Federer Opens Wimbledon With Straight Sets Victory
Roger Federer, No. 2 seed, opened at Centre Court in windy, dry conditions and beat Yen-hsun Lu 7-5 6-3 6-2 after fending off early break chances. He wore a new white outfit with gold trim and praised a solid first round on his return from the French Open.
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Blake falters in title chase at Wimbledon
James Blake, once a top ten regular, suffers a three match Slam losing streak after a 7-5 6-4 7-6(5) setback to Andreas Seppi in the Wimbledon first round. Seppi advanced as Blake’s forehand failed to set up counterpunches, while Mardy Fish and company progressed. Laura Robson, 15 and British, won a set against Daniela Hantuchova before losing 3-6 6-4 6-2 in her Wimbledon main draw debut.
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LSU Edges Texas 7 6 in 11th to Open CWS Final
Mikie Mahtook drove in the go ahead run with a single in the 11th after DJ LeMahieu tied the game in the ninth. LSU overcame Texas five homers to win 7-6 in Omaha, with Louis Coleman and Chad Jones shutting down the Longhorns late.
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Crushers roll to win in Kalamazoo contest
Lake Erie Crushers defeated the Kalamazoo Kings 13 to 1 as Arden McWilliams drove in four runs and Brent Lysander won his third game with seven innings of one run on six hits. The game was at Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Knights Rally Past Paints 7-3 in Chillicothe Comeback
North Coast Knights return from rainouts and beat the Chillicothe Paints 7-3 at VA Memorial Stadium. Amherst product Evan Melendez went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs. Rusty Shellhorn earned the win with five innings of one-run, six-hit relief. All games streamed at www.northcoastknights.com.
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