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CROMWELL, Conn. -- If you just quickly glance at?Daniel Bergers recent results table, it might seem like hes carried momentum from his first career victory into a three-stroke lead after?three rounds here at the Travelers Championship.After all, that triumph at the FedEx St. Jude Classic was just three starts ago, so its only natural to infer that this weeks performance is simply a continuation of that success.That presumption couldnt be further from the truth.It was during Bergers win in Memphis that he strained his left shoulder. He doesnt know how, or even when. But he knows it started to hurt him that week. He played through it, claimed the trophy, then played the next weeks U.S. Open, making the cut, though finishing well out of contention.Two weeks later, the shoulder still hurting, he withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, then flew to New York for an MRI.The good news was that it wasnt a serious injury; there was no tear or structural damage. The bad news was that it was in a sensitive spot and didnt seem to be healing quickly.Every single week Im like, all right, Im going to play this week and Im chipping and putting, but I wasnt hitting any balls, he said. [Then] three days before the tournament, Im like, all right, still cant hit balls, probably not a good idea to go play, and had to pull out of the British [Open], which sucked. But I feel like Ive done everything right to this point, so to be here right now has kind of been part of my plan.Where he is right now is leading by three over a trio of contenders -- Russell Knox,?Tyrone van Aswegen?and Russell Henley -- in search of his second victory in four starts, without any palpable momentum in between them.Berger maintained that during competition the shoulder injury isnt still hurting him, though admitted it does afterward.Tonight itll definitely be sore, and Ill ice and get some treatment, he said after his third-round 62.Thats right: 62.Already in contention, Berger stepped on the gas pedal Saturday, dropping nine birdies against just a single bogey.Posting a score just two shy of the course record would be impressive for any player, but its especially impressive for a guy who hasnt played much golf over the past few months and is still dealing with that bothersome shoulder.Ive never played a golf tournament in my life injured, but I talked to some of the other guys, and Jerry Kelly told me in his 600 starts, more than half of them he was feeling bad, said Berger. I guess youve got to learn to play hurt a little bit, obviously, if youre not going to hurt it anymore. But it feels great this week and if I do the right things, then hopefully its gone forever.He has more motivation than just recovering from the injury.A win would likely move Berger from 18th in the United States Ryder Cup standings to 12th, within striking distance of the eight automatic roster spots for this years team. He wants to reach that goal for the obvious reasons, sure, but theres another one that is keeping him inspired, too.His father, Jay, twice represented the U.S. in the Davis Cup -- tennis closest competition to the Ryder Cup. He won a singles match in both 1988 and 1990, helping his country win the title in the second of those years.I think that would be pretty cool to have father and son play Davis Cup and Ryder Cup, said the younger Berger. So thats one of my goals. 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TOKYO -- Morinari Watanabe of Japan was elected as the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) at the world governing bodys congress in Tokyo on Wednesday.The 57-year-old Watanabe, who is the secretary general of the Japan Gymnastics Association, received 100 of 119 votes in an election against Frances Georges Guelzec, head of the European Union of Gymnastics.Watanabe will replace Italys Bruno Grandi, 82, who iss stepping down as FIG president in December after 20 years in charge.ddddddddddddWatanabe becomes the first Asian to head the FIG and is the first Japanese president of an Olympic international federation since Ichiro Ogimura was president of the International Table Tennis Federation from 1987 to 1994. ' ' '