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01/14/2012 - Honolulu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Maggert fired a six-under 64 Saturday to join Matt Every in the lead after three rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Every, who led by two after the second round, posted a two-under 68 and ended alongside Maggert at 12-under 198. They are two strokes clear of three other players at Waialae Country Club.

Every will go for his first PGA Tour title on Sunday. Maggert owns three PGA Tour titles, but hasn't won since the 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Charles Howell III and Johnson Wagner carded matching four-under 66s and were joined in third place at minus-10 by Brendon de Jonge (67).

Duffy Waldorf (66) and D.A. Points (64) are tied for sixth at nine-under 201.

Maggert, 47, started the day four off the lead and played five groups ahead of Every.

He tapped in a short birdie try on the fourth, then made four straight pars before draining a nine-footer for eagle on the par-five ninth to join Every in the lead.

Every was one-over through five holes at that point after dropping a shot on the second, but he regained control of the tournament before making the turn.

The 28-year-old bladed a wedge from off the green on the sixth and his ball rolled into the cup for birdie. He poured in a 29-foot birdie try at eight and followed with a two-putt birdie on the par-five ninth.

Every made the turn at 12-under, where he was two strokes clear of David Hearn, who dropped down the leaderboard with three bogeys early on the back nine.

Maggert birdied the 13th to get within two of the lead and sank a five-foot birdie putt on 16 to move to 11-under. He joined Every atop the leaderboard with a two-putt birdie on the par-five 18th.

"Obviously, my game has been pretty good this week. My short game has been solid and I've been putting very well," Maggert said in a televised interview. "I never lost the competitive edge, the game just wasn't there and I've had a couple injuries.

"I appreciate more of how good your health needs to be to compete out here. There's just so many good young players, and when you get to my age, you've got to take care of your body and just hope for the best."

Maggert owns a share of the 54-hole lead for the first time since the 2003 Masters.

Every parred the first six holes of the back nine but stumbled to a bogey at No. 16 after dropping his approach in a greenside bunker. After a par on 17, Every got up and down for birdie on the 18th to end alongside Maggert.

"First of all, it was weird starting off today because I didn't sleep real well last night, and then I just got off to a shaky start," Every said. "It could have gone the wrong way fast, but I was pretty proud of myself the way I hung in there. Two-under is nothing to be ashamed about on this course, especially on Saturday. I'm happy with it and really looking forward to having a chance to win tomorrow."

Steve Stricker is one 11 players tied for eighth place at eight-under 202 after shooting 67. If he can rally for the win, Stricker would be the first player since Ernie Els in 2003 to capture the season's first two events.

NOTES: Maggert has a piece of the 54-hole lead for the 10th time in his PGA Tour career, however he won just once in the previous nine times...Every shares the 54-hole lead for the first time...Since 80 players made the cut, 10 were cut after the third round, a group that included Chad Campbell and Tommy Gainey.


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Police report: Terrell Owens hospitalized after attempt

Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:15 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened.

The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.

Michael Irvin said that Owens denied he attempted suicide and said he was rushed to the hospital as a result of an adverse reaction to medication. And a source close to Owens told Michael A. Smith that Owens wasn't attempting suicide.

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.

"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.

The series of events began a little before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, said she was at Owens' home when he took pain medicine for his broken right hand. Concerned by how he began acting, Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that she called 911. Owens was taken to a hospital, with Etheredge saying it was an allergic reaction to the medicine.

But early Wednesday, several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend intervened.

The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication" and "a drug overdose," as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes" when asked if he intended to harm himself.

Etheredge, who said she was the friend cited in the police document, told Dallas-area media Wednesday that the police got the story wrong.

The tape of the 911 call could help clear things up. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get its contents, but fire department officials said it would not be available before late Wednesday.

The police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.

The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.

Using her fingers, the friend attempted to pry them out of Owens' mouth. Owens told police he had taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied before the incident.

Etheredge told the Star-Telegram that Owens was "fine."

Etheredge said she called 911 because Owens was groggy and lethargic. After taking some supplements "it kicked in a reaction" with the painkillers, she told the Star-Telegram.

"Here's a person whose body is so clean, it really had a negative reaction to the medication and supplements he was taking," Etheridge told The Morning News. "Thank goodness someone was there to call an ambulance."

Police Lt. Rick Watson said he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.

It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.

"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."

Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.

"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."

At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.

According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.

Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.

Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.

When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.

He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.

Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.

Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.

Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.

While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.

"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.

Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.

Owens has played two games for the Cowboys, catching nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. For updated football betting lines and Dallas Cowboy Superbowl odds visit online sportsbook MySportsbook.com

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