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Patrick Reeds win at The Barclays gave him control of his own destiny entering the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass., but history suggests that isnt the best spot to be in.While Reed sits atop the FedExCup standings (3,575 points), only one Barclays winner has gone on to hoist the FedExCup (Fijis Vijay Singh in 2008) in FedExCup Playoffs history.I believe in myself and how Im playing right now that I have the opportunity to make a run, said Reed, who is paired with top-ranked Jason Day of Australia and world No. 2 Dustin Johnson for Fridays first round.All Im going to focus on is what I did last week. Find out a game plan, how I want to play every hole, stick to it and play some golf.Singh followed that Barclays title with a Deutsche Bank victory. If Reed plans to follow suit, the worlds No. 9-ranked player must go through defending champion Rickie Fowler.Of course, that wasnt difficult for Reed at Bethpage Black.Fowler held the 54-hole lead in Farmingdale, N.Y., but the world No. 8 stumbled to a final-round, 3-over-par 74 to finish tied for seventh at The Barclays, three shots behind Reed.It would have been nice to finish up a little better last week to put myself in a better standing, said Fowler, who beat Swedens Henrik Stenson by one stroke to claim the 2015 Deutsche Bank, his first Playoffs win.Reed tied for fourth last year, his highest finish at the event.I love this golf course, Reed said of the Arnold Palmer-designed TPC Boston, redesigned by Gil Hanse with Brad Faxon in 2007. Its one of those that kind of fits my eye pretty well and I really enjoy it.Another victory at the 7,207-yard, par-71 course at TPC Boston would pocket Fowler the $1.53 million winners share of the $8.5 million purse but, more importantly, 2,000 FedExCup points.Fowler rose 12 spots to 16th in the standings after The Barclays. Stenson, meanwhile, dropped from 14th to 21st after withdrawing at Bethpage because of a right knee injury.Stenson, the 2013 Deutsche Bank champion who also won the FedExCup that year, is expected to be ready for the annual Labor Day weekend tournament.Stenson and Singh are the only Deutsche Bank winners to go on to win the FedExCup. Reigning FedExCup winner and world No. 3 Jordan Spieth missed the cut last year after opening 75-73.It was really special (to win the FedExCup last year), and it would be really cool to add another one of those at some point, Spieth said. And this year, things seem to be really starting in place.Singh, 95th in the standings, is the only two-time Deutsche Bank champion. He also won in 2004, emerging from a battle with Tiger Woods to claim the worlds No. 1 ranking.In 2008, Singh won with a Deutsche Bank-record score of 22-under 262. That aggregate and to-par score has since been matched by Charley Hoffman (2010) and Stenson (2013).Singh carded the course-record round of 61 in 2006, and Canadas Mike Weir matched it two years later.Ten former Deutsche Bank winners are in the 100-player field, including Singh, world No. 5 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (2012) and world No. 6 Adam Scott of Australia (2003).Scotts victory was his first of 13 PGA Tour wins and came at the inaugural Deutsche Bank. Scott and Phil Mickelson (2007) are the only players to win in their first start at the event.Masters champion and world No. 11 Danny Willett of England opted not to participate in the Playoffs entirely after skipping The Barclays. Willett ranks 86th in the standings.Kevin Na, who is 14th in the standings, will miss the Deutsche Bank after the birth of his first child on Monday.Germanys Alex Cejka withdrew for the second straight week with a lower back injury, effectively ending his season after entering the weekend 73rd in the standings.The top 70 players in the standings after the Deutsche Bank advance to the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind., the third of four Playoffs events beginning Sept. 11.Wholesale Nike Baseball Jerseys . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Custom Baseball Jerseys . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. https://www.fakebaseballjerseys.com/ . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Cheap Nike Baseball Jerseys . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Cheap Baseball Jerseys China . