June 18, 2013

Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova wins opener at Indian Wells

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Svetlana Kuznetsova, making a comeback after six months on the sidelines due to a right knee injury, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Andrea Hlavackova.(Photo: Mark J. Terrill, AP) Story Highlights Svetlana Kuznetsova starts comeback with straight-set win Kuznetsova has won two Grand Slam titles American Mallory Burdette lost her [...]

Tennis Roundup: Australia’s Tomic wins first ATP title at Sydney / Vesnina dethrones Barthel

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Bernard Tomic of Australia plays a forehand in the men’s final match against Kevin Anderson of South Africa during day seven of the Sydney International at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on January 12, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (January 11, 2013 – Source: Matt King/Getty Images AsiaPac) SYDNEY (AP) — Bernard Tomic of Australia won [...]

UFC on FX 3 Results: Demetrious Johnson Tops Ian McCall, Earns Flyweight Title Shot

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Ian McCall of the USA falls to the ground at the end of his fight during the UFC On FX flyweight bout between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (March 2, 2012 – Source: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac) (PhatzRadio / FoxSports) — Jun 8, 2012 – [...]

Stars’ injuries improving ahead of Australian Open

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Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays a forehand in her quarter final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during day four of the 2012 Sydney International at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre on January 11, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (January 10, 2012 – Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The all-star walking [...]

PGA Tour Confidential: Australian Open, Presidents Cup preview

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Tiger Woods of the USA watches his tee shot on the par 4, 10th hole during day four of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 13, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (November 12, 2011 – Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images AsiaPac) WOODS SHOWS UP DOWN UNDER (PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — [...]

Golf: Woods rallies, but comes up short at Australian Open

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Tiger Woods of the USA plays his second shot from an awful lie in the waste sand left of the fairway for his second shot on the 11th hole during day four of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 13, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (November 12, 2011 – Photo [...]

Golf: Woods shoots 75, loses lead at Australian Open

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Tiger Woods of the USA hits his second shot on the 3rd Hole during day three of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 12, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (November 11, 2011 – Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images AsiaPac) SYDNEY (AP) – Tiger Woods waited 11 months before he found [...]

Golf: Woods tops leaderboard in Australia

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Tiger Woods of the USA hits his second shot on the 15th Hole during day two of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 11, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (November 10, 2011 – Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images AsiaPac) SYDNEY (AP) – Tiger Woods walked off golf course to see [...]

Golf: Tiger in the mix at Australian Open

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Tiger Woods of the USA just misses a birdie putt at the 17th hole during day one of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club at The Lakes Golf Club on November 10, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (November 9, 2011 – Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images AsiaPac) SYDNEY (AP) — Tiger Woods [...]

Tiger Woods gives boost to buzz-starved Australian Open

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(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s domestic golf circuit never quite needed life support, but it’s fair to say that it has coughed and sputtered for years. The Presidents Cup always promised to be a tonic, but from the moment in late 2010 that Fred Couples all but committed his captain’s picks to [...]