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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Ivanovic, Golovin post wins; Petrova loses in Luxembourg

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (Sports Network) - French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic and last week's Portoroz champion Tatiana Golovin were among the winners Wednesday, while third-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova went by way of the upset at the $600,000 Fortis Championships.
The second-seeded Ivanovic moved into the quarterfinals by handling a wild card, Luxembourg's own Anne Kremer, 7-5, 6-4, while the eighth-seeded Golovin stayed hot by downing Romanian wild card Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round on the indoor hardcourts at CK Sport Kockelscheuer. The Serbian Ivanovic and three other seeds received opening-round byes this week.
The French Golovin has won her last six matches, including a victory against Katarina Srebotnik in this past Sunday's finale at the Slovenia Open. Her second-round opponent here on Thursday will be last year's Luxembourg runner- up, Francesca Schiavone.
Surging Belarusian Victoria Azarenka ousted Petrova in 6-2, 6-1 fashion to reach the quarterfinals...Full Story

Goodwood Stakes features Lava Man

Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Defending champ Lava Man returns to face nine rivals in Saturday's $500,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The winner of the race will gain automatic entry into the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic as part of the "Win and You're In" program.
Lava Man, owned by STD Racing and Jason Wood, can become the third horse to repeat as the winner of the Goodwood. Lord At War won in 1984 and 1985, and Pleasantly Perfect posted consecutive victories in 2002 and 2003.
Trained by Doug O'Neill, Lava Man will be ridden by Corey Nakatani from post seven. The six-year-old gelding is coming off a rare loss, he was sixth in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar. This year he repeated as the winner of the Santa Anita Handicap and won his third straight Hollywood Gold Cup.
Lava Man has won 17 of 41 lifetime starts for more than $5.2 million...Full Story

Davis Cup final will be played in Portland

White Plains, NY (Sports Network) - The 2007 Davis Cup World Group final between the host United States and defending champion Russia will be staged at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
The best-of-five tie will be played from November 30-December 2, on a surface yet to be determined, and will mark the first Davis Cup final on American soil in 15 years. The Americans topped the Swiss in the 1992 finale in Fort Worth, Texas.
The U.S., captained by Patrick McEnroe, featured Andy Roddick, James Blake and the twin Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, in its 4-1 semifinal victory against host Sweden last week, while the Russian team, skippered by Shamil Tarpischev, boasted Nikolay Davydenko, Igor Andreev, Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny in its home win against Germany.
The Americans hold a record 31 Davis Cup titles, but haven't won the championship since 1995, when Pete Sampras led them to a 3-2 victory over Russia in a final in Moscow.
The Russians beat Argentina in last year's finale, in Moscow, and captured the first of their two titles in 2002...Full Story

Marion wants out of Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - According to a published report, Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion feels it is time to move on and for the franchise to trade him.
According to the Arizona Republic, Marion is unhappy that the team has not initiated talks concerning a contract extension and of hearing his name in various trade rumors.
"I'm tired of hearing my name in trades," Marion told the paper late Tuesday. "I love my fans in Phoenix but I think it's time for me to move on."
Marion, who has two years left on his current contract, averaged 17.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game last season for the Suns.
For his eight-year career with Phoenix, the former UNLV product has career averages of 18.6 points and 10 boards.

Cibulkova wins Guangzhou opener

Guangzhou, China (Sports Network) - Fourth-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova was one of 12 first-round winners Wednesday at the Guangzhou International women's tennis event.
Cibulkova handled Belarusian Tatiana Poutchek 6-0, 6-3 at the Tennis Courts of Fangcun Sports Center.
A trio of upsets occurred, as American qualifier Julie Ditty dropped fifth- seeded Russian Olga Poutchkova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru topped seventh-seeded Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2, 6-4 and France's Camille Pin took out eighth-seeded Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1, 4-1, as the Russian retired due to a right knee injury.
Sixth-seeded Belarusian Olga Govortsova avoided an upset by drubbing Slovakian Jarmila Gajdosova 6-1, 6-3 at this hardcourt tournament...Full Story

Kirilenko stays hot; Muller loses in Seoul

Seoul, Korea (Sports Network) - Last week's Kolkata champion Maria Kirilenko posted a first-round victory, while sixth-seeded German Martina Muller came up a second-round loser Wednesday at the $145,000 Korea Open.
The fourth-seeded Kirilenko won her sixth straight match by handling Korean wild card So-Jung Kim 7-5, 6-3, while Muller failed to reach the quarterfinals here when Colombian Catalina Castano erased her in 6-4, 6-2 fashion on the hardcourts at the Olympic Tennis Courts. The Russian Kirilenko corralled her second career WTA Tout title in India this past Sunday.
In other second-round action, Japan's Ayumi Morita edged out France's Mathilde Johansson 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and Italian Flavia Pennetta handled Frenchwoman Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 6-4.
One other opening-round bout saw Polish qualifier Marta Domachowska dismiss Italian Alberta Brianti 6-3, 6-2.. Full Story

