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Williams Sisters Eye Quarterfinal Showdown at U.S. Open
Reuters - Mon Sep 1, 2:34 AM ETNEW YORK - Venus and Serena Williams moved to within one victory each of a quarterfinal collision at the U.S. Open on Sunday, setting up the prospect of the sisters' first meeting at Flushing Meadows since 2005.
» Full Story- Federer Chases One Slam to Salvage a Season of Dethroning AP - Sun Aug 31, 8:40 PM ET
This is what passes for a crisis in Roger Federer's world: he lost at the Australian Open, lost at the French Open, lost his five-year Wimbledon reign, lost his Olympic singles hopes and, last month, lost the No. 1 ranking after a record 237 weeks. - Nadal Adjusts to Life as the Hunted at Flushing Meadows AP - Sun Aug 31, 3:05 PM ET
Rafael Nadal walked onto the grounds of the U.S. Open this week as the world's No. 1 player for the first time — the Wimbledon champion, the Olympic gold medalist, and the man everyone else is now chasing. - Roddick Makes a Racket at the Open as American Hopes Thin AP - Sun Aug 31, 11:32 PM ET
Andy Roddick launched 42 aces in a late-night second-round win at the U.S. Open, keeping alive the American men's increasingly lonely quest to end a five-year Grand Slam drought. - Giants Open Title Defense as NFL Kicks Off Thursday AP - Sun Aug 31, 9:52 PM ET
The New York Giants raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night against the Washington Redskins, opening an NFL season heavy with story lines: Brett Favre in green and white, Tom Brady's quest for a perfect encore and a rookie class already starring. - September Arrives With Baseball's Races Wide Open AP - Sun Aug 31, 6:15 PM ET
The calendar turns to September on Monday with both wild-card races alive, the Cubs chasing 100 years of frustration and the Tampa Bay Rays — yes, the Rays — holding the best record in the American League. - Sabathia Throws One-Hitter; Umpire's Ruling the Talk AP - Sun Aug 31, 4:48 PM ET
CC Sabathia came within one debatable scoring decision of a no-hitter Sunday, overwhelming Pittsburgh 7-0 and deepening the sense that Milwaukee's midseason gamble might carry the Brewers to their first postseason since 1982. - Favre Era Begins in New York — in Green of a Different Shade AP - Sat Aug 30, 1:20 PM ET
Brett Favre took the practice field in Jets green Sunday, three weeks after the trade that ended his 16-year marriage with Green Bay and set up one of the strangest sights of the NFL season: No. 4 in New York.
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