Gardner Upset in Greco-Roman Semifinals
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ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...
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Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi scored an upset victory over Japan&#39;s No. 8 seed Ai Sugiyama at the Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany yesterday, on the same day as the WTA rankings were released, dropping her out of the world&#39;s top 30.
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The top-seeded Belgian was upset in the fourth round of the year&#39;s last Grand Slam tournament by 14th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-2.
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VIENNA, Austria -- The top three seeded players were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the CA Trophy on Friday, and American Robby Ginepri also was ousted.
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He was showered again with boos as he approached the ring for his semifinal light-heavyweight bout. Once inside the ropes, he was tossed around by Utkirbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan.
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Anna Chakvetadze, the sixth-seeded Russian, advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Shahar Peer of Israel.
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Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2, in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal Friday.
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Rulon Gardner wasn&#39;t going to let go of Sajad Barzi. With the 6-foot-5 Iranian firmly in his grasp, Gardner used every ounce of his 265-pound frame to drive the Iranian face down into the mat.
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Akiko Morigami outlasted the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan yesterday to earn a 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3 win and her second finals berth in three years at the Western & Southern Financial Group Womenâs Open in Mason Ohio.Morigami, the seventh seed from Japan, had 17 chances to break Amanmuradovaâs serve and converted just four. The most crucial came in the sixth game of the third set, when Morigami returned a second serve deep to Amanmuradovaâs backhand. Amanmuradova hit her return volley into the net.âIt was a little bit tough,â Morigami said. âI kept telling myself not to think about the breaks and just to focus on the next point.âShe will face the winner of the semifinal match between top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and third-seeded Sania Mirza of India.
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Rulon Gardner&#39;s bid for a second consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling&#39;s super heavyweight division fell to the mat with a resounding thud yesterday along with the big man himself.
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Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt lost a  set for the first time this week before overpowering Max Mirnyi  of Belarus 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Sydney  International Friday.
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Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was upset by Aravane Rezai 6-2, 6-4 Friday in the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup
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LYON, France -- Robin Soderling made sure none of the top four seeds would reach the semifinals of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix. Soderling upset the highest seed remaining, No.
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It was another year and another gold trophy for the girls of Gardner High. Ignited by 119 points in the morning's first three events, including three victories, the Wildcats rolled at yesterday's MIAA Central/South Sectional Swimming and Diving Championships at MIT's Zesiger Sports Center.
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If you thought Roy Jones Jr.&#39;s knockout loss against Antonio Tarver was bad, it got even worse against IBF Light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson.
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Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the  semifinals of the Linz Open when she continued her run of  success against Ai Sugiyama by beating the defending champion  6-2, 6-4 Friday.
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Local favorite Vince Spadea upset defending champion Tommy Haas 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Friday.