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Titans 194 for 4 (Kuhn 83*, Viljoen 2-34) beat Lions 152 for 8 (Van der Dussen 51, Morkel 3-12) by 42 runs Scorecard A strong all-round performance from Titans captain Albie Morkel ensured the defending champions got their campaign off to a winning start. Morkel shared in the highest partnership of the innings - 74 runs - with top-scorer Heino Kuhn for the fourth wicket, and then derailed Lions chase of 195 with 3 for 12.After being sent in, Titans slumped to 16 for 2 within three overs. Kuhn and Qaasim Adams put on 48 before Kuhn and Morkel launched a mid-innings assault. Kuhns fifty came off 34 balls and he stayed unbeaten on 83 off 52 balls, including four fours and four sixes. Allrounder Willem Mulder took the most punishment - his four overs went for 56. South Africa finisher Farhaan Behardien did the same job for his franchise and blasted 37 not out off 17 balls to take the Titans close to 200.In reply, Lions lost regular wickets and collapsed to 94 for 7. Morkel, Lungi Ngidi and Malusi Siboto combined well and carved their way through the Lions line-up. Opener Rassie van der Dussen counterattacked with 51 off 28 balls and was only supported by No. 9 Hardus Viljoen. The latters 41 off 26 balls was the only other score over 11 in the Lions innings as they failed to keep pace. Nike Free Clearance Sale .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Cheap Nike Free Wholesale . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. http://www.cheapnikefree.net/ . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Nike Free Wholesale China . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. Wholesale Nike Free . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose.They loaded the bases in the ninth, but the Winnipeg Goldeyes couldnt quite finish the job. Winnipeg stranded two runners in scoring position in the ninth inning, as they took a tough 7-6 loss to the Lincoln Saltdogs on Wednesday. "They were able to get some big innings. That four run inning seemed to be the difference," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "We had our opportunities with the tying run at third and winning run at second, but we needed one more hit." Winnipeg got on the board in the third. Trailing 2-0, Ray Sadler tripled off the wall in right field to cut Lincolns lead in half. It was Sadlers 48th RBI of the season and 26th in 28 games since coming to Winnipeg in a trade. He would score to tie the game on the next at-bat on a Ryan Scoma groundout. A night after the Goldeyes broke a team record for hits in the fifth, the Saltdogs put up a crooked number in the same inning to take a big lead. Curt Smith would make it a two-run game on his third double of the game. The next batter, Gac, went off the opposite field foul pole for a three run home run and it was 7-2. The Goldeyes would take a big bite out of the lead in their half of the fifth. Casey Haerther starrted the scoring with an RBI double.dddddddddddd A batter later, Josh Mazzola blasted a two-run shot over the wall in left and the Saltdogs lead was down to two. For Mazzola, it was his second home run in as many nights and his team was right back in the game. Amos Ramon started a ninth inning rally with a lead-off double off Lincoln closer R.J. Rodriguez. The Goldeyes would proceed to load the bases with one out against Rodriguez and would come within one when Ramon scored on a RBI groundout. However, Fehlandt Lentini grounded out to end the game and the Goldeyes five-game winning streak. Pete Parise earned his eighth win of the year for Lincoln. He went six innings, allowing ten hits while striking out three. Rodriguez worked the wild ninth inning and got his 23rd save of the season. Justin Garcia gave up all seven of the Saltdogs runs in 5 2/3 innings of work for the loss. He gave up seven hits, all of which went for extra bases. The Goldeyes are still in a position to win their fifth straight series on Thursday when they wrap up an 11-game homestand against the Saltdogs. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. with Chris Salamida getting the call for Winnipeg in the series finale. ' ' '