Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Nadal completes career Slam

Nadal completes career Slam
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- The list was long. Everyone, even Rafael Nadal himself, tried
to explain why he kept leaving the US Open without a trophy, why it was the
only Grand Slam tournament he hadn't conquered. His grinding style exhausts
him. ...
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Stronger offense makes Ravens the stronger team
SportingNews.com
You have to look deeper than the final score of the Ravens' 10-9 victory
Monday night to see the difference between these two teams. The Ravens had
20 first downs. The Jets had six. Anquan Boldin of the Ravens had seven
catches for 110 yards receiving. ...
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Rays' Brignac living the dream
Tbo.com
By TONY FABRIZIO | The Tampa Tribune ST. PETERSBURG - Reid Brignac had the
look of a kid who had been dreaming that he hit an extra-inning,
game-winning home run to beat the Yankees in a pennant race and lift his
team into first place. ...
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The RETURN of the Chiefs
Kansas City Star
The title implies that the Chiefs are back to the glory days. Needless to
say, that's a huge stretch and that's not what I meant. The word
"return" could imply players coming back, but since a great deal of
what made KC successful against San Diego ...
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Late-season healing helps Rockies get that September feeling
CBSSports.com
By Scott Miller Because the rest of us ... it's just ... the Septembers ...
and these streaks ... it's just not that easy and ... oh, forget it. Troy
Tulowitzki, who missed 33 games during midseason, hit eight home runs
during Colorado's 10-game ...
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Live chat: Manchester United v Rangers
The Guardian
Danny Taylor, the Guardian's Manchester football correspondent and author
of This Is the One: Sir Alex Ferguson - The Uncut Story of a Football
Genius and Deep Into The Forest, will be live online at 2pm to answer your
questions on all things ...
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Kolb, Bradley returns hard to predict after concussions in Eagles' opener
Philadelphia Daily News
By LES BOWEN IT'S GOING to be harder for Kevin Kolb and Stewart Bradley to
get into this week's Eagles game at Detroit than it was for them to get
back on the field in Sunday's loss to the Packers, following hits on which
the quarterback and middle ...
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New York Jets sex harass flap: Let's face it, no one cares about Ines
Sainz's ...
New York Daily News
Gorgeous reporter Ines Sainz often poses for pictures in form-flattering
dresses, but she wore more demure attire (below) at Monday night's Jets
game. CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PICS OF INES SAINZ. Is recent news regarding
Ines Sainz, the reporter claiming ...
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Tim Kawakami: 49ers offense is a long way from fixed
San Jose Mercury News
By Tim Kawakami San Francisco 49ers' Moran Norris fails to catch a
fourth-down pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the
Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S.
Warren) Something is very wrong, ...
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Lester effort striking
Boston Globe
By Amalie Benjamin SEATTLE — Jason Varitek could see this coming, the
strikeouts piling one upon another, the bats flailing or the batters caught
looking. He had the sense that the young lefthander would develop and
mature, and start striking out ...
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Ilya costs Devils $3M fine, picks
New York Post
By MARK EVERSON The NHL last night hammered the Devils with the forfeiture
of a first-rounder over the next four years, their 2011 third-rounder and a
$3 million fine for what it considered circumvention of the salary cap in
the rejected initial July ...
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In Basketball, Danger of Head Trauma
New York Times (blog)
By TARA PARKER-POPE During basketball practice last year, 12-year-old
Nicole Dehart was shooting the ball when a defender tried aggressively to
block her shot. The two players made contact, and Nicole hit the floor
headfirst. ...
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College Football Nation: Weekend-rewind-091310
ESPN (blog)
By Ted Miller Team of the week: Oregon actually in some ways looks better
because it came back from a 13-3 deficit at Tennessee with a 45-zip run. If
the Ducks had rolled from the get-go, it would have been a case of "that's
what we expected. ...
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Floyd Mayweather Likely To Receive Additional Charges
BoxingScene.com
By Michael Marley That iPhone valued at $322 is the least of Floyd
Mayweather's criminal legal problems in Las Vegas. His high priced lawyer
Ronald Wright may be able to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
regarding the grand larceny charge ...
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Breakdown: Broncos throw wrinkle with Bailey move
Denver Post
By Jeff Legwold Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey (24) knocks away a pass
intended for the Jaguars' Mike Thomas during the second half Sunday at
EverBank Field. (Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press) Cornerback Champ
Bailey has done a lot of things, ...
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Five-Step Drop: Prince Still UCLA's Guy
FanHouse
FanHouse's college football staff provides you with a personal quarterback.
We do the primary and secondary reads for you so you can properly start
your day. 1. UCLA was embarrassed Saturday night by Stanford, 35-0. The
Bruins turned the ball over four ...
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Unlikely source assists Florida Gators' Mike Pouncey
MiamiHerald.com
After rushing for a 25-yard touchdown, Florida running back Jeffery Demps
(2) celebrates with teammate Florida offensive lineman Mike Pouncey (55)
during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt
in Gainesville, Saturday, Nov. ...
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Lowe is in the zone against Nats
Washington Post
By Adam Kilgore ATLANTA - By virtue of their opponents, the Washington
Nationals will wade into relevancy this week. On Monday night they began a
six-game, two-city trip against the teams vying for the National League
East title and instantly ...
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Phillies-Marlins Preview
CBSSports.com
A lack of run support may have cost Cole Hamels a shot at becoming the
first member of the Philadelphia Phillies to win the NL Cy Young Award in
23 years. Hamels looks to extend his career-high shutout streak with
another dominant performance against ...
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Iverson might take his talents to China
San Francisco Chronicle
AP Gary Moore, Iverson's personal manager, said there is "legitimate
interest" between Iverson and a team in China. He did not know the team's
name and was vague on details. "We're very astonished, to say the least,
that not one (NBA) team has ...
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No support for Garcia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chris Lee September 13, 2010 -- Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia
pitches during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs
at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Chris Lee clee@post-dispatch.com The
Cardinals' win-now quest to ...
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Where Dillon Gee fits with the Mets 2011 rotation
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
John Dunn/McClatchyDillon Gee put nine men on base on Monday night, but
still didn't allow a run. Option No. 1) In just 13 innings, Dillon Gee
jolted into the discussion about the Mets rotation in 2011. He allowed one
run in two starts. ...
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USATF fires CEO Logan
Indianapolis Star
By David Woods USA Track & Field hired Doug Logan as an agent of change,
and he delivered. Now the Indianapolis-based organization is changing chief
executive officers. USATF fired Logan at a weekend meeting of the board of
directors in Las Vegas. ...
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USC's Lane Kiffin could have been at Minnesota
Los Angeles Times
The Trojans coach interviewed for the job in Minnesota in 2007 but was
hired to coach the Oakland Raiders after Tim Brewster took over the Golden
Gophers. No. 18 USC plays at Minnesota on Saturday. USC Coach Lane Kiffin
calls a play for quarterback ...
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Jay Mariotti charged in domestic dispute case
WEEI.com
By Kirk Minihane AOL Fanhouse columnist and ESPN contributor Jay Mariotti
was charged with seven misdemeanors Monday in connection with his August
arrest on domestic disturbance charges. Los Angeles city attorney spokesman
Frank Mateljan said that the ...
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Redskins Insider
Washington Post
Not long ago, Kory Lichtensteiger seemed to some like a player on the
bubble, at risk of not even making the Washington roster. He was waived
last September by the Minnesota Vikings and didn't play a down of football
last season. ...
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