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AKRON, Ohio -- There are a few different philosophies to playing a tournament like the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which has a 61-player field this week. Wait, make that a 60-player field. No, sorry. Down to 59 by the end of Thursday. Golfs magic number, you know.But I digress. Whatever the exact total, there remain a few truths that are self-evident at this type of event: Every competitor will play four rounds and every competitor will cash a nice paycheck.The extent of how low those rounds are and how large those paychecks are depends on a players philosophy, though not each viewpoint works the same for all players.Theres the idea that a guy can treat this week as a slight departure from the usual grind, maybe working on his game a little less as he steels himself for the second half of the year.You can come out here and kind of -- I wont say not care, but not have to worry about making the Friday cut, explained William McGirt. You know, the big thing is just going out and playing golf and having fun, do your thing. But it does give you a chance to kind of work on some stuff, knowing that theres no cut that you have to worry about making.This strategy might not sound conducive to success, but it should be noted that McGirt employed this method to the tune of an opening-round 6-under 64, good for an early three-stroke lead.Then theres the other strategy.The one that Jason Day is using this week.Some guys are happy to be in the field and stuff like that, but if you just give it that extra little bit, you can kind of pick up a cheap one, he said. Obviously, this is not cheap, its just like theres less people here, you have less people to try and beat, and if you can just really focus down and mentally prepare for that, I think you can definitely pick one up.Day hasnt won a tournament since way back at the Players Championship, three starts and seven whole weeks ago. That would be a mere blip for most mortal golfers, but for the worlds No. 1-ranked player with eight wins since the beginning of last year, it almost -- almost -- represents a bit of a (gulp) slump. All right, call it a lull. A slight lull.So rather than treat this tournament as a brief interlude between the games four major championships, Day has emboldened himself to make a serious run at the title. Its an idea personified by a first-round, 3-under 67 that left him in a share of second place behind only McGirt.Youre guaranteed four days, and you can come and relax and just get your money and walk off, but I dont want to do that, Day explained. These are kind of the weeks where I get to have some fun and go fish, and then obviously come in and not have to worry about making a cut or anything like that, even if you are playing bad. You can just focus on trying to win.That must be a trick only a No. 1 player could pull off, correlating not having to worry about making a cut into being able to focus more on trying to win, but Day appears to have perfected this mindset so far.Hes calling this week a pseudo-home game, having traveled the one-hour, 45-minute journey from Columbus with his family in their RV. And yes, hes been fishing this week, already hooking a largemouth bass to put him one up on caddie Colin Swatton.But none of that means hes taking this one easy.On weeks like this one -- and you can add the year-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions and erstwhile WGC-Cadillac Championship to this list, too, and maybe the FedEx playoff events BMW Championship and Tour Championship, though theres more at stake there -- these philosophies can take one of two routes.Neither is the secret formula for success, of course. A player can grind all week and still fall well short; he can take things a bit easier and still win the tournament.Each strategy is on display on the leaderboard at the WGC-Bridgestone, where fewer competitors and guaranteed money can always affect the eventual outcome.Just ask the guys at the top so far. Air Force 1 Mid Bianche . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Air Force 1 Scontate . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/scontate-air-force-1-alte-07.html . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Air Force 1 Shell . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Mid Nere . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. The New York Giants announced Thursday that kicker Josh Brown will not travel with the team to London for Sundays game against the Los Angeles Rams.The team said it will review newly released documents in which Brown admitted to domestic abuse and revisit the issue when the team returns from London.?The NFL also announced that it will review the documents.The Giants do not condone or excuse any form of domestic violence. Josh has acknowledged that he has issues in his life and has been working on these issues through therapy and counseling for a long period of time, the team said. We remain supportive of Josh and his efforts.In an interview with WFAN Radio in New York, Giants co-owner John Mara said the best course was to make Brown inactive this week and that the team hasnt made a decision on his future.Mara also said he was aware of an incident at the Pro Bowl in Hawaii in January, when NFL security had to move Browns wife, Molly, and the couples children to a different hotel room after Josh Brown showed up drunk at her room and was pounding on her door to let him in. Josh Brown and his wife were staying in separate rooms.Mara said Brown admitted to us hed abused his wife in the past. Whats a little unclear is the extent of that.Mara said it was possible the Giants could make a decision on Brown before the NFL does. He also said Brown could go on the commissioners exempt list, as Greg Hardy and Adrian Peterson did in 2014 as a result of domestic incidents.?Giants coach Ben McAdoo told WFAN that the Giants will kick the tires on players and sign one to kick in Sundays game. Asked if any player on the team was an emergency kicker, McAdoo mentioned?Odell Beckham Jr., but later said he doesnt expect to use his star wide receiver in that role.Browns admissions were revealed Wednesday by the King County (Washington) Sheriffs Office as part of his final case file, stemming from a May 2015 arrest following an incident with his wife.The sheriffs and prosecutors offices initially decided to postpone the filing of charges, pending further investigation, with the sheriffs office recommending that the prosecutors office file charges of two counts of fourth-degree domestic assault. Charges have not been filed.In one of Browns journal entries obtained as part of the investigation, he wrote, I have abused my wife.The league, which had alreaady conducted its own investigation earlier this year and suspended Brown one game for violation of the leagues conduct policy, said in a statement Thursday that it made repeated attempts to obtain any and all evidence and relevant information from the case.ddddddddddddThe leagues full statement reads:NFL investigators made repeated attempts -- both orally and in writing -- to obtain any and all evidence and relevant information in this case from the King County Sheriffs Office. Each of those requests was denied and the Sheriffs Office declined to provide any of the requested information, which ultimately limited our ability to fully investigate this matter. We concluded our own investigation, more than a year after the initial incident, based on the facts and evidence available to us at the time and after making exhaustive attempts to obtain information in a timely fashion. It is unfortunate that we did not have the benefit or knowledge of these materials at the time.In light of the release of these documents yesterday, we will thoroughly review the additional information and determine next steps in the context of the NFL Personal Conduct Policy. We will not be making any comments on potential discipline until that time.An NFL Players Association source told ESPNs Jane McManus on Thursday that the union was not aware of Browns journal entries that admitted abuse before they were revealed to the media.Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., who watched his mother suffer abuse when he was a child, took to Twitter to blast Brown and wrote, what a shame NFL acts like it cares. Smith also has called out former Carolina Panthers teammate Greg Hardy in the past for his comments on domestic violence.Former Giants quarterback Sage Rosenfels tweeted that the Giants should cut Brown.Brown was on the practice field with teammates on Thursday afternoon. He has made 11 of his 12 field goal attempts since returning from his suspension.The Giants re-signed him to a two-year, $4 million deal this offseason. Mara said in August the Giants were comfortable re-signing Brown after reviewing all the information at their disposal.McAdoo also said in August that he supported Brown as a man, a father and a player. ' ' '