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Nadal buoyed by comeback
Mar 18, 2013 3:53 PM - Rafael Nadal arrived at Indian Wells not believing he could win the tournament. A week later, the crystal trophy awarded to the champion was on the table next to him. "I did much more than what I dreamed," he said after rallying to beat Juan Martin del Potro in three sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, his first hard-court tournament title since October 2010. -
Running down the top women's stories of 2012
Dec 28, 2012 6:30 PM - Women's Watch takes a look back at the top national and local women's sports stories of 2012.
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At last, Cubs' Sveum utters something that's eminently quotable
Sep 7, 2012 2:07 AM - From eyeballs to mustaches, Urlacher to Bobby V., Mike Spellman's Scorecard has a take on it all. -
Sharapova loses at Wimbledon, will drop from No. 1
Jul 2, 2012 7:18 PM - Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova lost Monday and was eliminated from the tournament. Four-time title winner Serena Williams was locked in a three-set tussle against a wild-card entry from Kazakhstan who is ranked 65th. Oh, and over on Centre Court, there was the 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer's medical timeout to get treatment for his aching back. It's "Manic Monday" at Wimbledon. -
Nadal, Sharapova advance in French Open
Jun 4, 2012 4:47 PM - Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and women's No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova won in straight sets to reach the French Open's fourth round, while unseeded American Varvara Lepchenko upset 2010 winner Francesca Schiavone. "For the time being, everything is OK," Nadal, the men's No. 2 seed, said in a news conference. "Maybe I could improve my game a little, because the most difficult match is yet to come." -
Great day for Stosur
Sep 11, 2011 11:00 PM - Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in a surprisingly lopsided upset for her first Grand Slam title. -
A Williams washout at Wimbledon
Jun 27, 2011 8:29 PM - Venus and Serena Williams lost Monday, and the women's draw also lost the top seed as Caroline Wozniacki bowed out. In men's play, Rafael Nadal played through foot pain and managed to win his match to earn a berth in the quarterfinals. -
Nadal tops Djokovic for U.S. Open title, career Slam
Feb 24, 2011 4:58 PM - The list was long. Everyone, even Rafael Nadal himself, tried to explain why he kept leaving the U.S. Open without a trophy, why it was the only Grand Slam tournament he hadn't conquered.
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