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New ground for Morrison

Adam Morrison, Gonzaga’s All-American basketball player last year, was used to the spotlight. Despite being the No. 3 pick overall in the NBA draft, Morrison no longer has the spotlight. Columnist John Blanchette visited Morrison in Charlotte, N.C. and discovered how he is adapting to life in the NBA.

Golf

Tough day on the course

Two juvenile burglary suspects led police on a chase Friday through the woods and part of the course used for this week’s Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. One of the suspects was caught, and authorities were searching for the other. They were suspects in a home robbery.

“Never had a manhunt out here,” Brian Gay said after a 71 left him one shot out of the lead.

“The cops were racing up in a cart, running through the bushes and holding their gun,” Gay said. “We had to get out of the way. There were cops coming down the street. The chopper was overhead, and one of the cops said they (the suspects) were armed.”

Golf

Former Zag drives erratically

Former Gonzaga University golfer and basketball player Colin Floyd was eliminated during the opening round of competition in the Open Division of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship in Mesquite, Nev.

Floyd, who advanced to the championship by finishing second last month in both local and district qualifying events at High Cedars Golf Club in Orting, Wash., maxed out with a drive of 325 yards in a first-round loss to Kevin King (345 yards) and then failed to keep a drive on the grid in his losers-bracket round.

“I just hit the ball really, really poorly,” said the Harrington resident, who was a walk-on basketball player at GU. .”

Floyd was one of 128 golfers to qualify for the Open Division finals, which pay $125,000 to the winner.

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