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CLEVELAND - This will be a season opener unlike any other — one that also brings closure. Brett Favre Womens Jersey .Part homecoming, part family reunion, part revival meeting and a huge party rolled into one.When LeBron James takes the court on Thursday night wearing a No. 23 Cavaliers uniform in a regular-season game for the first time in four years, an entire city will be able to wash away a painful past. Any lingering bitterness will give way to forgiveness and excitement about the future.For these fans, James said Wednesday, it means everything.Thats because he means everything to them.James and a Cavaliers team transformed over the summer by his return — plus the signing of All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to a contract extension and the acquisition of power forward Kevin Love — will open their NBA season on Thursday night against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena.This is the night Cleveland has been waiting for.More than 20,000 fans, some paying more than $1,000 per ticket, will welcome James back home to where he began his basketball career. Hell again play before family, friends from Akron and the Cavs fans who feared he would never return after the 29-year-old bolted for Miami in 2010 to chase championships.Theres never been a night like it in this citys tortured sports history, and it promises to be emotional for everyone, including James.It means everything to be able to open our NBA campaign here in Cleveland with these fans. Its going to be a special moment, James said after practice at the Q. We cant take it for granted. You dont get moments like this, they dont come around every day.The game will be secondary to the spectacle surrounding James homecoming.In the hours before tipoff, Nike will unveil a new 10-story-banner of James where a previous one of his likeness became a treasured city landmark before being removed in the days after he left.A free concert featuring hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar and the rock band Imagine Dragons will take place across from the arena, and bars and restaurants will be overflowing with fans, thousands of whom cant get a ticket but want to celebrate something that in some ways feels bigger than a title.This is going to be one of the biggest nights ever, said Jasmine Latorres, a bartender at the Clevelander Bar and Grill, which only had a handful of patrons on a grey, late fall afternoon but will be packed on Wednesday night. LeBrons back. Its going to be nuts.It will seem like old times for Cleveland with James being back. On Wednesday night, he went on Twitter asking fans to vote on whether he should resume doing his pregame chalk toss, a signature routine during his first stint with the Cavs.James return has not only made the Cavs one of the top favourites to win a title but he has spawned a financial wave for the region that is still building.Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said James impact on the area is immeasurable — economically and emotionally. Its created new jobs and other growth, giving the city a substantial shot in the arm as it undergoes an urban renaissance. Beyond that, James has renewed hope that Cleveland can celebrate its first pro sports championship since 1964.There are generations of Clevelanders who have known only well-documented, nicknamed misery: The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Move, and, of course, The Decision.This is a chance to make it all feel better.And for James and Gilbert, who have patched up their differences after an ugly separation, this is all about taking Cleveland to the top after grinding through the painful times.For us, the thing that drives us the most is delivering this for the fans of Cleveland, Gilbert said. It will be 51 years, and thats what the emotion is really about that. Delivering for them, and hoping that day comes whether its this year, next year or the following year, whenever it comes, and we believe it will.A deafening roar will welcome James onto the court when hes introduced as the last member of Clevelands starting lineup. It may take several minutes for Cleveland fans to settle into their seats.James, on the other hand, wont be able to enjoy the celebration accompanying his comeback.Not now.I wish I could, he said. I havent had a moment to soak in anything Ive done. It continues to go and I continue to live in the moment. I think after Im done playing Ill be able to look back on a lot of great moments and tomorrow will be another one of those moments. Steve Bartkowski Womens Jersey .The Ottawa Senators winger was relegated to a corner seat in the locker-room to allow Daniel Alfredsson to return to his regular stall one last time. 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Defending champion Kirk Triplett, Tom Lehman, Andrew Magee, Mark McNulty and Doug Garwood were tied for second at 67. They also all played at Del Monte. Fred Couples, Dan Forsman, Russ Cochran, Joey Sindelar, Mark Calcavecchi and Jerry Haas followed at 68, also all at Del Monte. Langer, who hadnt played in the tournament since his first event on the Champions Tour in 2007, also missed several birdie attempts while flirting with a sub-60 round. "I actually left a 5-footer on the seventh hole and 7-footer on the sixth hole and somee others," Langer said. Chris Lindstrom Youth Jersey. "Im not too happy about that. But poa annua does that to you." Prior to his 2007 Champions Tour debut, Langer last played on the Monterey Peninsula in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Scott Hoch birdied the ninth hole -- his final hole of the day -- to shoot a 2-under 70 for the low round at Pebble Beach. Hoch was the only player among the top 22 scorers who played at Pebble Beach. Bobby Clampett, Chen Lu, Bill Glasson, Tom Pernice Jr. and Larry Nelson shot 71 at Pebble Beach. Triplett, who like Langer started on the back nine, had four straight birdies, beginning at the 17th. "I had a few loose shots and left a lot of birdie opportunities out there," Triplett said. "The greens were excellent and receptive and they were a little first firmer this year." Lehman had a back-nine 32. He finished with seven birdies and two bogeys. "I played really well and was really pleased with everything," Lehman said. "Even the two bogeys I made were a little just out of luck. I had good shot and a few just bounced over the greens." The final round will be played Sunday at Pebble Beach. ' ' '