Serena Williams comes back to win U.S. Open

Serena Williams comes back to win U.S. Open

September 10, 2012
By thehindu.com

Serena Williams rallied as Victoria Azarenka served for victory, with the American winning her 15th Grand Slam title and fourth at the US Open on Sunday 6-2, 2-6, 7-5.

The struggle gave the 30-year-old Williams a New York trophy 13 years after winning her first.

Porter Magnificent in Denver Debuts

Manning, Porter Magnificent in Denver Debuts

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer
DENVER September 10, 2012 (AP)

Now that they're teammates, Peyton Manning can celebrate when Tracy Porter returns an interception for a touchdown.

Three seasons ago Porter denied Manning a second Super Bowl title when he returned an interception 74 yards to seal the New Orleans Saints' win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Their Denver debut Sunday night was a success thanks to Manning's magnificent return from a year's absence and Porter's 43-yard interception return for a score that sealed their 31-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Broncos' final drive stalled at the Steelers 8 and Matt Prater's short field goal left Roethlisberger with 3 minutes to erase a 25-19 deficit.

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova to enter US Open final

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova to enter US Open final

Associated Press
08, 2012

New York: Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka. Coming all the way back from a set and a break down, the top-seeded Azarenka prevailed in a stirring third, beating four-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach her first US Open final.
"This one didn't go my way," Sharapova said. "Frustrating, but it's the game of tennis. A lot of swings in the match today. Certainly had the lead and the advantage."

Orioles blast Yankees to move back into first-place tie

Orioles blast Yankees to move back into first-place tie

By Associated Press
Friday, September 7, 2012
BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees can’t deny it anymore. The Baltimore Orioles are good enough to take this pennant race down to the end.
Baltimore smacked six home runs — including three in a wild eighth inning — and pulled away to a 10-6 victory Thursday night that enabled the Orioles to climb back into a first-place tie with New York atop the AL East.


The Orioles have won 10 of 13, including three of four over the Yankees, and now lead the season series 8-7.

Clearly, this isn’t the same Baltimore team coming off 14 straight losing seasons, or the one that went 5-13 against New York in each of the three previous years.

“They are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez said. “You have to tip your hat to Baltimore.”

NFL donates $30 million to National Institutes of Health

NFL donates $30 million to National Institutes of Health

National Football League
Published: Sept. 5, 2012 at 09:07 a.m. Updated: Sept. 5, 2012
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE GRANTS
$30 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDING TO THE
FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
Focus on Advancing Science and Medical Understanding
of Brain Injuries

The National Football League will provide $30 million in funding for medical research to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today.

The unrestricted gift is the NFL's single-largest donation to any organization in the league's 92-year history and will be overseen by The National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Cowboys pass gut check with opening win over Giants

Cowboys pass gut check with opening win over Giants

2012-09-06
By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Before heading back to the training room following the Dallas Cowboys' upset victory at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday night, Jason Witten turned to the last couple of reporters remaining from the pack and pointed to a typed quote that he had athletic-taped to his locker.
It was something the All-Pro tight end received during a visit to Navy Seals specialists recently during the Cowboys' summer getaway to California. It spoke volumes about the mindset of a player healing a lacerated spleen — whose status seemed so iffy in the days, hours and minutes before the season opener.
The message read:
I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My team expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than our competition. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to help my team and to achieve our goal. I am never out of the FIGHT.

Eagles Have Their Eye on Cowboys-Giants Season Opener: A Fan's Preview

Eagles Have Their Eye on Cowboys-Giants Season Opener: A Fan's Preview
By Robert Dougherty | Yahoo! Contributor Network
2012/9/5
The Philadelphia Eagles don't start their season until Sept. 9 against the Cleveland Browns. Yet Eagles fans like myself know full well that the season really begins on Sept. 5. And unlike most of the other 29 teams still waiting around to kick off, there is extra reason for Philadelphia to pay attention to the year's very first game.
To reach their big goals, the Eagles will probably need to win the NFC East - and to do that, they must dethrone the defending division and Super Bowl champion New York Giants. But Philadelphia also has to hope that the Dallas Cowboys can't overtake New York first. As such, it will be required viewing in Philadelphia to see Dallas and New York meet on opening night on Sept. 5.