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status.MIAMI -- Hark the unheralded running backs.Fifth-round picks, an undrafted rookie and a player who was out of the NFL for three seasons are among those bursting into the clear this year, leaving defenses and fans wondering the same thing: Where did they come from?The surprising success by such low-profile rushers as Jay Ajayi, Jordan Howard, Robert Kelley and Tim Hightower speaks to the challenge of evaluating running backs.Its not like it used to be, said Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen, an NFL assistant since 1996. When I first came in the league, youd watch a tailback in college, and they all had a fullback in front of them, and they all got their 25 carries a game, and you compared them to each other. Now theyre coming out of spread offenses, and there are a lot of good running backs out there who play for teams that dont run the ball as much. Its a lot harder comparing them now.Some of the most frantic scrambling this season has been by teams seeking someone to carry the ball, with the high injury rate at the position creating openings for under-the-radar runners.Ezekiel Elliott, DeMarco Murray and LeVeon Bell are having big seasons, as expected. But other Pro Bowl backs -- Todd Gurley, Doug Martin, Adrian Peterson , Chris Ivory -- have struggled or been hurt this year.Four-time Pro Bowl rusher Arian Foster retired from Miami in October, the day after Ajayis second consecutive 200-yard game for the Dolphins. Even coach Adam Gase was surprised by the way the job was seized by Ajayi, a fifth-round pick in 2015.When we were going into the season, we felt like we were going to get four guys involved in what we were doing, Gase said. So we didnt know if wed really have enough touches to say a guy was going to have a 1,000-yard season.Ajayi is 44 yards from the 1,000 mark, and one of 11 players on pace to reach the milestone. Six did it last year.Cowboys rookie Elliott leads the league with 1,392 yards.Weve all seen how the league has gone as far as trends with the running backs, Gase said. It seems like rushing is coming back a little bit. Youre seeing teams like Dallas, and obviously were feeling pretty good about what weve got going on. There are other teams that are leaning on the running back a little more now.As a result, players like Kelley are obscure no more. Nicknamed Fat Rob, he has rushed for 587 yards while making six starts for the Washington Redskins, and is averaging 4.6 yards per carry.In his best seasoon at Tulane, he rushed for 420 yards -- one reason he went undrafted.ddddddddddddAs a free agent, we didnt see a whole lot, coach Jay Gruden said. He didnt get many carries at Tulane.Kelley, listed at 6-foot and 220 pounds, has a rugged running style and rarely goes down on the first hit.Im happy with how far I came, he said.Ditto Howard, a rookie fifth-round pick from Indiana. Hes one of the few bright spots this season for the Chicago Bears, rushing for 969 yards with a 5.0 average that ranks third in the league.NFL teams often find their best running back in unlikely places, and tend not to devote high draft picks to the position. Elliott was the lone rusher taken in the first 44 selections of this years draft.In 2015 the Arizona Cardinals found a gem from Northern Iowa in the third round, and now David Johnson leads the league with 15 touchdowns and 1,830 yards from scrimmage.Hes basically their team, Ajayi said.In Green Bay, Eddie Lacy has been out since Week 6, which left the Packers shopping for replacements during the season. Lately theyve been using James Starks, waivers acquisition Christine Michael and converted receiver Ty Montgomery, who has made three starts.Were a team that has gone through a lot of injuries, coach Mike McCarthy said. Its about creating opportunities for all of these guys.Hightower waited a long time for an opportunity after spending 2012-14 out of the NFL following a knee injury. He has become an effective backup to Mark Ingram with the New Orleans Saints, rushing for 453 yards and catching 18 passes for 178 yards.Hightower said the nature of his position sometimes allows low-profile players to break out of a depth chart scrum.Running back I think is an easier position -- just being honest -- to come in and play right away, he said. As long as you understand the blocking scheme and how to protect the quarterback, the schemes are similar to college and even high school. The learning curve isnt as great, so a guy can come in from off the streets, or from anywhere.---AP Pro Football Writer Howard Fendrich and Sports Writers Genaro C. Armas and Brett Martel contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve-Wine. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/steven-wine ' ' '