Czink wins first title on WTA Tour, beats Safarova at Bell Challenge

September 10th, 2009 Broncos release Bell, McChesneyENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have reached injury settlements with cornerback Joshua Bell and guard Matt McChesney.

September 10th, 2009 Bills' Bell ready to tackle new challengeORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Offensive lineman Demetrius Bell finds it amusing when thinking back to last year when he was known around the Buffalo Bills locker room as the lowest-ranked player in a popular NFL video game.

August 22nd, 2009 Dementieva advances to Rogers Cup semifisTORONTO — Second-seeded Serena Williams breezed through to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Friday with a straight-sets victory over Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. Williams, the 2001 tournament champion, was rarely challenged in a 6-3, 6-2 win over the 46th-ranked qualifier.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Ian Bell has said that there is no need to panic, and pleaded with England fans to cling on to their Ashes dreams in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval. "I don't think we have thrown it away.

August 3rd, 2009 Querrey wins L.A. to earn first title of seasonLOS ANGELES — Sam Querrey ended a string of final round frustrations Sunday by beating Carsten Bell 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to claim the L.A.

August 2nd, 2009 Bellucci beats Beck in Swiss Open finalGSTAAD, Switzerland — Qualifier Thomaz Bellucci won his first ATP Tour title on Saturday, beating Andreas Beck 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the Swiss Open final. The 21-year-old Brazilian used the only break of Sunday's clay-court match to win the first set and then prevailed following a 60-minute rain delay in the second.

July 31st, 2009 Serena Williams reaches quarterfinals in StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — Wimbledon champion Serena Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic, beating Hungary's Melinda Czink 6-3, 7-6 (7).

July 28th, 2009 MELBOURNE - England batsman Ian Bell has laughed off former Australian spin king Shane Warne's taunts that he looks like the "Shermanator" - the red-haired nerd in the American Pie films. Warne has suggested the Australians taunt Bell, who has been drafted into England's third Test team to replace injured batsman Kevin Pietersen, as he did during the 5-0 whitewash in Australia in 2006.

July 27th, 2009 Congratulations Alberto, yes as expected Tour de France 2009 Winner is none other than Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador. He was also the winner of 2007, this is his second victory.

July 26th, 2009 Ricardo Gonzalez wins SAS Masters by 2 strokesLODDEKOPINGE, Sweden — Ricardo Gonzalez won the SAS Masters by two strokes on Sunday, making birdies on five of the final six holes for a 4-under 69. The 39-year-old Argentine finished at 10-under 282 on the 7,665-yard Barseback Golf Club course — the longest in European Tour history.

July 22nd, 2009 Safina reaches quarterfinals at Slovenia OpenPORTOROZ, Slovenia — Top-ranked Dinara Safina has cruised into the quarterfinals of the Slovenia Open by routing fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak 6-1, 6-2. Safina was playing her first tournament since losing to Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semifinals.

July 15th, 2009 Cavendish wins 11th Tour stage, Armstrong in 3rdSAINT-FARGEAU, France — Mark Cavendish has won the 11th stage of the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong remains in third place overall. Cavendish sealed his second straight stage win and fourth of the Tour on Wednesday.

July 5th, 2009 Russia's Kuznetsov wins boys' title at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia won the boys' title at Wimbledon on Sunday by beating Jordan Cox of the United States 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the final. "In the beginning, I was very nervous because it's a lot of crowd and this big stadium," Kuznetsov said.

July 1st, 2009 Taco Bell is in, McDonald's is out as NBA sponsorNEW YORK — Taco Bell has replaced longtime sponsor McDonald's as the NBA's fast-food partner. Taco Bell and the NBA have agreed on a four-year deal that includes ads for the fast-food chain on ABC, TNT and ESPN, NBA-themed promotions at Taco Bell's 5,600 restaurants and NBA-themed advertising.

June 25th, 2009 Astana team announces Tour de France lineupPARIS — Astana announced its lineup for the Tour de France on Thursday, with its challenge built around 2007 winner Alberto Contador as its leader and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong. In a glitzy presentation on its Web site, the Kazakh team said the two stars will be backed by past Tour podium finishers including Andreas Kloeden of Germany and American Levi Leipheimer.