HOUSTON -- Jack Sock made short work of former champion Ivo Karlovic, winning 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the U. [url=http://

HOUSTON -- Jack Sock made short work of former champion Ivo Karlovic, winning 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the U. Nike Air Max Tilbud Danmark .S. mens Clay Court Championship on Monday at River Oaks Country Club. The 21-year-old American had lost both previous meetings with the 6-foot-10 Karlovic, who won the only U.S. mens tournament played on clay in 2007 at a different Houston venue. In this one Sock broke the Croatians huge serve twice in the first set and wound up spending less than an hour on the court. Socks countryman, Sam Querry, had to battle to get past Alex Bogomolov Jr., of Russia 6-4, 7-6 (6), but it was a satisfying win for the tournaments 2010 runner-up. "Right now Ill take one pretty much however I can get it," said Querrey, whose ranking has plunged from a high of 17 in 2011 to its current 82. He hasnt advanced into the third round this season since the Australian Open in January. "Its the first time Ive been able to grind through a tough match like that all year," he said. "Hopefully it will lead to more wins and better results." German-born Dustin Brown easily moved on, beating American Rhyne Williams 6-1, 6-2. Williams had reached the tournaments semifinals last year. The 29-year-old Brown, who began his pro career playing out of Jamaica, is ranked 101st. Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia rallied to eliminate Marcos Baghdatis of Cypress 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the final match of the night. Baghdatis, the Australian Open runner-up in 2006 who once ranked eighth, had been given a wild card by tournament organizers. His ranking has fallen to 129. Americans Ryan Harrison and Ryan Harrison, Peter Polansky of Canada and Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain won spots in the 28-man field with victories in the qualifying tournament. Defending champion John Isner, ranked a career-high ninth, is the tournaments No. 1 seed. Spaniard Tommy Robredo is seeded second. 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On Saturday, the paths of Drew Tate and Kevin Glenn cross again as opposing quarterbacks.EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers returned to practice Tuesday minus the 300-pound gorilla on their backs.The Oilers won their first game of the season Monday, ending a spectacular face-plant out of the starting gate that had left a fragile fan base teetering on the abyss of despairing deja vu.For the group, (the win) was more of, OK, everything that weve put in place here will work and it can work and theres no need to change anything, Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins told reporters after the optional skate at Rexall Place.That was the one thing we were really hammering home as a (coaching) staff.Were comfortable with our systems, the way were teaching it, the progress that were making it, and were not going to change it.Its going to work.The Oilers, galvanized by a electrifying penalty-shot goal by winger Taylor Hall, defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 Monday for the first win.The victory vaulted the Oilers out of the league cellar past the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, and Winnipeg Jets into a tie with the Colorado Avalanche for 26th spot.The Oilers opened the season with a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames, followed by a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks and punishing beatdowns at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings and the Arizona Coyotes.Hall said things began to turn around in last Fridays 2-0 loss to the Canucks.We tried to eliminate those Grade A (opposition scoring) chances from our game, and it seemed like in Vancouver that happened, he said.Eakins agreed. He said the Oilers needed to improve their defensive play but were undone in the early going by some bad bounces.Weve had some pucks go right through us, where weve been in good positions — stick, skates — (but) somehow it got through, he said.Weve continued to try to look after that red zone as much as you can, and were (now) finding a way to get our sticks and our feet in a way of those pucks.Eakins hhas also been matching his top line of Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle against the other teams best trio. Nike Air Max Danmark Billig. .Against Tampa Bay he matched them against Steve Stamkoss line and came out on top.I thought (Nugent-Hopkins) was by far the best player on the ice and was driving the game, said Eakins.Nugent-Hopkins line has also been matched up against the Sedin twins in Vancouver.Bring it on, said Hall.Its fun to go up against the guys. And we took it as a challenge last night to go up against a player like Stamkos, said Hall.The best way to play against those (top lines) is to play in their end, and make them play defence, and go at them that way.Eakins said the top line may be matched up against Alexander Ovechkin when the Oilers host the Washington Capitals Wednesday.But while the dark clouds have receded, the Oilers know theyre still in a storm.Offensive leaders from last year like Eberle and David Perron have yet to score this year.Goaltender Ben Scrivens has been erratic and the Oilers are still prone to getting caught running around in their own end of the ice.They need success now as they enter the mid-point of a seven-game homestand before heading east on a five-game trip in early November.The Oilers are also dealing with a fan base that, after eight consecutive seasons of empty promises and no playoffs, has gone from twitchy to downright jumpy.As the early losses piled up, fans took to social media to carve the team: too many youngsters, not enough focus in training camp, fire the coach. Eakins was ridiculed as some kind of eggheaded Mr. Peabody looking to X and O his way out of a game that is often no more complicated than who wants the puck more.Perron said theyre not out of the woods.We cant get ahead of ourselves, he said.Weve done a lot of nice things so far that people are talking about, but its only one win out of six games. 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