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Matthew Fitzpatrick of England nailed down the ninth and final automatic spot for Europe in the Ryder Cup on Sunday.Fitzpatrick finished fifth in the Czech Masters, giving him enough world points that no one can catch him when European qualifying ends next week in Denmark.Thomas Pieters of Belgium, who finished fourth last week at the Olympics, could have earned a spot by winning the Czech Masters and in Denmark. But he finished one shot behind Paul Peterson, who birdied the last hole Sunday for his first European Tour victory.That gives Darren Clarke one extra week to start contemplating his captains picks.Europe takes four players from a European Tour money list, followed by five from a list of world ranking points.Rory McIlroy, Masters champion Danny Willett, British Open champion Henrik Stenson and Chris Wood earned spots through the money list. Making the team through the world points were Sergio Garcia, Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Andy Sullivan and Fitzpatrick.Europe already has five Ryder Cup rookies -- Willett, Wood, Cabrera Bello, Sullivan and Fitzpatrick. Clarke likely will look for experience in players such as Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood.Clarke is scheduled to announce his three picks on Aug. 29 after the Denmark event. Among those who Clarke might consider are Pieters and Russell Knox.After his fourth-place finish in Rio, Pieters flew back to Europe and nearly defended his title in the Czech Masters.Knox, who has played exclusively in America since leaving Scotland to attend college in Jacksonville, Florida, did not join the European Tour until after he won a World Golf Championship at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Those 66 world points did not count in the standings; otherwise, Knox would be leading the world points list and be on the team. He won his second PGA Tour event earlier this month at the Travelers Championship.He is No. 19 in the world and No. 4 in the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. The Barclays next week, one of the strongest fields of the year, does not count toward the European world points list.Also high in the standings for Europe are Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark and Tyrrell Hatton of England. Jarred Vanderbilt Nuggets Jersey . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. http://www.nuggetsproshop.com/Nikola-Jokic-Nuggets-Jersey/ . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. 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The thrill was the same as when she won a match here in the main draw at age 15 two years ago, according to her father, Gordon.The busier the better for the 158th-ranked American, who feasted on the New York buzz once again Wednesday, rallying against 49th-ranked American and French Open quarterfinalist Shelby Rogers in their second-round match, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.I think it puts me in a different world, Bellis said of the connection she feels with fans. I feel like Im not even here. ... Its surreal to me. But its so amazing.After advancing to the third round, where she will play No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber, Bellis revealed that a group of young male fans -- I think theyre from Rhode Island -- who have followed her since the first of three qualifying matches here last week had a special request.One of them messaged me on Instagram and asked for tickets, and so I got them into my box today, she said of the group that calls itself Team CiCi.I guess were getting closer. Theyre a great group.Bellis and Rogers entered the new Grandstand Stadium court with the crowd still amped up from watching 120th-ranked American Ryan Harrison upset No. 5 seed Milos Raonic.But Bellis started slow and, after dropping the first set to Rogers, told herself she needed to move her feet better. Getting pumped up is how she described it, while attributing her energy to her growing legion of fans.When I get them involved -- I mean, the turning point of the match [was] when I started winning a couple points, started stringing a few together, got them involved -- that just kept pumping me up even more and made me play better, Bellis said.Gordon Bellis said he thanked tournament organizers for putting his daughter on Court 6 for her first-round match against Viktorija Golubic, the same small outside court on which she upset 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in 2014.I said if it was serendipity, then that was the best court ever to start the first round on, Gordon said.ddddddddddddAnd now CiCi has a new career highlight.It means so much more to me [than 2014], Bellis said. Getting through [these] two rounds was really, really big.Rogers, who had an extended timeout down 4-1 in the second set to have her right elbow examined and taped, called it a little bad luck. She said Bellis was simply more aggressive.I think she plays her best match every time shes on the court, Rogers said. She has no pressure; shes swinging for the fences; she genuinely loves the sport. And she has a blast when shes out there and has no fear. She has a bright future ahead of her.Both Gordon Bellis and his daughter said they have not yet determined whether she will turn pro, a decision that becomes a little more tantalizing with each victory.She knows what shed like to do, Gordon Bellis said. We always told her what wed like her to do. Ideally, she would have not been too good at an early age to go to college for a little bit. That would have been my chief druthers, but fate might not allow that.While it has not been determined yet where the Bellis-Kerber match will be played, there is a good possibility it will be on one of the two stadium courts.Rogers recalled playing her first match in Arthur Ashe Stadium last year, calling her third-round loss to Simona Halep the coolest experience Ive ever had.Its so much louder, so much bigger than you think its going to be, she said. I practiced there before, but that match setting is so much different. You just have to experience those things and learn how to deal with them. And the more you play, the better you get.Gordon Bellis said Ashe Stadium would be a different scenario than the intimate environs of the Grandstand or outside courts. CiCi, who has never played Kerber before, will simply have to wait and see if the tournament organizers put her in the 23,000-seat stadium.I think it would just be even better for me, she said. More fun for me. ' ' '