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By TIMES WIRES
Published August 26, 2006

Though Japan's Yusaku Miyazato, above, speaks little English, he knew what he would do to celebrate becoming the first golfer to make two holes-in-one in the same round of a PGA Tour event when he aced a pair of par 3s Friday at the Reno-Tahoe Open. "Drink much beer. Big party," he said. Miyazato aced the 230-yard seventh, then the 173-yard 12th. His second-round 6-under 66 left him 9 under, six strokes behind leader Bob Estes.

OUT OF BOUNDS

A man charged with impersonating Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to get dates is accused of stealing $3,200 from a different woman by telling her he was Steelers tight end Jerame Tuman. Brian Jackson was charged with theft by deception for borrowing the money and not repaying it. Last year, Jackson was jailed after impersonating Big Ben and his then-backup, Brian St. Pierre. Jackson now faces a felony charge.

CHECK IT OUT

The Lightning is holding its IceFest today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, with single-game tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Players Brad Richards, Marty St. Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Dan Boyle, Tim Taylor and Nolan Pratt are set to appear. The event also includes entertainment and Lightning merchandise Evgeny Artyukhin not included on sale for up to 50 percent off.

GOTTA LOVE IT

The Eagles' home game Oct. 8 against the Cowboys is being billed (okay, maybe not officially) as "The War on Terrellism."

BUCS BIT

The Bucs are 2-2 in the preseason against the Jaguars, including 1-1 at Jacksonville. Tampa Bay is 67-62 all-time in preseason games.

SPORTSRANT

It really drives me crazy when . . .

. . . play-by-play announcers, especially golf, who speak in a sing-song voice. I'm sure they don't talk this way off-mike.

Faye Hunter, 72, Bradenton

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QUOTABLE

Race car driver Danica Patrick, to the San Jose Mercury-News, about an autograph request:

"The guy said, 'Do it real nice because I'm going to the tattoo parlor right after this.' "

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