Two Shots

The Senior PGA Tour is filled with stories about players who have worked their whole lives for a sniff of the big-time, players who have spent years trying to qualify for the regular tour or toiled as club pros at out-of-the-way places or traveled each Monday looking for a spot in that week's field. And then there is Doug Johnson, the first-round leader of the $1.45 million State Farm Senior Classic. He has done all of the above -- and more. Johnson started on his career path at the 1972 Milwaukee Open as a marshal, and was so inspired by the play of the champion, Jim Colbert, that he quit college and moved to Florida.

Two young men were shot early Saturday in the Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore, police said. About 12:40 a.m. police responded to the 1200 block of Glyndon Ave. following the report of a shooting, according to a police statement Saturday. Officers found two juveniles at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds, the statement said. Both were outside when they were shot, police said. One of the boys was shot in the leg and suffered a "graze wound to the face," police said.

A Manchester woman scared off three would-be armed robbers Sunday, firing two shots into the air after one of the suspects fired a shot, state police said yesterday.Victoria and Leroy Dinatale told police they had parked in front of their home in the 3000 block of Main St. and were getting out of the vehicle at 2: 35 a.m. when three men approached and demanded money and valuables.One of the men fired once into the air, prompting Mrs. Dinatale to pull out her pistol and fire two shots into the air.The suspects fled in a small blue vehicle with Pennsylvania license plates, police said.

Two men were shot in separate incidents Sunday in Baltimore, police said, and both were expected to survive their injuries. In the first incident, a man was shot in the leg in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore on Sunday afternoon, police said. He was shot in the 3900 block of 8th street about 1:50 p.m. In the second incident, in the Hollins Market neighborhood, police responded to the 1200 block of West Lombard Street about 8:15 p.m. for a report of a shooting. They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken to a local hospital.

A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot early yesterday when four youths rode by on bicycles and one fired shots at him and his friends in his East Baltimore neighborhood, police said.The victim, Damel Kelly, was standing on the sidewalk near his home in the 4500 block of Freedomway West talking with about six friends about 12: 45 a.m. when the shooting occurred, said city homicide Detective Joseph Kleinota.One of the youths riding by said, " `Where's the money?' as he pulled out a gun," Kleinota said.

PLANTATION, Fla. -- Police said yesterday that two shots were fired, not one, on the night the cousin of Brian Blades died at Blades' condominium.The Seattle Seahawks player claims the death was an accident.One bullet struck the head of Charles Blades, and the other was fired into the wall of the room where Brian and Charles apparently were arguing on July 5, said Sgt. Mike Price of the Plantation Police Department."Question is, which one came first?" Price said. "Was the first shot a miss, and [did]

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Within five months, at age 50, Raymond Floyd will be eligible for playing golf with "elderly young men," those members of the Senior PGA Tour who are able to ride in carts and only have to subject themselves physically to three rounds, not four, per tournament.He came within two shots of catching Fred Couples in the Masters tournament and, when it was over, said he wasn't so sure he wanted to leave regular PGA tournament play. Floyd won the Masters in 1976 and, now, 16 years later, makes another remarkable run . . . even if he did fall short by a mere two shots.

Keys to the game Quickness and guard play. VCU's guards moved too quickly for Maryland's zone defense and shot too well. Did you notice that ... Freshman Braxton Dupree started but was pulled early. He started the second half and finished with three points. ... Maryland's other freshmen asserted themselves early. Adrian Bowie, Cliff Tucker and Jerome Burney began the game hitting four of their first five shots as a group. Left to ponder Eric Hayes, who had a career-high 18 points against Illinois last week, missed his only two shots of the first half and didn't hit his only field goal - it was a three - until about six minutes into the second half.

No. 9, which measures 605 yards, is what the pros call a "three-shot" par-5. It's fronted by a ravine that discourages all but the longest hitters from even considering a try to reach the green in two shots. Dennis Trixler found a way to solve the lay of the land.In order to take advantage of the wide landing area 230 yards out, Trixler hit a 5-wood from the tee. He used the same club for his second shot, which left him 122 yards to the pin. He then hit a pitching wedge that landed two yards short of the hole and bounced in. It was the only eagle of the first round.

