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| Stanislas Wawrinka, the 25th seed, was the one who pounced on Andy Murray’s weaknesses this time.
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| Dick Norman of Belgium, the tour’s oldest player at 39, has turned to doubles to stay close to the game he loves.
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| After a 4-2 loss to Colorado, San Diego had its once-commanding lead in the National League West trimmed to a game and a half before Sunday night.
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| Alex Rodriguez was in the lineup for the first time since Aug. 20 and beat out a slow groundball for an infield hit.
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| The Mets, who have struggled to score runs all season, set season highs for runs (18) and hits (21), and took advantage of the sloppy Cubs.
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| Russia Coach David Blatt grew up outside Boston and played at Princeton before moving to Israel and coaching teams throughout Europe.
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| Minnesota Vikings defensive back Husain Abdullah is a Muslim who fasts during Ramadan, despite the physical demands of the preseason.
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| Virginia Tech is reaping the rewards of hiring Frank Beamer in 1987, and of having the patience to let him build a winner.
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| Jason Day’s record 17-under-par led Brandt Snedeker in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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| The team held an emergency meeting after The News of the World reported that a fourth player was being investigated over match-rigging allegations.
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| Barely two months after a disappointing World Cup in South Africa, the French, the English and the Italians still struggle with the form, the fitness and the fidelity expected of major soccer nations.
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| Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia on Sunday in the Round of 16 at the basketball world championships in Istanbul.
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| An increase in the number of no-hitters this season in the major leagues has refocused the attention of some on Dock Ellis’s 1970 gem, which he said he threw while on LSD.
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| The story of Timofey Mozgov, who signed with the Knicks in July, belies that of a typical player in Russia, which tends to usher top young players to pro teams and coddle them.
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| Tiger Woods shot a bogey-free round of six under par Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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| The sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson gained 383 total yards in leading the Wolverines to victory over Connecticut.
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| Four years after selecting him with the 10th overall pick in the draft, the Arizona Cardinals released quarterback Matt Leinart.
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| The Mets lost as Jenrry Mejia made his first major league start and catcher Mike Nickeas made his major league debut.
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| The N.H.L. approved Ilya Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million contract with the Devils early Saturday.
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| France continued to stumble on the soccer field after losing to visiting Belarus on Friday in a Euro 2012 qualifying match.
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| Qatar is promising innovations to beat the heat and to loosen social constraints in the Muslim country if it wins the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
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| Corey Pavin, at the Deutsche Bank Championship, says he is trying to encourage without raising expectations as he talks to players.
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| Jason Day and Brandt Snedeker both wound up with a share of the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, despite rain showers and breezy conditions.
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| Novak Djokovic eliminated the crowd favorite James Blake in straight sets at a blustery Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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| As corporate sponsors have cut their marketing budgets, they have focused their spending on fewer but more trusted events.
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| Gilles Simon has put himself back into the third round of the United States Open.
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| Coach Urban Meyer presented an anemic offense, the one quarterback John Brantley had hoped to “keep rolling” after waiting three years behind Tim Tebow.
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| Notre Dame’s new coach, Brian Kelly, has been heralded as a savior for a proud program that went 16-21 over the previous three years.
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| The 18th-ranked Tar Heels trailed by 30-10 going into the fourth quarter but rallied and almost pulled out a stunning victory.
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| Quarterback Geno Smith led the offense to a strong second half as No. 25 West Virginia recorded its first shutout since 2005.
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| Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored 5 points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia.
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| When it comes to fourth-down plays in the N.F.L., a California economist and professor asserts that coaches are far too conservative.
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| In New Meadowlands Stadium, the Jets have something they haven’t had for a quarter century: a true home field.
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| The defensive lineman Justin Tuck is filling a leadership void in unit that allowed the third-most points in the N.F.L. last season.
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| N.F.L. coaches are slowly coming around to research that extols the benefits of taking chances more often.
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| Leslie Allen sells T-shirts and souvenirs for the Arthur Ashe Endowment, but mostly she tries to keep his memory alive.
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| The Triple Crown has happened 13 times since 1900, but not since Carl Yastrzemski batted .326 with 44 homers and 121 R.B.I.
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| The Astros traded Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman this season and have installed a group of younger players who have helped revitalize the club.
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| The N.F.L., with falling franchise values, and its players, facing a lockout in 2011, are running out of time to find common ground.
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| Joe Paterno leads Penn State into a game at Alabama, home of the legendary coach Bear Bryant.
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| Rafael Nadal refuted a published report that he has refused to ride in the vehicles that bear Federer's likeness.
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| The older players at the Open have shown that with age comes a certain craftiness, much appreciated by fans.
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| How Nadal can adapt to the Open's hard court to win his first title in Flushing Meadows.
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| Colin Kaepernick was a pitcher in high school and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2009 even though he had not played organized baseball for three years.
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| Tate Forcier seemed to hint that he was contemplating transferring, though he father denied that would happen.
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| Patrick Peterson is an all-American candidate at quarterback and a very dangerous kick returner.
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| As long as Peyton Manning is upright, the Colts are a Super Bowl contender.
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| When will the rest of the A.F.C. West give the Chargers a run for the division title? Not this year.
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| For a change, it appears that the Ravens have plenty of offense. The question is whether their defense will hold up.
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| Johan Santana threw off the mound, then later the Mets said he would miss his next start. The rookie Dillon Gee will starter instead on Tuesday at Washington.
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| Alex Rodriguez was back at third base for the first time since Aug. 20, but Nick Swisher missed his third consecutive game.
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| The Yankees won their eighth straight game, but Javier Vazquez struggled in his return to the rotation and was removed in the fifth inning.
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| For the second time in two years, a player has scored a double-eagle on the second hole at T.P.C. Boston during the Deutsche Bank Championship. This time it was Vijay Singh.
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| Ever wonder if new golf balls bought on sale in September will still be as good as new the following spring or summer? Ever wonder if new balls bought two or three years ago have lost any of their distance or performance capabilities?
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| Eric Alpenfels, the director of instruction at the Pinehurst Golf Academy in North Carolina, has spent hundreds of hours researching how average golfers putt.
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| The Liberty is moving to Newark for the next three seasons while Madison Square Garden is being renovated.
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| The Spanish star Ricky Rubio could come to the United States in 2011, but a looming N.B.A. lockout complicates the situation.
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