South African Rory Sabbatini and Australian Rod Pampling were the top non-Americans with a share of ninth on nine-under while Luke Donald continued his comeback following a wrist injury with a final 69 to finish in a tie for 25th on six under par.

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McIlroy, who eagled the par-5 ninth as he got to 13-under, battled wayward tee shots on the back nine on his way to a 68.

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Birdies on the second and ninth took him to the turn at nine-under-par overall and into a share of the lead.

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Some people figure home-office write-offs based on the number of rooms in their home nine rooms, for example, works out to one-ninth of pro-rated expenses.

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco - whose rulings cover nine western states - is allowing several months for appeals and its decision will not take immediate effect.

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However, Wright transferred his exuberant big-hitting county form, sweeping his ninth delivery for six and only nine overs after arriving at the crease he was recording the 200 with his sixth four, which took him into the 40s.

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Boone Logan (1-1) pitched a one-hit seventh, Robertson threw a 1-2-3 eighth and Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save in nine chances, extending his career record to 617.

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Kevin Na, who ran up a 12-over 16 at the ninth hole on Thursday, missed the weekend cut of 148 by nine shots after carding a 77.

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Ninth seed Ferrer had lost all nine of his previous meetings with Federer but is the most in-form player on the ATP Tour this season, having won 33 matches.

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