RALEIGH, N.C. -- It had been a while since Joakim Nordstrom scored a goal, and even longer since Cam Ward shut out an opponent.Both droughts are over -- and now the Carolina Hurricanes are no longer in last place.Nordstrom scored with 9:12 left, Ward made 22 saves in his first shutout in over a year and the Hurricanes beat the San Jose Sharks 1-0 on Tuesday night for their second straight win.Its starting to come together, Carolina coach Bill Peters said.Ward got the 24th shutout of his career and first since he blanked Colorado on Oct. 21, 2015, while improving to 6-1 in his career against the Sharks.That helped the Hurricanes escape last place in the Metropolitan Division, in the process snapping the defending Western Conference champions three-game winning streak.Youve got to build some momentum, and certainly these last two games have been our best two games of the year, and we did it in a real good fashion, playing the way we wanted to play, and dominated at times, Ward said. Thats a compliment to the guys. ... Its not going to get any easier, but we showed what we can do when were on, for sure.Aaron Dell stopped 32 shots in his third career game and his second start for the Sharks.He was excellent, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. Gave us a chance to hang around in a game we didnt deserve to be in. Thats all you can ask from him.San Jose, which averages nearly 30 shots per game, managed just two in the second period before coming on strong in the third. The Sharks were shut out for the third time this season and second time this month.They took the game over in the second period, DeBoer said. Their compete level went up another notch and we didnt go with them.The sequence that led to Nordstroms goal was started by Viktor Stalberg, who broke up a breakaway attempt with his stick. Ward then blocked Joonas Donskois tip-in try, and that eventually led to a rush the other way, with Nordstrom backhanding the rebound of his own shot past Dells glove for the fourth-line forwards first goal of the season. He had 10 last year.I couldnt believe my eyes when I missed the first one, so I was kind of happy to get the second chance, Nordstrom said.Before that score, the goalies had put on a show for the overwhelming majority of this one, with Dell and Ward matching each other save for save. Dell made a slick stop on a rising shot by Jeff Skinner early in the third, and a few minutes later Ward stopped a tricky tip from Logan Couture with about 13 1/2 minutes left.Game notes San Jose scratched C Melker Karlsson, who injured his left ankle while blocking a shot Saturday against Tampa Bay. ... Carolina activated D Justin Faulk from injured reserve before the game. Faulk (upper body) missed three games. ... 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Matt Fitzpatrick, the Englishman rookie, said the greens were fantastic during his practice rounds.Henrik Stenson, the Swede who now calls Florida home, said the weather has reminded him of the 2014 tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland.The forecasts are calling for more favorable conditions for the weekend competition, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 70s.---3 p.m.The motivational tug of war continues behind the scenes.After the U.S. team turned to Michael Phelps for its latest inspirational team talk, Europe countered with Paul OConnell.The rugby union legend who captained both the British and Irish Lions before retiring may not be a familiar name on these shores. But suffice it to say when European captain Darren Clarke -- who is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds -- calls somebody a very large man and big in stature, were talking HUGE.But whenever Paul addressed the team, he sat down, Clarke said. He didnt stand up. He didnt feel the need to stand up and intimidate anybody.OConnell was listed as 6-foot-6 and 250 pounds when he played.Hopefully, U.S. captain Davis Love has Shaquille ONeal on speed-dial.---2:05 p.m.The Europeans are doing a little damage control after a colorful, humorous and crude essay written by team member Danny Willetts brother, about his excitement for the Ryder Cup and disdain for American golf fans creating what promises to be a partisan crowd at Hazeltine National Golf Club.Pete Willetts post on the National Club Golfer website poked fun at the American players who need their baying mob of imbeciles to caress their egos every step of the way to have a chance to beat the Europeans for the first time in four tries since 2008.Willett urged Team Europe to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hotdog so they can scream `Baba booey until their jelly faces turn red.Europe captain Darren Clarke said Danny Willett was bitterly disappointed in the article and planned to express his displeasure with his brother.Clarke said he also was upset by Pete Willetts words, an opinion which is not representative of Team Europes thoughts.---1:25 p.m.You might think Davis Love III has enough to do during Ryder Cup week, even with five assistants helping him try to win one for the home team.On Wednesday, he added another responsibility to his role as U.S. captain: sandwich ddeliveryman.ddddddddddddApparently even the team he called the greatest ever needs its turkey sandwiches to play great.If we dont get the turkey sandwiches to these guys, theyre not going to be happy, Love said.Its all part of what Love said are the shared responsibilities for himself and his assistants, which include Tiger Woods and Bubba Watson.Even if its just bring the sandwiches and the water and drive them in when they win, whatever it is, we just need to be prepared for it, he said.---NoonEuropes Justin Rose says he wasnt bothered one bit that records showing he received a therapeutic-use exemption were published online by hackers seeking to embarrass some Olympic athletes.All the boxes were ticked, said Rose, who won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics last month.Russian hackers who broke into the World Anti-Doping Agency database published similar records about TUEs for tennis stars and sisters Serena and Venus Williams and gymnast Simone Biles, among others.Rose requested and received permission to use an anti-inflammatory in May to treat a herniated disk.That whole procedure is in place for an athlete who is having medical issues, Rose said, not someone who is trying to gain anything from it.---11:30 a.m.U.S. captain Davis Love III has left one of his groups alone for Wednesdays practice -- Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar. He inserted Ryder Cup rookie Brooks Koepka into the group of Jimmy Walker, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler. And he took Zach Johnson and placed him with captains pick Ryan Moore, J.B. Holmes and Brandt Snedeker.European captain Darren Clarke mixed up his foursomes for the second full day of practice. Rory McIlroy and Chris Wood were with Thomas Pieters and Martin Kaymer; Henrik Stenson and Matt Fitzpatrick were with Lee Westwood and Rafa Cabrera Bello; and Sergio Garcia and Andy Sullivan were with Justin Rose and Danny Willett.What does it all mean?The pairings for the opening session are to be announced at opening ceremonies Thursday.---10 a.m.Phil Mickelson criticized another Ryder Cup captain in explaining why this American team at least will be prepared to play its best.Mickelson was the catalyst for change in 2014 when he publicly questioned Tom Watsons heavy-handed role as captain in Gleneagles in another American loss. That led to a task force that allowed for more player involvement.Mickelson used Hal Sutton and his captaincy in 2004 as an example of players being set up for failure. He says Sutton only told him he was playing with Tiger Woods just two days before the start of the matches. Mickelson says he had to learn how to hit a different golf ball and it affected his preparations.He says Davis Love III has them in a