TORONTO -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat unseeded?Gilles Muller 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday in the Rogers Cup, his final event before the Rio Olympics.I actually think that Toronto is a great way for me to prepare for the Olympic Games and whats coming up after that, Djokovic said. But also, you know, I enjoy my time in this tournament that I always love playing.Djokovic noted that he had extra time off after falling in the third round at Wimbledon. The Rogers Cup rotates between Toronto and Montreal, with the women playing in Montreal this week.I enjoy Canada, both cities, Toronto and Montreal, and the past results in history show that I have a good time on Canadian soil, so I try to get the best out of it, said Djokovic, the tournament winner in 2007, 2011 and 2012.Djokovic struggled against Muller in his first hard-court match since March, with his serves and his short game. Ultimately, unforced errors were Mullers undoing, with both sets easily in reach.Gilles Muller is a very difficult player to play against in quick conditions, Djokovic said. He takes away the time of the opponent. He serves and volleys second serve a lot, as well, which hes one of the rare guys that does that. He likes to play quick, and I think the warm day like today played a lot in his favor.Djokovic will face qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the third round.Third-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan downed American Dennis Novikov 6-4, 7-5; and fourth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada beat Taiwans Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3, 6-3.American qualifier Ryan Harrison outlasted ninth-seeded countryman John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-4, and 10th-seeded Gael Monfils of France topped Canadas Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 7-6 (6), 6-0. Monfils won the Citi Open on Sunday in Washington. Mark McGwire Jersey . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Orlando Cepeda Jersey .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http://www.authenticcardinalspro.com/cardinals-whitey-herzog-jersey/ . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. St. Louis Cardinals Jerseys .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Kolten Wong Cardinals Jersey . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Boxer Dale Evans has spoken of his heartbreak following the death of opponent Mike Towell.Towell, 25, died in hospital on Friday night following a televised bout with Evans in Glasgow the previous day.Tributes have flooded in following the death of the father from Dundee.Welsh boxer Evans told BBC Wales Sport: I feel like I am responsible. I cant stop thinking about Mike and his poor family. All my thoughts are with them.Evans, 24, said he never dreamt something like this would happen.He added: It has been awful. All I can think of is his two-year-old kid and his girlfriend and family who wont have him around any more.I feel like I am responsible because we are the ones punching each other -- and this is something I have to live with now.Evans also told the BBC the incident saw him consider retiring from the sport but that he would now like to win the British title in Towells memory.The welterweight, known as Iron Mike Towell, was stretchered from the ring after a fifth-round loss to Evans in a televised bout at a St Andrews Sporting Club event in Glasgow.He was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, diagnosed with severe bleeding aand swelling to his brain, and died shortly after 11pm on Friday, 12 hours after being taken off life support.ddddddddddddThe boxers family were at his bedside in his final hours and were joined by his manager, Tommy Gilmour, and St Andrews Sporting Club owner Iain Wilson.It later emerged Towell had cut short a training session after suffering a headache in the weeks before the fatal fight.His partner Chloe Ross said he died peacefully.She wrote on Facebook: My baby has lost his daddy. But he will be so, so proud of his dad in what he achieved.An appeal set up by former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton to raise money for Ms Ross, and the couples young son, Rocco, has surpassed its ￡20,000 target and has now raised more than ￡29,000.The British Boxing Board of Control released its own statement on Monday afternoon which read: The British Boxing Board of Control sends their condolences to the family of Mike Towell.The thoughts of all those involved in boxing in Great Britain are with them at this difficult time. ' ' '