BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan sophomore Nick Carlson advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals Friday in an unlikely hometown run at Oakland Hills.Carlson, from Hamilton, Michigan, beat Illinois junior Dylan Meyer of Evansville, Indiana, 3 and 1, taking the lead with a birdie chip-in on the par-4 14th that he celebrated with a running, double fight pump.I drew an amazing lie, Carlson said. It was perfect. Probably the best one Ive had all week. And then I bumped a 9-iron into the hill. I hit the leaf I was trying to hit and it took another hop and just kind of trickled right on down.Wearing a Wolverines outfit, the 19-year-old Carlson won the par-4 15th with a birdie, and ended the match with a par victory on the par-3 17th on the Donald Ross-designed South Course that Ben Hogan dubbed The Monster in his 1951 U.S. Open victory.Carlson will face 20-year-old Australian Curtis Luck, a 2-up winner over Pepperdine sophomore Sahith Theegala of Chino Hills, California.Its always good to have a crowd, Luck said about the home support for Carlson. Im looking forward to it. Well just see. Hopefully, maybe Ill have to give them something to clap about even if they dont want to. Thats how it is. I understand, being from Michigan, hes going to have a big following. And its great to see hes got such a massive crowd supporting him this week.Carlson is 1,981st in the world amateur ranking. He averaged 73.90 in 11 events for Michigan as a freshman, with his best finish a tie for third in the 2015 Windon Memorial Classic. In the Big Ten Match Play Championships in February, he was 0-2-1.Im the calmest Ive ever been this week, said Carlson, playing in his first USGA championship. Im not really sure whats going on. Im not sure who is playing golf for me, but its happening, and its pretty cool.Boote is 41st in the rankings.In the other quarterfinals, Oklahoma sophomore Brad Dalke of Norman, Oklahoma, beat former Stanford player David Boote of Wales 3 and 2, and USC junior Jonah Texeira of Porter Ranch, California, topped LSU sophomore Luis Gagne of Orlando, Florida, 3 and 2.Luke is seventh in the rankings, Texeira 223rd, and Dalke 265th. Fjallraven Kanken Classic Ox Red/Royal Blue Backpack . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. Fjallraven Kanken Big 20L . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. http://www.cheapkankenbackpack.com/fjallraven-kanken-big-ox-red-royal-blue-backpack-20l.html . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fjallraven Kanken Big Backpack YellowFjallraven Kanken Big Backpack Ochre . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the French Open after beating Hong Kongs Pui Yin Yip 21-9, 29-27 in the opening round in Paris on Wednesday. Seeded sixth, Sindhu will face the winner of the match between Bingjiao He and Mette Poulsen in the next round.This is Sindhus second tournament after the Rio Olympics. Last week, she had lost in the second round of Denmark Open,In the mens singles, HS Pronnoy also advanced to the pre-quarrterfinals after beating Thailands Boonsak Ponsana 21-16, 21-18.dddddddddddd?He will face Taiwans Tien Chen Chou on Thursday.Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram lost to Indonesias Ginting Anthony 22-20, 10-21, 18-21 in the opening round. B. Sai Praneeth lost to South Koreas Hyun Il Lee 21-15, 8-21, 19-21 in the opening round. ' ' '