johnny buckner likes it. going to hit right on that downslope. but that's not the worst place. >> no. >> back up the hill. >> and while we have a moment, let's go down to dottie pepper and fred funk. >> thank you, mark. fred, really key second shot at the 16th. i think the 17th may have been bigger. can you talk us through that? >> which one? >> well, okay, the second -- >> 17, i got in a bad spot. there's not many good spots there. we were debating whether to play it safe for the 4, but if i chipped it down to where greg is, it's not an easy two-putt. decided to go for it. i did a really good chip. and actually thought i lost it probably a little left. it hung on there. that's just a great feeling when you do a save like that. >> you had a tough finish at this championship a year ago. a little hardbreak last week.

where's your gut going at it tomorrow? >> ready go. fired up. i'm playing really good. i'm having fun out there. i'm just trying to go at everything. and not be defensive. and, you know, i just want to play well. and go out there and just play to my ability. and if i do that and have fun, good things will happen. i can live with myself. >> you talk about not being defensive. where on this golf course do you think you need to be particularly aggressive? >> well, you've got to pick and choose. but the biggest thing for me is to try to keep it on play off the fairway and stay out of the defensive mode. i've been driving the ball really good all week. today, i didn't drive it as good as i had been all week. i got away with it early on the front nine. in the back nine, i started hitting it harder. i got a couple of good breaks. i got a divot on 10, made bogey there. i got a divot on 15. i kind of played the divot instead of playing the -- i blade the aggressive line and paid for that one.

i hit a good draw on 14. i didn't think that was the lie, i just drew a horrible lie there. i played good. i'm real pleased. >> thanks for your time. let's go to jennifer mills. >> thank you, dottie. >> fred, you drove the ball beautifully today. to play those last four holes 1 under par is a good grouping. >> we kind of enjoy each other's company. in a lot of ways, not hitting the ball the same distance. but when you're in with somebody, the day goes a lot quicker, a lot smoother. yes, i did drive the ball well. you know, just that one slipup on 16 which i still feel i carried it. was trying to carry it, but i guess i'm not as young as i used to be. >> you still hit it a long way. let's head out to 18. thank you, greg. >> all right, tim jackson's third shot. in from the left at the par 4.

>> this is going to be pretty good. going to get it down the slope. easy. nicely done. >> it's been an impressive performance by the overnight leader. two-time u.s. midamateur champ. there he is. he's got three players ahead of him in this championship right now. funk, norman and sindelar. he is 10 under par at crooked stick. neither player in this final pair, to, has made a birdie on the back nine. joey sindelar, you'll remember, his second shot went just through his 18th green. did not get up against the primary rough, gary. so he should have a shot. >> yeah, remember how he started the round. he putted out of the intermediate rough. and to me, joey admits it, here's another look at that

first hole, this, to me, indicates -- >> you don't like the chip? >> exactly. and joey freely admits that. that's why we see him using the putter as often as he does in this situation. >> nicely done by joey sindelar. so he will get in at minus 12, after 54 holes of this championship. tim jackson will need to hole this putt to go out again in a pair with joey tomorrow. >> and i think, too, mark, playing with joey sindelar had to be a huge advantage for tim jackson. i mean, joey sindelar probably the nicest guy, easiest going guy you could ever ask to be paired in a twosome. i'm sure he encouraged minimum along the way, included him in the conversation. and that's not necessarily the case with another players,

roger. >> absolutely. so i would agree with that assessment totally. i'm not so sure that this pairing, if it happens again tomorrow, wouldn't be beneficial to both the players. not just jackson. >> actually, the final two pairings would be the same. fred funk and greg norman, jackson and sindelar, if he makes this. for a 4, to stay at minus 10. >> he's got it. >> and it's a round he will remember. the score is 73. but he held up extremely well. joey sindelar taps in for his par also and a round of 70. another record-scoring day today.

25 rounds under par today. in this third round. there's a look at the leaderboard, fred funk has a one-stroke lead over norman and sindelar. a lot of big names, though, still down there ewith a chance to win. and following today's tournament coverage go to nbcsports.com for the u.s. senior open wrap-up presented by lexus. tomorrow, the 30th championship continues at 3:00 eastern. coming up next, except on the west coast, it's your local news. starting at 8:00, 7:00 central, it's "law & order criminal intent." it's all tonight on nbc. for all of us on the nbc sports golf team, i'm mark rolfing saying so long from crooked saying so long from crooked stick. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> a surprise visitor to training camp leaves the raven'' beaming. >> tornadoes, the story is coming up.

