May 24, 2013

Tennis Recap: Fed Cup drops 4th singles after 3-0 lead / Montpellier quarterfinals

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(The Czech Republic won the Fed Cup title in 2012. Petr David Josek/AP) LONDON (AP) — The fourth singles in a Fed Cup series will be scrapped if a team has an unassailable 3-0 lead. The International Tennis Federation revised its policy to allow the doubles played instead of the fourth singles. Juan Margets, executive [...]

Tennis: Milos Raonic, Frank Dancevic stake Canada to 2-0 Davis Cup lead

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Canada’s Milos Raonic celebrates after defeating Spain’s Albert Ramos during a Davis Cup match in Vancouver, B.C. on Friday. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Chalk two up for the underdogs. Milos Raonic and Frank Dancevic staked Canada to a 2-0 lead over favoured Spain on the first day of a Davis Cup [...]

Tennis: Spain sweeps U.S. in opening singles; Swiss, Czechs up too

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John Isner of the United States reacts in his match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain during day one of the semi final Davis Cup between Spain and the United States at the Parque Hermanos Castro on September 14, 2012 in Gijon, Spain. (September 13, 2012 – Source: Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images Europe) GIJON, Spain (AP) [...]

U.S. women’s soccer team named for Olympic qualifying

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USA Coach Pia Sundhage (L) with team captain Abby Wambach during the red carpet arrivals for the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2011 on January 9, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. (January 8, 2012 – Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images Europe) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The U.S. women’s national soccer team will attempt to qualify for [...]