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RENO, Nev. -- Leave it to Charles Barkley to capsulize the challenges he and others will face atop the Sierra this weekend trying to keep their golf balls in the fairway, away from the galleries and out of the water during the 27th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.Golf is fun, until you hit somebody in the head, said Barkley, the Hall of Fame basketball player whos a 6,000-to-1 long shot to win but still draws some of the biggest crowds at Edgewood-Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline.Two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, singer Justin Timberlake and comedian Ray Romano are among the 90 athletes and entertainers who tee off Friday in the 54-hole tournament running through Sunday near the California border, about 60 miles south of Reno.Curry, who finished fourth three years ago in the tournament with a $600,000 purse, will be paired with his father, Dell, who played 16 years in the NBA, and fellow Golden State Warriors teammate Andre Iguodala. He said it will be special to be the tourneys first father-son duo.It will probably get really competitive between us two, which is how it always is, Steph Curry said Thursday.Tourney regulars and Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith and Marcus Allen are back, along with more than a dozen past and present quarterbacks, including University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, Carson Palmer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Alex Smith, Doug Flutie, Jim McMahon, Joe Theismann and Steve Young. Others include former vice president Dan Quayle, NASCAR driver Brian Vickers, Larry the Cable Guy, former Saturday Night Live star Kevin Nealon and Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty.The Harrahs and Harveys Race & Sports Book across the street has made ex-pitcher and defending champ Mark Mulder the co-favorite with recently-retired tennis champ Mardy Fish at 3-1 odds, followed by ex-quarterback Mark Rypien (9-2), ex-Cy Young closer Eric Gagne (5-1) and Curry (6-1).A month after losing the NBA championship to Cleveland, Curry said he feels good about his golf game but confided he has much less confidence on the greens than I do on the court.Everybody asks if putting is like shooting free throws, he said after Thursdays pro-am. It has a very similar kind of mindset. And its just you, the ball and the target.But theres a lot more variables in golf, Curry said. The biggest thing is just routine. I think thats the biggest correlation between golfers and basketball players.Barkley said he tries to help newcomers understand its quite different than playing a round at their local country club.It aint like regular golf, because there are people everywhere, he said during a recent conference call promoting the event. And like I say, most of the guys will tell you theyre pretty good until they hit somebody. And then they get really nervous, because nobody wants to hit anybody.This year marks the 10th anniversary of one of the most infamous shots at the tourney where yachts and speed boats anchor along Tahoes south shore next to the par-3 17th and par-5 finishing hole.Actor Matthew Settles slicing 5-iron on the 169-yard 17th broke a boat windshield in July 2006 -- a shot playing partner John OHurley called a flaming whoopsie.Ive seen broken windows on golf courses before but never on a boat, OHurley said.It wasnt that strange to former NBA star Chris Webber, who once won a $50,000 charity bet with Barkley on who would finish last.I hit somebody in a boat a couple of years ago and they threw the ball back out like it was a home run at a baseball game, Webber said at the time.Barkley said, I just hit people, I dont hit boats. Swell Fles Nederland . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Swell Bottle Sale . JOHNS, N. http://www.swellbottlenederland.com/hydro-flask-nederland.html . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Hydro Flask Kopen . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. Swell Fles Aanbieding . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said.Matt Le Tissier will attempt to complete a clean sweep of Soccer Saturday pundits when he takes on Phil Thompson in this weeks Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side head-to-head. Le Tiss Saints knowledge helped him see off Fantasy Football Clubs Paul Merson for Leicester against Southampton, before beating Charlie Nicholas in Tottenham versus Manchester United in their winner-stays-on competition. The Soccer Saturday pundit with the most wins come the end of the season will win £1,000 for their charity of choice.The usual £10,000 is up for grabs for entrants of the free-to-play game in Saturday Night Football, with Chelsea hosting Manchester City, live on Sky Sports 1HD at 5.30pm. Fantasy Six-a-Side Pick your team here for the chance to win the ￡10,000 jackpot. With no player values, formations or position requirements in Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side, the pundits can pick whoever they want except for only one of the four Elite Players, who are Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas this week.Heres who the Soccer Saturday pundits are selecting... Matt Le Tissier and Phil Thompson name their teams Matt Le Tissier (undefeated with two wins from two)Sergio Aguero - On his day hes the best striker in the Premier League and the sort of explosive player that can go out and score four goals in a game. Ill settle for a hat-trick this weekend.Kevin De Bruyne - Youve simply got to have De Bruyne in your team. He scores goals and sets them up and, as he showed in the Champions League quarter-finals, is a big-game player. Kevin De Bruyne scored in both legs against PSG Oscar - He may not have the goals as the aforementioned two but he creates chances and completess passes, so is going in as my safe pick of the bunch.ddddddddddddFernandinho - Hes all action, with passes, tackles and interceptions all day. Ill be hoping he can stay clear of the referees attention, though, having picked up six bookings in the league and another one in the Champions League on Tuesday night.Willian - His goals may have dried up of late but hes still probably been Chelseas best player this season and always provides a threat from set-pieces.David Silva - Ive packed my team with attacking midfielders in the expectation of an open game and, while Silva has had a relatively poor season, it says it all about his standards that hes still got 11 assists. Phil Thompson (debutant)Diego Costa - Aguero is obviously a great player but Id be concerned that he might not start after picking up a few knocks during their Champions League exploits, so Im going with the well-rested Costa.Gary Cahill - With Chelsea being at home theres obviously a chance they get a clean sheet and Cahill has always got a goal in him when he comes up for set-pieces.Pedro - Hes been having a better time of it with a couple of recent braces, so Id fancy him to get on the scoresheet if its an open game. Pedro is Chelseas second top scorer with six goals this season Kevin de Bruyne - Like Le Tiss says,