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CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Gilles Simon, playing his first tournament since a neck injury forced him to quit a match against Roger Federer last month, lost to Italys Potito Starace 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 Friday in the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix Hassan II. Isa Abdul-Quddus Cyber Monday Jersey . Also advancing to the semifinals of this clay-court tuneup for the French Open were top-seeded Albert Montanes and Pablo Andujar, both of Spain, and eighth-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania. Simon, seeded third, served four double-faults and was broken five times. The Frenchman lost for the first time in three matches against Starace, who is seeded fifth and reached the semis for the second straight year. Starace next faces Hanescu, who rallied past qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-7 (1), 7-5, 6-2. Simon had to retire from his quarter-final against Federer at Key Biscayne, Fla. Montanes defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-1. He struggled on his first serve but converted three of his four break points to set up a semifinal against Andujar. Andujar beat Spains Pere Riba 6-2, 6-2 to reach his first semifinal on the tour since losing in the final in Romania last September. Matt Flynn Black Friday Jersey . Ramsay, contacted on Sunday by the Winnipeg organization, has also agreed to an interview as part of the process. Although Winnipeg is considering other options, Ramsay has not been terminated. Barry Sanders Black Friday Jersey . -- Cole Hamels allowed two runs and four hits in four innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat a Boston Red Sox split squad 10-5 on Saturday. http://www.shopnflonline.net/Black-Friday-Detroit-...er-Mond ay/ . Marmol, who lost his job as the Cubs closer last week, had given up a run on a hit and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. He had a 1-2 count on Corey Hart when catcher Wellington Castillo visited the mound and summoned manager Dale Sveum. Atlanta Falcons Hats Cyber Monday . Greg Chase had a goal and an assist for the Hitmen (3-1-0), who have won three games in a row, while Brady Brassart scored once. Jaedon Descheneau led the Ice (2-2-1) by scoring twice and Jagger Dirk had the other. Cheap Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys . Their initial move was to replace him with a pitcher, giving themselves a backup plan in case Johnny Cuetos blister bothered him during his start Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Beyond that, the NL Central leaders arent sure how theyll try to replace one of the leagues top hitters for up to a month.ANAHEIM – The horrors of minus-29 still ring in the ears of Tyler Bozak. But for all the tumult of an unseemly sophomore season, which saw him finish amongst the leagues cellar dwellers in plus/minus, the 25-year-old may have been better for it. "I wish it wasnt," Bozak said of his rollercoaster second season, "but for me I think it helped a great deal. "I think last year when I lost a lot of confidence is when I played my worst, so I kind of learned how to keep that high through tough times and good times." Bozak scored twice in a 5-2 win over the Ducks on Sunday night, giving him five goals in the last five games and 11 points in ten games on the top line. Initially just a stop-gap for the injured Tim Connolly, Bozak has stuck alongside Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul in first-line duty despite Connollys return to the lineup five games ago. "Im confident," Bozak said. "I think I can play with those guys. I think I can play in that position." "Hes having some success now," Lupul added. "When youre scoring and having some success it always makes the game a little bit easier. "He took some criticism last year and even at the start of this year. Hes just shown what type of character he has to keep going." Five Points 1. Jonas Gustavsson made 26 saves for his fourth consecutive victory. "The Monsters played really well," Ron Wilson said after the Leafs wrapped up a four-game road trip with a third straight victory. "That gives us the opportunity to make sure whenever we decide Reims has the conditioning to go back in that hell be 100 percent ready to go." Gustavsson is 5-1-0 in November with a 2.45 goals against average and .914 save percentage. "You want to win," Gustavsson said, "thats why you play. And every win feels really good." 2. Lupul extended his point streak to six games with a pair of assists (10 points), also sliding into a tie with Jonathan Toews for the most points in November (18). "Yeah it surprised me quite a bit," Lupul said. "Obviously I dont think of myself in that category with the top scorers in the league. Im confident in my ability and in my skill, but Ive got to do lots of other things to have success; go to the net hard, win puck battles, thats a little more my game and when I get open ice I can make some plays too." Lupul jumped into a tie with Claude Giroux for second in the scoring race (29 points), just two points behind Kessel. The 29-year-old is also the team leader in road points, totaling 15 in 13 games. 3. Keith Aulie made the trip cross-continent on Saturday morning to arrive in time for Sundays game against the Ducks. Aulie was with the Marlies in St. Johns, Newfoundland when word arrived that he might be needed in California. "[Saturday] morning they called me in the hotel and said Good news, youre going across the country, going across the continent so the journey started then," Aulie ssaid, prior to the game. Desmond Bryant Cyber Monday Jersey. The Saskatchewan native took a morning flight from St. Johns to Toronto, endured a four-hour layover before arriving in Los Angeles shortly before 10pm. With Carl Gunnarssons status up in the air, the Leafs were in need of a defenceman capable of playing big minutes with Dion Phaneuf; the two formed a capable partnership down the stretch last season. Aulie was a late cut at training camp this fall. "Obviously I was upset, but youve got to translate that into work ethic," said the 22-year-old, who recently returned from a minor injury. "Ive felt really good lately. I feel like I was being real physical and being tough to play against and playing a lot against other teams top lines." Aulie logged 16:19 alongside Phaneuf on Sunday evening. 4. Clarke MacArthur has found his lucky charm. MacArthur scored his third goal in as many games, all with his parents, Dean and Deborah, in the crowd. The 26-year-olds parents are out to visit as many road arenas as possible, stopping to watch their son in Carolina and Tampa, before concluding the road trip in Anaheim on Sunday. Eight of MacArthurs nine goals this season have come on the road. 5. Gunnarsson (hand) and David Steckel (hand) became the ninth and tenth Leafs to miss a game with injury this month. But despite the rash of injuries, the Leafs are set to exit November above .500 (7-5-1) with a game against the Bruins on Wednesday. Depth in the organization has been greatly demonstrated with Joey Crabb (five goals), Joe Colborne (four points), Matt Frattin, Ben Scrivens and of late, the embattled Gustavsson, demonstrating their worth in expanded roles. "All we ask everybody who comes in is to understand what our identity is, identify with it and play to it and weve done that really well," Wilson said. "We try to go on the attack every single time were on the ice so I think its a fun way to play. And its an entertaining way to play. Sometimes you trade chance for chance [and] maybe we give up more shots or goals against than we should, but we want to have fun when we go out there and I think the players are really enjoying it right now." Mikhail Grabovski returned to the lineup after missing five games, playing in fourth-line duty alongside Jay Rosehill and Phillipe Dupuis for much of the night. Both Steckel and Gunnarsson are expected to return on Wednesday. Bonus Points For the second consecutive game, it was rookie Jake Gardiner leading the Leafs in ice-time. Gardiner clocked in at 25:15, two nights after logging nearly 29 minutes in a shootout win over Dallas…Connolly extended his point streak to five games with an assist (eight points)…Luke Schenn scored his first goal of the season into an empty-net, logging over 20 minutes (plus-3) for the second consecutive game…John-Michael Liles added two more assists on Sunday. The 31-year-old has 13 points on the road this season, but only three at home. ' ' '
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