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Marcus Vick signs with Miami Dolphins

DAVIE, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins signed rookie free agent quarterback Marcus Vick on Monday.

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Vick, younger brother of Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick, went undrafted this year after off the field trouble at Virginia Tech.

"I want to make it very clear that we will not condone any behavior issues in the future relative to Marcus Vick," said Dolphins Coach Nick Saban. "Marcus acknowledges that he has made some mistakes, all of which has resulted in severe consequences for him. They have helped him learn that he will need to make much better choices and decisions in the future or risk similar consequences that could jeopardize his career as a professional player."

Marcus Vick played two seasons at Virginia Tech (2003, 2005) and completed 207 of 346 passes for 2,868 yards with 19 touchdowns. Last season, he connected on 177 of 289 passes for 2,393 yards with 17 touchdowns while leading the Hokies to an 11-2 record.

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Canada beats Finland in World Championship

RIGA, Latvia, May 15 (UPI) -- Jeff Carter had a pair of shorthanded goals Monday to lead Canada to a 4-2 win over Finland in the quarterfinals of the World Hockey Championship in Latvia.

Patrice Bergeron and Brad Boyes each had a goal and an assist to lead the Canadians, who now sit atop Group E with eight points.

Finnish goaltender Antero Niittymaki left midway through the game with a left leg injury. Finland currently holds the second spot in Group E.

Both teams have finished up their qualifying round play.

The final standings in Group E will be determined later. If the Czech Republic defeat the United States on Tuesday it will take first place in Group E with Canada and Finland dropping to second and third place, respectively.

In other play on Monday, Alexei Mikhnov scored a goal with 4:13 to play to help Russia to a 3-3 tie versus Sweden.


Venus Williams, Hingis win Rome openers

ROME, May 15 (UPI) -- Five-time Grand Slam champions and former world No. 1s Venus Williams and Martina Hingis won Monday at the $1.34 million Internazionali d'Italia.

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Williams defeated Czech qualifier Zuzana Ondraskova 6-3, 6-2 at Foro Italico, where the men's edition of this event concluded on Sunday when Rafael Nadal topped Roger Federer in a more-than-five-hour epic five-set final.

Williams will play her second-round match Tuesday against Czech Lucie Safarova.

Hingis, from Switzerland, beat Italian qualifier Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1.

Russian Anastasia Myskina also advanced, with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) victory over Belarusian qualifier Victoria Azarenka.

In other seeded action, 12th-seeded Czech Nicole Vaidisova overcame Finn Emma Laine 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 and Serb Jelena Jankovic ousted 14th-seeded Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-4, 6-3. Vaidisova will meet Hingis on Tuesday.


Rutgers' Quincy Douby to enter NBA draft

PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 15 (UPI) -- Rutgers University guard Quincy Douby announced Monday he will skip his senior college season to enter the NBA Draft.

The Brooklyn, N.Y., native led the Big East conference in scoring last season with 25.4 ppg, which placed him sixth nationally. He set Rutgers single-season records in scoring (839 points) and three-point field goals made (116).

Douby was a first-team All-Big East selection as he averaged 27.0 ppg in conference play, which led the league and is the fourth-best scoring average in Big East history.

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The 6-3, 175-pound Douby will depart as the sixth leading scorer in school history (1,690 points), and will attempt to become the first player from Rutgers to be selected in the first round since Roy Hinson in 1983.


Ljubicic, Blake among Hamburg winners

HAMBURG, Germany, May 15 (UPI) -- Croat Ivan Ljubicic and American James Blake were among Monday's opening-round winners at Germany's $2.45 million Masters Series Hamburg.

Ljubicic, seeded third, came from behind to beat German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3. Ljubicic became the highest seed when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal pulled out, both citing fatigue.

Blake, seeded fifth, snapped a five-match losing streak by holding off former world No. 1 Spaniard Carlos Moya 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Blake hadn't won a match since playing in Miami in March.

Eighth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo defeated Czech Jiri Novak 6-3, 6-2, and Serbian qualifier Novak Djokovic beat 10th-seeded Argentine Guillermo Coria 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Coria won here in 2003 and was the runner-up in 2004.

In another upset, Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu beat 11th-seeded Swede Thomas Johansson 6-3, 6-4.

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