HOUSTON -- Billy Mayfair, 24, a second-year professional, shot a 5-under-par 66 yesterday and took a one-shot lead over Nick Price after 36 holes of the $2.5 million PGA Nabisco Championships.Mayfair's two-round total of 7-under-par 135 over the long, par-71 Champions Golf Club was two shots better than scores posted by first-round co-leader Greg Norman, Chip Beck and Jodie Mudd.After beginning the day three shots behind Norman and Tim Simpson, Mayfair, made up the difference with birdies on the fourth, fifth and sixth holes.

Police on Saturday updated the status of an 18-year-old man and a 27-year-old man shot in separate incidents in the Sandtown-Winchester and Waverly neighborhoods Friday afternoon. As of late Saturday, police said both victims were listed in critical, but stable condition. Police said in the first incident, which happened just after 3:30 p.m., the 18-year-old victim was shot multiple times in the torso in the 1600 block of Mosher St., police said. He was taken to the hospital.

Getting into a five-goal hole, failing to capitalize on extra-man opportunities, and committing too many penalties are just some of issues that flared up in No. 6 Salisbury's 10-8 loss to No. 3 Stevenson Wednesday night. Those troubles were noted by coach Jim Berkman, but he also tried to glean positives from the setback. “We've got to stay out of the penalty box, that's for sure,” he said Thursday morning, referring to the 13 penalties the team accumulated. “But I was proud of how our kids came back.

Two men were shot in East Baltimore about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, though their injuries were not expected to be life-threatening, city police said. The men were found near the intersection of E. Fayette Street and N. Caroline Street, one with a gunshot wound to the leg and another with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. No other information was immediately available. There have been 35 recorded homicides in Baltimore this year, a 40 percent increase over the same period in 2012.

Hours after getting a 911 call reporting gunshots, police say, they found a man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore's Lauraville neighborhood Tuesday morning. The call notifying police of gunshots came in about 2:30 a.m. near the 4900 block of Morello Road, police said. A man whom police have not yet identified was found later about three blocks away, in the 2600 block of Southern Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Johns Hopkins Hospital about 8:30 a.m., police said. Another man was shot in the face in Northwest Baltimore on Monday night and drove himself to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

Two men were shot in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore on Sunday night and are expected to survive after they walked into nearby Harbor Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The men, aged 20 and 22, were shot shortly after 9 p.m. in the 700 block of Cherry Hill Road, police said. Police did not immediately have further information on a suspect or motive. There were three shooting homicides in Cherry Hill in 2012. cwells@baltsun.com twitter.com/cwellssun

Two men suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in separate shootings in Baltimore on Monday, according to city police. About 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the 1200 block of W. Cross Street, in the Washington Village/Pigtown neighborhood of South Baltimore, for a report of gunfire and found a man with a gunshot wound to the hip, said Detective Jeremy Silbert, a police spokesman. The man was taken to an area hospital and is expected to survive, Silbert said. About 3:49 p.m., officers were called to an area hospital, where another man had arrived with a gunshot wound to the body, Silbert said.

Paula Creamer shot a 2-over-par 73 and did just enough to make a big lead stand, going wire-to-wire to win the LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic by two strokes in Sylvania, Ohio, yesterday. Creamer, who captured her seventh career win and her third this season, had higher scores every day after breaking the tournament record with an 11-under 60 in the first round. She followed that with a 65 and a 70 to finish at 16-under 268, two shots better than Nicole Castrale, who closed with a 64. The 21-year-old Californian saw her lead whittled to a shot when rookie Shanshan Feng - the first exempt player from China to play on the LPGA Tour - pushed her with five birdies through the first 11 holes.

CHASKA, Minn. -- Scott Simpson will think about the last three holes at Hazeltine National Golf Club for a long time. Maybe even longer than he will think about losing the 91st U.S. Open.The last three holes -- two par-4s sandwiched around a par-3 -- turned into a Homeric struggle for Simpson. He bogeyed all three in yesterday's playoff to Payne Stewart; was 7-over the last three rounds and lost by two shots."I didn't feel any different playing the last three holes today," said Simpson, who finished with a 5-over-par 77. "They're good holes.

Two men were shot on New Year's Day in Baltimore in the city's first reported gun violence of 2013, police said. A 31-year-old man was shot multiple times in the limbs about 4 p.m. Tuesday near the 1100 block of Druid Hill Avenue in the Upton neighborhood, according to police. Responding to that location, police found the victim lying wounded on the sidewalk at the intersection of Division and Dolphin Streets. Police learned he had been shot by a man wearing a black ski mask before the victim ran to the intersection of Division and Dolphin streets.