Berdych, Haas advance; Roddick pulls out in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand (Sports Network) - Seeds Tomas Berdych and Tommy Haas were among Wednesday's first-round winners, while former world No. 1 Andy Roddick pulled out of the $550,000 Thailand Open, citing a left foot injury.
The second-seeded Roddick was scheduled to meet Taipei's Yeu-Tzuoo Wang on Day 2 here, but the American, fresh off his Davis Cup action in Sweden, withdrew due to the foot problem suffered during practice here on Tuesday. Roddick helped the United States beat Sweden 4-1 in last week's Davis Cup semifinal in Gothenburg.
Roddick was the 2004 Bangkok runner-up to Roger Federer.
Top-seeded U.S. Open finalist Novak Djokovic pulled out of the draw here on Tuesday, citing a back injury, while world No. 2 Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event on Sunday due to a knee injury, leaving this watered-down tournament without three of the top-five players on the planet...Full Story

Koubek, Rochus win at rain-plagued Mumbai event

Mumbai, India (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Austrian Stefan Koubek and eighth-seeded Belgian Olivier beat out the rain on Wednesday and posted first- round wins at the $416,000 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open.
Koubek clobbered Chilean Paul Capdeville 6-3, 6-2, while Rochus routed Dutchman Robin Haase 6-2, 6-2 on another wet day at the Cricket Club of India. Rain has disrupted play on all three days of main-draw activity here.
One other Day-3 result saw Italian Fabio Fognini drive out Indian wild card Somdev Dev Varman 6-3, 7-6 (10-8). Fognini is rewarded with a second-round match against top-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet....Full Story

Street Sense versus Hard Spun in Kentucky Cup Classic

Florence, KY (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and Derby runner-up Hard Spun top a field of five for Saturday's $350,000 Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park. The 1 1/8 mile race will be the first start for Street Sense on an all-weather surface.
Street Sense, owned by James Tafel, is the 3-5 morning-line favorite and will be ridden by regular rider Calvin Borel from post three. Both he and Hard Spun are facing older horses for the first time.
Street Sense won both starts at Saratoga this summer, capturing the Jim Dandy and Travers Stakes. Trained by Carl Nafzger, the colt has won six of 11 career starts for more than $4 million...Full Story

Vick tests positive for marijuana

Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is facing more legal trouble after testing positive for marijuana.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Vick tested positive for a urine sample submitted on September 13. As a result, federal court probation officer Patricia Locket-Ross petitioned judge Henry Hudson to impose stricter pretrial release conditions on Vick.
In court documents filed Wednesday, Hudson ordered that Vick must submit to any method of testing, "for determining whether the defendant is using a prohibited substance."
Vick is also restricted to his Virginia residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. everyday, and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device and must participate in substance therapy and mental health counseling...Full Story

NASCAR announces 2008 Sprint Cup Schedule

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup) scheduled was released on Wednesday. The 36-race schedule is similar to last year's schedule with no new venues and little change in the order of races.
The season will open on February 17th with the 50th running of the Daytona 500 and will end at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16th.
The first open weekend will take place after the fifth race. In 2007 the first open date was after California, the second race of the season. Another change will be at the Chicagoland Speedway where the race will take place on Saturday night instead of Sunday afternoon.

2008 Sprint Cup Schedule -

February 9 - Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, FL

February 14 - Gatorade 125s, Daytona Beach, FL

February 17 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, FL

February 24 - California Speedway, Fontana, CA

March 2 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

March 9 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

March 16 - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

March 30 - Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA

April 6 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

April 12 - Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

April 27 - Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL

May 3 - Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA

May 10 - Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

May 17 - NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge, Concord, NC

May 25 - Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

June 1 - Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE

June 8 - Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

June 15 - Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

June 22 - Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA

June 29 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH

July 5 - Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

July 12 - Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL

July 27 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN

August 3 - Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

August 10 - Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

August 17 - Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

August 23 - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

August 31 - California Speedway, Fontana, CA

September 6 - Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA

September 14 - New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH

September 21 - Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE

September 28 - Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS

October 5 - Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL

October 11 - Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

October 19 - Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA

October 26 - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

November 2 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

November 9 - Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

November 16 - Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

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