NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray hobbled out of the U.S. Open Sunday, beaten 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka after his ailing body and his mind failed him when he needed it most.
Struggling to run at full speed after requiring treatment to his legs, elbow and ...
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The setback extended San Diego's longest losing streak since a 13-game skid in 1994. The Padres owned a 6.5-game lead in the division back on August 25 and seemed assured of reaching the post-season before their recent collapse.
"We're not playing well enough to win right now," Padres ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Samantha Stosur saved four match points in a thrilling third set as she fought back to beat Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 2-6 7-6 and reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open in the early hours of Monday morning.
The fifth-seeded Australian won the climactic tiebreaker 7-2 to ...
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NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Australian Jason Day continued his emergence as one of the game's best young players when he earned a one-stroke lead after the third round at the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship Sunday.
Day, who began the round tied for the lead, made a tap-in birdie at ...
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The word number one started the day seven strokes off the lead and while a two-under-par 69 was credible in windy conditions, it was not enough to lift him into contention at the Boston TPC.
"Today was a bit of a struggle," Woods, who has not won this year while going through divorce in ...
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Major League Baseball does not have a disabled list during the month of September but Hamilton will be out of the lineup for an undetermined amount of time after slamming into the wall while making a catch Saturday against the Twins.
"It's not good. All signs point to not soon," Hamilton ...
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Doctor Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship's medical team, told reporters the news.
Riders in the premier MotoGP class were also informed after their race, won by Dani Pedrosa.
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Cardinals second baseman Aaron Miles missed a ground ball that should have led to a double-play to finish the first inning, but instead allowed one run to score, and Jonny Gomes later hit a two-run double to open a 3-0 lead.
"I think it just came up on him, the ball took a funny hop or ...
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"In fairness to Matt, I think it would be a tough position for him to be in a backup role," Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt told local media. "Maybe a fresh start for him would be a good for all of us."
Leinart, 27, had stood to make $2.5 million this year and $7.4 million ...
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The Turks, roared on by the home crowd, romped to a 95-77 win over France while the Slovenians, who are looking for their first medal in any major event, blew away Australia 87-58.
Slovenia, the smallest nation in the 24-team event with a population of just over two million, demonstrated trademark ...
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