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In-form Ariya Jutanugarn has put herself in a strong position as she pursues a third successive LPGA victory. The 20-year-old fired an opening seven-under 65 at the inaugural Volvik Championship in Michigan on Thursday.In a bogey-free round, Ariya bagged seven birdies to put her one stroke behind LPGA veteran Christina Kim at Travis Pointe Country Club. Ariya, coming off back-to-back wins at the Yokohama Tire Classic and Kingsmill Championship, spoke highly of her mentor Kim, whose first of three LPGA titles came in 2003.Shes a very nice person. Shes great, Ariya said. Last year, I played badly and she was the only person to come and talk to me like, Keep going. Shes such a nice person.The two friends enjoyed a nice cushion over the chasing pack, with Australian Minjee Lee, Ryu So-yeon of South Korea and American Alex Marina equal third on 68. Christina Kim is leading the Volvik Championship in Michigan Ariya has a chance to become the first player to win three consecutive LPGA tournaments since Inbee Park pulled off the trifecta in 2013.Park, meanwhile, was forced to withdraw for the second week in a row due to a nagging thumb injury after gamely struggling to an 84 that included a quintuple-bogey nine on the par-four 10th ......................Well, it was torture out there today, but I really wanted to finish it off today and I just didnt want to give it up in the middle of the round like last week, Park said.Im just really restricted on my swing. To make a couple of movements, its painful.Park is planning to skip next weeks ShopRite LPGA Classic and try to tee it up again and defend her title at the KPMG Womens PGA Championship major in a fortnight. Also See: PGA Tour Schedule World Rankings Golf live on Sky Sports 4 Free HD Golf Game Tyrunn Walker Lions Jersey . 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"Hes done a tremendous job for us and (Wednesday) was no different." Logan Morrison drove in two runs in Seattles big sixth inning, Young pitched seven strong innings and the Mariners beat the Houston Astros 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Darrin Walls Lions Jersey .com) - Devin Booker scored 19 points and top-ranked Kentucky put on a defensive clinic in an 83-44 obliteration of UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Maple Leafs hope to pick up where they left off before the Olympic break when they visit the John Tavares-less New York Islanders in Thursdays clash at Nassau Coliseum.Toronto was one of several NHL teams that had .... streaks interrupted by the NHLs Olympic break. The Maple Leafs had won five of six right before the hiatus and the club is 11-2-1 over its last 14 games.With 70 points, the Maple Leafs are currently holding on to the seventh of eight playoff spots in the East. Toronto also is just one point in back of both Tampa Bay and Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division. The top three teams in each division get an automatic bid to the postseason.Toronto is aiming to qualify for the postseason for the second straight spring. Last season the Leafs halted the longest playoff drought in franchise history by making the postseason for the first time since 2004.The Maple Leafs emerge from the break with a road-heavy schedule ahead of them over the next few weeks. Toronto, which is just 11-12-5 as the away club this season, will play two straight and eight of its next 10 on the road.The Islanders, meanwhile, get to continue a five-game homestand on Thursday, but theyll do so without the services of captain and star centerman Tavares.Tavares helped Team Canada win the Olympic tournament, although he missed the semifinals and gold medal game after suffering a partial tear in the MCL of his left knee.dddddddddddd Although the injury was originally feared to be worse, it will still keep Tavares sidelined for the remainder of the regular season. However, he will not need surgery as was originally believed.The culmination of the regular season could mark the end of the 2013-14 campaign for the Islanders, who are already 14 points out of the Easts final playoff berth.Tavares, who expects to miss 8-to-12 weeks while recovering, is New Yorks leading scorer with 66 points and is tied for the team lead with 24 goals. He is also third in the NHL in points.The Islanders lost seven of eight games before the break in a stretch that did serious damage to the clubs postseason chances. Without Tavares, the club expects to have a difficult time getting back into the thick of the playoff race.New York and the Leafs have split two meetings so far in 2013-14, but the Isles are 4-1-1 over the last six encounters between the clubs. Toronto, however, has won three straight and four of the past five games at the Coliseum.The Isles are 8-14-8 as the host team this season. The club is playing the third test of its five-game homestand tonight and will complete the stay on Long Island after welcoming New Jersey and Florida on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. China Jerseys ' ' '