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BEIJING -- Adelina Sotnikova of Russia took the lead after the short program at the Cup of China on Friday. Danny Drinkwater Chelsea Jersey . The 17-year-old from Moscow skated to "Habanera" and earned a score of 66.03 points. Sotnikova, the 2011 world junior champion, opened with a triple loop-triple loop combination and received high marks for her technical elements. Carolina Kostner of Italy, the 2012 world champion, fell on her opening combination jump and is second with 62.75. Anna Pogorilaya of Russia is third heading into Saturdays free skate. Pogorilaya, who took the bronze medal at last seasons world juniors, is competing in her first senior Grand Prix event. Kanako Murakami of Japan is fourth after getting relatively low technical scores, while Agnes Zawadzki of the United States fell on a double toe loop and is seventh with 53.73 points. In mens singles, Han Yan of China opened with a triple axel and landed a quad toe loop on the way to a personal-best score of 90.14. The 2012 world junior champion has a huge nine-point lead over Maxim Kovtun of Russia. Yan, a 17-year-old from Harbin, skated to "Vipers Drag" and thrilled the home crowd with his excellent technique. His score is five points higher than he has ever achieved in the short program. Kovtun is second with 81.84 after landing two quads in a routine that was marred only by a fall in the step sequence. Takahiko Kozuka of Japan two-footed the landing on his quad and struggled with his combination jump and is third with 81.62, followed by Denis Ten of Kazakhstan in fourth with 77.05 despite touching the ice on his triple axel and missing his combination jump. Florent Amodio of France is fifth after hitting the ice on his quad salchow and struggling with his program, and Richard Dornbush of the United States botched his opening quad salchow and touched the ice on a tripel axel and stands sixth. In ice dance, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloview of Russia are first after the short dance. The duo scored 65.70 points and lead second-place Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France by more than three points. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States are third with 56.77. The Cup of China is the third stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit this season. The competition will culminate with the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan, in early December. Eden Hazard Jersey . Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist as Phoenix held on to snap a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Chelsea Jerseys . -- Thirty years ago, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime, a game that remains the highest scoring in NBA history. http://www.chelseasoccerjerseysonline.co...ea-jersey/ . -- Craig Anderson has quite a record against his former team, the Florida Panthers.Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Brandon Magee on injured reserve Monday and signed fellow linebacker Jason Williams, who was waived by the Carolina Panthers last week. Magee appeared in nine games with the Panthers this season after playing in eight as a rookie foor Cleveland last year. Davide Zappacosta Jersey. He was hurt during a kickoff return in Sundays loss to Detroit. Williams, 28, had four tackles in 11 games for the Panthers this season. He has also played for Philadelphia and Dallas since the Cowboys drafted him in the third round in 2009. ' ' '