes fifth or better. Fred Funk aced the par-3 eighth hole with a 4-iron, but bogeyed four of his next seven holes and finished with his second straight 70. Couples took the lead when he parred the eighth hole and Senior had a bogey. Couples birdied Nos. 9 and 10 and led by three strokes. "I had another good round and hit the ball well," Couples said. "When I hit pretty good irons I made the birdies. When youre near the lead, playing fast is a bonus." Couples, who last won at the Senior British Open in July 2012, continues to deal with neck and back pain and said hell consult a doctor Monday to find the cause. "Theres something going on," Couples said. "Its just not comfortable. Its doable. Sometimes when I turn I snag it. Its more at night when Im lying down. My back hurts and I dont sleep much. I wouldnt be playing if it hurt to swing." Couples learned how to play golf at a public course in Seattle, which is why he feels comfortable at Harding Park. "This is one of my all-time favourite courses," Couples said. "That helps me. As far as length, if I hit every fairway, Ill have an advantage all right, over my normal game." Senior, who spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia, has yet to win on American soil. "If you play well enough, youre going to do it," Senior said. "Inside me I know Im good enough to win tournaments and Ill go out there with that on the weekend." Eduardo Salvio Jersey .com) - Eric Fehrs goal 42 seconds into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Columbus, halting the Blue Jackets seven-game win streak. 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Trailing by a goal after 20 minutes of play, Joe Pavelski responded with three goals and an assist as the Sharks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.LIVERPOOL, N.S. -- Manitobas Braden Calvert is one victory away from winning the Canadian junior mens curling championship. Calverts team from Winnipeg — third Kyle Kurz, second Lucas Van Den Bosch, lead Brendan Wilson and coach Tom Clasper — clinched first place in the round-robin and a bye to Sundays gold-medal game with a 5-4 win over Albertas Carter Lautner on Wednesday. With the victory, Manitoba improved to 8-0 and gained the necessary tiebreaker advantages to clinch first place and the bye to the final. "Thats a pretty neat feeling," said Calvert, whose team defeated reigning Canadian junior mens champ Matt Dunstone in the Manitoba final. "The boys have played so well in front of me; they just made my job so easy all week." Now, the issue becomes how to deal with nearly four full days of thinking about the final, with two round-robin games to play and a dayy off on Saturday.dddddddddddd "I think our team is great at staying loose and trying to have fun all the time," said Calvert with a smile. "I think well be OK that way. We brought a PS3 and NHL14, so well be pretty busy at that. Well hopefully be able to take our minds off it a little bit." In other mens championship pool games, New Brunswicks Rene Comeau (6-2) turned back Saskatchewans Tyler Hartung (5-3); B.C.s Cameron de Jong (4-4) shaded Ontarios Ryan McCrady (5-3) 4-3; and Nova Scotias Robert Mayhew (5-3) doubled Northern Ontarios Tanner Horgan (5-3) 10-5. In womens championship pool play, Albertas Kelsey Rocque suffered her first loss after seven straight wins, bowing 6-3 to Nova Scotias Mary Fay (6-2); B.C.s Kalia Van Osch (6-2) doubled Ontarios Molly Greenwood (5-3) 4-2; and Manitobas Meaghan Brezden (5-3) beat Saskatchewans Kristen Streifel (4-4) 7-6. ' ' '