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Djokovic, Muguzura, Nadal in action at French Open
At 6-6, Rogers was broken to love again, giving Mladenovic the chance to serve for victory. It took Nadal under 30 minutes to hold off the Frenchman in the first set, as Nadal pounded away shots along the baseline. Muguruza's match on Friday featured 11 breaks of serve in the 20 games played. The 26-year-old Canadian hit 25 aces on his way to victory in a match that lasted two hours and 23 m... [Full Article...]
LeBron James: 'Got to figure out how to combat' Kevin Durant, Warriors
Durant was all but unstoppable those first 24 minutes. Durant had 23 points in the half, while James had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. LeBron actually played near to Durant's level, all things considering. "I'm cool. Have fun with that ". Durant was the story, setting the early tone and then finishing up with a solid fourth quarter with a team-high eight points in the ... [Full Article...]
Venus Williams into 3rd round of French Open
But Carlos Moya, the 1998 French Open champion and part of coaching Nadal's coaching team, admitted talk of another triumph was causing pressure for his fellow Spaniard. Sixth seed Dominic Thiem , one of the dark horses to win the tournament, outplayed American Steven Johnson with thundering groundstrokes to claim a 6-1 7-6 (4) 6-3 victory. [Full Article...]
NASCAR trying to increase passing for Coca-Cola 600
Dillon and his crew had a little fun celebrating on the infield grass afterward. "Couple more would've been nice", Truex said with a laugh. "I drove my butt off, but it wasn't to be tonight". "I can't thank my grandfather enough", Dillon said. After Larson's accident, Truex lost three spots on pit road on Lap 294, ceding the stage win to Denny Hamlin . [Full Article...]
Woakes out of Champions Trophy
On pacer Chris Woakes' fitness, Morgan added: "It is unfortunate that Chris Woakes limped out". The South African skipper said that although his side are brimming with confidence knowing that they are the No.1 ranked team, they need to work harder and take it one game at a time to clinch the title. [Full Article...]
Racial slur sprayed on LeBron's house: 'It's tough being black in America'
But at the end of the day, I can only tell them so much, and they have to go out and live it themselves. The incident was reported to police Wednesday morning. The Brentwood home is not James' primary residence. It was hard for James to think that he won't be home with his family until next week and he said he would settle instead for a FaceTime call, saying, "It's kind of killing me right now... [Full Article...]
Warburton to lead Lions in NZ tour opener
The All Blacks scored a 3-0 whitewash on the last Lions tour to New Zealand in 2005 but with this Lions said to be the strongest yet, many are expecting a closer outcome this time. Fly-half Bryn Gatland , son of Warren, is expected to feature for the NZ Baa Baas and after his heroics with a last-minute drop goal for North Harbour past year, Warburton understands the threat he brings. [Full Article...]
Ravens TE Pitta injures hip again; status for 2017 uncertain
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Pitta originally injured his hip during the Ravens 2013 training camp but fortunately was able to return to action very late that season. The team reports Pitta stretched to make a catch and fell to the turf. "A year ago, he led our team with a career-high 86 receptions, the most ever by a Ravens' tight end, and was named a second alternate to the Pro Bowl". [Full Article...]