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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mark Calcavecchia appeared to be off to yet another slow start after only two strokes. Anthony Beauvillier Islanders Jersey. He managed to save par, and went on to put together his best opening round of the year. Calcavecchia and Wes Short Jr. shot 6-under 66 on Friday at Wakonda Club to share the lead in the Champions Tours Principal Charity Classic. Bobby Clampett, Peter Senior and Shane Lowery were a stroke back. Calcavecchia, who lived in nearby Laurel, Nebraska until he was 13, said the rolling hills of the Wakonda Club reminded him of the course he learned to play on. He finished third in Iowa last season, and four straight birdies on the back nine helped put him atop the leaderboard. "Im comfortable on the course," Calcavecchia said. "Its still tough, and you still have to execute under pressure and handle your nerves and stuff. But the course does suit me." It didnt look that way on the first hole. Calcavecchia sent his approach flying over the green. But he put his next shot within 10 feet and made the par putt for his first and perhaps best save of the day. Calcavecchia entered Friday ranked 63rd in opening-round scoring average, but fifth for final rounds. "It was looking like I was going to bogey the first hole right off the hop," Calcavecchia said. Short followed an eagle on the 15th hole with a bogey. But Short, who has been up and down since opening the season with 10th- and 11th-place finishes, made a birdie putt on No. 18 to tie Calcavecchia. Shorts 66 snapped a stretch of six straight rounds of 70 or higher. "Its been a long road for me. I was hurt for a number of years," said Short, who has long battled back issues. "I put a lot of work into it and its starting to pay off." Clampett, whose best finish was a tie for 29th in March, got stuck in the bunker on the par-4 12th and mishit his approach en route to a bogey. But when faced with a similar shot on the next hole, Clampett holed out from 40 feet for eagle. It was an encouraging start for Clampett, who shot his low round of the year. Jay Haas began his attempt to become just the third player to win the same tournament four times with a 69. But history isnt on Haass side, as no one has rallied from more than two strokes down to win in the 14-year history of the Iowa tournament. Defending champion Russ Cochran had the days worst round, shooting a 6-over 78. Mikhail Grabovski Islanders Jersey .com) - Fair Grounds commences its road to the Kentucky Derby Saturday with the 71st running of the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes. Casey Cizikas Jersey . 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Andre Drummond chipped in 16 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for Detroit, which had been mired in a 2-17 stretch prior to defeating Indiana on Friday. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, shot a woeful 32.8 percent over the final three quarters to lose for just the second time in their last 11 home outings. LeBron James had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but was just 5- of-19 from the floor. Kevin Love paced Cleveland, playing for a second straight time without injured point guard Kyrie Irving, with 20 points while pulling down 10 rebounds. Tristan Thompson posted 18 points and 11 boards in the loss. We were just flat tonight, said Love. Tough game for us. We need to respond. The Pistons trailed by 15 early in the second quarter and were down 43-32 midway through the period before putting together an 18-0 run to completely change momentum. Jennings led the surge by dropping in eight pooints, the last three on a 26- footer that was followed by a Caron Butler trey that suddenly staked Detroit to a 50-43 lead. Clark Gillies Islanders Jersey. Love answered with a triple of his own and James hit a technical free throw to bring Cleveland within three at the break, but the Cavs offense continued to bog down in the third quarter as they fell further behind. Cleveland went a poor 5-of-21 from the field for the frame, which Detroit began by outscoring the Cavs by an 18-6 margin. Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Singler combined for a trio of 3-pointers over a 74-second stretch during the sequence, which Drummond finished with a second-chance dunk that extended the lead to 68-53. The differential was 18 points after Jennings knocked down another trey to make the score 75-57 with 3:20 left in the third. Detroit kept pouring in on in the fourth, starting the stanza on a 13-2 tear to own a commanding 90-63 lead with eight minutes to go. 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