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Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - Fourth-seeded Li Na and 30th seed Eugenie Bouchard were Tuesdays quarterfinal winners at the 2014 Australian Open. The two-time runner-up Li whipped 28th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 in a match that lasted just 67 minutes at Melbourne Park. The 31-year-old Pennetta was a surprise U.S. Open semifinalist in September. "After saving the match point, I think I got a lot of confidence," the 31- year-old Li said of her close call against Czech Lucie Safarova in the third round here. "Even more belief in myself." The former French Open champion lost to two-time reigning Aussie Open champ Victoria Azarenka in last years Down Under final and Kim Clijsters in the 2011 finale. Li will appear now in her sixth career major semifinal (3-2). The Chinese stars semifinal opponent on Thursday will be the rising 19-year- old Canadian Bouchard, who upset 14th-seeded former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in 2 hours, 24 minutes to secure a berth in her first-ever Grand Slam semi. The quarterfinals will wrap up on Wednesday, when the reigning Oz champion Azarenka will take on fifth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska and 11th-seeded Romanian Simona Halep will face 20th-seeded Slovak Dominika Cibulkova, who stunned third seed Maria Sharapova on Monday. Azarenka is a dominant 12-3 lifetime against Radwanska, including a come-from-behind Aussie Open quarterfinal victory two years ago. Stephen Johns Stars Jersey .com) - The Denver Nuggets snapped a losing streak last time out and will try to carry that momentum Saturday night when they welcome the Indiana Pacers to the Pepsi Center. Dallas Stars Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. http://www.thedallasstarshockey.com/mike...-hockey-jersey/. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender has won three of his four games since returning from a lower-body injury that kept him out from the end of the Olympic break until March 15. Julius Honka Jersey .com) - Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall left Saturdays game against the Senators in the second period with a left knee injury. Bobby Smith Jersey . - Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Jason Babin is now a free agent.GLENDALE, Ariz. - The odd rules that the NFL tried in the Pro Bowl made for a strange sideshow.No kickoffs, no blitzing, alternate possessions to start each quarter, two-minute warnings for each quarter and stopping the clock when a running play doesnt gain a yard in the final two minutes.And skinny little goal posts, particularly hard to hit on longer extra-point kicks.A capacity crowd of 63,225 watched Team Irvin beat Team Carter 32-28. Chances are no one came to see if Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri — who had not missed a PAT in five years — could squeeze a 33-yard extra point through 14-foot wide uprights.Twice he couldnt.Vinatieris counterpart on Team Carter, rookie Cody Parkey, didnt miss. But he didnt like the experiment.Its just unfortunate that theyre trying to make it harder us for a lot of guys success in the league, he said.Vinatieri also missed a field goal.Parkey, who kicks for Philadelphia, said his job got a lot tougher with the smaller target and the added distance.Its definitely different, but at the same time, you just go out there and kick your ball, and a little more accuracy is definitely needed.It was the second Pro Bowl in which the NFL dropped the AFC vs. NFC format and had big-name former players pick their teams in a draft.The guys enjoy it, Houston defensive end J.J. Watt said. The new style where you pick teams make it like schoolyard ball, Ive said that before, its competitive.Some things we learned from Sundays Pro Bowl:STARS COME OUT: The best players usually make the biggest plays, and that was true on Sunday.At the top of the list was Watt, who intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Named the games defensive MVP, he also showed how much fun he was having, dancing during commercial breaks.I just tried to enjoy it. Thats what the Pro Bowl is all about, giving the fans a good show, he said.Jimmy Graham, New Orleans superb tight end, caught two touchdown passes and dunked over the goal post both times. In a real game that would have been a penalty.That was amazing. For me, it made the entire week, he said. Hopefully, one day theyll look back and change this rule so I can do itt in a real game.dddddddddddd And hopefully one day in the Super Bowl.Indianapolis Andrew Luck completed 9 of 10 passes for 119 yards and two scores. Detroits Matthew Stafford, the offensive MVP, was 15 for 25 for 316 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.And rookie Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants caught five passes for 89 yards, including a diving ground-level grab of a 48-yard pass from Stafford.BIG CROWD: The Pro Bowl has just a one-year run in the desert. Next year it will be back in Hawaii, where the crowds are nothing like the one that showed up in Glendale on Sunday.The NFL staged the Pro Bowl on the same field where the Super Bowl will be played next Sunday. That meant a big media contingent, too.The people have been fantastic, Dallas quarterback Tony Romo said. Theyve got a lot of passionate fans. Its been a great week.TEAMMATES: With Michael Irvin and Cris Carter picking the teams, there were some NFL teammates on the same side and some going against each other.T.Y. Hilton caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from his Indianapolis quarterback Luck.Stafford connected with Detroit teammate Golden Tate on a 60-yard play.Golden came out here and played fantastic tonight, had some big plays, Stafford said. Obviously got me off to a fast start and hes been doing that for me for a long time.Even when players faced a teammate, they couldnt help but cheer them on.When Jordy Nelson caught a caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees for Team Carter, he jumped up in celebration with Green Bay teammate Clay Matthews, who was playing for Team Irvin.LOTS OF Offence: As usual, offence ruled in the Pro Bowl.The teams combined for 1,067 yards and 54 first downs.And the wealth was spread around.Ten players caught at least one pass for each team.OPEN ROOF: Arizona Cardinals fans may have forgotten, but the roof does slide open at University of Phoenix Stadium.Sunday marked the first time it was open for a game since the Cardinals played San Francisco on Dec. 29, 2013.The Cardinals like it closed because its a lot louder.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '