05/20/2008 - Casablanca, Morocco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Argentine Agustin Calleri and Moroccan veteran Younes El Aynaoui were among Tuesday's second-round winners at the $575,000 Grand Prix Hassan II tennis event.
Calleri advanced to his sixth quarterfinal of the year by handling Frenchman Olivier Patience 6-2, 7-5, while the 36-year-old El Aynaoui beat Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 7-5 at Complexe Sportif al Amal. The wild card El Aynaoui captured his home event in 2002.
The clay-court specialist Calleri and El Aynaoui will meet here on Thursday.
In other second-round action, fourth-seeded Frenchman Marc Gicquel held off former top-five star Guillermo Coria of Argentina 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2) and French qualifier Gilles Simon overcame Serbian Boris Pashanski 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gicquel and Simon will square off in an all-French quarterfinal.
On Wednesday, second-round matches will come for top seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils of France. The Australian Open runner-up Tsonga will meet Algerian wild card Lamine Ouahab, while Monfils will encounter Spaniard Oscar Hernandez, who topped Canadian Frank Dancevic 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in a first-round bout that was suspended because of rain on Monday and completed on Tuesday.
Casablanca serves as a final tuneup for the French Open, which will get underway Sunday in Paris.
<< Is it time to hit panic button in D.C.?
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a 3-1 loss at Chivas USA on Saturday
night, one of Major League Soccer's proudest and most popular franchises, D.C.
United, hit rock bottom with its league leading sixth loss in eight fixtures
to star
<< NFL owners vote to opt out of labor deal early
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NFL owners have voted unanimously to opt out of
the current labor contract after the 2010 season.
The collective bargaining deal with the players association was originally set
to run through the 2012 campai
<< Coppell remains with relegated Reading
Reading, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reading coach Steve Coppell has decided
to remain with the club following their relegation from the Premier League on
the final day of the season.
Coppell's future had been called into question after t
<< Report: Mets' Martinez considering retirement
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez is
considering retirement after this season, according to the New York Daily
News.
The veteran right-hander cited concerns over his 78-year-old father's failin
Bouchie transfers to Evansville >>
Evansville, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bryan Bouchie, a 6-foot-10 245-pound
forward, will transfer to the University of Evansville from
Valparaiso, according to UE head coach Marty Simmons.
Bouchie played all 36 games in his
Srebotnik rolls; Razzano ousted in Strasbourg >>
Strasbourg, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fifth-seeded Slovenian Katarina
Srebotnik booked a spot in the second round, while third-seeded French crowd
favorite Virginie Razzano went by way of the upset Tuesday at the $175,000
Strasbo
Spirit of St. Louis: Pujols flying high for Cards >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It's business as usual this season for St. Louis Cardinals
All-Star first baseman Albert Pujols.
Pujols, a model of consistency his entire career, is marking up the stat
sheets at a torrid pace and keeping the Card
This Week in Auto Racing May 22 - May 25 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - This is the week that all racing fans have
been waiting for, particularly Sunday when there is racing around the clock.
It starts early on Sunday with the historic Grand Prix of Monaco, then returns
to the
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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