Venus Williams holds off Vera Dushevina in three sets in the first round at the U.S. Open Venus Williams holds off Vera Dushevina in three sets in the first round at the U.S. Open Venus improves to 11-0 at the U.S. Open in first round matches Andy ...
Greg Garber looks back at a moment when Jim Rice jumped into the stands to help a young fanTags: MLB FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It's not yet 9 a.m., but already there are signs this will be an uncommonly pleasant March day at City of Palms Park. It's sunny ...
Federer was uncommonly emotional during the entire match and almost giddy afterward. The tennis was, at times, thrilling. It was also ragged and sloppy. Federer finished with 67 winners and 60 unforced errors. She was extended to three sets by Timea ...
WIMBLEDON, England -- They are sisters and best friends, and share a flat just a few blocks from the bustling center of Wimbledon Village. In her first Grand Slam final, at that 2004 French Open, she was destroyed by Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-2. She ...
WIMBLEDON, England -- Mortality is universal. At some point, we must all face the abyss. Last week, Novak Djokovic, the world's No. 3-ranked player, weighed in on Roger Federer's suddenly seemingly fragile hold on the No. 1 ranking. This in the wake ...
Coaching was the subtext in both French Open finals: Roger Federer's alliance with legendary coach Jose Higueras was a leading story line on the men's side, but Rafal Nadal hammered Federer in straight sets. Annacone's ability to straddle that line -- ...
"I felt that being two times away from the tournament and still be here -- God kept me in this tournament [when] I could not," Safina said. "So I said, 'OK, now I'm not going to be any more passive. I have to be aggressive because there will be no ...
LINDALE, Ga. -- Marcus Dixon will watch his uncertain future resolve itself this weekend on a big-screen television in the family room of his modest brick home. At 6-foot-4, 294 pounds, Dixon, 23, is a gifted pass-rusher, a commodity NFL teams prize ...
"So I will not risk that, and I'll be very honored and privileged to participate in such an event, an event with the most tradition in sport." Sharapova, fresh from her Fed Cup experience in Israel, fondly remembers the wild and crazy Ramat Hasharon ...
PHOENIX -- To date, the United States has 3,940 confirmed deaths in Iraq. Back in May, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, a battalion leader, very nearly found himself on that list. An IED (improvised explosive device) thoroughly shattered his body. Only 7 ...
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