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FILE - In this July 8, 2012 file photo, Roger Federer, of Switzerland, kisses the trophy after defeating Andy Murray, of Britain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the men's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England.
(photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Roger Federer reveals cause for knee injury
DNA India
--> | The Tennis ace will face Juan Martin del Porto in a recovery match for both players. | Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer, who is making a return to the tennis court at the Miami Open, has blamed a bathroom mishap for his knee surgery which ultimately forced him to undergo surgery for the firs...
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2015, file photo, people protest against the 2016 Olympic Games while they hold posters that read in Portuguese "I am a street vendor and my family starves" and "Attorney acts and the police steals," in front of the headquarters of the Olympic Organizing Committee in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazils economic and political crisis has relegated Rio de Janeiro's Olympic preparations to an afterthought.
(photo: AP / Silvia Izquierdo)
Political crisis relegates Rio Olympics to an afterthought
Tampa Bay Online
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's economic and political crisis has relegated Rio de Janeiro's Olympic preparations to an afterthought with South America's first games just over four months away. | Rio's Olympics are being sidelined by an even bigger show: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's fight aga...
Sports news briefs — compiled March 28
Ohio
TENNIS | Serena Williams’ loss ends Key Biscayne win streak | • Serena Williams’ 20-match winning streak at Key Biscayne ended Monday with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2 loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round of the Miami Open. ...
Murray crashes out to Dimitrov at Miami
The Times Of India
MIAMI: Third-round exits from two elite ATP events since becoming a father have Britain's Andy Murray searching for answers as the world number two approaches the start of the claycourt season. | The 28-year-old Scotsman lost a 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-3 sh...
Passive Serena Williams becomes onlooker in Miami Open loss
The Miami Herald
Serena Williams typically uses the Miami Open, which she considers her hometown tournament, as a launching pad for another dominant season. | But she joined the cohort of flameouts in Key Biscayne when she lost 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-2 to Svetlana Kuznets...
World No. 1 Serena Williams falls in the Miami Open
The Miami Herald
World No. 1 Serena Williams has fallen in the Miami Open. | No. 15 seed and 19th-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia — the 2006 Miami Open champion — defeated Williams 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-2 late Monday afternoon in the Round of 16, leaving only fi...
Delaware Water Gap's history as told through vintage photos
Lehigh Valley
There was a time when the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area looked much different than today, even though nature is stubborn about change. | On the hills that shadow the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, there were on...
In pursuit of Andre Agassi's record, top-ranked Novak Djokovic powers into Miami last 16
The National
Miami // World No 1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Sunday, defeating Portugal's 38th-ranked Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1. | Two-time defending champion Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassi's record of six career...
Sport
Ted Cruz speaking to Tea Party Express supporters at a rally in Austin, Texas. USA
(photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)
Let's Teach Ted Cruz Some Charisma
Deadspin
Politicians are in the business of persuasion, so it is always miraculous to see one succeed with an egregiously short supply of charm. It’s like the Hanukkah miracle, a candle burning for eight days on a meager drop of oil; or, it’s like Ted Cruz conning his way onto the short list for our nation’s highest elected office despite having all t...
Tennis
Novak Djokovic
(photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert)
Novak Djokovic meets with Billie Jean King, Chris Evert
Star Tribune
Novak Djokovic met with former women's tennis greats Billie Jean King and Chris Evert on Wednesday to hear their thoughts about equal prize money, and backpedaled on his controversial comments Sunday after his tournament victory at Indian Wells. ... ...



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