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HAMBURG, Germany -- Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the German Open on Thursday. Monfils fell behind 2-0 to start the match but rallied to win four straight games. Monfils broke Stepaneks serve three times to set up a quarter-final showdown with fellow Frenchman and fifth-seeded Gilles Simon. Simon outlasted Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals in Hamburg for the first time in six attempts. Second-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria advanced by beating 15th-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-2, 6-3. Melzer, who was runner-up in Hamburg last year, never faced a break point. The Austrian will next face eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who beat German wild card Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-5, 6-2. Third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-5 and will next meet another German, sixth-seeded Florian Mayer, who beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 7-5, 7-5. Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia beat German wild card Julian Reister 6-3, 6-3 and will next face No. 12 Marin Cilic of Croatia. Cilic rallied to beat wild card Tobias Kamke of Germany 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Cheap Jerseys . Gamel was hurt May 1 while trying to catch a foul popup in an 8-3 victory at San Diego. He was hitting .246 with one home run and six RBIs this season after taking Prince Fielders spot in the field. wholesale jerseys . Now its Kunitz whos turning into the star. More than halfway through the lockout-shortened NHL season, Kunitz is tied for second in the league with 17 goals and is third in total points, trailing linemate Sidney Crosby and Tampa Bays Steven Stamkos. http://www.usjerseyscheapstore.com/ . Stewart beat Cristobal Huet on the power play with 1:39 left in regulation. Team captain Rick Nash and Jason Spezza had the other Canada goals. "Our goal here is to get better every day," said Canadian assistant coach Peter DeBoer. Cheap nfl Jerseys China . Hes content with what he has left, though, and so are the Boston Bruins. "The game has changed, so I changed," the five-time NHL scoring champion said at Thursdays morning skate before his debut with Boston against the New Jersey Devils. Cheap nike nfl Jerseys . Jed Ortmeyer scored twice early in the third and Matt Hackett made 23 saves Friday as the Houston Aeros beat Binghamton 3-1. Warren Peters added an empty-net goal for Houston, which leads the series 1-0 and hosts Game 2 on Saturday.VANCOUVER -- Roberto Luongos long goodbye from the Vancouver Canucks took yet another twist Wednesday as the team revealed Cory Schneider has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury. As a result, Luongo will start Vancouvers final home regular-season game Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks -- after many fans and media types wondered whether he had already played his last game at Rogers Arena. "Hopefully, hell be back soon," said Luongo. "And, in the meantime, its my job to play the way hes been playing." Schneider was long ago anointed as the playoff starter when he displaced Luongo as Vancouvers No. 1 netminder in the 2011-12 post-season. Luongos start comes as the Canucks are preparing for the playoffs after having clinched the Northwest Division title. The former Canucks captain is expected to leave Vancouver via trade or contract buyout in the off-season. He was expected to be traded last summer after Schneider displaced him as the starter in the playoffs, and the Canucks did not get the deal they wanted at the trading deadline, either. Schneider, a 27-year-old Marblehead, Mass., native played in Vancouvers past two games as the Canucks clinched a playoff spot and then their fifth straight Northwest Division title with wins over Chicago and Detroit. He has posted a 17-9-4 record this season with a 2.11 goals-against average. While fans get at least one opportunity to bid Luongo adieu in an otherwise meaningless home finale, since its already known the Canucks will have the third playoff seed in the Western Conference, the former No. 1 netminder was not ready to get sentimental. "From (the fans side) if they want to see it that way, well so be it," said Luongo. "But, for me, obviously, Im focused on playing. Weve got the Ducks here to finish the year and, obviously, the playoffs -- which is the most important thing -- are around the corner. "I want to make sure that, for myself included, were ready to get that going." Still, Luongo, who sports a 9-4-record and a 2.34 goals-against average, could not help but marvel as his likely final season in Vancouver took another unexpected turn. "Its pretty amazing, isnt it?" he said. "That being said, it seems weve still got a little ways to go before its over.dddddddddddd So were going to enjoy it for the time being and see where (the post-season) takes us." Accordingly, Luongo is savouring ever chance he gets to make another start with the team for which he has toiled since 2005-06 and helped reach the Stanley Cup finals in 2010-11. "You cherish (the starts), you know?" he said. "Especially, when (the days with the Canucks) are numbered, right?" The Canucks called up Joe Cannata from the AHLs Chicago Wolves to back up Luongo against the Ducks. Coach Alain Vigneault said Schneider was injured in Mondays win over Chicago, which he completed without any apparent difficulties. But the coach was not offering any information on the nature of his injury. "Hes got the body injury thats day-to-day," said Vigneault, drawing guffaws. The coach indicated that there was no pre-playoff subterfuge involved in Schneiders absence. "If he was healthy, hed be practising. Hes got an injury that, obviously, at this time, were not willing to disclose." Luongos presence gives the Canucks two goaltenders capable of starting in the playoffs. Was Vigneault happy that the anticipated trade did not occur? "Louies playing (Thursday)," said Vigneault. "Its got nothing to do with the non-trade." Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said Luongos presence eases concerns players might have about Schneiders health woes heading into the playoffs. "Lots of teams would have been in a bad spot right now," said Sedin. "But were confident in Lou." Notes--The Ducks are also in playoff-preparation mode after having clinched the Pacific Division title and the Western Conferences second seed. ... Injured Canucks defencemen Kevin Bieksa (lower-body) and Keith Ballard (back) returned to practice Wednesday, but will not play against the Ducks. Bieksa has missed four games while Ballard has sat out one. Both are close to returning. ... Ducks winger Teemu Selanne, the NHLs oldest player at 42, is slated to receive a rare rest against the Canucks. Centre Saku Koivu, 38, will also get the night off. ' ' '