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The shockwaves are still being felt Down Under after a truly seismic South Africa victory in the opening Test of their three-match series against Australia. After battling their way to a 177-run win at the Waca in Perth, in spite of losing the services of their veteran strike bowler Dale Steyn to a shoulder injury, they have given themselves an extraordinary shot at winning a remarkable third consecutive series win in Australia.Bet365 certainly reckons they are on course to pull it off. South Africa are currently 4/7 to complete their series win, with Australia an distant 11/2 to turn the contest on its head. Even so, precedent says that they should never be written off - the Aussies have lost only three home Test series in 23 years, two to South Africa and one to England in 2010-11.How seriously will Steyns absence affect South Africas chances, though? Not significantly, if the bookies are to be believed. Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander remain a formidable strike pairing, and are both 5/2 to be their countrys leading wicket-taker in the second Test at Hobart. For Australia, Mitchell Starc is 15/8 to be Australias leading wicket-taker, at a venue where he claimed a matchwinning 5 for 63 in his last outing, against Sri Lanka in 2012.Both sides, incidentally, are priced at 3/1 to claim the most run-outs in the Test - although theres no question which of the two teams has its eye in, given Temba Bavumas match-seizing marvel from short cover in the first Test. Cheap Tigers Jerseys . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Detroit Tigers Gear . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. https://www.cheaptigers.com/ . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Detroit Tigers Shirts . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Fake Tigers Jerseys . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. NEW YORK -- Xavier Sneed scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Kansas State to a 72-54 win over Boston College in the first game of the Barclays Center Classic on Friday night in New York.Dean Wade and Barry Brown added 11 points apiece as Kansas State improved to 5-0.Ky Bowman led Boston College with 13 points. Connor Tava and Jerome Robinson finished with 11 each.The third meeting between the ACC and Big 12 programs-and the first in regular season play-was not especially competitive.Kansas State used a 11-2 run spanning 6:47 in the first half to take control. The run began with Isaiah Maurices jumper at 7:27 which tied the game 7-7, and was culminated by Wades dunk with 5:46 left in the half. By that point, the Wildcats had an 18-9 lead that they would not relinquish.The Wildcats led 31-22 at halftime and limited the Eagles to 29.2 percent shooting from the field in the first and 33.3 percent for the game.Boston College committed 14 turnovers in the first half and 21 for the game, with Sneeds steal and breakaway jam midway through the second half underscoring Kansas States prowess in turning turnovers into points.Sneeds jam put the Wildcats up 47-35, and from there the Eagles never seriously threatened Kansas State.The Wildcats finished the game shooting 45.4 percent from the field.BIG PICTUREBosston College: After starting the season with four games against small programs, the Eagles took on a major conference squad in Kansas State and were found to be significantly lacking.ddddddddddddWas it an isolated moment or is Jim Christians team headed for its third-straight losing season?Kansas State: The Wildcats first game against a major conference opponent could not have been scripted better as Kansas State maintained its early first half lead for the remainder of the game.POLL IMPLICATIONSBoston College: The loss ended the Eagles three-game winning streak, and probably put to rest any hopes Boston College could break into the Top 25.Kansas State: Despite a complete performance in beating Boston College, Kansas State is probably not going to move into the Top 25.NOTABLEBoston College: Nic Popovic was tended to by a trainer as he lay on the court after being inadvertently elbowed by Kansas States D.J. Johnson early in the first half.Kansas State: Friday nights game was Kansas States second at the Barclays Center.UP NEXTBoston College: Will meet the loser of the of the Maryland/Richmond game Saturday.Kansas State: Will meet the winner of the of the Maryland/Richmond game Saturday. ' ' '