Clijsters Nears No 1 After JPMorgan Open Win
Kim Clijsters beat Emilie Loit 6 1 6 1 in 50 minutes to move closer to overtaking injured Serena Williams at No 1. Williams is out with knee surgery and may miss the US Open, while fourth seeded players fell and Davenport won over Barbara Schett as the event faced a sparse crowd.
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Langford and Simien named preseason Wooden All Americans
KU stars Keith Langford and Wayne Simien earn spots on the John R. Wooden Preseason All American list alongside Syracuse leaders Gerry McNamara Hakim Warrick. Missouri’s Arthur Johnson and Rickey Paulding also cited with Connecticut’s Emeka Okafor as a prior honoree. Okafor posted 15.9 points 11.2 rebounds 4.7 blocks per game.
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New Combined Practices Break Up Camp Monotony
NFL coaches praise a new joint practice format after two weeks of self-scrimmages. Denver and Houston faced 34 base defenses and varied offensive approaches, with players adjusting on the fly as temperatures topped 100 degrees. Dom Capers calls the change very valuable for evaluating tendencies and techniques.
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Royals edge White Sox as Colon shines in tough start
Alomar and Lee hit back-to-back homers off Kris Wilson in the third to back Mets style ace Colon who allowed two early baserunners before retiring 11 straight. Colon’s back tightened in the seventh as Royals stranded a chance, but Gordon’s three-run homer in the ninth kept the lead for a 4 3 win and Marte sealed the save.
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Appier Returns to Royals Amid Injury Plague
The Kansas City Royals signed right hander Chuck Appier after moving to bolster a short-handed pitching staff. Tucker is out 6 to 8 weeks with an initial bruise, Sweeney and Lopez on the DL since June, while Asencio Lima Snyder also sidelined. Appier, veteran with playoff experience, could stabilize the rotation.
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