>> and this is wbal-tv 11 news. >> we're following two big

stories for you. the national weather service confirmed what many residents suspected. a tornado touched down in finksburg. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- good evening. now, to the other big story we're following. of late developments coming from ravens' camp. derrick mason has had a change of heart. pete gilbert is here. >> good news for the ravens. derrick mason surprised -- surprised everyone today, showing up unannounced at training camp ready to play football. he sent a letter asking to be reinstated on the roster, took his physical fitness test, and when he passed, mason will practice with this team sunday morning. his return provide stability -- provides a stability. his original decision to retire

stunned everybody, two days after steve mcnair was laid to rest. that is the biggest but not the only story from training camp today. much more coming up later in sports. >> just as we said, the national weather service confirmed that a tornado touched down in carroll county yesterday. there are more storms moving through the area right now. we want to go to jim nichols lives. >> the good news is the storms we are seeing right now are not severe and we do not expect them to become so as we go through the evening. you can see these storms to the south of baltimore county. a lot of heavy rain can be expected with these. it continues to push a little further to the north and east. you will start to see that

within the next half an hour. we have a little bit of a break in the action. people are still dealing with the effects of yesterday's storm. let's go out to melissa carlson. >> this is the ground zero of all of it. three homes have been tagged. the national weather service has confirmed that there was a tornado in the area. earlier today, the national weather service assessed the damage and confirmed there was a efo tornado, the lowest on the scale. it hit the easternmost part of the county. when was up to 75-85 m.p.h. the path was 1 mile long. kevin says he did not feel like he went through a tornado, but his mother broke her wrist. >> my mom was in the heart of it. it was swelling around.

wind was blowing the wall back. there was a plastic chair that was inside and came through one of -- that front window over there. it came on to our front yard. the wind was swirling around. she got knocked down. >> you can see the path of the tornado. this route landed across the street. this roof landed behind them. the family we spoke to said that the house is condemned and they cannot stay there. now, they will have to stay with friends. it will be recovered or fixed hopefully in the next six months. wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can always follow the forecast by using our interactive radar. it allows you to track storms to your own street on our website,

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>> one bone marrow donor received a special surprise this weekend. 17-rural tyler received a transplant thanks to the woman who suffered from a rare form of leukemia. kaplan was a perfect match. >> nice to see someone that has recovered from something as dramatic as having bone marrow -- and the system worked remarkably well. >> i was excited to meet him and stuff after 10 years. i am very thankful. >> tyler says he now has some of kaplan's traits, including a

liking for spicy food. pete is back and now we are going to the pool. >> michael phelps response to trash talk with screams of joy from the pool. >> we are watching a few storms to the south of baltimore. the rest of us are enjoying a nice day outside. temperatures are holding in the seven's and 80's. relative humidity is up. your full forecast is u

>> a nice break in the action today. we saw a severe weather yesterday. a break for most of us and a chance for severe weather tomorrow. scattered thunderstorms to the south of baltimore will push itself toward the bay. not anticipating this to become severe. most of the activity will start

to fall apart. you can see these individual cells mainly because of the heat and humidity. the heat is still with us in some locations. 76 adam dwi. 82 in cambridge and ocean city. we hit 85 of of bwi. the record, the century mark set back in 2006, stays safe. a scattered showers here or there. when the sun sets, the scattered showers will start to move out. temperatures are on the mild side with increasing clouds. tomorrow is a different story as we watch these showers and cloud cover move our way. the cold front is getting ready to sweep through the region tomorrow. if you have anything to be done outside, you have a few hours to do it today. tomorrow will be on the soggy

side. we're still in this pattern. we get a break and then the rain system moves through. between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., that is the best chance for rain through baltimore and central maryland. we are heading to the eastern shore until 5:00 p.m., that is the best time for rainshowers. plan accordingly. scattered thunderstorms to mark. mostly cloudy. east of i-95 has a slight chance of seeing a severe thunderstorm. that is some gusty winds and the potential for heavy downpours. not anticipating a tornado or tail. temperatures in the 80's. a dry monday and tuesday. temperatures will reach into the upper-80's and load-90's. we get a break thursday and friday before another system moves through saturday.

>> are big story once more, derrick mason is back with the ravens. he is in shape and ready to play. he took physical fitness test and will practice with the team sunday. that is good news for the ravens' as they wrap up their first week of camp. we will find about more -- we will find out more about his retirement. landry almost lost his career last season and is back in the field looking like he never left. brief paralysis scared him beyond belief. we have went smoothly. he looks good. the ravens' bank on landry returning when they allowed leonard to leave the free-agency and he cannot prove to the teammates it is the right decision. >> i was able to get back on the

field. it is a blessing. >> i am getting a couple of good reads on the ball. everybody is doing a good job. >> the argument might be made that no other athlete takes sleights more personally and then makes the antagonist pay a heavier price than michael phelps. the world championships in rome. the 100 fly, the antagonist was milorad cavic. phelps beat him by 1/1 hundred of one second at beijing. phelps responded with a new world record and a definitive victory. >> the only thing it has done for me as fire me up. i have always welcomed those in the past. i will welcome them in the present and future. it motivates me to no end and i love it. >> the orioles need another starter this coming tuesday.

they're consideringbrian maddis -- considering brian maddis. back and forth against the red sox. huff a two-run shot. we go to the seventh. youkilis with two outs. third home run allowed in the game. the orioles dropped the opener 6-5. stay with us.

>> here is a look of the stories we're working on. police are investigating a shooting involving one of the

run. what officers say there were forced to shoot the suspect. derrick mason and his retirement. he is back with the ravens. pete gilbert will have the details tonight.

>> we're looking at a few storms tomorrow. today was the better day. things will dry out monday and tuesday. notice the pattern, dry for two

days, another round of storms. that will continue. >> summer. >> summer in july in baltimore. august. it is august today. >> thanks for joining us. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. @x@@@ú@@ú

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