Manning no longer in the shadow of big brother Wednesday, September 5, 2012 | Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:43am

Manning no longer in the shadow of big brother

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 | Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning is no longer living in the shadow of his big brother. Far from it.

The New York Giants quarterback enters the kickoff to the NFL season against the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday night as a two-time Super Bowl MVP. He's now unquestionably among the league's elite after leading Tom Coughlin's team to two titles in five seasons, and a third title is a distinct possibility with the 31-year-old seemingly getting better coming off a career season.

What's even more impressive is Eli is still Eli. He's hard-working, laid-back and looking for nothing more than doing it better than the year before.

Ex Cowboy Bennett just wants to help Giants win

Ex Cowboy Bennett just wants to help Giants win

2012/9/4

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Martellus Bennett tried to be diplomatic about his four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and did his best to look forward to his new career as the starting tight end for the New York Giants.
There was no boasting about wanting to get back at Dallas in the NFL season opener Wednesday at MetLife Stadium or taking any cheap shots at Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo or owner Jerry Jones.
The free-spirited Bennett kept his thoughts and any lingering bitterness close to the vest, for the most part. The 2008 second-round draft pick says he just wants to help the Giants win this season and show that he can be a dominant player now that he is out of Jason Witten's shadow.
I'm more so just trying to show the Giants what they have," Bennett said Saturday after the Super Bowl champions practiced. "That part of my book is done, it's over. That chapter of my book is over, and I've got new (stuff) to write about. And I'm excited to get to write the new parts of my life. And it's been great so far. I've been enjoying it and I'm happy pretty much

Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host on "Live! With Kelly"

Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host on "Live! With Kelly"

Originally published: September 4, 2012
By The Associated Press

Former football star Michael Strahan joined "Live! With Kelly" as permanent co-host on Monday, fulfilling a joking prophecy he made to Regis Philbin more than four years ago.

The gap-toothed former New York Giant jogged onto the morning show set and picked up co-host Kelly Ripa in a bear hug, lifting her off her feet. He replaces Philbin, who left last November. Strahan was the survivor in a series of on-air tryouts of potential co-hosts since Philbin left, and his hiring has been an open secret for the past two weeks.
Strahan appeared relaxed and amiable on his first day and drew "ahhhs" from women in the studio audience when he presented Ripa with a dozen red roses.
"It's so nice to have a co-host literally sweep you off your feet," Ripa said, "and I know that he can bench press me if

US Open 2012: Andy Murray serves notice with ‘best match’ against Milos Raonic to reach quarter-finals

US Open 2012: Andy Murray serves notice with ‘best match’ against Milos Raonic to reach quarter-finals

Andy Murray produced his “best match of the tournament” to beat Milos Raonic and book his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

By Telegraph Sport2:31PM BST 04 Sep 2012
Murray, through to the last eight at a major for the eighth time in succession, nullified the threat of the young Canadian’s booming serve and produced a serving master class of his own en route to a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory.
The match had been billed as a test of Murray’s quick hands on return in the face of Raonic’s red-hot

Roddick says he'll retire after US Open

Roddick says he'll retire after US Open

By EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer) | The Associated Press
2012/8/31

NEW YORK (AP) -- Whether it turns out to be a tearful farewell or simply another fun-filled evening of tennis, Friday night figures to be electric in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Pretty much like any night Andy Roddick is playing at the U.S. Open.
The man who has defined American tennis, for better and worse, over the last decade or so, announced on Thursday, his 30th birthday, that this year's U.S. Open will be his last tournament.
He's calling it quits at the scene of his biggest triumph, the 2003 U.S. Open, and at the place where his name was virtually always on the marquee, even as his days as the world's top-ranked player faded further into the rearview mirror.

US Open: Laura Robson admits sadness as Kim Clijsters retires

US Open: Laura Robson admits sadness as Kim Clijsters retires

30 August 2012
By bbc.co.uk

Laura Robson feels "sad" to have been responsible for beating Kim Clijsters in her final singles appearance.
Robson beat the former world number one 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) to book a third-round US Open tie against Li Na.
Clijsters was hoping to mark her final singles event before retirement with a fifth major title.
"It's sad that it was her last match because I feel like she is still one of the best players in the world," said the

A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS

A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS

By James Brydon | August 28, 201

There is a twist to the Henderson-Jones-UFC 151-saga that hasn’t been addressed much until now.

