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Jankovic survives marathon, Clijsters exits Posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia reacts after her victory over Sara Errani of Italy in their match at the I

By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday while former world number one Kim Clijsters was upset by Russian Alisa Kleybanova. Serbian sixth seed Jankovic beat Italian Sara Errani 2-6 7-6 6-4 ...More

Wings edge Flames to tighten grip on playoff spot Posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

Calgary Flames Iginla fights for the puck with Detroit Red Wings Zetterberg and Cleary during their

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom scored the winning goal late in the third period to keep the Red Wings ahead of the Calgary Flames in the race for the final Western Conference playoff berth with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Starting the day holding on to eighth place ...More

Boston back to winning ways with rout of Detroit Posted 3 hours, 35 minutes ago

Boston Celtics guard Rondo reaches in to knock the ball away from Detroit Pistons guard Bynum in the

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics swept to a confidence-boosting 119-93 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday, quickly returning to form after losing to conference rivals Cleveland a day earlier. The Celtics (42-24), coming into the game on the back of three defeats in four, cruised to a 64-35 halftime ...More

Jankovic survives marathon, Azarenka tumbles out Posted 3 hours, 46 minutes ago

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia hits a return to Sara Errani of Italy during the Indian Wells WTA tennis t

By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic had to fight her way into the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament Monday, while third seed Victoria Azarenka made a premature exit at the hands of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Serbian sixth seed Jankovic beat Italian Sara Errani ...More

Erin Andrews peephole stalker lands in jail Posted 7 hours, 14 minutes ago

File photo of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews arriving at 2009 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chicago insurance salesman was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Monday for making nude videos through hotel peepholes of television sports reporter Erin Andrews and posting them on the Internet. Michael Barrett, 48, had pleaded guilty to stalking Andrews over an 18-month period and removing ...More

Ovechkin suspended for two games for "reckless hit" Posted 8 hours, 22 minutes ago

Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals celebrates his goal against the Stars with teammate Alexander Semin in

TORONTO (Reuters) - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's leading scorer, has been suspended for two games for a "reckless hit" on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell, the league said on Monday. Ovechkin was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct on the play, which ...More

Djokovic squeaks through, Nadal coasts home Posted 8 hours, 25 minutes ago

Djokovic of Serbia celebrates during his victory over Kohlschreiber of Germany at Indian Wells ATP t

By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Second seed Novak Djokovic saved three match points before scraping past Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber while Rafa Nadal eased into the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Monday. Trailing 4-5 and 0-40 in the deciding set, Djokovic took advantage of ...More

Giants, Jets both to play in new stadium on opening weekend Posted 8 hours, 49 minutes ago

New York Jets players take to the field for final season game at Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, N

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Giants will get the first game and the New York Jets will also play in their shared new home on the opening weekend of the 2010 NFL season, the league said Monday. The Giants will play at Meadowlands Stadium Sunday afternoon, September 12, and ...More

DirecTV, Comcast settle on sports channel Posted 9 hours, 25 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - DirecTV Group and Comcast Corp said on Monday they have reached a deal to return Comcast's Versus sports network to the satellite operator's programing line-up. Financial terms were not disclosed. Versus was pulled off DirecTV's programing packages in August 2009 after both sides were ...More

Former Cy Young winner Gagne sent to minor league camp Posted 10 hours, 8 minutes ago

Capitales starting pitcher Gagne throws during the Can-Am league baseball game in Quebec City

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Former Cy Young winner Eric Gagne will continue his comeback at the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league camp after the pitcher was among six players moved out of the team's major league clubhouse Monday. Gagne, who holds the Major League Baseball record with 84 consecutive save conversions ...More

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