Sharapova Advances In Three Set U S Open Win
Maria Sharapova survived a rough start to beat Jarmila Groth 4-6 6-8 6-1 at the U S Open. Groth fired 14 double faults while Sharapova battled in extreme heat as Nadal and Djokovic also won in tight, lengthy matches with top seeds Nadal and Wozniacki advancing.
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EW York
Maria Sharapova
Jarmila Groth
Australia
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Novak Djokovic
Viktor Troicki
Rafael Nadal
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Gabashvili
Caroline Wozniacki
Wozniacki
Chelsey Gullickson
Djokovic
Troicki
Mardy Fish
James Blake
Lady Butts Buffs Open Season With Losses At Salina Central
Garden City High School volleyball opens with two defeats on the road. Salina Central edged GC 25-22 25-17 while Newton 25-12 25-14 proved too strong. Senior Haley Harbour sat out game one. Kristen Heiman led GC with 15 kills across the two matches. The Buffs aim to improve as they host a Thursday quadrangular at Garden with Holcomb Great Bend and Liberal.
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Bob Schmitz
Salina Central
Buffs
Central
Newton
Schmitz
Haley Harbour
Harbour
Kristen Heiman
Heiman
Garden
Holcomb
Great Bend
Liberal
GCHS Cross Country Opens Season At Great Bend
Garden City High School boys and girls cross country head to Great Bend for their season opener after preseason practice. Senior Jonny Bernasky returns after a strong junior season placing fifth at the Class 6A regional and qualifying for state in Lawrence. The Buffs have 10 returning boys runners.
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Krista Linenberger
Jonny Bernasky
Lawrence
Buffs
GCHL
USA Basketball facing development phase at world championships
USA Basketball arrives in Turkey with a “B” squad under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. The team struggles against Brazil and faces Tran and Tunisia in the remaining preliminaries as Colangelo reshapes the program to secure top players for international play.
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Beijing
Mike Krzyzewski
Turkey
Krzyzewski
New York
Tran
Tunisia
Kevin Durant
Brazil
Derrick Rose
USA Basketball
NBA
Jerry Colangelo
Athens
Colangelo
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