Venus and Sharapova clash as Henin advances at Wimbledon
Venus Williams toppled Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3 at Centre Court while Serena Williams fell to Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-3 in a Wimbledon quarterfinal. Henin inches closer to a career Grand Slam as Bartoli reaches a first semifinal.
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Sports TV and radio schedule highlights today
MLB games include the Indians at Detroit at 1 05 p m and Braves at Dodgers 10 05 p m live. European PGA Open first round from Dublin begins 10 a m local. U S Senior PGA at Kohler tees at 2 p m. AT T National first round from Bethesda 3 p m. NASCAR Nextel Cup Pepsi 400 practice at 4 30 p m and final 6 30 p m from Daytona Beach. Brumos Porsche 250 at 8 p m ESPN2. MLS Red Bull New York at Houston Dynamo 8 p m. Wimbledon semifinals feature Kuznetsova and Williams from London taped at 8 a m and Ivanovic vs Vaidisova later on Channel 3.
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Thistledown Wednesday Results and Payouts
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Wimbledon results Wednesday at All England Club action heats up
Wimbledon notes include Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic reaching late rounds, Venus Williams defeating Maria Sharapova, Bartoli and Henin advancing, and doubles teams facing early rounds. Today features early starts on all courts with Federer, Hewitt, Djokovic, Gasquet, and Roddick set for key pairings.
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Justine Henin
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Michaella Krajicek
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France
Goran Ivanisevic
Croatia
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Transactions Sweep Through MLB NBA and NHL Updates
Major league moves include the Kansas City Royals claiming Sean Thompson and the Mets purchasing Sandy Alomar Jr. while optioning Jason Vargas. In the NBA the Bobcats sign Dare Dudley and Matt Carroll to sizable contracts as Winston-Salem gets an expansion team for 2008-09. NHL activity features several re-signings and signings across the Rangers, Flames, and Oilers, plus a coach named for the Calgary Roughnecks in lacrosse and college personnel changes at Arkansas-Little Rock and Stephen F. Austin.
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Maxim Kondratiav
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Matt Greene
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Tom Kostopoulos
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Arena Football League Weekday Odds Snapshot
Favorite points and underdog values listed for upcoming games. Saturday games include San Jose at 13 percent and Dallas versus Columbus. Sunday Georgia versus Philadelphia at 8 and Chicago at 10. Los Angeles matchups implied but details incomplete.
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Pioline and doubles rivals set for marquee matchups
France’s Pioline faces Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde on No 2 Court while Mikhail Youzhny battles Rafael Nadal in another high profile clash. Fabrice Santoro teams with Severine Bremond to meet Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur in mixed doubles. Alex Bogdanovic and Melanie South take on Rogier Wassen and Chan Yung jan as events unfold with top players from Britain Spain United States Netherlands and Taiwan in play.
Basketball standings and upcoming games summary
Eastern Conference teams led by Detroit Indiana New York and Connecticut at Phoenix in the schedule. Western Conference standings show Sacramento San Antonio Phoenix Seattle Los Angeles Minnesota and Houston. Tonight Indiana visits Los Angeles, with several Friday matchups including New York at Detroit Sacramento at Minnesota Seattle at Houston and Connecticut at Phoenix.
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On This Date 1947 to 2004 sports milestones
This compact record lists notable sports events from 1947 to 2004. Larry Doby debuts as the AL’s first Black player with the Indians in a 6-5 loss to the White Sox. Wimbledon notes include Connolly’s 1952 title, Laver’s 1968 Open win, Borg’s 1980 triumph, Agassi’s 1982 first Grand Slam, Hingis’s 1997 youth record, and Serena Williams’ 2003 title. Also covered are Wilt Chamberlain trade, Henderson’s doubleheader homer, Fredericks Bislet 200m win, Gagne’s 84th save streak ends, and related results.
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Sweden
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Oakland Athletics
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Boxing card features multiple title eliminators and titles
At Kempton Park Cassius Baloyi of South Africa faces Manuel Medina of Mexico in an IBF super featherweight title eliminator. Other bouts include angles on ESPN2 in Tampa and HBO events in Cologne with Klitschko Brewster for the heavyweight titles, Baysangurov Bayram for the EBU light middle, Banks versus Enriquez for NABO cruiserweight, Simms versus Alcine for the WBA light middle, Darchinyan versus Donaire for flyweight, Perez versus Garcia for the vacant IBF bantamweight, and Aguiniga versus Lorenzo at Congress Theatre in Chicago.
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A-Red weighs All-Star decision as hamstring flares up
Roundup notes Alex Rodriguez may skip Tuesday's All-Star Game to rest a strained left hamstring after injuring it chasing a potential double play. He leads MLB with 28 homers and 80 RBIs, and voters gave him 3.89 million votes. Rodriguez will decide by Saturday if he plays, insisting he may still attend and participate in the event in San Francisco.
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