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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bernhard Langer would have wrapped up the Charles Schwab Cup long ago under the old format. Instead, he has only a small lead and is one of five players who can take the season title with a victory Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions finale.Still recovering from a left knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the playoff opener two weeks ago in California, Langer, 59, will open play in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Friday on Desert Mountain Clubs Cochise course. Langer has a tour-high four victories and has wrapped up the season money title with $2,836,459.The season was fantastic, he said Thursday. Just to have four wins, two majors, and whats even more impressive to me is actually not finishing outside the top 13 all year. That was my worst finish, 13th, which Ive never done in my whole career. So thats pretty incredible.He aggravated the knee injury at home doing routine spinning.Its better. It was pretty bad in L.A. when I pulled out, Langer said. I couldnt really post up any weight on my left leg and follow through the way I wanted to follow through. I couldnt have walked that hilly golf course, either, because downhill was impossible for me to walk ...Last week, I was extremely careful. I played and I could play, but I had my caddie do a lot of the marking the ball, replacing the ball, lining it up. When it was downhill, I went serpentine this way so I wouldnt put as much pressure on the knee. Might have to do a little bit of that this week, too, just to make sure I can finish the tournament, but right now its not bad.The season standings were reset after the event last week in Virginia, with Langers lead over Richmond winner Scott McCarron reduced from 935,657 to 200. The top five -- Colin Montgomerie is third, followed by Joe Durant and Miguel Angel Jimenez -- would win the season title with a victory Sunday no matter where the other players finish. The tournament winner will receive $440,000 and 2,000 points.Langer won season titles in 2010, 2014 and 2015 but has never won the season-ending event.I love Desert Mountain, everything about it, Langer said. The golf course is obviously in phenomenal shape. The people here are so kind and hospitable. Great sponsor with Schwab. Food is fantastic, locker room is great. Practice facility, its all first class.He played a practice round Thursday.The roughs a little bit up and some of the greens are really firming up, Langer said. There were a few shots downwind that I couldnt stop on the green. It will be interesting to see what the wind does tomorrow, if it switches or how strong it is and all that. But its a real test, no doubt about it.Montgomerie pointed to the rough on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course.The overseeding has come in very strongly, Montgomerie said. If youre trying to make birdies, youve got to hit the fairway. You can just about make a par if youre lucky from the rough, but youre not making birdies. So to win this, youve got to make birdies, which comes from the fairways.The top 36 players in the standings qualified for the event, with the field reduced to 35 on Thursday when Tom Lehman withdrew because of an elbow injury. He withdraw after two rounds in the playoff opener at Sherwood and missed the event last week in Richmond. Wilbert Montgomery Youth Jersey . Artturi Lehkonen, Joni Nikko and Ville Leskinen had the other goals for Finland (1-0) while Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots. Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2). Wilbert Montgomery Eagles Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. http://www.theeaglesfootballauthentic.com/eagles-tommy-mcdonald-black-jersey/ . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Nick Foles Jersey . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. Brian Westbrook Womens Jersey . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. NFL Nation reporters answer the biggest fantasy questions -- provided by ESPN fantasy football analyst Mike Clay?--?across the league for Week 8.AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | AFC West NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC WestAFC EASTBuffalo BillsIf LeSean McCoy actually sits out this week, how do you expect running back touches to be distributed?Carries should go mostly to Mike Gillislee. Even though hes listed with a foot injury and was limited in practice, both coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn have insisted Gillislee is fine. The only other options are Reggie Bush and Jonathan Williams, who have barely seen touches in the offense this season. Bush is more likely to be used as a slot receiver. -- Mike RodakMiami DolphinsJay Ajayi has been terrific but has done little as a pass-catcher. Will his receiving role be expanded now that Arian Foster has retired?Dont expect Ajayi to be a major part of Miamis passing game. Thats not his strength, and the Dolphins have plenty of receiving options off the bench at running back in rookie Kenyan Drake and Daamien Williams.dddddddddddd. Ajayi has a well-defined role, and he is in a tremendous grove as a power runner. Coach Adam Gase is smart enough not to tinker too much with a good thing. -- James WalkerNew England PatriotsJulian Edelman has yet to score a touchdown and has only 125 yards since Tom Bradys return. Is there reason to expect a rebound in the coming weeks?He had a productive day in the Week 7 win, with a team-high nine receptions, which was more than double the next player on the stat sheet. But the yards are down (60 on Sunday) because much of his work has been underneath. The key thing for fantasy owners to know is that the Patriots are going to evolve on a weekly basis and take what the defense gives them. So when the Steelers made a concerted effort to take away TEs Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett, it opened more opportunities underneath for Edelman, who remains the No. 1 WR option from a playing-time standpoint. -- Mike Reiss ' ' '