Monday Nov 16 | Tennis Articles
Djokovic Stops Gael Force for ATP Paris Masters Title; Tennis-X Notes
In a battle between two players who have been questioned in the past for their "heart," No.
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Jon Wertheim: Djokovic strong at season's end
Novak Djokovic showed resilience in claiming the Basel title over Roger Federer on Sunday.
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11 Penn State is playing No. 15 Ohio State. Today's game is being played in State College, Pa.
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Putz and Pavano file for free agency
Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.
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Fed Cup Final: Jubilant Italians Beat Team Usa, "Write History of Italian Tennis"
Italy beat the USA 4-0 in the Fed Cup final this weekend on the red clay of Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Italy wins 2nd Fed Cup title in 4 years
Italy won its second Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday, completing a shutout of a U.S. team playing without Venus and Serena Williams.
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Tennis: Pennetta gives Italy winning start
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy - World number 11 Flavia Pennetta cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 victory against American Alexa Glatch to give hosts Italy a 1-0 lead in the Fed Cup final on red clay here on Saturday.
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U.S. Fed Cup team leans on Oudin for Italy final
Melanie Oudin has the bright lights on her again. Oudin surged from nowhere to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in September.
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Ford: U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again
Jennifer welcomes in Bonnie D. Ford to give some insight on Andre Agassi's recent confessions and Serena Williams ending the year number one.
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Chad Hedrick gets World Cup speed skating spot in 1,000 meters
Even without Shani Davis to push him, Chad Hedrick claimed another event at the U.S. speed skating trials Sunday in Milwaukee.
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Serena Leads USA In Fed Cup Final
American hopes of ending their longest Fed Cup title drought and capturing a record-extending 18th Fed Cup championship have spiked considerably with the presence of Serena Williams.
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Tipsarevic to Kremlin Cup final
Tipsarevic to Kremlin Cup final Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, returns the ball to Ilya Marchenko of Ukraine during a semi-final match at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Oct.
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Women's Tennis Power Rankings: Schiavone Shines; Jankovic Goes to Doha
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, Serena Williams topped the women's rankings.
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Dymano edges Chivas, claims second in West
The Houston Dynamo scored two goals in a three-minute span midway through the first half Sunday, then held off host Chivas USA 3-2 to finish second in the MLS Western Conference.
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Tennis Capsules: Youzhny, Schiavone win Kremlin Cup titles
Mikhail Youzhny of Russia beat Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus to win Kremlin Cup titles on Sunday.
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Schiavone cruises to Kremlin Cup title
MOSCOW // Italy's Francesca Schiavone eased to her second career title with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of the Belarussian Olga Govortsova in the Kremlin Cup final yesterday.
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Briefs | Olympics: BC Place in Vancouver to get roof after Games
The Vancouver, B.C., stadium hosting the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Games will get a roof worth about a half-billion dollars after the Olympics.
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Jankovic crashes out of Kremlin Cup
Defending champion and second seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out of the Kremlin Cup on Friday, the Serb defeated 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals by local hope Alisa Kleybanova.
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Newcomer vaults to top of Worlds
Kayla Williams, who was still competing at the level below elite five months ago, looked like an old pro Saturday in winning the vault title at the world gymnastics championships in London.
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Campbell, Piercy share Las Vegas lead
Chad Campbell made a double bogey on the par-five 16th, then birdied the 18th for a four-under-par 67 and a share of the third-round lead with Scott Piercy on Saturday in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.
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| Total | |||||
| 1 | China |
51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 | United States |
36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 | Russian Fed. |
23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Great Britain |
19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Germany |
16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | Australia |
14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 7 | Korea |
13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Japan |
9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | Italy |
8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 | France |
7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
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