Sharapova Edges Rodina To Reach Open Round Two
Maria Sharapova, top seed, survived a windy Paris conditions to beat Evgeniya Rodina 6-1 3-6 8-6 in the French Open first round. Despite 17 double faults and shaky serves, the Russian found form late in the final set to advance as Dementieva, Dellacqua, Schiavone and others won their matches.
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Maria Sharapova
Evgeniya Rodina
Paris
Sharapova
Rodina
Elena Dementieva
Vera Dushevina
Marion Bartoli
Casey Dellacqua
Francesca Schiavone
Jill Craybas
United States
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Mahut
France
Radek Stepanek
Gilles Simon
Twins topple Royals as Cuddyer walk-off seals loss
Minnesota beats Kansas City 4-3 in 12 innings after Michael Cuddyer scores on Joe Mauer's hit. Royals suffer ninth straight defeat amid a season of poor hitting, while Jesse Crain gains the win and Matt Guerrier records the save. Mark Teahan hits a dramatic inside-the-park homer in the ninth to force extras.
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Kansas City Royals
Michael Cuddyer
Joe Mauer
Minnesota Twins
Royals
Trey Hillman
Jesse Crain
Matt Guerrier
Mark Teahen
Joe Nathan
Kendrick-led Phillies hold off Rockies 7-4
Kyle Kendrick worked 7 1 3 innings for a career-best start as the Phillies built an early lead and held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4. Greg Dobbs and Pedro Feliz drove in two runs each, helping Philadelphia extend its hot stretch to three straight wins with 42 runs and 46 hits in that span.
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Kyle Kendrick
Kendrick
Greg Dobbs
Pedro Feliz
Philadelphia Phillies
Colorado
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Phillies
Lakin Falls to Silver Lake in State Tourney Opener
Lakin saw its season end with a 5-2 loss to Silver Lake at Norvell Field in Manhattan. The Broncs, led by Reed McAfee and Brock Miller, failed to sustain their earlier offensive surge after the fourth inning as Silver Lake plated three in the seventh. The Eagles followed with a 7-5 win over Wichita Independent to claim the state title, delivering two upset victories over undefeated foes.
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Broncs
Reed McAfee
Brock Miller
Norvell Field
Manhattan
Silver Lake
Eagles
Steve Davidson
Davidson
Wichita
Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 win over Spurs
Kobe Bryant scored 28 and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Lakers held off the San Antonio Spurs 93 91 in Game 4 to take a 3 1 series lead in the Western Conference finals. Tim Duncan had 29 points and 17 rebounds for the Spurs who face elimination in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant
San Antonio Spurs
Bryant
Lakers
Spurs
Brent Barry
Los Angeles
Detroit
Lamar Odom
Ter
Pau Gasol
Vladimir Radmanovic
Gasol
Tim Duncan
Tony Parker
Barry
Derek Fisher
Gregg Popovich
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Lee
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