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BAIONA, Spain -- Belgiums Gianni Meersman beat a pack of sprinters to claim the Spanish Vueltas second stage on Sunday for his first win at a grand tour.The 30-year-old Meersman was launched by his Etixx-Quick Step team in the final meters and stayed in front of a huge group to win the relatively flat 160.8-kilometer (99.9-mile) ride from Ourense to Baiona in 4 hours, 16 minutes, 39 seconds.Polands Michal Kwiatkowski took the leaders red jersey from Sky teammate Peter Kennaugh for Mondays mountain stage.Chris Froome, also of Sky, and Movistar rivals Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde remained on the same time with Kwiatkowski.Three-time Vuelta winner Alberto Contador stayed 52 seconds back after his Tinkoff team struggled through the opening stages time trial, which was won by Sky.Meersman said that he told his wife and family to be sure to watch Sundays stage on television because his team had selected it for him to go for the win.She was crying and they were yelling at the TV, Meersman said after talking to his wife by telephone. Today was the big goal for me. I was planning for this stage, I had it in my mind. I was so many times second and third, but my team really trusted me.On Monday, riders face a 170-kilometer (105.6-mile) route along the Atlantic coast starting in Marin. A flat first half is followed by three climbs finishing at the Mirador de Ezaro summit.The 21-stage race ends in Madrid on Sept. 11.Morgan Brian USA Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Allie Long USA Jersey . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. http://www.officialsocceruswntshop.com/Sydney-Leroux-Usa-Jersey/ . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. Megan Rapinoe Jersey . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. Mallory Pugh USA Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.MOSCOW -- Murat Gassiev dominated Denis Lebedev to win the IBF cruiserweight title on Saturday on a split decision.Gassiev knocked down Lebedev in the fifth round with a hook to the body but the defending champion came back strongly late on as the 23-year-old Gassiev tired.Gassiev won 116-112 and 116-111 on two scorecards, while 37-year-old veteran Lebedev took the third 114-113. The announcement sharply divided the crowd in Moscow, packed with supporters of both Russian fighters.I prepared myself for a very tough fight. Denis is a champion and I knew what was waiting for me in the ring, Gassiev said. Big respect to him. Im very happy I won today.Gassiev improves to 24-0 after by far the biggest fight of his five-year pro career. Lebedev, who drops to a 29-3 career record, remains the WBA champion at cruiserweight because the fight was onlly recognized as being for the IBF version of the title.ddddddddddddI wouldnt say I lost that fight, but the referees have a better view and the stronger guy won, Lebedev said. I think the Murat Gassiev era is starting.Earlier, Namibias Julius Indongo won the IBF light title by knocking out the reigning champion and heavy favorite, Eduard Troyanovsky. Indongos fierce left hook 40 seconds into the fight sent the Russian flying backwards.Troyanovsky, who was previously unbeaten and had won his last 14 fights by knockout or retirement, needed medical attention but appeared not to be seriously hurt.Indongo, a former police officer, is 21-0 following his first career fight outside Namibia, while Troyanovsky is 25-1. ' ' '