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SASKATOON -- Michael Gligic shot a 7-under 65 to grab the lead Thursday after the first round of the Canadian Tours Dakota Dunes Casino Open. The 22-year old from Burlington, Ont., made five birdies, including his first hole, and had an eagle at the par-five second. "This course suits my eye. Ive liked it here since the first time I played it in 2009," said Gligic, who won the ATB Financial Classic two weeks ago in Edmonton for his first Canadian Tour victory. Gligic said the week following his victory in Edmonton was tiring, but thats hes feeling refreshed this week and looking for more. "It was tough. Monday and Tuesday I got a lot of texts, tweets and everything from friends and family and it was tough to follow it up," said Gligic. "Im feeling good this week and hopefully I can keep playing well." Matt Hoffman, the 2011 Canadian Rookie of the Year, is one shot back after firing a 6-under 66. The 25-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., got off to a blazing start, eagling the par-5 10th and posted birdies on his next four holes to go six-under through his first five holes. "That eagle relaxed me a little bit," said Hoffman. "I was a little tense before the round, but I was able to roll in some putts from there and just stayed relaxed." Matt Hill of Sarnia, Ont., shot a 5-under 67. Cheap NFL Jerseys Paypal . Moore has been battling a hamstring injury and was unable to practice all week. Defensive end Turk McBride (ankle), linebacker David Hawthorne (hamstring) and running back Travarias Cadet (shoulder) have also been declared out for Sundays contest. Cheap NFL Jerseys . Seventh-seeded Marion Bartoli of France also cruised into the second round of the indoor clay tournament, beating qualifier Iveta Benesova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2. http://www.bwjerseys.com/ . Calgary entered the post-season the No. 1 seed overall after a 12-4 regular season while Edmonton had the worst record of the NLLs eight playoff teams at 6-10. During the last two seasons, Calgary had dominated Edmonton winning all eight meetings. TORONTO -- Not many people had the University of Washingtons Terrence Ross headed to Toronto with the eighth overall pick in the NBA draft. But given the other options still available, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey was comfortable with selecting the 21-year-old guard. "You can never get too many shooters. We found that out this year," Casey said after Ross name was announced. "Shot makers. Thats more important than anything else." While some had Duke guard Austin Rivers rated ahead of Ross, Casey says Ross is a more accomplished shooter than the son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers. Ross averaged 16.4 points per game in his sophomore season with the Huskies. "(Rivers is) a point guard. Hes got to have the ball in his hands, where we felt like we need a shooter," Casey said. "I felt Rivers is going to be an excellent NBA player but for us, we needed shooters. (Ross) is more of an accomplished shooter than (Rivers) right now." Casey was impressed by Ross play at both ends of the floor when he worked out with for Toronto earlier this month. Hes also viewed as a player who can complement DeMar DeRozan on offence. "I consider (DeRozan) a scorer. Hes one of our primary scorers so it doesnt affect him at all," Casey said. "(Ross) is a wing runner. (He) gets his shot up in transition, maybe a quick pin-down -- a different type of scorer." Casey doesnt envision Ross coming into Toronto and becoming a regular starter right away, but he does see him locking down a role off the bench. "He can make a shot so I can feel very comfortable in that but like most kids hes got a lot to learn about the NBA game," Casey said. "He has one skill that transfers and carries over in all levels of basketbball and thats shooting.dddddddddddd" With their two other picks, the Raptors went with size, adding Quincy Acy out of Baylor University and Croatian power forward Tomislav Zubcic. Acy stands 6-7, while Zubcic is seven feet tall. The Raptors intend to keep Zubcic in Europe to develop, but Toronto general manager Bryan Colangelo likes the sort of energy that Acy brings. "Hes really worked on his offensive game throughout the years at Baylor," said Colangelo. "Hes just one of the guys that comes on the floor and impacts the game with his energy and toughness." Jonas Valanciunas, Torontos top pick last June, is expected to make his NBA debut in the fall. Casey feels the Raptors are getting the right parts towards getting back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season. "If (Valanciunas) was drafted this year he would probably be two or three. I was with him down there last week with the Lithuanian national team," Casey said. "We have a legitimate big guy in Jonas. He was very impressive so he along with Terrence and the other kids are going to be good pieces for us." Colangelo said there were some trade options on the table but in the end, they opted to keep the No. 8 pick. Unable to add veteran presence via trades in the draft means Toronto could be busy when free agency opens on July 1st. Canadian free agent point guard Steve Nash has been rumoured as one big name the Raptors are reportedly pursuing. "Within the next 24 to 48 hours were going to be exploring some conversations that weve been having as the dust settles on the draft," Colangelo said. "Team needs become very apparent but we are still armed with that (salary) cap flexibility that we have." ' ' '