Ferrero, Almagro post Davis Cup wins for Spain
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02/10/2012 -
Oviedo, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Spain began defense of
its Davis Cup title with a pair of singles wins Friday in an opening-round
Davis Cup matchup with visiting Kazakhstan.
The Spaniards grabbed their quick 2-0 lead when former world No. 1 Juan Carlos
Ferrero outlasted Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4 in 4 hours,
28 minutes and Nicolas Almagro doused Andrey Golubev 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
The best-of-five tie is being staged on red clay in Oviedo, where the
Spaniards are playing without their top-two stars -- Australian Open
runner-up Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. As a matter of fact, Spain is
missing four of its top-five players overall at Palacio Municipal de los
Deportes.
Spain can clinch a victory here on Saturday when its doubles team of Marcel
Granollers and Marc Lopez takes on a Kazakhstani pairing of Evgeny
Korolev and Yuri Schukin.
Sunday's reverse singles currently pit Almagro against Kukushkin and the
former French Open champion Ferrero versus Golubev.
The mighty Spaniards, who have won five of the last 12 Davis Cup
championships, are led by first-year captain Alex Corretja, while team
Kazakhstan is piloted by Yegor Shaldunov.
Spain, which beat Argentina in last year's Davis Cup finale in Seville,
and Kazakhstan had never met in Davis Cup play prior to this week.
The winner here will face the Austria-Russia victor in the quarterfinals in
April.
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Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians avoided arbitration
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No financial terms were released, but the Plain Dealer reported it is worth
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<< Western Illinois makes change in football schedule
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the University of Indianapolis instead of Hampton on Sept. 8, director of
athletics Dr. Tim Van Alstine said Friday.
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<< Spurs' Ginobili to return Saturday
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Guard Manu Ginobili will return to San
Antonio's lineup when the visiting Spurs play New Jersey on Saturday.
Head coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili, who has missed more than a month with
a broken lef
<< Isner shocks Federer, U.S. leads Swiss 2-0 in Davis Cup
Fribourg, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In one of the biggest Davis Cup
upsets ever, John Isner shocked the great Roger Federer in four sets to give
the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over host Switzerland in their best-
of-five openi
Titans lock up WR Hawkins with multi-year deal >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans signed wide receiver
Lavelle Hawkins to a multi-year contract on Friday.
Hawkins caught 47 passes for 470 yards and recorded his first career touchdown
last season. He ranked second o
CFL extends Cohon through 2015 >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Canadian Football League announced that
commissioner Mark Cohon has signed a contract extension that will keep him in
charge through the 2015 season.
"Our Board of Governors is unanimously pleased to
Blues place Arnott on IR >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have placed forward
Jason Arnott on injured reserve, the team announced Friday.
Arnott has not played since suffering a shoulder injury against Los Angeles on
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The 37-
Dunfermline out to end dry spell against Rangers >>
Dunfermline, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dunfermline will try to snap a pair
of negative streaks on Saturday when the club hosts second-place Rangers.
In the last 30 meetings between the two teams, Dunfermline has managed just
one win,
Lyon warms up for Champions League against Caen >>
Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lyon slipped 10 points behind Ligue 1 leader
PSG last weekend, so a visit by Caen on Saturday - ahead of Tuesday's last 16
Champions League match against APOEL - has turned into a must-win match.
Since win
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