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Baseball results
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:54 PM PDT
Reuters - Sept 5 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) TAMPA BAY 5 NY Yankees 2 Cleveland 3 DETROIT 2 WASHINGTON 11 Chicago Cubs 5 Baltimore 12 TORONTO 0 Colorado 6 ATLANTA 0 Milwaukee 8 MIAMI 4 CINCINNATI 2 Philadelphia 1 KANSAS CITY 6 Texas 3 Full Story | Top |
Azarenka, Ferrer advance at rain-hit U.S. Open
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:50 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka survived a ferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac played havoc with the schedule and left organizers juggling with a backlog. Only two of six singles matches were completed due to rain, forcing tournament officials to reschedule the remaining four for Wednesday in the hope they can finish the year's last grand slam on time. However, the prospects are bleak with more showers forecast in the 'Big Apple' for the rest of the week. ...
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Tennis-Open-U.S. Open order of play for Wednesday
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:44 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Order of play on the showcourtsat the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday (prefixdenotes seeding, * indicates rescheduled match from Tuesday): Arthur Ashe Stadium (1500 GMT)* 3-Maria Sharapova (Russia) v 11-Marion Bartoli (France)(Bartoli leads 4-0)* 7-Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) v 20-Andy Roddick (U.S.)(scores tied at 6-6)3-Andy Murray (Britain) v 12-Main Cilic (Croatia) (2300 GMT)4-Serena Williams (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
PREVIEW-Tennis-Federer leads parade of champions at U.S. Open
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:44 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Roger Federer, refreshed aftergetting a free ride into the U.S. Open quarter-finals, will beback on court at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday to play for aspot in the last four. The Swiss master was gifted a place in the quarters whenAmerican Mardy Fish withdrew from their fourth round matchbecause of health concerns but faces a tough challenge fromCzech Tomas Berdych. Federer has beaten Berdych in 11 of their previous 15meetings and has yet to drop a set in this year's tournament ashe chases his sixth U.S. Open title. ... Full Story | Top |
WRAPUP 1-Tennis-Open-Azarenka, Ferrer advance at rain-hit U.S. Open
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:39 PM PDT
Reuters - * Azarenka beats Stosur in three-set thriller * Ferrer defeats Gasquet to keep alive Spanish hopes * Only two matches completed because of rain (Updates after play abandoned) NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka survived aferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur to reachthe U.S. Open semi-finals on Tuesday, as the remnants ofHurricane Isaac played havoc with the schedule and leftorganisers juggling with a backlog. ... Full Story | Top |
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Ferrer beats Gasquet to reach men's quarters
Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:09 PM PDT
Reuters - * Spaniard reaches fourth grand slam quarter-final of season * To face either Tipsarevic or Kohlschreiber (Adds details, quotes) NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - David Ferrer carried Spanishhopes into the U.S. Open quarter-finals after the fourth seedbeat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6 6-4 in a match spanningnearly eight hours due to rain delays on Tuesday. Ferrer, the last Spaniard left in the men's field, withstoodtwo rain delays before completing a straight-sets win that tookless than three hours of court time but stretched from daysideinto night at the National Tennis Center. ... Full Story | Top |
Play abandoned for the day at U.S. Open because of rain
Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:50 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Persistent rain forced U.S. Open officials to abandon play early at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Only two of the six scheduled singles matches were completed on the ninth day of competition as heavy showers interrupted play on four separate occasions. Tournament organizers eventually called off play in the evening session with three men's fourth round matches still in progress, all in the first set. They had earlier called off the women's quarter-final between Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli after just four games, creating a backlog of matches for Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Tennis-Play abandoned for the day at U.S. Open because of rain
Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:45 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Persistent rain forced U.S.Open officials to abandon play early at the U.S. Open onTuesday. Only two of the six scheduled singles matches were completedon the ninth day of competition as heavy showers interruptedplay on four separate occasions. Tournament organisers eventually called off play in theevening session with three men's fourth round matches still inprogress, all in the first set. They had earlier called off the women's quarter-finalbetween Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli after just fourgames, creating a backlog of matches for Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Ferrer beats Gasquet to reach men's quarters
Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain beat France's Richard Gasquet 7-5 7-6 6-4 in a rain-delayed match that spanned nearly eight hours on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. Ferrer withstood two rain delays before completing a straight-set win that took nearly three hours in court time but spanned nearly eight hours to improve his career mark against the 13th-seeded Gasquet to 8-1. "We almost had to start over two times in the match," said the 30-year-old Ferrer, a five-time winner on tour this season. "It took a lot of focus. ...
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Sandusky case has cost Penn State nearly $17 million so far
Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:02 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Penn State University has paid out almost $17 million to cover legal bills, public relations fees and other costs related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, the university said on its website on Tuesday. Nearly $16.8 million in costs through June 30 were broken down as almost $10 million for internal investigations and crisis communications, close to $4 million for university legal services and defense, and nearly $1.2 million in other expenses. The total also included about $1. ...
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Paralympics: London to host annual festival of disabled sport
Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:09 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An annual festival of disabled sport will take place in London's Olympic Park as part of a two-million-pound ($3.18-million) investment in a Paralympic legacy, it was announced on Wednesday. The Paralympics end on Sunday as Coldplay headline the closing ceremony that will bring down the curtain on the 11-day sporting spectacle. ... Full Story | Top |
Azarenka tops Stosur in thriller to reach U.S. Open semis
Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:09 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wind was blowing a gale and a dark storm was closing in but that was the least of Victoria Azarenka's problems at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Australian Sam Stosur roared back from the brink of defeat three times to steal momentum and put world number one Azarenka in danger of losing a quarter-finals match she had seemed to have under control. "She really pushed me," said Azarenka, who survived her rain-interrupted ordeal to win 6-1 4-6 7-6. "I think that the quality of tennis was really high. It was tense because it could go either way. ...
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UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Azarenka tops Stosur in thriller to reach semis
Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:05 PM PDT
Reuters - * Azarenka captured first set in just 30 minutes * Will face either Sharapova or Bartoli in semis (Adds quotes) NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The wind was blowing a gale anda dark storm was closing in but that was the least of VictoriaAzarenka's problems at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Australian Sam Stosur roared back from the brink of defeatthree times to steal momentum and put world number one Azarenkain danger of losing a quarter-finals match she had seemed tohave under control. "She really pushed me," said Azarenka, who survived herrain-interrupted ordeal to win 6-1 4-6 7-6. ... Full Story | Top |
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 5
Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT
Reuters - Reuters sports schedule at 0001 on Wednesday (times GMT): TENNIS NEW YORK - Holder Novak Djokovic faces Stanislas Wawrinkafor a place in the men's quarter-finals after last year'swomen's champion Sam Stosur lost out to world number oneVictoria Azarenka for a spot in the semi-finals as five formerchampions hit the court on day nine of the U.S.Open. (TENNIS-OPEN/, moved, pix, TV, by Julian Linden and LarryFine, 700 words) - - BARCELONA - Spanish tennis federation doctor AngelRuiz-Cotorro talks about the latest developments in Rafa Nadal'srecovery from a knee problem at a news conference. ... Full Story | Top |
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