Japan, with England legends Martin Johnson and Jason Leonard among their backers, were widely expected to be handed the 2011 tournament.

BBC: England and Wales ponder Cup bid

The Founders are Jason Johnson, Michael Levit, Jonathan Abrams and Zack Bogue.

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August, the brainchild of Yves Behar and Jason Johnson, combines elements of both approaches and does so with Behar's typical flair for stunning design.

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So four names who cover at least most of those bases are: Johnson, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, Jason Dufner -- a two-time winner on the PGA Tour this season --and world No. 1 Luke Donald.

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Reed Johnson, playing right field for Atlanta in the opener because Jason Heyward underwent an appendectomy Monday night, went 4 for 4 with three doubles.

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Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson have already secured their places in the team.

CNN: Belgian rookie Colsaerts wins Ryder Cup wildcard

For the purposes of his projection model, Johnson doesn't care whether China's Liu Xiang can beat Jason Richardson of the U.S. in the 110-meter hurdles, or if American gymnast Jordyn Wieber can beat back China's army of tiny tumblers.

WSJ: The U.S. Should Clobber the World in London

He trails only Magic Johnson (10, 141), Mark Jackson (10, 334), Jason Kidd (11, 969) and John Stockton (15, 806) in career leaders.

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Pierce and Jason Terry both played their 1, 100th career game and Brooklyn's Johnson played his 900th.

WSJ: Williams carries Nets to 101-93 win over Celtics

Johnson saw a 20-yard effort saved, before Harewood was denied his hat-trick by a brilliant Jason Brown save.

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