Aces square off in rubber game
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NEW YORK -- Now it falls to Pedro Martinez to help keep the Red Sox in the race for the division title. And where better for him to square off against a longtime rival, Mike Mussina , than the Big Apple?
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Ernie Els and Tiger Woods are ranked Nos. 2 and 3 in the world, but on Thursday paired together in the first round of the Tour Championship they could have been two guys at the local municipal course.
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Roger Federer takes on Andy Roddick and Jelena Jankovic faces Venus Williams in U.S. Open action today.
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The U.S. Open gets under way with top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin playing at the cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.
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HOUSTON -- One ace of the diamond helped decide the outcome of Saturday&#39;s Texas Hold &#39;em, NL style. Houston&#39;s other ace gets dealt to the Cards on Sunday.
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The Celtics found themselves in an overtime duel here last night. Unfortunately for the Green, they played the extra inning like the Yankees.
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Bobby Wadkins won The ACE Group Classic on Sunday, holing a 13-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 4-under 68 and a one-stroke victory over Allen Doyle in the Champions Tour event.
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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start yesterday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning five and a half points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal. Despite a leader board covered with American red numbers, perhaps the most poignant moment of a gray afternoon was Jack Nicklaus, the United States captain, instructing Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin to concede a three-and-a-half-foot par putt on the 18th hole that assured Mike Weir of Canada and his International team its only point of the opening session.It was typical of Nicklaus, who famously conceded a putt about the same distance to Tony Jacklin in the 1969 Ryder Cup that allowed those matches to end in a tie. That gesture became a symbol of sportsmanship in match play between countries and continents. Then again, this was only the first day, and it was clear the Americans were in charge.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...
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When the men's champion is decided Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the season's two hottest players, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt, will be doing the swinging.
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LUSHING MEADOWS, NY - By the time Roger Federer and Andre Agassi moved into a fifth set on a windy yesterday afternoon, it was as if they were playing an entirely different match than the one that was halted by Wednesday night&#39;s rains.
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Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Pete Sampras and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario were in town, gracing the Casino, the elder among the planet's tennis parlors. No, they weren't making comebacks. Rather, they were coming into new roles among the game's immortals, tapped for hard-earned, lofty membership in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, along with Sven Davidson and Russ Adams.
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Mike Lowell started off the Red Sox with a grand slam and finished off the Orioles with an outstanding defensive play.
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As opening statements go, this was something along the lines of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and JFK's inaugural address. In the first true &quot;big&quot; game of the season -- the series opener against the potential playoff foes from Anaheim on the very eve of September -- the Red Sox batted around and put a 4-0 lead on the board ...
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Mark Philippoussis reacts after missing a shot against Tomas Zib of Czech during first round match of the Japan Open. Photo: AP. Last year&#39;s Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis hit 11 aces against Tomas Zib
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Lleyton Hewitt, the scrappy Australian, had his first break point of the match and Roger Federer looked vulnerable. And then, with a suave grace that belies his power, Federer summoned three consecutive aces -- all on the line.