German Kiefer eases into last eight in LA
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Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back into form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.
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Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist, Teemu Selanne added two assists and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
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Mulaudzi out-dipped Kipketer to win silver in 1:44.61 to add to the world indoor title he won in March. Kipketer, the world record-holder and a three-time former world champion, had to be content with bronze in 1:44.
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Max Biaggi ended a season of mixed fortunes with an impressive ride at Valencia on Sunday, the Roman Emperor slipping down the order from second after an increasingly tough fight with Sete Gibernau turned destructive - then battled his way up from fifth
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Levi Leipheimer blew away his closest competitors in the Stage 5 time trial, extending his overall lead to 21 seconds and giving him an apparent lock on the Tour of California title with two stages left.
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LoÃ¯c finished 8th and 13th last weekend in Brno for the second to last round of the Formula 3 Euroseries championship.
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Larry Walker belted a two-run homer, Woody Williams picked up his eighth win in nine decisions, and St.
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Brent Geiberger has edged into the lead at 11-under after the second round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, while Craig Parry is five shots off the pace.
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In a finish that US Ski Team coaches hope will boost her confidence before tomorrow's downhill, Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., got nudged off the podium in the last run of a combined event yesterday, finishing fourth to a trio of European veterans.
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Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Feliciano LÃ³pez, 6-1, 7-5, Saturday to reach the final of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Even against the men, Michelle Wie hasn't shot this big a number since she was in the ninth grade. Wie's woes continued Saturday at the LPGA Championship when she shot an 11-over 83 at Bulle Rock, leaving her in last place by five shots among the 84 players who made the cut and uncertain if she would show up for the final round.
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Bernie Williams homered twice and drove in six runs, and Derek Jeter also hit two home runs Sunday as the New York Yankees ended their longest road trip of the season with an 11-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Raef LaFrentz was the last player out of the locker room last night after the Celtics dismantled the Knicks, 111-94, at the FleetCenter, Boston's eighth win in its last 11 games.
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Tim Henman admitted he got off to a slow start against Nicholas Kiefer before reaching the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time when his opponent retired through injury in the fifth set.
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James Blake struggled yesterday but advanced to the final of the ATP Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, defeating Hyung-Taik Lee of South Korea, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.âAlmost never on tour does a match go according to plan,â Blake said. âYou get a little frustrated. But at 27, Iâm better at not letting a little frustration turn into a big frustration.âBlake will face the winner the late semifinal between the unseeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and the wild card Nicolas Kiefer of Germany.
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EIGHT years after his last win. The six-time Major winner fired a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 at the Hong Kong Open to stand in joint-second place after three rounds.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Michael Walchhofer won a  men's World Cup super-G on Friday as Austrians pushed overall  leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.