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RIO DE JANEIRO -- There were first-tee jitters, for sure. This was something new, something distinctive, and even at 7:30 a.m. local time, Graham DeLaet felt a unique vibe as he plunged his tee into the ground on the first tee of the Olympic Golf Course.Golf returned to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904, and DeLaet was in the opening group on purpose. Canadian George Lyon won the individual Olympic gold in St. Louis 112 years ago, the last time golf made an appearance in the games, and it wasnt lost on the organizers that DaLaet is from that part of the world.I was a little bit nervous actually, said DeLaet, 34, who opened the Olympic tournament with a 5-under-par 66 and is tied for second with Henrik Stenson but trails Australian leader Marcus Fraser by 3 strokes. We do this for a living week in and week out, but there was something different about that first tee shot today. It was a different announcement for us, and it was just a really cool feeling.I was playing with a Brazilian (Adilson da Silva), and that was neat. We had a lot of people out, especially for 7:30 in the morning, more than I anticipated. It was a lot of fun. We said as we were walking off the first tee, this is pretty cool, first time in over a hundred years, and were kind of the lead group. It was nice.If DeLaet was experiencing any trepidation, he didnt show it -- although later he did hint at it. And it has far more to do with what hes been battling around the greens than any nervousness associated with playing in the Olympics.On the eve of the Memorial Tournament in June, DeLaet took the unusual step of going to Twitter to announce he was withdrawing.Im dealing with incredible anxiety while chipping/pitching right now, he wrote. Its not fun. I needed to WD to get it sorted and get back ASAP.Yikes. Any golfer knows the fear associated with the dreaded yips, whether it be putting, chipping or with the full swing. We saw it painfully play out with Ernie Els on the first green at the Masters. None other than the great Ben Hogan dealt with putting problems. Same with Bernhard Langer. Earlier last year, it was believed that Tiger Woods was battling those demons as he inexplicably couldnt hit a chip shot.Whether that was actually the diagnosis for DeLaet is unclear, but he undoubtedly had issues chipping the ball from around the green. After withdrawing from the Memorial, he has played just three tournaments, two of them opposite-field events and the last the Canadian Open three weeks ago, where he had more chipping problems and missed the cut.A little bit of a break for my brain and just try to regroup, DeLaet said of his self-imposed break. Everything is feeling better and better all the time. I know that when I finally get through the whole thing, its just going to be a little blip on my radar when I look back on my career and thats how I look going forward.Understandably DeLaet doesnt go into a lot of specifics. It is a difficult subject, and one that he has yet to conquer. For those who have endured such troubles, the thought always looms that a poor chip shot -- an embarrassing one even -- could occur the next time a ball does not find a green.For this day at least, DeLaet performed quite well. His name is near the top of the leaderboard after one round of the Olympic tournament. And a little perspective never hurts.When you see how much (the Olympics) means to the other athletes, they have been working at this for four straight years and they are trying to peak for this time, and coming out in the opening ceremonies, you can see how much it means to them, and the pride and the excitement that they have, DeLaet said; Thats been probably the neatest thing for me to see is just how much this means to those other people.Toronto Blue Jays Pro Shop . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Toronto Blue Jays Store . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). 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SPREAD -- San Diego 2-0, Indianapolis 0-2SERIES RECORD -- Chargers lead 18-10LAST MEETING -- Chargers beat Colts 19-9, Oct. 14, 2013LAST WEEK -- Chargers beat Jaguars 38-14; Colts lost to Broncos 34-20AP PRO32 RANKING -- Chargers No. 20, Colts (tie) No. 27CHARGERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (12), RUSH (3), PASS (25).CHARGERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (23T), RUSH (7), PASS (29).COLTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (22), PASS (14).COLTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (29), PASS (25).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Chargers have won six of last seven in series, including three straight, and 12-3 all-time vs. Colts on road. ... San Diego opened season with back-to-back games of 150 yards rushing or more and will try to make it three in row for first time since final three games of 2006. ... Chargers defense looking to open season with three straight games with interception for first time since 2009 and trying to hold first three opponents to 83 yards rushing or fewer for first time since 1992. ... 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Fantasy Tip: Rivers has had some big games against Colts in past, and even if defense is healthier Sunday, they havent played together yet. Expect Rivers to take advantage of those problems and have big day.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '