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Federer and Sharapova exit in Wednesday Wipeout
LONDON - Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova endured jolting second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a freakishly dramatic 'Wednesday Wipeout' that saw seven players withdraw injured and the draw shredded.
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NY GM regrets language, not message to A-Rod
NEW YORK - New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman regrets the language but not the message he delivered to injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who violated club policy and contradicted him in a comment about his return from injury.
Djokovic aims to get in the zone for journeyman danger
LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic will aim to get in the zone to negotiate the dangers of facing a low-ranked player in his second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday while women's top seed Serena Williams must improve.
Lochte claims two titles at U.S. trials
- Olympic champion Ryan Lochte, who has been appearing in his own reality television show and not fully committed to training since last year's London Games, showed he had lost none of his drive by winning two titles 90 minutes apart at the U.S. national swimming championships on Wednesday.
Rising NFL star Hernandez charged with murder in Massachusetts
ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts - National Football League player Aaron Hernandez was charged with the execution-style murder of a friend and fired by the New England Patriots on Wednesday, a rapid fall for the rising star who was signed to a $41 million contract with one of the league's top teams.
Dazed Federer sent spinning out of Wimbledon
LONDON - Roger Federer and "his ego" took an unbelievable battering at the hands of a little-known Ukrainian as the Swiss champion and holder of a record 17 grand slam titles was sent spinning out of Wimbledon on a day dubbed as 'Whacky Wednesday'.
South Africans haunted by “choker” tag again
“Chokers” is not an easy tag to get rid of and South Africa’s latest attempt to shed it will haunt them for a while. Worse, they may have ended up reinforcing it.
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