[TS] Sports of The Times: As Piazza Sips Elixir of Youth, Williams Nips a Bitter Tonic
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If Bernie Williams really believes he can still play, why doesnât he go to a city where he may be surprised at how energizing it is to, as Mike Piazza puts it, âre-prove yourselfâ in a different environment?
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Sport: Serena Williams hit her stride in a tough match with Alicia Molik, which ended in bizarre fashion.
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Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her 23rd birthday with a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final on Sunday.
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HOUSTON - Woody Williams pitched one of the games of his life Monday night, exactly what the St. Louis Cardinals needed to regain the edge in the National League Championship Series.
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BEIJING - Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her 23rd birthday yesterday by beating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a bad-tempered final at the inaugural US$585,000 (S$989,000) China Open.
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MIAMI Maybe Ricky Williams is tired of traveling. Maybe he has run out of books to read. Or maybe he doesn&#39;t want to pay the $8.
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Take it from Terrell Owens: Roy Williams is such a hard-hitter that offensive players look for him before the ball is snapped so they can try avoiding the star safety.
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Maria Sharapova, despite her youth, beauty, and fashion sense, wants to be taken seriously as an athlete. What must she think then of Serena Williams, who, just before the start of her second-round match against Lindsay Lee-Waters at the US Open yesterday afternoon, approached chair umpire Jake Garner and requested that someone run back to the women's ...
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NEW YORK -- On the court, Rafael Nadal is mature beyond his years , both in his game and his reactions, no matter the circumstances or the venue. So it was noticeable when another sort of emotion was splashed across his face yesterday as evening approached and his first - round match, against Mark Philippoussis, was shoveled off to today.
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Bitter, angry, upset and cheated were a few of the words Serena Williams used to describe her feelings after a controversial quarter-final defeat by fellow American Jennifer Capriati at the US Open on Tuesday.
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Sport: From Olympics to Ryder Cup via Andy Murray, Richard Williams presents his hopes for the year
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Human error was egregious and intrusive in the final game of the third set of Serena Williams&#39; loss to Jennifer Capriati in the US Open in New York on Tuesday.
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Mike Piazza&#39;s eighth-inning single off reliever Luis Ayala helped the Mets edge the Expos, 3-2, in front of 3,664 at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes
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Yankees starter Roger Clemens was in vintage form as he earned his 350th career victory. But Alex Rodriguezâs hamstring injury is an obvious cause for concern.
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Jerome Williams gave the San Francisco Giants just the jolt they needed last night. Pitching for the first time in two months, the 22-year-old Waipahu High graduate from Hawai