According to Fighters Only Magazine, Dan Henderson was actually injured three weeks ago, not late last week, meaning there was a much earlier indication that his Sept. 1 matchup against UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones could be in jeopardy.

Matches go by the book, and quickly, at US Open

Matches go by the book, and quickly, at US Open

By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Over the first two days of the U.S. Open, the world's largest tennis stadium turned into the world's biggest bore.
There were 10 matches in 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, all of them decided in straight sets.
There were 24 sets, only three of them as close as 6-4.
There were 191 games, 144 of them won by the players who advanced.
After one of Tuesday's more emphatic blowouts, defending champion Novak Djokovic summed up the No. 1 mission for favorites in their early matches at the year's final Grand Slam.
"It's important for me," he said, "to try to be as economical with the time I spend on the court as possible."

Just to be clear, Maria Sharapova is not pregnant

Just to be clear, Maria Sharapova is not pregnant

US OPEN | COMMENTS
2012/8/28
By tennis.si.com
Maria Sharapova withdrew from two summer hard-court tournaments because of a stomach issue, but she insists she’s all better now. She definitely looked it in her 6-2, 6-2 opening-round win over Hungarian Melinda Czink on the first day of the U.S. Open.

The French Open champion was moving extremely well and hitting a clean ball off both sides. It was an encouraging performance for Sharapova, who hasn’t played a match since the Olympics.

Sharapova says she felt pain in her stomach in London before her Olympic final against Serena Williams, which she lost 6-0, 6-1, but dismissed any insinuation that the illness affected her play there. The pain worsened when she returned to North America to play the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

“I think it was some stomach bug,” she said. “But I thought it was getting better. Then I started eating like the normal Maria, and it wasn’t better.

Tim Tebow Fantasy Football Stock Unchanged Against Panthers

Tim Tebow Fantasy Football Stock Unchanged Against Panthers

By Alex Welch
2012/8/27
Tim Tebow didn't do much to impress fantasy owners against the Panthers. We break down the fantasy implications.

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Aug 27, 2012 - The New York Jets struggled once again to put points on the scoreboard, and Tim Tebow was not the answer to their issues during Sunday night's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. He completed only 4-of-14 passes for 55 yards and an interception, rushing for 45 yards on five carries as well.

Analysis: In Tebow's defense, several of his incompletions came at the end of the fourth quarter when the Jets were simply throwing up bombs to the end zone in hopes of winning the game. Tebow proved he can get the ground game going, averaging 9.0 yards per carry and breaking off a 20-yard run at one point. New York has yet to unveil the Wildcat

Roger Clemens looks good with Skeeters ... next stop an MLB team?

Roger Clemens looks good with Skeeters ... next stop an MLB team?

By Chuck Schilken
August 26, 2012

Roger Clemens threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up only one hit, striking out two and walking none for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Saturday night.

Not a bad outing for a 50-year-old man who hasn't pitched for a team in five years and has become more known to some as the guy who was charged with lying to Congress about alleged steroid use (he was acquitted in June).

Benson debuts in Packers' victory

Benson debuts in Packers' victory

CINCINNATI (AP)
AUG 23, 2012
Aaron Rodgers was the best running back on the field.

The MVP quarterback led Green Bay to a big first half Thursday night, running for 52 yards and two touchdowns during a 27-13 preseason victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who simply couldn't catch him.
Rodgers avoided the rush and took off, finishing as the game's top rusher.

''l always joke around with him about being a running back, showing his running back skills,'' running back Cedric Benson said. ''He's got speed on those rollouts and that's very helpful.''

Michael Vick "sore" after hard preseason hit

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Michael Vick "sore" after hard preseason hit

August 21, 2012
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(AP) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Michael Vick walked slowly off the field, shaken up for the second straight game. And he was eager to get back in the action.

Philadelphia's star quarterback was leveled on just his sixth play of the Eagles' 27-17 preseason win over the New England Patriots on Monday night. X-rays on his ribs were negative, but he was held out as a precaution.