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OXON HILL, Md. -- Dont be surprised if the New York Mets sneak Tim Tebow into some spring training action.Manager Terry Collins said hed like Tebow to play in spring training games even though the former NFL quarterback has a long ways to go in his transition to baseball. Tebow may be a mainstay in Mets minor league camp, but Collins knows people -- especially close to where Tebow won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Florida -- want to see him play.Hes a star in Florida -- he should be, Collins said Tuesday. Our players, theyre athletes, too. Theyre fans, too. They would probably like to know how to run a quarterback sneak one day.Collins is well aware of the carnival-like attention that Tebow brings, but thats nothing new to the Mets. He joked that maybe Tebow has some fancy cars he can drive to camp, a reference to the daily driving show outfielder Yoenis Cespedes put on last year in Port St. Lucie.Cespedes is back with New York after signing a $110 million, four-year deal and much more of a sure thing than Tebow, who is still very much an unknown at age 29.Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said it would be inappropriate to refer to Tebow as a circus animal but conceded we knew hed be overmatched in the Arizona Fall League. He said Tebow likely will start the year in a full-season Class A league.The Mets signed Tebow to a minor league contract late this year. An outfielder who didnt play the sport in college, he hit .194 in the Arizona Fall League, striking out 20 times in 70 plate appearances.Asked whether there was any advantage to having Tebow attend major league spring training, Alderson said, No, except for advertising purposes.Collins would be OK with that.Were in New York, Collins said. We can handle anybody with a name on his back in our camp. If they decide to send him to camp, well get him better.Tebows baseball skills are still pretty raw, but his persona is larger than life.Collins thinks theres a benefit to that.His personality, hes won, this guy has won wherever hes been, Collins said. Thats why Im surprised when I see guys that walk out on a sports field someplace, they win. They know how to win games and that make-up is important to have.---AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. Cheap Jordans Shoes Free Shipping . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Cheap Jordans Nz . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. http://www.airjordannz.com/ . 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He can count on three more.The 49-year-old Stricker shot 2-under 69 to finish in fourth place at the British Open, securing a return to the Masters, a trip back for the British Open at Birkdale next year and a place at the PGA Championship in Baltusrol in less than two weeks.Hed been stubborn about not asking for an invite for the PGA Championship, saying Thursday: I want to earn my way there.Hes done just that.Its a lot of spinoffs, said Stricker, who is ranked No. 167. There are a lot of carrots dangling. When youre playing well, youre rewarded and you get to do some pretty cool things.In 2012, Stricker said he would be cutting down his schedule to spend more time at home with his family. He has, but dont be fooled into thinking the fires no longer burn brightly inside the American, who qualified for Royal Troon with a second-place finish at the FedEx St. Jude Classic last month.This was his best finish at an Open Championship, beating his tie for seventh at Birkdale in 2008, and best performance at a major since finishing second at the PGA Championship in 1998. Stricker said he was swinging the club more aggressively than ever after back surgery two years ago.I stilll think that I have potential maybe one time to get in there, Stricker said when asked if he believed he could still win a major.dddddddddddd Maybe this was it, who knows? ... But its nice to get the juices flowing and feel the pressure and try to perform down the stretch.I guess what Im doing keeps me motivated to play. Im not playing as much, but every time I come out Im really excited to be playing, and that was my goal is not to get stale with it later in my career, and thats what Ive done.Away from the final-round duel between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson, the other players were left scrapping for the spots behind them.J.B. Holmes ensured an American 2-3-4 by shooting 69 for his fourth straight round under par. That backed up his fourth-place finish at the Masters in April.I felt like coming into today the best position I could possibly get was third, he said. Played well and ended up doing that way. Those guys (Stenson and Mickelson) are playing a different golf course from everybody else.Holmes had a 6-under 278 total and was 14 strokes behind Stenson. Stricker was a shot further back.Holmes moved up to fourth in the Ryder Cup standings. ' ' '