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Djokovic, Monfils advance to US Open quarter-finals (AFP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:48:29 +0000

AFP - Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic advanced to a US Open quarter-final against revenge-minded Frenchman Gael Monfils on Monday by defeating US 19th seed Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

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Djokovic beats Fish 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 at US Open (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:40:47 +0000

AP - Third-seeded Novak Djokovic rolled into his sixth straight Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating American Mardy Fish in straight sets.

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Houshmandzadeh agrees to terms with Ravens (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:00:04 +0000

AP - The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms Monday with T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

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Revis returns to Jets after agreeing to deal (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:35 +0000

AP - Darrelle Revis has rejoined his New York Jets teammates after agreeing to a four-year deal and ending his holdout.

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Monfils, Cibulkova gain spots in US Open quarters (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:35:49 +0000

AP - The U.S. Open welcomed two new faces to the quarterfinals — France’s Gael Monfils and Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova.

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Monfils beats Gasquet to reach US Open quarters (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:09:39 +0000

AP - Gael Monfils beat countryman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 Monday to give France its first U.S. Open quarterfinalist in a decade.

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Monfils advances to US Open quarter-finals (AFP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:07:42 +0000

AFP - Gael Monfils became the first Frenchman in the US Open quarter-finals since 2000, ousting countryman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 on Monday to reach the last eight on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.

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NFL reviewing positioning of umpires (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:57:27 +0000

AP - The NFL will update its teams this week on the repositioning of the umpire to the offensive backfield.

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Courier eyes US Cup captaincy after McEnroe resigns (AFP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:37:43 +0000

AFP - Patrick McEnroe will step down as captain of the US Davis Cup team after next week’s world group playoff tie at Colombia and retired US star Jim Courier has thrown his hat into the ring to replace him.

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2004 Open champ Kuznetsova upset by Cibulkova (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:26:28 +0000

AP - Two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova double-faulted 10 times and was upset by 45th-ranked Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.

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