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| Baseball results Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:50 PM PDT Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) WASHINGTON 2 Miami 1 Milwaukee 7 PITTSBURGH 6 NY Yankees 7 TORONTO 1 Oakland 6 DETROIT 3 (6 innings) BOSTON 13 Baltimore 2 ATLANTA 2 Cleveland 0 NY METS 5 Philadelphia 0 LA Angels 6 TAMPA BAY 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 Houston 3 Kansas City 6 MINNESOTA 1 ST. LOUIS 6 Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 5 COLORADO 3 Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights from Tuesday's Major League Baseball games Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:38 PM PDT August 27 (Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Tuesday's Major League Baseball games - - - - A's 6, Tigers 3 (5 1/2) Jed Lowrie hit a two-run double in the first inning and Brandon Moss added a two-run home run in the fifth to power the Oakland Athletics to a rain-shortened victory over the Detroit Tigers. Tommy Milone (10-9) gave up three runs in the first but followed with four scoreless innings to give Oakland its second consecutive win over Detroit. The game was halted with the Athletics loading the bases and no outs in the top of the sixth and declared official after waiting for 80 minutes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Federer and Djokovic cruise, Stosur stunned at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:35 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - A teenage American girl with a squeaky voice and an incredible tale of survival stole the spotlight at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a stunning upset win over the former champion, Sam Stosur. While Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and the rest of the sport's old order calmly went about their business, 17-year-old Victoria Duval became the toast of New York. ... Full Story | Top |
| Dietician Djokovic overwhelming in first-round win Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:31 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia lived up to his ranking by playing to near perfection in overwhelming Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The world number one committed only two unforced errors before getting a little sloppy toward the end of the third set, finishing with nine miscues against 28 winners, including 10 aces. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Federer and Djokovic cruise, Stosur stunned at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:31 PM PDT * 2011 champion Stosur beaten by teenager Duval * Federer and Djokovic cruise to wins * Janowicz booed for underhand serve (writes through at end of day) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A teenage American girl with a squeaky voice and an incredible tale of survival stole the spotlight at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a stunning upset win over the former champion, Sam Stosur. While Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and the rest of the sport's old order calmly went about their business, 17-year-old Victoria Duval became the toast of New York. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Dietician Djokovic overwhelming in first-round win Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:13 PM PDT * Djokovic eases into second round * Plays Becker next (Adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia lived up to his ranking by playing to near perfection in overwhelming Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The world number one committed only two unforced errors before getting a little sloppy toward the end of the third set, finishing with nine miscues against 28 winners, including 10 aces. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary August 28 - September 24 Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 08:00 PM PDT Aug 28 (Reuters) - World sports diary from August 28 -September 24. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 8) SOCCER Champions League playoff round, second legs CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept. 15) ROWING World championships (to Sept. 1) - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 SOCCER Europa League play off round GOLF European Tour: Wales Open, Celtic Manor, Newport (to Sept. ... Full Story | Top |
| Azarenka takes double bagel win at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 07:43 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twelve months after her agonizing defeat in the U.S. Open final, Victoria Azarenka made a triumphant return to Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. In her first match back on the Arthur Ashe Stadium since her gut-wrenching loss to Serena Williams, Azarenka chalked up a rare double-bagel win, thrashing Germany's Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-0 6-0 in just over an hour. "I'm really happy to be back on this court, the last time I was here it was very emotional," she said. "To come back and compete at one of the most famous arenas in the world, it's great ... I love New York. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Azarenka takes double bagel win at U.S. Open Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 07:39 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Twelve months after her agonising defeat in the U.S. Open final, Victoria Azarenka made a triumphant return to Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. In her first match back on the Arthur Ashe Stadium since her gut-wrenching loss to Serena Williams, Azarenka chalked up a rare double-bagel win, thrashing Germany's Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-0 6-0 in just over an hour. "I'm really happy to be back on this court, the last time I was here it was very emotional," she said. "To come back and compete at one of the most famous arenas in the world, it's great ... I love New York. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 07:21 PM PDT Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday 2-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Dinah Pfizenmaier (Germany) 6-0 6-0 Victoria Duval (U.S.) beat 11-Samantha Stosur (Australia) 5-7 6-4 6-4 21-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Heather Watson (Britain) 4-6 6-4 6-2 Peng Shuai (China) beat Yvonne Meusburger (Austria) 6-3 6-4 Donna Vekic (Croatia) beat Mariana Duque (Colombia) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) beat Vesna Dolonc (Serbia) 7-5 7-6(5) 27-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Mallory Burdette (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 07:16 PM PDT Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Tuesday Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Newell's Old Boys 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 2 Argentinos Juniors 4 3 0 1 7 3 9 3 Gimnasia-La Plata 4 3 0 1 6 5 9 4 Arsenal 4 2 2 0 6 2 8 5 Estudiantes 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 6 Colon (Santa Fe) 4 2 1 1 4 4 7 7 Velez Sarsfield 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 8 San Lorenzo 4 2 0 2 7 7 6 9 Rosario Central 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 10 Boca Juniors 4 2 0 2 6 7 6 11 Quilmes 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 12 Lanus 4 1 2 1 5 3 5 13 Tigre 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 14 Godoy Cruz 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 15 River Plate 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 16 Atletico Rafaela 4 1 1 ... Full Story | Top |
| NFL-National Football League roundup Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 06:53 PM PDT Aug 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Defensive tackle Kevin Williams appears to have escaped major injury from a low block against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, but his Minnesota Vikings teammates remain upset with 49ers guard Joe Looney. The NFL reviewed the play and deemed the block legal, which further upset Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. "He had a perfect opportunity to hit him in the chest, but he intentionally went to his knee," Allen told ESPN. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Kiwi adaptability key for World Cup qualifier Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 06:52 PM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - New Zealanders take pride in their ability to find abstract solutions to complicated problems and All Whites coach Ricki Herbert will be relying on that adaptability in the run-up to their 2014 World Cup playoff. The All Whites, who made the 2010 finals after a 1-0 aggregate victory over fifth-placed Asian side Bahrain, have sealed a November playoff against the fourth placed team in the North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) conference after wrapping up the Oceania qualifying spot in March. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 1 results Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 06:31 PM PDT Aug 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Tobias Kamke (Germany) beat Steve Johnson (U.S.) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(7) 6-2 Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) 6-1 6-2 6-2 Denis Kudla (U.S.) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-2 6-7(6) 7-5 Florian Mayer (Germany) beat 28-Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-4 6-2 3-0 (Monaco retired) Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Philipp Petzschner (Germany) 7-6(2) 3-6 5-2 (Petzschner retired) Donald Young (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former NBA star Scottie Pippen won't face charges over Malibu fracas Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013 06:16 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Chicago Bulls basketball star Scottie Pippen will not be prosecuted over an altercation with a man at a Malibu restaurant in June, prosecutors said on Tuesday, citing insufficient evidence. Pippen, 47, was questioned by police following a scuffle with the man outside the Nobu eatery in the oceanfront community of Malibu in June. Camran Shafighi told police that Pippen refused to take a photograph with him while the former NBA star was dining in the restaurant with his family, according to a report by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. ... Full Story | Top |
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