Archive for January, 2008

20 Jan

Jones scores convincing win over Trinidad

Roy Jones Jr. defied the critics and his 39 years to score an impressive victory over fellow veteran Felix “Tito” Trinidad at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
The eight-time and five-division world champion Jones twice knocked down his Puerto Rican opponent en route to a 12-round unanimous decision in their non-title, 170-pound catchweight bout.
Jones (52-4, […]

20 Jan

Williams in quarterfinals

Serena Williams may be the only person who is not impressed with the way she is playing at the Australian Open.
The seventh-seeded Williams made short work of Nicole Vaidisova, eliminating the 12th-seeded Czech, 6-3, 6-4, in a fourth-round match at the $20.6 million Grand Slam on Sunday.
The defending champion, Williams has not lost a set […]

19 Jan

NHL Calendar

Jan. 25-28 — All-Star break.
Jan. 26 — CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game, Edmonton, Alberta; Super Skills Competition, Atlanta.
Jan. 27 — All-Star Game at Atlanta.
Feb. 26 — Trade deadline at 3 p.m. EST.
April 6 — Last day of regular season.
April 9 — Stanley Cup playoffs begin.
May 2-18 — IIHF world hockey championship, Quebec City and Halifax, Nova […]

18 Jan

Cavs top Spurs 90-88 in finals rematch

LeBron James wasn’t looking forward to a fourth overtime in three games.
So when San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili shot the ball for the chance to tie with just seconds remaining, all James could do was hope the Spurs star missed.
Ginobili did, and James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to breathe easy.
“You know it was down […]

18 Jan

Maria Sharapova wins

Maria Sharapova was struggling.
She had never played a match against another Russian across the net who bore a strong resemblance to her, physically and in style of play. Her usually reliable serve was getting broken.
Then it all clicked Friday, and last year’s runnerup at the Australian Open was through to the fourth round with a […]

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