Jelena Jankovic advances to Pan Pacific Open quarters after Elena Vesnina retires with injurySeptember 30th, 2009 Jankovic advances to quarters at Pan Pacific OpenTOKYO — Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday when Russia's Elena Vesnina was forced to retire with a left thigh injury. Jankovic was leading 6-1, 3-0 when the match was stopped.
Top-seeded Medina Garrigues advances at Guangzhou OpenSeptember 15th, 2009 Medina Garrigues advances at Guangzhou OpenGUANGZHOU, China — Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain beat Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Guangzhou Open. Medina Garrigues had her serve broken only once in the match.
Olga Govortsova of Belarus advances in Guangzhou OpenSeptember 14th, 2009 Govortsova advances at Guangzhou OpenGUANGZHOU, China — Sixth-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus beat Han Xinyun of China 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 Monday to reach the second round of the Guangzhou Open. In two other first-round matches in the WTA tournament, Panova of Russia defeated Yurika Sema of Japan 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) and Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan downed Rika Fujiwara of Japan 6-3, 6-2.
Dizzy Usain Bolt advances to second round in 200 meters at world championshipsAugust 18th, 2009 BERLIN — Looking for his second gold medal of the world championships, Usain Bolt easily advanced to the second round of the 200 meters Tuesday. Two days after setting a world record of 9.58 seconds to win the 100, Bolt was sleepy coming into the stadium and still set the early morning alight by winning his heat, even though his 20.70 was 1.40 off his world record.
WAC removes Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball titlesAugust 13th, 2009 WAC removes Bulldogs women's basketball titlesFRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State's women's basketball team has been stripped of its 2007-08 Western Athletic Conference championships because a point guard played 32 minutes with an Australian professional team four years ago.
Maria Sharapova advances in 3 sets; Stosur beats Ivanovic in LA Women's Tennis ChampionshipsAugust 7th, 2009 Sharapova advances in 3 sets; Stosur tops IvanovicCARSON, Calif. — Maria Sharapova rallied for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Alona Bondarenko at the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Thursday night.
Safina reaches 2nd round in L.A., starting bid for repeat titleAugust 6th, 2009 Safina, seeking LA repeat, advances to 2nd roundCARSON, Calif. — Dinara Safina started her bid for a second straight Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday.
Australia, US reach quarters with unbeaten marks at world junior basketball championshipsJuly 8th, 2009 US unbeaten at world junior basketball champs
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The United States and Australia stretched their unbeaten records to six games at the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships Wednesday, heading their pools and emerging as top qualifiers for the quarterfinals. The United States shrugged off Lithuania 76-69 while Australia topped its six-team pool with a 79-74 win over previously unbeaten Croatia.
Krzyzewski appears on verge of returning as US Olympic basketball coachJuly 8th, 2009 Krzyzewski appears on verge of return as US coachMike Krzyzewski appears set to go for more gold. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Tuesday that "all leads point to Coach K coming back," following a report by the Boston Globe that Krzyzewski has agreed to return as U.S.
US, Argentina progress at U-19 basketall worlds as Australia surprises SpainJuly 3rd, 2009 US into second round at U-19 basketball worldsAUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points to help the United States beat Egypt 112-55 on Saturday, completing a sweep of pool games at the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships. Shelvin Mack added 14 points and John Shurna had 13 points and six rebounds for the Americans, who finished ahead of France, Egypt and Iran in Group B of the 16-team tournament.
US beats Iran 106-55 at world junior basketball championshipsJuly 2nd, 2009 US opens with win at under-19 worldsAUCKLAND, New Zealand — The United States started its bid for its first world junior title in 18 years with a 106-55 win over Iran on the opening day of the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships on Thursday. Shooting guard Tyshawn Taylor scored 13 points for the United States, which last won the world tournament at Edmonton, Alberta, in 1991.
UCLA forward Drew Gordon tears right knee tendon at USA Basketball team trialsJune 18th, 2009 UCLA forward Drew Gordon tears right knee tendonLOS ANGELES — Drew Gordon of UCLA has partially torn the patellar tendon in his right knee during tryouts for the U.S. team that will play in the Under-19 world basketball championships.
UCLA's Drew Gordon tears right knee tendon at USA Basketball team trialsJune 18th, 2009 UCLA's Drew Gordon tears right knee tendonLOS ANGELES — Drew Gordon of UCLA has partially torn the patellar tendon in his right knee during tryouts for the U.S. team that will play in the Under-19 world basketball championships.
Maria Sharapova rallies again, advances to French Open quarterfinals by beating Li NaMay 31st, 2009 Sharapova advances to French Open quarterfinalsPARIS — Maria Sharapova rallied again at the French Open on Sunday, moving into the quarterfinals by beating Li Na of China 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. Sharapova is making her return to Grand Slam tennis after almost a year off with a right shoulder injury.
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic advances to 4th round at French Open with easy winMay 29th, 2009 Ivanovic advances to 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic made it through another easy match at the French Open, beating 32nd-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2 Friday to advance to the fourth round. The eighth-seeded Ivanovic was taken to a tiebreaker in her opening match at Roland Garros, but she has lost only eight games since then.
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