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Defending champion Venus Williams advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon
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June 26, 2008 - 10:02 AM EST
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Defending champion Venus Williams has overcome a rash of errors and trouble with her serve to beat British player Anne Keothavong and advance to the third round at Wimbledon.Seventh-seeded Williams, bidding for a fifth Wimbledon title, beat Keothavong 7-5, 6-2 in 1 hour, 44 minutes on Thursday.Williams made 26 unforced errors, mostly in the 69-minute first set. She next faces Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, who beat India's Sania...
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Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon is suspended after reportedly grabbing GM by neck and throwing him to gr
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June 26, 2008 - 8:17 AM EST
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Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper's...
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Rocco Mediate takes look back at US Open duel with Tiger Woods before teeing it up at Buick Open
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June 26, 2008 - 6:35 AM EST
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Rocco Mediate was told a story about how a father and his 3-year-old daughter were riveted to the U.S. Open, walking from "Dora the Explorer" to watch the 72nd hole when Tiger Woods made a putt to force a playoff."I think that's so cool," Mediate said.Before playing in the first round of the Buick Open on Thursday, Mediate took a look back at his memorable matchup with Woods that attracted millions of viewers from coast to...
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Report: Pacers to send Jermaine O'Neal to Raptors for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and 17th pick
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June 26, 2008 - 3:57 AM EST
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The Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle to acquire forward Jermaine O'Neal from the Indiana Pacers for point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named, Yahoo reported Wednesday.While Yahoo reported the deal, citing an unidentified NBA executive, Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo told The Canadian Press that he was in the midst of "four or five" conversations with...
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Kendrick throws 8 scoreless innings to lead the Phillies past the A's, 4-0.
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June 26, 2008 - 12:59 AM EST
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Kyle Kendrick pitched eight strong innings, allowing just four hits in the longest start of his career, to help the Philadelphia Phillies end a season-long six-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.Chase Utley, batting second for the first time this season, snapped out of a slump with a 4-for-5 performance as the first-place Phillies finally gained ground in the NL East for the...
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Eric Stults stymies White Sox for first career shutout in Dodgers' 5-0 win
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June 26, 2008 - 12:45 AM EST
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Eric Stults pitched his first career complete game and capped a three-run fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.Stults (2-0) scattered four hits, struck out three and walked one. The 28-year-old left-hander, a 15th-round draft pick in 2002, was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on June 17 when Brad Penny went on the...
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Sharks re-sign forwards Jeremy Roenick, Joe Pavelski and backup goalie Brian Boucher
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June 26, 2008 - 12:14 AM EST
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The San Jose Sharks got off to a head start on their offseason moves, re-signing forwards Jeremy Roenick and Joe Pavelski and backup goaltender Brian Boucher on Wednesday, six days before the start of the free-agency period.Roenick and Boucher, who each received a one-year contract, would have become unrestricted free agents on July 1. Pavelski, who would have been a restricted free agent, got a two-year deal from the Sharks.General...
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