AKRON, Ohio -- One of Karrie Webbs greatest thrills was carrying the Olympic torch on the eve of the Sydney Games in 2000. She had a cousin who played for the Australian womens basketball team in the 1984 Olympics, and she has been a huge fan since then.Its the reason Webb, a Hall of Famer with nothing left to prove, keeps a full schedule at age 41. Golf is back in the Olympics for the first time in 112 years, and Australias greatest female player wants to be there.But in a sudden shift in the world ranking, Webb now faces an uphill battle.Minjee Lee is the highest-ranked Aussie at No. 13 and a winner in Hawaii this year. Webb appeared safe to earn the second spot until Su Oh was runner-up at the Kingsmill Championship and then tied for eighth in the KPMG Womens PGA Championship at Sahalee.Oh is No. 42 in the world, while Webb has slipped to No. 60.Webb is playing the Cambia Portland Classic this week (Oh is not playing), and the final tournament before the July 11 deadline to qualify is the U.S. Womens Open.The Olympics is pretty much why Im still playing full time, so I guess thats a pretty big driving factor for me to be working as hard as I am, Webb said in March.She started the year by finishing third in the Womens Australian Open, but has not had a top-10 finish since then. Oh, who won the Australian Ladies Masters in 2015, is helped by being an LPGA rookie, meaning she has fewer tournaments on her ledger that gives her a built-in advantage.Lee and Oh, both 20, were on the Australian team that won the World Amateur Team title in 2014. They also were members of the Karrie Webb Scholarship team while growing up in Australias junior golf program.---MICKELSON IN THE FALL: Phil Mickelson hasnt played a domestic PGA Tour event in the fall since the FedEx Cup began in 2007. He was on the Ryder Cup Task Force that came up with a new points formula, and the fall events were left out because Mickelson said it would be giving the bottom half of the tour a head start.He will be joining them in October.The Safeway Open, the first event of the 2016-17 season, announced Tuesday that Mickelson will play at Silverado Resort in Napa, California, on Oct. 13-16. It will be the first time Mickelson plays a PGA Tour event in America since 2005 in Las Vegas.The Safeway Open is in its first year as title sponsor, replacing Frys.com.When we made the decision to be the title sponsor of the Safeway Open, Phil is one of the players we hoped would play and support our new event, said Bob Miller, chairman and CEO of Albertsons Companies, the parent company of Safeway.Mickelson referred to Miller and the grocery company as one of our best PGA Tour sponsors for over 25 years.Amy and I love going to Napa and now we have an even better reason to spend a week with the players and their wives, he said.The Safeway Open is run by the golf event management division of Lagardere Sports and Entertainment, which also manages Mickelson.---HURLEYS CHOICE: Billy Hurley III won the Quicken Loans National on Sunday and earned a spot in the British Open. That left him in a tough spot because his sister, Megan, is to be married in Virginia on the Saturday of the Open.It wasnt a tough decision.Hurley called R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers to tell him he would not be coming to Royal Troon.I wouldnt miss my sisters wedding for the world, Hurley said Tuesday. And I think that at this point in time for me and my family and the trajectory of our family, its very important for me to be there to support her and her husband.The Hurley family has been through a lot in the last year. He sought public help a year ago at the Quicken Loans National finding his father, who had gone missing. His father was located, but then died of a self-inflicted gunshot a short time later. Weddings are emotional enough.It was a pretty easy decision at the end of the day, Hurley said.He said the topic didnt come up on Sunday night. Hurley was still trying to soak up his first PGA Tour victory. He played a practice round at Firestone on Tuesday and called her from the golf course.She started crying, he said. So she was pretty thrilled that Ill be there.---TIGERS SON: Tiger Woods was asked during the telecast of his Quicken Loans National if he was close to returning, but before Jim Nantz of CBS Sports could finish the question, Woods replied, Close to what? Yeah, Im close to beating Charlie?That would be his son, Charlie. And there might be some truth to that.The 7-year-old son of the 14-time major champion tied for second in the Boys 7 division of a U.S. Kids Golf event. It was his first tournament.It was pretty neat, very special to get to watch that, Woods said.Charlie Woods shot a 55 in the nine-hole event at Mayacoo Lakes in West Palm Beach, Florida. He finished five shots behind Henry Crowe.---WORLD CUP: Bubba Watson loves playing for the flag, and he would really like to do that three times this year.He is set to qualify for the Olympics and said he was committed to going to Rio. He is No. 6 in the Ryder Cup standings and has played on every team since 2010. The tough one might be the World Cup at Kingston Heath in Melbourne.Jordan Spieth is the highest-ranked American and can choose whoever he wants as a partner. Watson is No. 3 on the American list behind Dustin Johnson. Spieth and Johnson have not indicated whether they plan to play, although Spieth will be Down Under for the Australian Open.Im pleading my way into the World Cup, Watson said.Spieth said how he feels that late in the year depends on whether he stays in Australia for an extra week to play in the World Cup.I dont know what my schedule is going to be right after the Ryder Cup, if Ill play before the Aussie Open, Spieth said. Theres a chance Id play one of the Fall Series events. ... Ill probably have to make a decision somewhat soon on the World Cup.Meanwhile, Jason Day and Shane Lowry both plan to play in the World Cup. They withdrew from the Olympics on Tuesday citing concerns over the Zika virus.---DIVOTS: Keegan Bradley picked up his first victory of the year on Tuesday when he teamed with fellow New Englander Jon Curran for a playoff victory in the CVS Charity Classic over Bill Haas and Billy Andrade. ... The PGA Tour is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross to help those affected by the West Virginia floods. The flooding forced The Greenbrier Classic to be canceled next week. ... The PGA Tour Champions is off this week, but not John Daly. He is playing the Barracuda Championship, only his second PGA Tour start of the year. ... The 61-man field at the Bridgestone Invitational is the smallest since 2001, when the World Golf Championship was only for current Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup players and had a 39-man field.---STAT OF THE WEEK: Only 13 players in the World Golf Championship at Firestone are eligible and still planning to play in the Olympics.