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CARLSBAD, Calif. David Johnson Jersey . -- Yani Tseng was far from her best in the first round of the Kia Classic. The top-ranked Taiwanese star still found a way to top the leaderboard. Tseng, coming off her 14th LPGA Tour victory Sunday in Phoenix in the LPGA Founders Cup, shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Ji Young Oh and Caroline Hedwall. "She hits a lot of great shots," said playing partner Suzann Pettersen, a stroke back at 68. "Her bad shots are still very acceptable. She recovers well from whenever she is in trouble. She has a pretty sharp short game. Thats probably what saves her the most. She can be more aggressive and even afford to miss a green on the short side, even kind of saving her par." The 23-year-old Tseng has two victories in four events this year. She led the tour last season with seven victories -- including major victories in the LPGA Championship and Womens British Open -- and finished the year with 12 worldwide titles. "Im enjoying it," Tseng said. "Im always excited for every week, every week thats coming up and trying to win every tournament. Im learning from mistakes and every tournament Im learning something, so thats pretty good for me. Because its very exciting to see this year what can I improve on my game. ... And just to see how far I can go." Tseng finished with a birdie on the par-4 ninth after dropping a stroke on the par-3 eighth when she drew a difficult lie in a greenside bunker. "It plugged in the bunker," Tseng said. "I didnt have a good lie there. I chipped out pretty good to six feet and just missed (the putt) a little bit to the right." On the ninth, her approach shot hit the left side of the fringe and kicked onto the green, coming to rest three feet from the hole. "I think I hit a good shot," Tseng said. "Sometimes you hit a good shot, you get good luck and a good bounce." Tseng hit eight of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation. "I didnt hit a lot of fairways," Tseng said. "This golf course is very narrow and the rough is really long. If you dont hit the fairways, its kind of very hard to get close to the pin." Oh, a two-time LPGA Tour winner who fought a hip injury the last two seasons, also had six birdies and a bogey -- also on No. 8 -- on La Costas Legends Course. She hit all but one fairway. "Everything is good for me," Im really calm," Oh said. "My shot is really good, so I have a good score." Hedwall, from Sweden had seven birdies and two bogeys. "Ive been hitting it very solid lately," Hedwall said. "I felt like if I could have a good day, I could shoot low. I made a lot of birdies and made it close, so that helped a lot." Jiyai Shin, Brittany Lincicome and hometown star Jennifer Johnson matched Pettersen at 68. Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., was in a group two off the pace at 69. "I really wanted to make that last putt because she (Tseng) was going to make hers to go to 5 under," Pettersen said. "Its a nice edge, it kind of gets you focused just a fraction bit more." The 20-year-old Johnson is a La Costa member. "You definitely have some expectations for yourself," Johnson said. "But the greens are a little bumpy, and I think thats where I have the advantage, just knowing sometimes they dont break." Sandra Gal, the winner last year at Industry Hills, shot a 72. Michelle Wie opened with a 77. Hamiltons Alena Sharp opened at 2-over 74. Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., was at 3-over 75. Charlottetowns Lorie Kane opened at 5-over 77. Torontos Rebecca Lee-Bentham was at 9-over 81. Markus Golden Youth Jersey . 8 Michigan ended 15 years of Big Ten tournament frustration Saturday. Larry Fitzgerald Youth Jersey . Vilma (knee) has practiced the past two weeks without any apparent limitations and was eligible for the first time this season to come off of short-term injured reserve.The Buffalo Sabres started their rebuilding project in earnest, dealing their best player to the New York Islanders for a first-line winger and two draft picks. Numbers Game breaks down the deal sending Thomas Vanek to the Islanders for Matt Moulson and picks. The Islanders Get: LW Thomas Vanek. Vanek, 29, is one of the most prolific goal-scorers in the league, having tallied 229 goals since 2006-2007, ranking fifth in the league behind Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jarome Iginla and Dany Heatley over that span. Given the age and circumstances around the others in that group, Ovechkin would be the only one of those four that holds more current value as a goal-scorer. This season, Vanek has four goals, nine points and a minus-5 rating in 13 games, and the minus rating is relatively fitting to the lopsided puck possession stats when Vanek (or most of the Sabres) have been on the ice this season. Throughout his career, Vaneks puck possession numbers have been okay, but not outstanding, largely because the strength of his game is not carrying the puck and creating chances, its more about his finishing ability and what he can do when he gets the puck deep in the offensive zone. Even this season, with his most common linemates including Cody Hodgson, Steve Ott and Drew Stafford, Vanek is generating a career-high 3.85 shots per game, playing a career-high 18:37 per