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Tennis
Venus slams door late
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Williams' back-to-back feat is sealed when she fights off gutsy Justine Henin to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.
Ivanisevic's wild ride is still going
The wild card tops Tim Henman on the third day of their semifinal. Patrick Rafter awaits in today's final.
Ivanisevic: Not the same without rain
WIMBLEDON, England -- The way the weather has brought havoc to the scheduling has prompted calls for Wimbledon to consider adding a roof to Centre Court. |
Darrell Fry
Do not forget Henin
WIMBLEDON, England -- It would be natural to wave goodbye to Justine Henin and assume it will be a long time, if at all, before we see her like this again.
Devil Rays
First half comes to a fitting end
Defense is sloppy, offense stalls in a 6-1 defeat that ties Rays for second-most losses ever at the break.
Vaughn out of All-Star Game
ST. PETERSBURG -- Being unable to play in the All-Star Game because he strained his right hamstring Sunday was disappointing enough. But Greg Vaughn said it would be considerably more troubling if he still were sidelined when the Rays open the second half Thursday in Montreal.
Rays' Hall is biggest Futures Game star
SEATTLE -- The answer sounded rehearsed and, when the room around him got quieter, Toby Hall admitted as much.
Baseball
World's eyes on one name
Weathering pressure here and in Japan, the man known as Ichiro has become the biggest star among All-Stars.
Baseball briefs
Thanks to injury, Marlins' Floyd is an All-Star after all
Shorts
WNBA briefs
Miracle ends skid to avoid last place
Pro football briefs
Storm seeks backup QB
Preps
Anderson named best in county
Gaither ace Ryan Anderson's rise did not go unnoticed as he receives the Tony Saladino Award as the top baseball player.
Motorsports
Trouble may find Stewart again
The third-year driver could face further action after a failure to pull off for a black flag dropped him from sixth to 26th.
NBC watch
The Times asked readers to send in their views of NBC's broadcast of the Pepsi 400. NBC and TNT will broadcast the remainder of the season, taking over from Fox. Here's a sampling of readers' views:
Outdoors
Daily fishing report
When the afternoon sun is at its brightest, look for action in shaded areas of docks and bridges. Most game fish vacate grass flats when the water is at its warmest point of the day. Deep potholes and channels hold cooler water and are the first areas to try. The problem with fishing these spots is there are no targets to pinpoint. That's why I like to fish structure. Docks and bridges provide shade, which attracts game fish.
