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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Juan Pierre has made the Philadelphia Phillies opening-day roster. Philadelphia selected the contract of the 34-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday after a 2-1 exhibition win over Tampa Bay. Pierre gets an $800,000 one-year contract and can earn an additional $300,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances. Pierre had agreed in January to a minor league deal that gave him the right to opt out if not put on the big league roster by March 30. After going 2 for 2 Thursday, Pierre was brought into manager Charlie Manuels office and given the news. "We definitely feel like Juan can help us," Manuel said. "In the majors, he did a lot of things. Last year was impressive." Pierre hit .279 in 158 games with the Chicago White Sox last year. He is a .296 hitter in 12 big league seasons with the White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. "Hes started playing better over the last four or five games," Manuel said of Pierre, who is hitting .313 in 23 games. "I look at where he could fit in some of the lineups we could use, and hes done a little bit of everything in the game. Hes been a bench player. ... Hes been a regular for a long time. In the last couple of years, he has a lot of at-bats in the big leagues." Pierre would earn $25,000 each for 200 and 225 plate appearances, and $50,000 apiece for 250, 300, 350, 400 and 250. www.cheapjerseyschina.cc/nike-nfl-jerseys.html . The reigning three-time winner and third-seeded Nadal had his hands full with 6-foot-5 Daniel Brands, but the clay-court king from Spain fought back to beat his German counterpart 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-3 in 2 hours, 54 minutes on Court Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros. cheap jerseys from china free shipping . The 22-year-old made his season debut last Wednesday after being out of action since December 8 with a concussion that he suffered during the lockout while playing with the Marlies. http://www.cheapjerseyschina.cc/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. www.cheapjerseyschina.cc/nike-nfl-jerseys_green-bay-packers-jersey.html . The 32-year-old Malisse, from Belgium, will face two-time tournament champion Sam Querrey on Friday "Ill try to put as many returns (as possible) in play, thats the first thing," Malisse said. cheap jerseys from china . -- A week after his team lost by 45 points, Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman showed hes still very much a player to watch.The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with forward Nate Thompson on a four-year contract extension. The 28-year-old Thompson will earn $1.6 million per year over the term of the contract. "Were very pleased to have agreed to a contract extension with Nate," said vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman. "He has and will continue to be a very important member of our team both on and off the ice." Thompson has six goals and four assists in 30 games this season and ranks second on the team in hits, third in faceoff percentage and is tied for fifth inn goals.dddddddddddd "Id like to thank Steve Yzerman and the organization for having the confidence in me to make me a part of this team for the next four years," said Thompson. "I see a bright future here for the Lightning and I very much want to be a part of it." The Anchorage, Alaska native has skated in 295 career NHL games with the Lightning, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins, recording 29 goals and 64 points with 161 penalty minutes. He was originally selected by the Bruins in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. cheap jerseys from china ' ' '