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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Today's Reuters Sports News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Tigers manager ejected, sparks team to win over Blue Jays No Williams in the quarters? Over to you Maria So far, so good as Cadel Evans guns for the Tour Andy Schleck content with quiet Tour buildup Factbox: Cycling-Major doping scandals on the Tour Serena and Venus bow out, worry for Nadal Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team files bankruptcy Fish sinks Berdych to keep American flag flying Heart transplant recipient Compton all but seals tour card Nadal takes the pain to beat Del Potro Golf-Heart transplant recipient Compton all but seals tour card Penguins coach says Crosby progressing in recovery Meticulous Federer sinks Youzhny yet again Fearless Tomic ready to gatecrash big-four party Ruthless Djokovic takes aim at young buddy Tigers manager ejected, sparks team to win over Blue Jays Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:25 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit manager Jim Leyland was ejected from Monday's game against Toronto for arguing a call with umpires, but his team seemed to feed off his fire and went on to beat the Blue Jays 4-2 at Comerica Park. Full Story1 Top No Williams in the quarters? Over to you Maria Mon,27 Jun 2011 07:01 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The rare sight of neither Williams sister in the Wimbledon quarter-finals will have the remaining eight women in the draw buzzing with the possibility of reaching the final, none more so than 2004champion Maria Sharapova. Full Story1 Top So far, so good as Cadel Evans guns for the Tour Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:17 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Sickness, injury and bad luck have hampered Cadel Evans on previous major cycling races. This year, the Australian hopes the Tour de France will give him a maiden grand tour title. Full Story1 Top Andy Schleck content with quiet Tour buildup Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - While arch-rival Alberto Contador was making headlines for the right and the wrong reasons, Andy Schleck spent a low-key season gearing up for the Tour de France. Full Story1 Top Factbox: Cycling-Major doping scandals on the Tour Mon,27 Jun 2011 06:10 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Factbox on the major doping scandals to hit cycling's Tour de France since 1998: Full Story1 Top Serena and Venus bow out, worry for Nadal Mon,27 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - It took less than two brutal hours at Wimbledon on Monday to disprove the theory that Serena and Venus Williams could march back to continue their domination of the grasscourt slam having hardly swung their rackets in anger for months. Full Story1 Top Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team files bankruptcy Mon,27 Jun 2011 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for rejecting a television deal that would have given the storied baseball team an urgent injection of cash. Full Story1 Top Fish sinks Berdych to keep American flag flying Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Mardy Fish kept the U.S. flag flying at Wimbledon on Monday by beating last year's runner-up Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-4 to book a quarter-final place as the other American survivors exited the tournament. Full Story1 Top Heart transplant recipient Compton all but seals tour card Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton cannot wait to compete full-time on the PGA Tour after almost guaranteeing his playing rights by winning for the first time on the second-tier Nationwide circuit. Full Story1 Top Nadal takes the pain to beat Del Potro Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:49 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champion and top seed Rafa Nadal showed all his fighting spirit and irrepressible will to win when he overcame a painful foot injury and a testing examination from Juan Martin Del Potro to advance to the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday. Full Story1 Top Golf-Heart transplant recipient Compton all but seals tour card Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton cannot wait to compete full-time on the PGA Tour after almost guaranteeing his playing rights by winning for the first time on the second-tier Nationwide circuit. Full Story1 Top Penguins coach says Crosby progressing in recovery Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is working out twice a day in his bid to return from a concussion and high-scoring team mate Evgeni Malkin should be set for training camp, the team said on Monday. Full Story1 Top Meticulous Federer sinks Youzhny yet again Mon,27 Jun 2011 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer dropped his first set of the tournament before his immense attention to detail helped him overcome Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Monday to seal a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Full Story1 Top Fearless Tomic ready to gatecrash big-four party Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic's authoritative straight-sets demolition of Xavier Malisse on Monday reinforced the notion that the Australian teenager has the right game and the right mind to gatecrash the big-four's expected Wimbledon semi-final party. Full Story1 Top Ruthless Djokovic takes aim at young buddy Mon,27 Jun 2011 11:43 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic rediscovered his swagger as he brushed aside France's Michael Llodra at Wimbledon on Monday to set up a quarter-final clash with the teenager whose inventive shot-making has lit up the championships. Full Story1 Top

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