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Happy birthday to Stephen Ames. And this is not just any birthday. Today, the Calgarian turns the big Five-Oh. So is the four-time winner on the PGA Tour happy about his big day? "Hell no. Its 50! Who wants to get there?" Ames chuckled in mock protest. "Actually, Im OK with it - its just a number." But its a big number, one that makes him eligible for the Champions Tour, that career mulligan circuit for the older set. He will make his official debut as an Old Guy on May 22 at the Senior PGA Championship, one of that tours five majors. "I look at it as being fortunate," Ames said, "because I have another place to play. Someone referred to it the other day as the back nine of my career. For me, it means I have 15 more years of golf and having fun with it and not having to worry about a job or a pay cheque coming in. Im pretty much set - its nice." Ames is ready to compete on the Champions Tour and thinks he can play well. Compared to many of the older guys, hes in great shape. His back problems that troubled him years ago havent been an issue for some time and in preparation for his move to the 50-and-over tour, hes lost 11 pounds. "Ive been working out hard," he said, "doing some hard cardio. Its not about weights for me, its cardio and all of a sudden the weight started dropping off. I was a size 35 pant and now Im slipping into 32s." Ames, who is being inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame later this year, has also been working hard on his game, adding some distance to his drives and concentrating on his scoring clubs. Those will come in handy on a tour where the courses are 7,000 yards as opposed to the 7,500 hes been playing. "I expect to play well," he stated. "The only difference is that instead of hitting 3-irons into greens, Ill be hitting 9-irons." After years of working with Sean Foley, Ames parted ways with the guy he brought to the PGA Tour last year. The two remain friendly but Ames found it hard to get time on Foleys busy schedule. So hes been seeing Calgary swing coach Paul Horton, and is happy with the new relationship. "The changes Im making, Im understanding them and Im starting to hit it further, which is a bit scary," he said. "The hard thing were struggling with right now is keeping it on the golf course. Thats just because Im not quite secure with it yet. But overall, Im definitely seeing the difference. Im not as short as the numbers are saying right now." In addition to less mileage on the scorecard, Ames is also looking forward to the more relaxed atmosphere on the Champions Tour, which he says will fit his personality. Its definitely a fan-friendly circuit and the out-going Ames believes hell enjoy that part of it, something thats been missing from the current PGA Tour. "Im going to get to be me a little more," he said. "The guys out here [on the PGA Tour] as so serious and stern-faced and there are no smiles... Im still enjoying it out here but its tougher and so thats why Im really looking forward to the Champions Tour." Ames will spend this year going back and forth between the two tours, playing 20 on the PGA Tour and filling in the rest of the season on the Champions Tour. For the first time in his career, hell also get a home game, teeing it up in the Shaw Charity Classic, the stop in Calgary. Sleeping in his own bed while playing a tournament is something hes never done, but hes looking forward to helping the tournament become even more successful than its maiden run last year. As he did on the PGA Tour, Ames will take to the Champions Tour in his own way. On the course, he should be a contender with that silky smooth swing of his. Off it, he will be the same guy too -- he never worries much about what others think and hes not afraid to say whats on his mind. Thats refreshing. Stephen Ames leads a stress-free life and thats a good way to be. Authentic Justise Winslow Jersey . 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As the only competitor to try two quads, much less complete them, Kovtun ended the day nearly nine points ahead of Japans Tatsuki Machida, who opened with a clean quad but then stepped out of the triple toe loop that was the second jump in his combination.Neither the Dallas Stars nor Vancouver Canucks were very happy with their efforts last time out and the clubs look to shake off recent losses in tonights meeting at American Airlines Center. You can hear the game live on TSN Radio 1040 Vancouver, with coverage beginning at 5:30pm pt. The Canucks have lost three straight in Dallas and try to rebound tonight following their first loss of the season, a 4-2 setback to visiting Tampa Bay on Saturday that halted a three-game winning streak. Chris Higgins and Alexander Edler both scored for the Canucks, who had picked up a shutout win over Edmonton the previous night. Eddie Lack started his first game of the season, but allowed all four goals on 24 shots. I thought we gave this game away, said Vancouvers Henrik Sedin. We showed on a back-to-back night we can play the best teams. I thought we should have won the game. I cost us the first goal and we gave them the second goal as well. We pushed hard to come back in the game but then we gave them a 5-on-3 and thats where I think the momentum changed. Daniel Sedin had an assist and has logged six helpers and seven points over a season-opening four-game point streak. Ryan Miller is likely to start tonight for Vancouver and has posted a 1.95 GAA and .927 save percentage in winning his first three starts with the club. He is 4-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .892 save percentage in eight prior meetings with the Stars. For the Stars, they failed to hold a trio of leads in Saturdays 6-5 overtime setback to the Philadelphia Flyers, wasting four-point efforts by Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin. Spezza had a goal and three assists, while Seguin notched four helpers. Trevor Daley scored a pair of power-play goals and Kari Lehtonen remained winless in his career versus the Flyers (0-10-2) by allowing six goals on 36 shots. Though Dallas has notched a point in four of five to begin the season (2-1-2), head coach Lindy Ruff had a harsh description of his clubs effort on Saturday. Even on the fifth goal we lost two guys on the forecheck for no reason, RRuff said.dddddddddddd We let them come all the way up ice. That for me is just a lack of focus. Thats just garbage hockey. The news got worse for the Stars when they learned that 22-year-old defenseman Patrik Nemeth will miss the rest of the season due to a severe arm laceration he suffered versus the Flyers when he was accidentally cut by the skate of Philadelphias R.J. Umberger. Nemeth had surgery on Sunday and is expected to be replaced in the lineup by 2011 first-round pick Jamie Oleksiak. I think it involved everything, Ruff told Dallas website of the surgery. When I said severe that was probably an understatement. I dont want to go into detail because I dont know exactly, but it involves everything. First and foremost, I hope for his sake that it is a full recovery. Seguin, meanwhile, will take the ice one day after being named the NHLs First Star of the week. He led the league with eight points in three games, recording four goals. Lehtonen is 6-7-0 with a 2.77 goals against average and .914 save percentage in his career versus the Canucks and should get a chance tonight to extend his clubs four-game winning streak over Vancouver. Dallas won all three meetings last season and has claimed seven of the last 10 in this series overall. 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