ALAMEDA, Calif. DeAngelo Williams Jersey . -- The Oakland
Raiders more than doubled their draft haul by receiving three compensatory picks
Monday for Aprils draft. The NFL awarded the Raiders picks at the end of the
third, fourth and fifth rounds based on free agents they lost and signed last
off-season. "Whatever the formula is, I love this formula. I love it," new
general manager Reggie McKenzie said from the NFL owners meetings in Florida.
"Obviously this is better than what I expected," he said. "Hopefully, we can
make do and have some good picks." McKenzie was expecting a third-round pick as
compensation for star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha signing with Philadelphia. He
was very pleased to get picks in the fourth and fifth rounds as well. Among the
other free agents the Raiders lost last season were tight end Zach Miller, guard
Robert Gallery and linebacker Thomas Howard. The most prominent player signed
was tight end Kevin Boss. Oakland previously only had picks in the fifth and
sixth rounds because of trades and the supplemental draft. The Raiders traded
their first-round pick to Cincinnati last October for quarterback Carson Palmer,
their second-rounder to New England for the picks to draft offensive lineman
Joseph Barksdale and running back Taiwan Jones last year, their third-rounder to
take quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the supplemental draft, their fourth-rounder
in 2010 to Washington to acquire quarterback Jason Campbell and their
seventh-rounder last year to Seattle for linebacker Aaron Curry. Oaklands first
pick in Aprils draft will be the 95th overall -- up two spots because New
Orleans was docked a second-round pick for its bounty program and the Raiders
used their third-rounder in the supplemental draft. The Raiders will also pick
129th at the end of the fourth round and 168th at the end of the fifth. The team
is not allowed to trade any of its compensatory picks. McKenzie said he believes
he can find starters through the fifth round based on his experience with the
Green Bay Packers as director of football operations. "I think there are very
good players in the middle rounds," he said. "From the standpoint of depth, I
think its there. In the first round it may not be too deep. But for the most
part, there are some good players throughout this draft." With limited salary
cap room remaining, McKenzie will have to use the draft to fill the remaining
holes on the team. The biggest needs right now are for a starting outside
linebacker, possibly a starting tight end, backups at running back and
quarterback and depth throughout the roster. "Im still looking for great backups
who can become starters at every position," McKenzie said. "I need a lot more
picks than what I have now and some more free agent moves. The only thing I wish
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winning on clay last week at Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Bellucci in the
semifinals.WASHINGTON -- Four seeded players have already been knocked out of
the womens draw at the Citi Open. The latest to go was eighth-seeded Olga
Govortsova, who was beaten by 18-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 1-6, 6-0,
6-3. The win put Bouchard in her first career WTA Tour quarterfinal. Vania King
and Coco Vandeweghe also won Wednesday to set up an all-American quarterfinal.
The fourth-seeded King beat Irina Falconi 6-2, 7-6 (5), and No. 7-seeded
Vandeweghe topped qualifier Aravane Rezai 6-2, 6-2. A third American,
third-seeded Sloane Stephens, already advanced to the quarterfinals Tuesday.
Top-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova avoided an upset with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
victory over Melinda Czink. King was up 6-5 in the second set and had a chance
to win with Falconi serving, but hit a shot wide on match point, then again on
the next point and Falconi pulled out the game. "I wasnt calm enough. Obviously
I was nervous," King said. "I kind of second-guessed myself." On the final match
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Danilidou 6-3, 7-5. On the mens side, Second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov beat
Rueben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 6-3, and James Blake advanced with a 6-2, 6-4
victory over qualifier Marco Chiudinelli. "Anytime you do that, its a pretty
darn good feeling," Blake said. "Right from start to finish I felt good."
Fourth-seeded Tommy Haas beat Leonard Mayer 6-4, 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal
with fellow German Tobias Kamke. Kamke beat Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 6-3. "Im
pretty pleased with the way I played the big points and the position I put
myself into," Haas said. It will be the first time Haas and Kamke have played
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Raiders more than doubled their draft haul by receiving three compensatory picks
Monday for Aprils draft. The NFL awarded the Raiders picks at the end of the
third, fourth and fifth rounds based on free agents they lost and signed last
off-season. "Whatever the formula is, I love this formula. I love it," new
general manager Reggie McKenzie said from the NFL owners meetings in Florida.
