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CHASKA, Minn. -- Whats next for the European Team? The funniest line I heard was from former Ryder Cup captain Mark James who joked, Well have two task forces next time, with 12 guys on each one. Thatll show them. Sometimes you get beat by a better team, but you will be graded.(Find Team USAs Day 3 grades here.)Rafael Cabrera-BelloGrade: A+ 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-0-1; Four-Ball 1-0-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 2-0-1 Career record, prior to 2016: Foursomes 0-0-1; Four-Ball 1-0-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 2-0-1 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)One man went undefeated for the European team. Rafa was a rookie sensation, especially with his dominating performance against Jimmy Walker on Sunday. Remember his name.Matt FitzpatrickGrade: F 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-2-0 Career record, prior to 2016: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-2-0 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)Four bogeys will never win a match in perfect weather. As the anchor match, a win wouldnt have mattered to the outcome, but could have mattered for the grade. Going 0-2 gets a fail.Sergio GarciaGrade: C 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-1-1; Four-Ball 1-1-0; Singles: 0-0-1; Overall: 1-2-2 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 9-3-3; Four-Ball 7-4-3; Singles: 3-4-1; Overall: 19-11-7 Ryder Cup appearances: 8 (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)The epic battle Garcia and Mickelson put on completely saved the Spaniards overall grade. A losing record in 2016 is disappointing, but I was out there and saw the heckling he had to deal with. It was shameful.Martin KaymerGrade: D+ 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-2-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 1-3-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 0-1-2; Four-Ball 2-4-1; Singles: 3-1-0; Overall: 5-6-3 Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Note: Captains pickHe had a great win over Matt Kuchar in singles on Sunday, but it didnt matter by then as the cup was long gone.Rory McIlroyGrade: B 2016 Record: Foursomes 1-1-0; Four-Ball 2-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 3-2-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 4-3-1; Four-Ball 3-2-2; Singles: 2-1-1; Overall: 9-6-4 Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)Even with a loss, he and Patrick Reed put on a show for eight holes that will have people talking for decades. An overall winning record, Rory might have also found a long term partner for the two-man formats in Thomas Pieters.Thomas PietersGrade: A 2016 Record: Foursomes 1-1-0; Four-Ball 2-0-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 4-1-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 1-1-0; Four-Ball 2-0-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 4-1-0 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016) Note: Captains pickAmericans need to be afraid when they see this man on a golf course if hes playing against in the Ryder Cup. Even Tiger asked me on Sunday what I knew about the big guy from Belgium. We know all about him now.Justin RoseGrade: C- 2016 Record: Foursomes 1-1-0; Four-Ball 1-1-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 2-3-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 5-2-1; Four-Ball 4-3-0; Singles: 2-1-1; Overall: 11-6-2 Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016)Sloppy play cost him holes against Rickie Fowler after having the lead, which turned into a loss. Being part of the three epic, emotional battles between Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed made a losing record somewhat acceptable.Henrik StensonGrade: B 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-2-0; Four-Ball 1-1-0; Singles: 1-0-0; Overall: 2-3-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 2-3-1; Four-Ball 3-2-1; Singles: 2-2-0; Overall: 7-7-2 Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016)An amazing performance against Jordan Spieth on Sunday, two of Stensons losses were in the great battles with Justin Rose against Spieth and Patrick Reed.Andy SullivanGrade: F 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-2-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-2-0 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)He got the short end of the stick Sunday going against Brandt Snedeker, but the Englishman did himself no favors making bogeys on three of the last six holes in the match.Lee WestwoodGrade: F 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-1-0; Four-Ball 0-1-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-3-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 9-5-4; Four-Ball 8-5-3; Singles: 3-7-0; Overall: 20-18-6 Ryder Cup appearances: 10 (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) Note: Captains pickA captains pick who goes oh-fer is no good to his captain or his team. A sports psychologist might be needed to work out a relationship with the putter.Danny WillettGrade: F 2016 Record: Foursomes 0-0-0; Four-Ball 0-2-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-3-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 0-0-0; Four-Ball 0-2-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 0-3-0 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)His grade was earned as much by his brother Peter as by Danny. While its not fair to mercilessly heckle a guy, twice he had teammates, and theres a Best Buy close to the course that sells noise-canceling headphones ... or you could ask Rory for his.Chris WoodGrade: C 2016 Record: Foursomes 1-0-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 1-1-0 Career record, including 2016: Foursomes 1-0-0; Four-Ball 0-0-0; Singles: 0-1-0; Overall: 1-1-0 Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)Not surprised Wood couldnt hang with Dustin Johnson. I was more shocked that Sunday was only his second match of the week. 