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CHASKA, Minn. -- The Americans played Friday morning as if maybe they are the best team ever assembled.Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed set the tone, Rickie Fowler finally won a match and the Americans got this Ryder Cup off to a red and rousing start at Hazeltine with the first sweep of the opening session by either side since 1975.This was just what the Americans -- wearing red shirts and navy slacks -- needed to try to avoid a record fourth straight loss, and the 4-0 start was fitting. That 1975 team had Arnold Palmer as the captain, and the Kings golf bag from that Ryder Cup was on the first tee as a tribute.With everything going on -- me not having a point and Phil being a big part of getting the players a lot more involved to Arnie passing and him being a huge part of the week, this is big for us, Fowler said.Mickelson was the catalyst behind a task force geared toward getting the players more involved. U.S. captain Davis Love III was surprisingly bold last week when he said the message to his players would be that they comprised the best golf team maybe ever assembled.The 1981 team, with 11 major champions, is considered the best ever. That team was the last to sweep a session (Saturday afternoon fourballs).Europe had to pick itself up for Friday afternoon fourballs.Four-nil is a fair result for the way we played, European captain Darren Clarke said. Its not an ideal start by any stretch of the imagination, but weve come back from deficits like this in the past.Spieth and Reed might have delivered the most critical point against Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose, who were undefeated two years ago at Gleneagles. Spieth rolled in a birdie putt on the second hole, and the U.S. never trailed the rest of the way. Europe won only one hole at No. 9 to cut the deficit to 2 down. Momentum didnt last, though, as Reed rolled in a 10-foot putt to halve the 10th hole and Spieth made a tricky 12-foot birdie putt on the 11th for another halve.Johnson and Kuchar ran their record to 3-0 -- they won both their matches at Medinah in 2012 -- with the shortest match. They closed out Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters on the 14th hole.The middle foursomes matches turned a tight start into a sweep.Rory McIlroy did his part, rolling in a pair of birdie putts on the 13th and 14th holes for a 2-up lead with four to play. Andy Sullivan, one of six European rookies, chipped far too strong on the 15th that led to bogey. And with the match all square at the par-3 17th and Fowler about 10 feet away, Sullivan found the water. McIlroy missed a tough 20-foot putt on the 18th that would have halved the match.Jimmy Walker and Zach Johnson bogeyed the opening two holes, but Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer couldnt take advantage. Europe led for 10 straight holes until a bogey on the 12th squared the match, and the Americans poured it on. They birdied the next two, won the 15th with a par and closed out the sweep with a birdie on the 16th for a 4-and-2 victory.Air Max France Pas Cher . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. Destockage Air Max Pas Cher . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. 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Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. MINNEAPOLIS -- Wei-Yin Chen was on his way to pitching another strong game Sunday, then he felt some pain. His Baltimore teammates made sure the abbreviated effort did not go to waste. Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Steve Pearce homered and the Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-0. Chen pitched five strong innings before leaving with a right oblique strain, and the Orioles won for the sixth time in eight games. "In the fifth inning after the last batter, after two strikes, I just had a weird feeling and I just tried to be strong and finish out the inning," Chen said through a translator. Chen (3-3) was breezing through the Twins lineup, allowing no runs and five hits while striking out three in five innings. He has allowed no more than three runs in seven of his eight starts this year. Manager Buck Showalter indicated the left-hander would be re-evaluated Monday. "It could be a cramp, it could be something else. Well take a look and see where were at," he said. "Im going to think good things." Tommy Hunter, Darren ODay, Brian Matusz and Pedro Strop combined for four innings of three-hit relief for Baltimore. "Weve been swinging the bats well the last few days, and it feels good to win a game by a pretty good margin," Davis said. "It takes a little bit of pressure off the bullpen and really lets us enjoy the win." Looking for his fifth straight quality start, Scott Diamond (3-3) struggled all day. In 5 2-3 innings, he allowed nine hits and tied a career high by giving up six earned runs. He walked three after allowing that many free passes in his previous five starts combined. "I definitely left a lot of balls up in the zone today and paid for it," he said. "I was struggling to get a grip on the ball a little bit and it seemed like I was pushing a lot of pitches rather than trying to stay on top of them. I tried to make an adjustment as the game went on and really just continued to struggle." Nick Markakis and Manny Machado began the game with singles. After Jones grounded into a double play, Davis unloaded a 442-foot shot to straightaway centre field. His 11th homer made it 2-0. Chris Snyder had an RBI single in the second, but ended the inning when he was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on a double by Markakis.dddddddddddd Markakis went 2 for 4 and is hitting .519 (27 for 52) against Minnesota since the start of last season. It is the highest average by any major league hitter with at least 40 plate appearances against any opponent in that span. Markakis also had an outfield assist in the second, throwing out Justin Morneau, who tried to stretch a single into right into a double. Jones lined a solo home run to left in the third, with the ball ricocheting off a railing just over the wall and up into the second deck. "Right away (catcher Matt) Wieters wanted to know if he gets credit for where it landed, up top or down below," Showalter said. Baltimore loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but could only push across one run -- on Davis groundout -- to make it 5-0. Pearce hit a solo homer in the sixth. "Scotty was basically up, couldnt get the ball down. They jumped him early in the count and never let him get into any kind of pattern, and every time he got one up they seemed to make him pay for it," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. Four times in the first five innings, Minnesotas leadoff man singled, but the Twins failed to score. Brian Dozier was caught stealing, Morneau was thrown out by Markakis, Joe Mauer was stranded at first and Trevor Plouffe stuck at second. "Its just one of those games. It happens. Through a 162-game season, youre going to have one of those games where you dont get runners on board and you dont score them," Plouffe said. NOTES: Minnesota was shut out for the second time this season. ... Baltimore recalled LHP Mike Belfiore from Triple-A Norfolk as a corresponding roster move for optioning RHP Steve Johnson to the Tides after Saturday nights game. ... The Twins have allowed 37 first-inning runs, more than double any other inning total. ... Twins SS Pedro Florimon missed his third straight game with a tight right hamstring. ... Minnesotas Pedro Hernandez (1-0) is scheduled to face Chicagos Hector Santiago (1-1) when the Twins and White Sox start a three-game series Monday in Minnesota. ... Baltimores Chris Tillman (3-1) is scheduled to get the ball Tuesday when the Orioles welcome San Diego to Camden Yards. Andrew Cashner (2-2) is the Padres scheduled starter. ' ' '