---FINAL WORD: Theres not going to be an asterisk, I dont think. You go win a gold medal, youre going to win a gold medal. -- Jason Day, on the weakened field at the Olympics with 10 players having withdrawn. Nike Sb Outlet Store . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Nike Sb Outlet Sale .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. http://www.nikesboutlet.com/ . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. 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Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed Saturday in a car wreck while returning from a kicking camp in Wisconsin.Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriffs Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriffs department said.LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that?Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.LSU later released a statement that said Delahoussaye suffered minor injuries and had been released from the hospital.The sheriffs department said the car lost control on wet pavement, left the road and struck a tree. Speed appears to have played a role in the crash, according to the department, which added that the incident remains under investigation.Foltz and Sadler had been serving as student instructors at Kohls Kicking Camp in Wales, Wisconsin, according to a camp spokesman.Sam and Mike each had amazing careers as student-athletes in the Big 10 Conference, but more importantly, they were tremendous men off the field, camp director Jamie Kohl said in a statement. We are so grateful for the opportunity we have had to know these men and their families.Nebraska coach Mike Riley, quarterback?Tommy Armstrong Jr., linebacker?Josh Banderas and wide receiver?Jordan Westerkamp will not participate in Big Ten media days scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Chicago, Nebraska announced.Nebraska players held a vigil in honor of Foltz on Sunday afternoon outside Memorial Stadium. The stadiums scoreboard displayed Foltzs initials. Community members dropped flowers at the foot of the statue that memorializes fallen quarterback Brook Berringer, who died in a plane crash 20 years ago this April.Riley was away from Lincoln when he learned the news of Foltzs death. His first call went to place kicker Drew Brown, who was in Wisconsin with Foltz over the weekend. Riley and Brown talked several times Sunday as both traveled toward Lincoln before the Cornhuskers met as a team with their coach in the evening.Armstrong offered poignant comments, Riley said Sunday night in a session with media after a team meeting.My main focus is just seeing [the players] as much as what I say to them, Riley said. Its impossible for me to say anything to make [them] feel better. That is not the purpose of this. It is just to be together. I wanted to see them and just let them [know] that everybody understands their grief.The Big Ten Network tweeted condolences to the families of Foltz and Sadler. Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio and Riley posted their thoughts on Sadler and Foltz, respectively.In a statement in which he expressed sympathy to the Foltz family and Nebraska, Dantonio added, Mike impacted so many people, not only as a football player but also from an academic standpoint and in the community as well. The world has lost a rising star who dreamed big and was accomplishing those dreams, one after another. He was one of those people that brightened your day. I always say to try and be a light, and he truly was a light in this world.We will all miss him dearly. Once again, we find out that life is so fragile. The world will be a sadder and lonelier place without Mike Saadler in it.dddddddddddd May he rest in peace.Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany expressed his condolences to those affected by the punters deaths in a statement Monday.While we are deeply saddened by their untimely loss, we also recognize the impact they had and the success they achieved as students, athletes, citizens and representatives of their respective communities and institutions, Delany said. On behalf of the Big Ten, we greatly appreciate the enduring contributions made by these two young men, and our hearts go out to their families during this difficult time.Foltz, 22, punted for Nebraska the past three seasons. He won the Big Tens punter of the year award last fall and was on the Ray Guy Award watch list for the best punter in the country this summer. He averaged 44.2 yards per punt last season and had 50 career punts of 50 yards or longer.Riley said he felt thankful to coach Foltz for one year. The coach had looked forward to Foltzs senior season in 2016 and to watching him [go] on to play forever because he would have.Ive had three or four punters make it to the NFL, Riley said, and this guy was really good.Foltz won Nebraskas Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016 and was a four-time member of the universitys scholar-athlete honor roll.Our prayers of love and support go out to Sams family during this difficult time, and we will do all that we can to help comfort them in this time of sadness, Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst said in a statement. Sam was truly a tremendous young man who represented everything that a Nebraska student, athlete, teammate and friend should strive to be. While his loss is devastating, his impact will be felt forever. Along with Coach Riley, our focus is on providing Sams family, teammates and friends with the critical support and love that they need at this time.Foltz, a former walk-on, epitomized the spirit of Nebraska football, according to Riley, from his small-town roots to achievements at a high level.Thats him, Riley said. Hes proud. He was really proud of it. He was really proud of being a Nebraska football player.I told our team he just proved to me why its so much fun to coach because he was a really, really fun guy to be around. [He was] very uniquely special in how he approached what he did and so good at it and loved it and did it all with enthusiasm.LSU coach Les Miles said in a statement,?Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Sam Foltz and Mike Sadler. We grieve for them. This isnt supposed to happen to young people who have so much to live for. We are so thankful that Colby will be able to return home to his family and friends.Sadler, 24, was a four-year starter at Michigan State from 2011 to 2014. He finished his career ranked second in school history in punts, punting yards and punting average. Sadler was a 2013 Ray Guy Award semifinalist and earned first-team All-America honors that season.He was the first Spartan in school history to earn Academic All-America honors four times, and he was named to the 2014 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class. Sadler intended to attend Stanford Law School this fall.Information from ESPNs Dan Murphy, David Ching, Mitch Sherman and Jesse Temple contributed to this report. ' ' '