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At last years National Womens Hockey League All-Star Game in Buffalo, commissioner Dani Rylan confidently predicted the fledgling league -- the first to pay players regular salaries -- had enough investor capital and sponsorship commitments to fully fund a second season in 2016-17.She was wrong.Citing cash flow problems and a drop-off in attendance, Rylan confirmed Friday that the league has asked players on its four teams to take significant salary cuts for the rest of the season. A person familiar with the leagues finances but not authorized to discuss them said the cuts are 50 percent, and follows two pay periods where direct deposits to some players arrived several days late.The leagues coaches, general managers and paid staff are not affected, Rylan said. Most of the leagues front-office employees are volunteers.Teams have a $270,000 salary cap with player salaries ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.We fell short on some projections, and we had to pivot and make a business decision, Rylan said on a conference call Friday. Unfortunately, we had to make this decision to save the season.Its a decision we did not take lightly. It came after trying everything we could from a business perspective to avoid it. Were doing everything we can to build the league, and sometimes that means taking a step back -- a step I have not wanted to take.The cuts, Rylan said, ensures the league will complete its 21-game regular season and the playoffs. (Teams have played between four and six games so far.) But the league did not consult with the NWHL Players Association.And the timing, more than a month into the season, angered many players.New York Riveters captain Ashley Johnston said the players had no inkling this was coming before Thursday night, when Rylan informed them by phone and email.To hear its something that needs to happen is a tough thing to hear, Johnston said on the same conference call as Rylan. Its kind of like going through different stages of mourning. Youre sad. Youre frustrated. All the things that you would expect.Said Rylan: The players reacted pretty emotionally. It was difficult news to receive. But many of them reached out to me directly, asking how they could help.Rylan offered one piece of encouraging news: Dunkin Donuts, the leagues first corporate sponsor, pledged an additional $50,000 to go directly to salaries.We believe in the league and we believe in the opportunity to give these women a chance to succeed, said Tom Manchester, the firms vice president of field marketing, in a telephone interview. As a sponsor, its not about dasher boards and signnage and traditional marketing elements.dddddddddddd We genuinely want these women to succeed in a sport where the men get paid a lot more money to play. We want these women to get an equal chance.The NWHL launched last season with great fanfare and expectations as the American answer to the Canadian Womens Hockey League, which paid bonuses but not salaries. U.S. national teams stars Hilary Knight, Meghan Duggan, Brianna Decker and others eagerly signed up even though NWHL founder Rylan remained secretive about the leagues financial underpinnings. Only three investors were ever publicly identified, the first being Joel Leonoff, a Canadian entrepreneur whose daughter Jaimie tended goal for the Connecticut Whale.Players said the league met every payroll. But there were rumblings about late payments to vendors and venues. Former chief marketing officer Mike Moran sued the league and Rylan for breach of contract to recover a $200,000 investment. Last February the league cut ties with George Spiers, another executive and investor. Three franchises switched arenas after last season, leaving only the Buffalo Beauts in their original home.This season is considered pivotal for anyone aspiring to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Twelve U.S. national team players are skating in the league, including Knight, Duggan, Decker, Kelli Stack and the former University of Minnesota star Amanda Kessel. The league also features 10 Canadians, one Austrian and one South Korean.NWHL contracts allow players to opt out for virtually any reason, though its not clear whether any will. At this point, most have no other place to play.CHWL commissioner Brenda Andress did not immediately respond to an email asking if NWHL players would be welcome in her league.This is the place where we all want to play, said Johnston, who is not on the national team. Were all invested in this league. We all want to see it succeed.It would be easy right now for everyone to pack up their bags and go home, but Im never one to really think that the easy thing is the right thing to do. Its going to be figuring out the next step, where we go as a team and a league as a family from here.Though Rylan believes the league will ultimately succeed, the pressing need for more sponsors and investors puts that in doubt.After yesterdays news, it would be pretty foolish of me to guarantee anything, she said. But we have every hope and expectation the league will be around for many years to come. ' ' '