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| Baseball-Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:17 PM PDT (Adds more games) Aug 30 (The Sports XChange) - Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games. - - - - Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 Garrett Jones could not have picked a better time to break out of his slump as the first baseman went 3-for-4 with his 100th career home run and four RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 whitewash of the St. Louis Cardinals. ... Full Story | Top |
| Del Potro falls to Hewitt at U.S. Open Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:09 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt pulled off a stunning five-set win over Juan Martin del Potro at the U.S. Open after a classic late-night thriller between the two former champions on Friday. Twelve years after he upset Pete Sampras to win the U.S. Open, the 32-year-old Hewitt showed he still has plenty of fight left in him as he floored Del Potro 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-1 in a four-hour slugfest at Arthur Ashe Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Del Potro falls to Hewitt at U.S. Open Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:04 PM PDT * Sixth seed Del Potro upset * Djokovic, Murray advance * Hingis returns, Li into fourth round (Updates at end of day with Serena winning) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt pulled off a stunning five-set win over Juan Martin del Potro at the U.S. Open after a classic late-night thriller between the two former champions on Friday. Twelve years after he upset Pete Sampras to win the U.S. Open, the 32-year-old Hewitt showed he still has plenty of fight left in him as he floored Del Potro 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-1 in a four-hour slugfest at Arthur Ashe Stadium. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, August 31 Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open Williams, Djokovic and Murray all win NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic survived an early test from Germany's Benjamin Becker before safely booking his place in the third round at windy Flushing Meadows. Defending women's champion, Serena Williams, eased past Yaroslava Shvedova. ... Full Story | Top |
| Williams win sets up all-American Stephens clash Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:59 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Serena Williams beat unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-1 on Friday to set up a U.S. Open fourth-round clash with fellow American Sloane Stephens. Four-time U.S. Open winner Williams grabbed the only service break of the first set in the sixth game and immediately seized the advantage by breaking the 78th-ranked Shvedova in the opening game of the second set and charged on to victory. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Williams win sets up all-American Stephens clash Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:54 PM PDT * Williams eases past unseeded Kazak * Sets up clash with compatriot Stephens (Adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Defending champion Serena Williams beat unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-1 on Friday to set up a U.S. Open fourth-round clash with fellow American Sloane Stephens. Four-time U.S. Open winner Williams grabbed the only service break of the first set in the sixth game and immediately seized the advantage by breaking the 78th-ranked Shvedova in the opening game of the second set and charged on to victory. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:48 PM PDT Aug 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Friday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 80 56 .588 - 2. Tampa Bay 75 58 .564 3 1/2 3. Baltimore 71 62 .534 7 1/2 4. NY Yankees 71 63 .530 8 5. Toronto 61 74 .452 18 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Detroit 79 56 .585 - 2. Cleveland 71 63 .530 7 1/2 3. Kansas City 69 65 .515 9 1/2 4. Minnesota 58 75 .436 20 5. Chicago White Sox 56 77 .421 22 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 78 56 .582 - 2. Oakland 76 58 .567 2 3. LA Angels 61 72 .459 16 1/2 4. Seattle 61 73 .455 17 5. Houston 44 90 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Hewitt comes through toe-to-toe clash with Del Potro Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:42 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Six doctors told former world number one Lleyton Hewitt he should retire. Thankfully he sought further opinion and is now looking forward to a third round clash at the U.S. Open. Hewitt's inspirational five-set triumph over Argentina's sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro at Flushing Meadows on Friday was a crowning moment in his harrowing journey back from five rounds of surgery. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:30 PM PDT Aug 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) Philadelphia 6 CHICAGO CUBS 5 NY YANKEES 8 Baltimore 5 NY Mets 3 WASHINGTON 2 PITTSBURGH 5 St. Louis 0 TORONTO 3 Kansas City 2 DETROIT 7 Cleveland 2 (7 innings) BOSTON 4 Chicago White Sox 3 ATLANTA 2 Miami 1 Minnesota 3 TEXAS 2 LA Angels 5 MILWAUKEE 0 Seattle 7 HOUSTON 1 COLORADO 9 Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 1 ARIZONA 0 OAKLAND 4 Tampa Bay 3 LA DODGERS 9 San Diego 2 Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open women's singles round 3 results Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:07 PM PDT Aug 31 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Friday 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) 6-3 6-1 18-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Zheng Jie (China) 6-2 6-4 8-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat 25-Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) 6-0 6-4 9-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Kurumi Nara (Japan) 6-4 7-6(5) 15-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) beat 23-Jamie Hampton (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-New Zealand batsman Guptill to have ankle surgery Friday, Aug 30, 2013 09:21 PM PDT WELLINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Batsman Martin Guptill needs an ankle surgery and has been ruled out of New Zealand's tour to Bangladesh in October, the country's cricket board said on Saturday. New Zealand physiotherapist Paul Close has advised the 26-year-old to undergo an operation next month for the right ankle injury he has been carrying for the past year. "The recovery from the ankle operation will mean Guptill will miss the Bangladesh tour with a possible return for the tour to Sri Lanka in November," New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hewitt stuns Del Potro at U.S. Open Friday, Aug 30, 2013 09:06 PM PDT  By Julian Linden NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt won an absorbing late-night thriller against Juan Martin Del Potro at the U.S. Open on Friday to move into the third round. In a battle between two former U.S. Open champions, the veteran Australian came out on top after more than four hours, winning 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-1, in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. Del Potro, who stunned Roger Federer to win the 2009 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Hewitt stuns Del Potro at U.S. Open Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:56 PM PDT (Adds details, quotes) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt won an absorbing late-night thriller against Juan Martin Del Potro at the U.S. Open on Friday to move into the third round. In a battle between two former U.S. Open champions, the veteran Australian came out on top after more than four hours, winning 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6 (2) 6-1, in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. Del Potro, who stunned Roger Federer to win the 2009 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hingis serves up double disappointment on return Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:49 PM PDT  By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two matches. Two full houses. Two losses. Martina Hingis proved she could still put backsides on seats in her return to the U.S. Open on Friday, even if her service game recalled more the struggles of the past than the triumphs. Hundreds of spectators were shut out of Court 17 for the 32-year-old's cameo in the women's doubles but her return to grand slam tennis, also incorporating an appearance in the mixed event, was blighted by a pair of defeats. Sixteen years after winning her only U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Hingis serves up double disappointment on return Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:28 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Two matches. Two full houses. Two losses. Martina Hingis proved she could still put backsides on seats in her return to the U.S. Open on Friday, even if her service game recalled more the struggles of the past than the triumphs. Hundreds of spectators were shut out of Court 17 for the 32-year-old's cameo in the women's doubles but her return to grand slam tennis, also incorporating an appearance in the mixed event, was blighted by a pair of defeats. Sixteen years after winning her only U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
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