NORTON, Mass. -- The bad news for Rory McIlroy happened Friday, as he played his first three holes of the Deutsche Bank Championship opening round in 4-over par. The good news is that hes bounced back in a big way, playing the next 51 holes in 13 under, including a third-round 5-under 66 on Sunday that moved him into contention for his first PGA Tour win of the season.The way Im looking at it is, how good a tournament would this be to win, being 4 over through three, said McIlroy, who is tied for seventh, 6 shots behind leader Paul Casey. Its a great opportunity to do something that Ive never done before. Ive never started a tournament like that and went on to win it, so its a great opportunity to try and overcome a little bit of adversity to start with and then get into it.McIlroy has overcome his share of adversity already during this tournament. In addition to five bogeys, he has carded a double-bogey and a triple-bogey. Those have been counteracted by an impressive 17 birdies and an eagle that was nearly a double-eagle.After backing off his second shot on the par-5 18th hole multiple times due to sudden wind gusts, McIlroy hit a 4-iron shot that bounced on the front of the green, rolled directly at the hole and lipped out.It was worth the wait, he laughed. I had to back off the shot twice because the wind was gusting and I didnt know if I had enough club in the end. I hit a 4 iron as good as I could and buttoned it. It looked good for a while.As to whether it wouldve been an albatross or a double-eagle, McIlroy remained firm: Definitely albatross. Im still European. I play for the blue team.Speaking of playing for the blue team, McIlroy should have European Ryder Cup fans breathing easier with his putting display so far this week.One week after switching to a Scotty Cameron putter and formalizing a working relationship with short-game guru Phil Kenyon, McIlroy is more than 4 strokes better on the greens than the field, according to the strokes gained putting statistic.I think Im No. 1 on tour strokes gained off the tee, No. 2 strokes gained tee to green, so that stuff has been there all year, he explained. Even the approach shots havent been up to the standard I would like them to be, but even around the green Ive been OK.Its just been the putting thats really let me down. Im really happy with that; Im happy with how Ive held on. Im happy with how I converted a few of the chances I had yesterday and today, and feel like if I can just keep that going, and build on the momentum that I have. Kyle Connor Jets Jersey . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Patrik Laine Jets Jersey . The next step is a better finish. Bae played bogey-free Friday on another gorgeous day at Riviera for a 5-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Aaron Baddeley and Robert Garrigus going into the weekend. http://www.jetsauthentic.com/authentic-bobby-hull-jets-jersey/ . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. Kyle Connor Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Dale Hawerchuk Jersey . According to a report from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Bombers will name Acting GM Kyle Walters to the post full time. Henrikh Mkhitaryans first league goal for Manchester United was enough to ensure all three points went to the Red Devils with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.The Armenian latched on to the end of a smart through ball from Ander Herrera and took one superb touch to knock the ball into a position to shoot before sending an unstoppable effort past Hugo Lloris and into the roof of the net. Paul Pogba also rattled the crossbar in the second half with a thunderous free kick but it wasnt to affect the outcome of the game. The game ended on a sour note however, as Mkhitaryan was forced to leave the pitch on a stretcher after a late tackle from Danny Rose.United were good value for the three points andd had it not been for some fine goalkeeping from Lloris it couldve been three or four to the hosts.dddddddddddd David de Gea also played his part making some good saves to deny the likes of Christian Eriksen and Heung-Min Son while Harry Kane failed to find the target with some long range efforts. Victor Wanyama was also guilty of missing a golden chance to equalise on 57 minutes but the Kenyan completely missed the target with a header after the home defence were at sixes and sevens.Full time and United stay sixth but move to within three points of fifth-placed Spurs. ' ' '