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  • BARCELONA, Spain -- Sara Errani of Italy beat second-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Barcelona Open semifinals. Austin Pettis Jersey . The seventh-seeded Errani took advantage of Goerges erratic serve to break five times on the outdoor clay. The Italian will face Carla Suarez Navarro, who beat Simona Halep of Romania 6-4, 6-1. Suarez Navarro managed to break Halep eight times in nine service games and rallied from a 3-1 first-set deficit to become the only Spanish player to reach the semifinals. In the other semifinal, third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia will play Sorana Cirstea of Romania after they both rallied from a set down to advance. Cibulkova dominated the last two sets to beat Yuliya Beygelzimer of Ukraine 3-6, 6-0, 6-0, while Cirstea overcame Olga Govortsova of Belarus, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Jo-Lonn Dunbar Jersey . Mitch Holmberg scored once and setup two more as Spokane defeated host Tri-City 5-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Lance Kendricks Jersey . Thome has not played since leaving Saturday nights game with tightness on the left side of his lower back. The move was made retroactive to Sunday. The 41-year-old Thome is hitting .111 with no homers or RBIs and 10 strikeouts in 18 at-bats. http://www.ramsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-greg-zuerlein-jersey-xs-46.html . The Rockies recalled outfielder Charlie Blackmon from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Saturday to take Gonzalezs spot on the active roster. Gonzalez was told after Fridays game of his grandfathers death. Janoris Jenkins Jersey . The New York forward scored the winner Monday night as the Rangers defeated the Senators 1-0 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Nolan Cromwell Jersey . -- The conservative watchdog group Goldwater Institute has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Glendale City Councils vote to approve a lease agreement for Jobing.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills bid to extend their series of playing regular-season games in Toronto could take a big step forward before the end of the month, barring a setback in negotiations. League spokesman Michael Signora wrote in an email on Tuesday that the Toronto series will be on the NFL International Committees agenda for its next meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place this month, but no date has been set. In March, NFL owners voted to give the committee authority to make decisions regarding the series, which began five years ago. Though Signora declined to discuss the status of talks between the Bills and Toronto-based Rogers Communications, the two sides have previously expressed optimism that a new deal will be reached to extend the series before it expires after this season. Rogers Media president Keith Pelley maintained that optimism in a statement the company released on Tuesday. "Discussions are ongoing with the Buffalo Bills about extending the Bills Toronto Series deal," Pelley said. "While I am cautiously optimistic, we have nothing to announce at this time." Bills CEO Russ Brandon was out of the office and not available for comment. The Sports Business Journal repported on Monday that an extension of the series appears imminent. Sam Bradford Jersey. The new deal is expected to be similar to the original one in covering five years and featuring one annual regular-season and three preseason games. Whats expected to be reduced is the $78 million the Bills received from Rogers in the previous agreement. Having had difficulty selling out games in Toronto, Rogers is seeking to cut ticket prices for the series, which could reduce the overall value of the new deal. The Bills regard the series as key to their long-term survival by extending its reach north of the border in the small-market teams bid to generate additional revenue. The series has so far paid off for the Bills. They have experienced a significant boost in season-ticket sales from fans in southern Ontario, who now represent about 15 per cent of the teams base. Rogers has benefited as well. The deal has allowed the communications giant to establish ties with North Americas most lucrative sport. The Bills will "host" Seattle at Torontos downtown Rogers Centre this season. They were originally set to play a preseason game in August, but that game has been returned to Orchard Park because of a scheduling conflict. ' ' '

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