May 19, 2013

Tennis Recap: Nadal wins in Rome; Murray injured, doubtful for Paris

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Andy Murray of Britain has treatment shortly before retiring from his second-round match against Marcel Granollers of Spain.(Photo: Clive Mason, Getty Images) Story Highlights Andy Murray retired Wednesday from his match against Marcel Granollers Rafael Nadal breezed past Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 Maria Sharapova eased past Spanish qualifier Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-2 ROME [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena beats Sharapova to win Madrid Open

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Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in the final of the Madrid Open.(Photo: Jasper Juinen, Getty Images) Story Highlights Serena Williams breezed past Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 Williams defends her title and retains her No. 1 ranking She runs her record against Sharapova to 13-2 MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams kept the [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena Williams struggles into Madrid semifinals

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Story Highlights Top-ranked Serena Williams outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 “I obviously didn’t do much in the second set and gave her confidence to play better.” Second-seeded Maria Sharapova breezed past Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-4 MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 to reach the Madrid Open [...]

MLS Soccer Recap: Revolution-Timbers in 0-0 draw / Soccer power shifting to German clubs/ Thursday’s Results

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Story Highlights The Timbers and Revolution played to a 0-0 draw The Timbers stand at 3-1-5 on the season with a seven-game unbeaten streak Portland center back Mikael Silvestre went down and had to be carried from the field by stretcher PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers played New England to a scoreless draw [...]

Tennis Recap: Sharapova beats Kerber to reach Stuttgart final

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Maria Sharapova of Russia fires a forehand during her three-set victory Saturday against Germany’s Angelique Kerber.(Photo: Thomas Kienzle, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Maria Sharapova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Porsche Grand Prix Sharapova is looking for her second consecutive Stuttgart final She’ll face Li Na or Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the final STUTTGART, [...]

NBA Playoff primer: Eastern Conference

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — The interlude between the conclusion of the NBA regular season and the start of the playoffs lasts but a few short days, during which players and coaches are expected to thoroughly prepare for the series to come while fans attempt to make sense of complicated, fast-approaching matchups. The Point Forward is [...]

Tennis Recap: USA’s John Isner, Rhyne Williams reach clay-court semis

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John Isner hits a return during his win Friday in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships.(Photo: Pat Sullivan, AP) Story Highlights Americans John Isner, Rhyne Williams reach U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinals Isner beat Ricardas Berankis in quarters, will face Juan Monaco next Williams, a wild card, beat Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, faces [...]

March Madness – Men’s Final Four: Opposites Attract In Louisville-Michigan National Title Game

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(PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — ATLANTA — The national title game is an incredible contrast of styles, with the nation’s best offense ready to challenge its best defense, with turnover creation and prevention being the major key. Michigan comes in oozing with underclass talent and potency. Louisville counters with extreme defensive pressure and experience. It [...]

Tennis Recap: Serena Williams rallies for three-set win at Sony Open

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Story Highlights Williams was down a break trailing 4-1 in the second set before she won five games in a row Williams is going for her sixth title at Key Biscayne Next up is No. 5-seeded Li Na, who beat wild card Garbine Muguruza KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP) — Serena Williams’ match was more than [...]

Boxing: Klitschko to defend heavyweight title against Pianeta

Ukrainian WBO, IBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight boxing world champion Vladimir Klitschko gestures as he celebrates his victory over Polish challenger Mariusz Wach after their title bout in Hamburg

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Vladimir Klitschko will defend his four world heavyweight title belts against former sparring partner German-Italian challenger Francesco Pianeta in Mannheim on May 4, his management said on Tuesday. Klitschko, who holds the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA crown had used the 28-year-old Pianeta as a sparring partner last year. The 36-year-old Ukrainian’s [...]