"Obviously this is better than what I expected," he said. "Hopefully, we can
make do and have some good picks." McKenzie was expecting a third-round pick as
compensation for star cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha signing with Philadelphia. He
was very pleased to get picks in the fourth and fifth rounds as well. Among the
other free agents the Raiders lost last season were tight end Zach Miller, guard
Robert Gallery and linebacker Thomas Howard. The most prominent player signed
was tight end Kevin Boss. Oakland previously only had picks in the fifth and
sixth rounds because of trades and the supplemental draft. The Raiders traded
their first-round pick to Cincinnati last October for quarterback Carson Palmer,
their second-rounder to New England for the picks to draft offensive lineman
Joseph Barksdale and running back Taiwan Jones last year, their third-rounder to
take quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the supplemental draft, their fourth-rounder
in 2010 to Washington to acquire quarterback Jason Campbell and their
seventh-rounder last year to Seattle for linebacker Aaron Curry. Oaklands first
pick in Aprils draft will be the 95th overall -- up two spots because New
Orleans was docked a second-round pick for its bounty program and the Raiders
used their third-rounder in the supplemental draft. The Raiders will also pick
129th at the end of the fourth round and 168th at the end of the fifth. The team
is not allowed to trade any of its compensatory picks. McKenzie said he believes
he can find starters through the fifth round based on his experience with the
Green Bay Packers as director of football operations. "I think there are very
good players in the middle rounds," he said. "From the standpoint of depth, I
think its there. In the first round it may not be too deep. But for the most
part, there are some good players throughout this draft." With limited salary
cap room remaining, McKenzie will have to use the draft to fill the remaining
holes on the team. The biggest needs right now are for a starting outside
linebacker, possibly a starting tight end, backups at running back and
quarterback and depth throughout the roster. "Im still looking for great backups
who can become starters at every position," McKenzie said. "I need a lot more
picks than what I have now and some more free agent moves. The only thing I wish
I had more of was NFL money and NFL cap. Thats what I wish I had more of." Sam Mills Jersey . LOUIS -- Fast starts are
becoming routine for Lance Lynn and the St. Star Lotulelei Jersey . Bellucci, ranked No.
60, got his third career title and second at Gstaad. He won the clay-court event
as a qualifier in 2009. Tipsarevic was denied a second straight title after
winning on clay last week at Stuttgart, Germany, where he beat Bellucci in the
semifinals.WASHINGTON -- Four seeded players have already been knocked out of
the womens draw at the Citi Open. The latest to go was eighth-seeded Olga
Govortsova, who was beaten by 18-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 1-6, 6-0,
6-3. The win put Bouchard in her first career WTA Tour quarterfinal. Vania King
and Coco Vandeweghe also won Wednesday to set up an all-American quarterfinal.
The fourth-seeded King beat Irina Falconi 6-2, 7-6 (5), and No. 7-seeded
Vandeweghe topped qualifier Aravane Rezai 6-2, 6-2. A third American,
third-seeded Sloane Stephens, already advanced to the quarterfinals Tuesday.
Top-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova avoided an upset with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
victory over Melinda Czink. King was up 6-5 in the second set and had a chance
to win with Falconi serving, but hit a shot wide on match point, then again on
the next point and Falconi pulled out the game. "I wasnt calm enough. Obviously
I was nervous," King said. "I kind of second-guessed myself." On the final match
point in the tiebreaker, Falconi hit a shot wide to give King the victory. "I
know every match I win will boost my confidence and help my game,"t; King said.
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game is there, I just need to play more matches and get used to the
competition." Qualifier Jana Cepelova also advanced to her first quarterfinal,
beating Edina Gallovits-Hall 6-3, 6-4, and Magdalena Rybarikova topped Eleni
Danilidou 6-3, 7-5. On the mens side, Second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov beat
Rueben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 6-3, and James Blake advanced with a 6-2, 6-4
victory over qualifier Marco Chiudinelli. "Anytime you do that, its a pretty
darn good feeling," Blake said. "Right from start to finish I felt good."
Fourth-seeded Tommy Haas beat Leonard Mayer 6-4, 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal
with fellow German Tobias Kamke. Kamke beat Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 6-3. "Im
pretty pleased with the way I played the big points and the position I put
myself into," Haas said. It will be the first time Haas and Kamke have played
each other. "It should be quite interesting," Haas said. "Its always tough when
you play someone for the first time, to figure out how they play or what they do
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