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Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.

Beanie Wells didn't play. The Ohio Bobcats sure did. Lightly regarded even in the Mid-American Conference, Ohio put a scare into No. 3 Ohio State before the Buckeyes righted things in the fourth quarter and went on to win 26-14 Saturday.

Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie and added a two-run double in the sixth, helping the Dodgers beat Brandon Webb and the Diamondbacks 7-2 to take over sole possession of ...

More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics. Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month.

Marion Jones is a free woman. The disgraced American sprinter was released this morning from federal custody in San Antonio after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use. However, she remains on probation.

Plaxico Burress celebrated his fresh two-year contract extension with 10 catches for 133 yards, and the defending-champion New York Giants opened their title defense with a 16-7 victory over NFC East rival Washington.

Roger Federer edged 130th-ranked qualifier Gilles Muller 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the U.S. Open on Thursday to reach the semifinals for the 18th consecutive Grand Slam tournament It was Federer's 32nd victory in a row at Flushing Meadows, where he has won the past four championships.

Call him Ocho Cinco on the field, too. The National Football League decided on Thursday to recognize receiver Chad Johnson 's legal name change to Chad Ocho Cinco.

MIAMI -- Daunte Culpepper, who starred for the Minnesota Vikings before a major knee injury in 2005 curtailed his career, retired from the NFL today.

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, right, shows umpire Brian Runge where a ninth-inning home run by New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hit during a baseball game Wednesday, Sept.

Budget cuts may bring an early end to the football season and extracurricular activities for students in Wilson County.

So little to separate them over their careers, so little to separate them on this night.

Roger Federer turned things around right when he had to and stayed on track for what he hopes will be a fifth consecutive U.S. Open title.

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded outside an apartment building early Tuesday as he and a former Jacksonville teammate waited for two women they had met at a nightclub, police said.

The son of Roger Clemens and two other minor league teammates were arrested early Sunday morning and briefly jailed after a disturbance at a restaurant in Salem.

The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion on centre court at the U.S. Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a tiebreaking, sibling clash in the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.

The Louisiana Superdome, for now still scheduled to host an NFL regular-season opener Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, appeared to be in good condition after the worst of Hurricane Gustav had passed, the stadium's operator said.

Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson has reportedly changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco.

A report on the Cincinnati Web site, citing ProFootballTalk.com, stated that the 30-year old Johnson changed his last name to Ocho Cinco -- which is a reference to No. 85, his uniform number, in Spanish -- in Broward County, Fla. Johnson has his official residence in Miami.

NEW YORK : As if trying to remind himself and everyone else where he's been and where he's quite certain he'll return, Roger Federer thrust his right fist overhead and pointed skyward with his index finger.

Padres Luis Rodriguez is mobbed after hitting a single to bring in Will Venable for a game-winning run against the Colorado Rockies Sunday.