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Djokovic, Sharapova Win in Straight Sets at U.S. Open Tennis
Bloomberg
The third-seeded Djokovic capped last night’s action by beating Germany’s Philipp Petzschner 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) at the National Tennis Center in New York. Djokovic advances to face James Blake , a two-time quarterfinalist who’s slipped to 108th...
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Eye-opener: Will the USA win the basketball World Championships?
USA Today
No one expected Tunisia to give the USA any trouble and in the second half that turned out to be true. The last time we heard of Angola in basketball it was 1992 and Charles Barkley was throwing...
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Lightweights throw in the towel at U.S. Open
Reuters
By Julian LindenNEW YORK (Reuters) - There was an old-fashioned fight at the U.S. Open on Thursday but not the one tournament officials wanted to see.Instead of happening on the court, the scuffle broke out in the upper...
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Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate
GOLF
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 Tiger Woods at the 2010 Barclays. Credit: Mike Ehrmann/SI JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate.Mortgage documents filed...
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James Blake Targets Djokovic After Matching Best Effort of Year
Bloomberg
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- James Blake said he’ll be expecting strong support from the crowd at the U.S. Open after advancing to a third-round match against Novak Djokovic . Blake, who beat Canada’s Peter Polansky in four sets...
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In NL, six teams vying for four playoff spots
USA Today
With the season down to its final 31 days, the American League playoff field is all but set. The National League, however, has an intriguing sprint to the finish involving a half-dozen teams with compelling story lines. USA...
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Pistorius expects to comfortably make London
Reuters
By Mark MeadowsROVERETO, Italy (Reuters) - A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern Italy.Caster Semenya, the women's 800 meters...
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