Lu Yen-Hsun Upsets Roddick In Wimbledon Thriller
Lu Yen-Hsun, 26, ranked 82nd, defeated American Andy Roddick 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-7 9-7 in a match lasting over four and a half hours. Roddick, a three time Wimbledon finalist, will not reach a fourth final this year. Lu had not won a Wimbledon match in four years nor a Grand Slam match in five prior events.
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Sprint Cup Top 12 standings headline report
Kevin Harvick leads the Sprint Cup top 12 with 2,489 points followed by Jimmie Johnson 2,384 and Kyle Busch 2,328. Denny Hamlin Jeff Gordon Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth Jeff Burton Tony Stewart Greg Biffle Mark Martin Carl Edwards fill the rest as the field tightens. Tim Hudson, pictured, threw seven innings in a 5 0 win for the Braves over the Nationals in Washington.
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Appalachian League Tonight Features Pulaski at Princeton
Pulaski meets Princeton at Hunnicutt Field with Braulio Lara facing George Mieses as starters. First 250 fans 13 and under receive a P Rays mini bat courtesy of New Peoples Bank. Kraft Singles Night offers a buy one ticket and get one free with a Kraft Singles wrapper.
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Brazil top Chile 3-0 as Fabiano nets opener in World Cup
Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in Johannesburg to advance in the World Cup round of 16. Luis Fabiano scored in the 38th minute to make it 2-0, Robinho adding the final goal for Brazil. It marked the eighth consecutive win for Brazil over Chile.
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Laser Wash to Donate Proceeds to Bluefield Soccer Boosters
The Laser Wash beside Food City in Bluefield Virginia will donate a portion of proceeds to Bluefield High and Bluefield Middle School soccer boosters through July 3. Kids involved in the program are set to appear at the facility this Saturday.
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Blatter Objects to Video Tech in Soccer Rules
Sepp Blatter, FIFA president, says football’s laws rarely change to adapt to new technology, arguing the resistance sustains the game’s fascination and popularity. He objects to calls for video assistant referees.
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Bengals receiver Chris Henry linked to brain injury after death
West Virginia University researchers said Chris Henry showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy from microscopic tissue analysis of his brain. Henry starred at West Virginia University before his NFL career and died last winter.
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AL Dominates NL in Interleague Play for Seventh Straight Season
The American League led the National League 134 to 118 as interleague games across the season concluded Sunday. Attendance averaged about 5,000 higher per game than intra league matchups, underscoring AL teams’ edge in the series.
Rays lose Lee-Saw contest in Pulaski sweep
Pulaski Pulaski 7 Princeton 3 in opener as five runs in eighth inning break a pitchers’ duel. Rays Andrew Bellatti struck out five through three, Scott Lawson and Hector Guevara led early hitting, while James Wood double and Pulaski’s Jessie Nava held the Rays to two hits.
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Royals stun Orioles in 9-1 win to start series
In Arlington North Carolina Burlington Royals shut down the Bluefield Orioles to two hits and a 9-1 victory. Pitcher Leonel Santiago improved to 2-0 with six innings, six strikeouts, one walk and one hit allowed. Bluefield starter Jarret Martin fell to 0-2 after giving up six hits and seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. The Royals opened with three runs in the first inning and added two more in the third and fifth.
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Perry to play Greenbrier Classic for miners’ families
Kenny Perry, Kentucky native and PGA Tour pro, commits to The Greenbrier Classic next month and pledges $2000 per birdie to benefit the families of 29 miners killed in the Upper Big Branch disaster. Owner Jim Justice will match Perry’s pledge as the field begins to take shape.
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Mustang sets Bristol 1000 lap test record on empty tank
Ford engineers ran a 2011 Mustang for 17 hours on one 16 gallon tank at Bristol Motor Speedway, finishing 1457 laps. Tim Duerr hailed the feat as phenomenal as David Ragan waved the checkered flag on lap 1000 with the tank near dry. The stock Mustang averaged 48.5 mph in a 40 to 50 mph range, a new endurance benchmark.
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