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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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Related Topix: Novak Djokovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Roger Federer (2008 Beijing Olympics), Rafael Nadal (2008 Beijing Olympics), Sports, Tennis Players, Novak Djokovic, More Sports, Tennis, Andy Murray

Sun Nov 15, 2009

CNN

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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Related Topix: Novak Djokovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Roger Federer (2008 Beijing Olympics), Sports, Tennis Players, Novak Djokovic, More Sports, Tennis, Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Andy Murray (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Fri Nov 13, 2009

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Update on the latest sports

11 Penn State is playing No. 15 Ohio State. Today's game is being played in State College, Pa.

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Related Topix: Mizuno Classic, More Sports, Golf, Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

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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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Baseball Players, J.J. Putz, Michael Cuddyer, Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports

Mon Nov 09, 2009

GOTOTENNIS

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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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, More Sports, Tennis, Tennis Players, Flavia Pennetta, Melanie Oudin, Francesca Schiavone

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Slam Sports

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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Related Topix: Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Serena Williams, Flavia Pennetta, Tennis, US Open, Melanie Oudin

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Channelnewsasia.com

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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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Flavia Pennetta

Thu Nov 05, 2009

CNN

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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Related Topix: Melanie Oudin, Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Tennis, US Open, Maria Sharapova, Summer Sports, Elena Dementieva (2008 Beijing Olympics), Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ESPN

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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Related Topix: Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Tennis, Lindsay Davenport (2008 Beijing Olympics), James Blake (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Sun Nov 01, 2009

TwinCities.com

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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Related Topix: Sports, Chad Hedrick, Speed Skating, Olympics, Winter Sports, Ice Skating, Shani Davis, Derek Parra, Summer Sports

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Tennis Week

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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Related Topix: Serena Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Serena Williams, Tennis, Fernandez, US Open, Melanie Oudin

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Globe and Mail

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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Related Topix: Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Janko Tipsarevic, Tennis, Mikhail Youzhny (2008 Beijing Olympics), Alona Bondarenko (2008 Beijing Olympics), Jelena Jankovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Mikhail Youzhny

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Bleacher Report

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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Related Topix: Jelena Jankovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Agnieszka Radwanska (2008 Beijing Olympics), Venus Williams (2008 Beijing Olympics), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2008 Beijing Olympics), Dinara Safina (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Ledger Dispatch

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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Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Ted Ligety, Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Bode Miller, Mikhail Youzhny (2008 Beijing Olympics), Marcos Baghdatis (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Brownsville Herald

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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Related Topix: Mikhail Youzhny (2008 Beijing Olympics), Marcos Baghdatis (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Roger Federer (2008 Beijing Olympics), Sports, Tennis Players, More Sports, Mikhail Youzhny, Tennis, Francesca Schiavone

TheNational

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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Related Topix: Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, Francesca Schiavone, More Sports, Tennis, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (2008 Beijing Olympics), US Open

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Seattle Times

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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Related Topix: Sports, Alona Bondarenko (2008 Beijing Olympics), Marcos Baghdatis (2008 Beijing Olympics), Jelena Jankovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Age

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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Related Topix: Jelena Jankovic (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Sports, Tennis Players, Francesca Schiavone, More Sports, Tennis, Maria Kirilenko (2008 Beijing Olympics), Mikhail Youzhny (2008 Beijing Olympics), Alona Bondarenko (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Wed Oct 21, 2009

SFGate

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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Related Topix: Marian Dragulescu, He Kexin, Summer Sports, Olympic Gymnastics, Agnieszka Radwanska (2008 Beijing Olympics), Novak Djokovic (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Los Angeles Times

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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Related Topix: Golf, Chad Campbell, Golfers, Scott Piercy, Dan Forsman, Sports, Formula-1 Racing, Racing, Summer Sports, Feliciano Lopez (2008 Beijing Olympics)

Olympic Medal Count

    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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