Ljubicic stuns Djokovic at Indian Wells
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03/17/2010 - Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former top-five performer Ivan Ljubicic upset world No. 2 Novak Djokovic in Wednesday's fourth-round action at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open.
The 20th-seeded Ljubicic toppled the second-seeded Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on the hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The veteran Croat sent the Serbian star packing in 1 hour, 44 minutes with the help of 13 aces and three service breaks.
Djokovic, who captured this big tournament two years ago, staved off three match points in order to overcome German Philipp Kohlschreiber here on Monday.
Ljubicic's quarterfinal opponent will be 21st-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco, who overcame Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Day 7.
This week's winner will collect $605,500.
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Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael
Leighton is slated to miss time following an injury suffered on Tuesday.
Leighton left the Flyers' 4-3 shootout loss at Nashville with a high
ankle spr
<< Vikings agree to terms with DT Kennedy
Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Vikings re-signed veteran
defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy on Wednesday.
He joined the club in December 2008 and had a productive 2009 campaign,
racking up 18 tackles and three sacks
<< Magic Messi leads Barca past Stuttgart
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lionel Messi scored two goals and helped
set up another on Wednesday as Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win over Stuttgart
in the second leg of their Round of 16 contest in the Champions League.
Messi scor
<< Radwanska ousts Dementieva to reach Indian Wells semis
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Russian star Elena Dementieva on Wednesday to reach the semifinals at the $4.5
million BNP Paribas Open.
The fifth-seeded Radwanska dismissed the fourth-seeded Deme
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball handed down a five- game suspension and an undisclosed fine to Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee Wednesday. MLB's ruling indicated Lee intentionally threw at the head of Arizona c
Mariners release P Petit >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners released right-handed
pitcher Yusmeiro Petit on Wednesday.
The move comes before Petit ever threw a pitch in a regular-season game for
Seattle, as the team claimed him off waivers f
Rutgers retains Hill for now >>
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rutgers University will retain the services
of men's head basketball coach Fred Hill for the upcoming season.
The school on Wednesday issued a brief release from director of
intercollegiate
Titans sign DE Babin to offer sheet >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tennessee Titans have signed
unrestricted free agent defensive end Jason Babin to an offer sheet.
Babin played in 12 games last season and recorded 20 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks
for the Eagle
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Hallandale Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A field of 11 three-year-olds has been
entered for Saturday's $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/8-
mile race is historically a major stepping stone on the road to the Kentucky
Derby.
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