game, but hes scored on a career-low 8.0% of his shots, well below his career average of 15.1%, so if Vanek continues to get significant ice time with the Islanders and he can continue to generate shots at this rate, he could put up some big numbers by seasons end. Pro-rating his shots per game, combined with his career-shooting percentage in the 71 games the Islanders have remaining, would give Vanek 41 goals, in addition to the four he has already. Of course, Vanek may not score at his career rate or generate shots at the same rate that he has through 13 games with the Sabres this season, but if 45 goals is the upside based on those numbers, its certainly reasonable to expect 30-35 goals. In the last year of a contract that pays him nearly $7.143-million, Vanek will be an unrestricted free agent at seasons end. There has already been speculation that Vanek, who played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, wants to sign with the Minnesota Wild when that time comes. But thats well in the future. Vanek might find out he likes it on the Island, playing with John Tavares and fellow University of Minnesota alum Kyle Okposo. For whatever its worth, the Islanders also have another Austrian, Michael Grabner, on the roster. The opportunity to produce for a more competitive team and play with a fellow countryman wont have as much sway as the contract that Vanek gets offered as a free agent and that is where the Islanders are in a tricky spot. If they decide that Vanek is as good as advertised and they want to commit to him long-term, theyre going to be paying for whatever production he gives them after the age of 30, which means decline is going to be a major factor when it comes to a deal that is likely going to be in the neighbourhood of seven or eight years. Worse, if Vanek is productive this year, there will probably be other teams lined up to offer that long-term contract, because teams are easily seduced by goal-scorers and Vanek can score goals. While itss definitely worth being aware of those scenarios, they are situations to be dealt with in the future. Custom Arizona Cardinals Jersey. By adding Vanek, the Islanders give themselves a better shot at this years playoffs, perhaps feeling more aggressive in a weakened Metropolitan Division, and the chance to make a second straight playoff appearance would be progress for a franchise that hasnt made back-to-back playoff appearances since 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. If it all goes wrong and the Islanders fall out of playoff contention, they could still flip Vanek before the trade deadline to mitigate their loss of assets. The Sabres Get: LW Matt Moulson, a first-round pick in 2014 and second-round pick in 2015. Moulson, who turns 30 November 1, is a three-time 30-goal scorer, and ranks 10th with 118 goals since the start of the 2009-2010 season. The issue that pops up when evaluating Moulson is whether or not he can continue produce at a high level without John Tavares as his centre. Not surprisingly, Moulson fares better with Tavares than without, but its not a massive difference, so its fair to expect Moulson to be able to score if he plays alongside Cody Hodgson on the Sabres top line and gets regular work on the first power play unit. Its also worth noting that PA Parenteau had that same question lobbed in his direction when he left the Islanders as a free agent, but hes done just fine, scoring 50 points in 58 games with Colorado. If the Sabres give Moulson the ice time that was going to Vanek, that ought to provide an opportunity to challenge for his fourth career 30-goal season. Moulson already has six goals, nine points and a plus-3 rating through 11 games this season, but hes scoring on a career-high 21.4% of his shots thus far, a number that is notably higher than his career shooting percentage (14.0%), so some regression ought to be expected. For the Sabres purposes, though, if they can cajole some goal scoring out of Moulson, that could leave open the possibility of dealing Moulson, who will be an unrestricted free agent, before the trade deadline (and possibly much sooner) and netting another first-round pick, perhaps with a prospect or another pick. Adding that potential return for Moulson, to the picks that the Sabres received for Vanek, brings a return that would have been difficult to acquire from a single team, so there is reason to be optimistic about the total haul of assets being acquired. At the same time, this is a rebuilding job that is going to take some time because the Sabres, who are already the worst team in the league right now, are dealing away their best player. By the time those picks become productive NHLers, if they even become NHLers, Vanek and Moulson may be in the twilight of their careers. If a first-round pick from the Islanders falls in the 15-20 range, there is a better than even chance that the pick will be an NHL player, though highly unlikely that the pick would yield a star player. Add in a second-round pick that yields about a 30% chance of producing an NHL player and the Sabres ought to eventually have something to show for dealing Vanek, but thats small consolation to a team sitting at the bottom of the standings that just moved out their best scorer. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '