Wimbledon first uses retractable roof as rain halts play
On Centre Court during Wimbledon top seeds Dinara Safina and Amelie Mauresmo, a light shower ended play and the roof closed for the first time. Ian Ritchie, the All England Club chief executive, said fans welcomed the shelter though still hoped for sunshine.
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Sprint Cup Top 12 Standings Look at Points Totals
Tony Stewart leads the Sprint Cup with 2 524 points followed by Jeff Gordon 2 455 Jimmie Johnson 2 355 Kurt Busch 2 254 Carl Edwards 2 157 Denny Hamlin 2 132 Ryan Newman 2 127 Kyle Busch 2 108 Greg Biffle 2 106 Matt Kenseth 2 054 Mark Martin 2 052 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 049
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Rivera earns 500th save as Mets fall 4 2 at Citi Field
5,000 fans watch Mariano Rivera hug Yankees catcher Jorge Posada after Rivera secures his 500th save in a 4 2 win over the Mets at Citi Field. The 39 year old also notches his first RBI with a bases loaded walk in the ninth. Rivera entered with 61 blown saves in 15 seasons, trailing only Trevor Hoffman for career saves.
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Princeton Rays Host Greeneville For Go Green Night At 7 PM
Appalachian League action features Princeton welcoming Greeneville at 7 p.m. Go Green Night offers 20 ounce souvenir cups to first 500 fans courtesy of BB&T Princeton along with a Tuesday ticket offer via Kraft Singles wrappers. Bluefield plays Burlington at 7 p.m. in a separate game.
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Timberwolves flooded with offers for Ricky Rubio draft pick
Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn says Rubio, 18, has drawn many trade inquiries from teams as his future destination remains unsettled. Kahn adds there could be twists and turns and that the organization must stay patient without rushing to a conclusion.
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Yao Ming suffers potential career threatening foot injury
Rockets team physician warns that Yao Ming's hairline navicular fracture could threaten his career. The 7 foot 6 All-Star sustained the injury in a May playoff game with the Lakers and remains out indefinitely as healing stalls. Yao appeared in 77 regular season games in 2008 09 and has missed portions of three prior seasons due to leg and foot problems.
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Supreme Court to rule on NFL exclusive licensing deal
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the NFL and its 32 teams can sign an exclusive licensing contract with a gear maker without violating antitrust law. The case centers on American Needle Inc which produced NFL headgear before the league granted exclusive rights to Reebok in 2001.
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Quevedo leads Astros in 9 3 win over Princeton Rays
RINCETON The Prev Astros collected 12 hits to beat the Princeton Rays 9 3 at Hunnicutt Field on Monday night. Greeneville pushed two runs in the first on four singles, the Rays answered with a run on Seth Henry’s sac fly, Houston added in the second on Altuve’s single and Mier’s triple, and Quevedo worked through the Rays in six pitches in the second as the Astros pulled away with three more in the fifth including a Humphrey triple and plate award for Humphrey on the relay throw.
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McEachern Earns Opening Day Start for Princeton in 2009
Jason McEachern, 18, made his first year with Princeton a memorable one by throwing five scoreless innings as the Rays beat the Burlington Royals 2-1 in 10 innings. Drafted by Tampa Bay in 2008, the Hickory, North Carolina native posted a strong 0.82 ERA through nine games with the Rays last season and remains poised for a quick rise under former MLB coach Marty DeMerritt.
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Safina Wins Under Wimbledon Roof In Rain Interruption
Dinara Safina defeats Amelie Mauresmo 4-6 6-3 6-4 in a rain paused match as Wimbledon’s roof closes for the first time on an indoor finish. Andy Murray later battles Stanislas Wawrinka through a marathon night session at Centre Court.
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Royals rally past Bluefield in eight to five win
The Burlington Royals erased Bluefield Orioles three-game win streak with a five run seventh inning in Arlington North Carolina. Omar Casamayor drove in two in the third to flip a 1-0 lead while Javier Santana scored on a Jose Kianes groundout in the fifth. Casamayor finished with two RBIs and the Royals added two errors aided the rally.
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