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INVERNESS, Scotland - Phil Mickelson eased back into links golf with a 6-under 66 at the Scottish Open, leaving him behind two Englishman after a low-scoring first round on Thursday. John Parry, ranked No. 471, held the clubhouse lead after a bogey-free 64 and Simon Khan (65) also tamed the Castle Stuart course in perfect morning conditions in the Scottish Highlands to finish alone in second. Mickelson is tied for third with six others after quickly hitting his stride in the warm-up event for next weeks British Open, finding his range on and around the greens to produce six birdies and an eagle. Twenty-one years into a trophy-laden professional career, the four-time major winner insists there is still time for him to "conquer links golf." And his stylish opening round suggested a first win in Europe since 1993 could come either here or a few hours south in Muirfield next week. "Its great for me to get off to a decent start because I have gotten off to poor starts the last couple of years here, and I have been fighting just to make the cut and get into reasonable contention," said Mickelson, who at No. 8 is the highest-ranked player in the tournament. "Im not having to battle uphill." After a three-putt for a bogey on his first hole left him muttering, Mickelson made a 15-foot putt for eagle at No. 12 — his third hole. The decision to install five greens, all with different surfaces, in his garden to improve his putting is paying off this year. "Many of my great rounds in the past have started with a bogey," Mickelson said, "so I wasnt too worried. "The very first shot I tried to get a little greedy and it comes back to bite me. So it was a good wake-up call." Mickelson, fresh off missing the cut at the Greenbrier Classic last week and the heartbreak of his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open last month, felt he still "let a few shots go" in his first round of links golf since missing the cut at last years British Open. The same cant be said of Parry. Outside the worlds top 600 in December, Parry is in his first year back on the European Tour after losing his card in 2011. His confidence improved with a surprise 28th-place finish at last months U.S. Open — his first major. "I played with some top players and saw what they are like — you realize you are not a million miles away, that they are just more consistent," Parry said. Everything went right for him after going out in the second group at 7:40 a.m., with birdies on four of his first six holes. Picking up a shot at the last pushed him ahead of Khan, who had just finished as part of the first group, and left Parry with a grin on his face. "It was one of them where it just keeps happening," said Parry, whose only tournament win came in the Vivendi Cup in 2010. "You wonder why you cant do that every week." Shane Lowry, Mikko Ilonen, James Morrison, Kiradech Aphibarnrat all shot 66s with Mickelson in the morning session. Thongchai Jaidee and Chris Doak joined the seven-man group in a tie for third place a few hours later. Only 14 of the 78 players setting out in the morning session finished over par, and 117 of the 156-man field broke par. But with the wind picking up off the Moray Firth, the afternoon starters — among them the last two British Open champions, Darren Clarke and Ernie Els — found things slightly tougher and no one came close to threatening Parrys score. Air Force 1 Mens Store . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. 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His instincts took over and took him inside instead of to the sidelines, and well all learn from that situation.Coaches are wise to go with the bold moves when theyre in the same division Denver has dominated ever since Tim Tebow was trying to hit his tight ends and receivers rather than curveballs and the cutoff man.So, three days after watching Denvers defense pummel Newton anew , Del Rio and Andy Reid made strong statements of their own.Del Rio wanted nothing to do with overtime in Oaklands shootout at New Orleans, so he told his offense theyd go for the 2-point conversion when they began their final drive and he stuck to his word. Derek Carr rewarded Del Rios gamble with a toss to Michael Crabtree for a last-minute 35-34 win.I was thinking, `Were here to win. Lets win it right now, Del Rio said.Reid and his QB, Alex Smith, never flinched when his Kansas City Chiefs fell behind San Diego 24-3 and found themselves trailing by 17 points in the fourth quarter. 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So I had all the confidence in the world, too.Things quickly fell apart for the hard-luck Chargers.That was a turning point, McCoy said.Their AFC Westt rivals are eager to show theyve narrowed the gap with the Broncos, who are bracing for those hefty fines this week after four helmet-to-helmet hits on Newton.ddddddddddddHEAD GAMES : None of the high hits on the leagues reigning MVP resulted in penalty yardage, and the one that was flagged was negated by an intentional grounding call. That prompted Panthers coach Ron Rivera to complain about officials not protecting his QB. But Rivera didnt do all he could to help Newton, either. He called 11 runs for Newton, who was hit 17 times, and he never took his QB out of the game, even in the final minute after a hit by safety Darian Stewart left Newton motionless on the ground. The players union has asked why Newton didnt undergo a cognitive exam on the sideline during the game. The NFL is reviewing how the Panthers medical team handled the pinballed QB.FINAL FOUR: Opening weekend pitted the Super Bowl participants and the conference runners-up. Denvers 21-20 win over Carolina in Trevor Siemians first start, and New Englands 23-21 win over Arizona in Jimmy Garoppolos first start came down to missed field goals in the closing seconds. Graham Gano took the blame for pushing his 50-yarder wide left in Carolinas crushing loss. Chandler Catanzaro said his 47-yard miss against the Patriots was on him. But it was really Kameron Canadays low snap that was to blame. The rookie long snapper won the job late in the preseason to replace the reliable Mike Leach, who retired.QB QUANDARY : The Vikings had only seven days to prepare Sam Bradford, so coach Mike Zimmer went with the safe pick and started 15-year veteran Shaun Hill at Tennessee. Hills arm strength is limited and the Titans wisely crowded the line to hold Adrian Peterson to 31 yards on 19 rushes. But Hill delivered plenty of precise throws to the middle of the field and he didnt turn the ball over. The Vikings used three takeaways to fuel a 25-16 victory.NBC commentator Tony Dungy said the Vikings have to start Bradford against Green Bay in Week 2. When colleague Rodney Harrison asked why hed think Bradford is ready, Dungy replied: They traded a No. 1 draft choice for him because they knew they needed him.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---AP Pro Football Writer Dave Campbell and AP Sports Writers Dave Skretta and Schuyler Dixon contributed. Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton ' ' '