2nd place a new world for Brian Williams
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One of the small indignities of a high-paying television job is rising after getting home from Texas at 3:05 a.m. for a conversation about why your ratings are going south.
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THOMAS JOHANSSON, the last Swedish winner four years ago of the Stockholm Open, beat Belgian Xavier Malisse 7-6 &lt;(7-4) 7-6 (7-1) to reach the second round today.
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Russian Dinara &quot;Little Sis&quot; Safina led 3-1 over the former No. 1 American Wednesday before Williams found her rhythm to string together five consecutive games to survive her debut at the WTA stop in Beijing.
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BARDOLINO, Italy : Australian Michael Rogers ended years of legitimate, and not so legitimate, runner-up places at world level by claiming the time trial title in his own back yard.
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Saturday night sees Vitali Klitschko defend his WBC world heavyweight title for the first time, against Britainâs Danny Williams.
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THE Americans have done it again. Just two days after making a clean medal sweep in the men&#39;s 400 metres, Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin clinched 1-2-3 placings in the 200m.
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New world No1 Amelie Mauresmo beat Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of tennis&#39;s Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany.
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Trailing by 5-2 in the first set yesterday against Daniela Hantuchova, Serena Williams received a second wind from a crowd at the U.S. Open and outlasted Hantuchova, 7-5, 6-3.
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Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday morning, speeding to victory in 20.55 seconds in his first-round heat of the 200 &#151; a sharp contrast to his antics in the early rounds of the 100. Crawford, who finished fourth in the 100 after dominating the early rounds, was joined in the second round by U.S. teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter gold medalist.
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LAS VEGAS -- Danny Williams insists he has not compromised his speed after tipping the scales at 270 pounds. Williams will need to prove that Saturday night when he tries to take the WBC heavyweight title from Vitali Klitschko at Mandalay Bay.
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Aksel Lund Svindal wins the men's giant slalom to claim his second gold of the World Ski Championships in Are, Sweden.
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Canadian Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup giant slalom victory in three days with a convincing win on Tuesday. Grandi, who had never won in 12 years on the circuit before
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Tom Brokaw's successor is a NASCAR dad who considers pizza night with the kids sacred &#151; thin crust, please &#151; and listened to hundreds of hours of White House tapes from the Johnson administration for fun. Brian Williams, whose tenure began Thursday, is no stranger to regular viewers of NBC's "Nightly News," but his success depends on whether viewers grow to know and like him as much as his predecessor.
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Twice former U.S. Open champion Serena   Williams turned in a commanding performance to beat Lourdes   Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-1 6-2 to reach the second round on   Wednesday.
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Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine stopped Danny Williams of Britain in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight crown in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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The first time triathlon was an Olympic sport, Susan Williams didn&#39;t get a shot to make the team. This time, she&#39;s going home with a medal.
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FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi won his  second World Cup giant slalom in three days with a commanding  performance Tuesday.