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CHASKA, Minn. -- Jaak Pieters traveled from Belgium to Minnesota to watch his son, Thomas Pieters, make his Ryder Cup debut.Where he wound up during the fifth hole at Hazeltine National Golf Club during his sons four-ball match on Saturday afternoon was hard to believe.Brooks Koepkas drive off the tee for the U.S. team strayed to the left and bounced in the rough, ricocheting onto the back of Jaak Pieters . The ball astoundingly stayed stuck there, nestling between the top loop of his backpack and the upper part of his back.Course marshals quickly ordered him to freeze, so he stayed still, his knees slightly bent, while the situation was sorted out and several American fans tauntingly pointed at him. Koepka took a drop, and the Americans were able to salvage a par-4 birdie.But Thomas Pieters eagled that hole to stretch the European duos lead to 2-up. He and Rory McIlroy cruised to a 3-and-1 victory over Koepka and Dustin Johnson, the only point the Europeans picked up in the afternoon matches while falling behind 9+ to 6+ entering the final day of competition.Asked later about the lucky bounce onto his back, Jaak Pieters laughed as he animatedly re-enacted the sequence. He heard the forewarning of an approaching ball, so he turned his back away from the fairway and toward the crowd. That unwittingly lined up his black backpack with the trajectory of the ball and in just the right distance from the landing to catch the bounce.I heard nothing. I felt something, said Jaak Pieters, who is just as tall as his 6-foot-5 son. And then five or six people said, `Dont move! Dont move!Friends across the Atlantic quickly bombarded him with tweets and text messages.They saw me. They said, `Youre there. OK, we know, Jaak Pieters said.The backpack was filled just full enough with his belongings, including a pullover for the cool morning start and drinks to stay hydrated during the sunny afternoon, to allow the ball to nestle into his back. Otherwise it would have fallen back into the grass.Jaak Pieters was talking with a reporter about this bizarre bounce onto the backpack while his son conducted TV interviews with partner McIlroy across the 17th green, after the duo clinched a victory on a par-3 birdie putt by Thomas Pieters. Jaak Pieters glanced over at one point at his father, who proudly pumped his right arm in the air in acknowledgement of the accomplishment.Thats why Im here, he said, to look after my son. Buy Shoes Nz . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. Wholesale Shoes Nz ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.nzshoessale.com/ . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Cheap Shoes Nz . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. Cheap Shoes New Zealand . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kedar Edwards had a tip-in with 3:10 left to give Tennessee-Martin just enough cushion to hold off Canisius 72-69 on Monday night.Edwards gave UT Martin a 72-64 lead, but the Skyhawks did not score again. Canisius charged back as Kassius Robertson nailed a 3-pointer and Kiefer Douse had a layup to close to 72-69 with 42 seconds remaining. Canisius Spencer Foley missed a trey with three seconds left and UT Martin (4-1) escaped with its fourth straight victory.Javier Martinez had 17 points, Eddwards finished with 16 and Jacolby Mobley added 15 for the Skyhawks.dddddddddddd. Edwards also had eight rebounds and dished out seven assists.The Golden Griffins (1-3) were up 36-32 at the break but a Matthew Butler trey at the 12:01 mark gave UT Martin a 52-49 lead and Canisius could not catch the Skyhawks.Phil Valenti led Canisius with 21 points and Jermaine Crumpton added 17. ' ' '