Serena Williams goes into last four as Pennetta quitsROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams enjoyed an easy passage into the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis on Friday when her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired with a right wrist injury.
5 hours ago - Share Pacers give Heat "butt-kicking", Spurs clip LA(Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers, showing the poise and determination Miami was supposed to have, routed the cold shooting Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take a surprising 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final series.
10 hours ago - Share Key witness in baseball's Clemens trial in last day on standWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key witness in ex-baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens' federal perjury trial faces a last day of marathon testimony on Friday, with the defense likely to hammer anew on his shifting story.
3 hours ago - Share Ice hockey: Canada, U.S. and Sweden eliminated by late goalsSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jesse Joensuu scored a late winner as Finland dumped the United States out of the world ice hockey championships at the quarter-final stage.
13 hours ago - Share Impressive Nadal outguns Berdych to reach semi-finalsROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal, striking the ball better than he has done in months, moved into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters tennis on Friday with an impressive 6-4 7-5 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych.
2 hours ago - Share Phillies hold on to give Halladay the win(Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay finally got some run support from his Philadelphia team mates and won for the first time in more than a month on Thursday as the Phillies eked an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
10 hours ago - Share Kings beat Coyotes, edge closer to Cup finalsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The giant-killing Los Angeles Kings extended their magical playoff run, moving to just one win from their first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.
9 hours ago - Share Eagles' McCoy awarded five-year contract extension(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles rewarded LeSean McCoy with a five-year contract extension after the running back enjoyed a breakout 2011 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.
17 hours ago - Share Pepsi drops sponsorship of horse show after video of animal abuseNASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Soft drink maker Pepsi said on Thursday that it was dropping sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, one day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse in training for a show being beaten by a trainer.
12 hours ago - Share Saints' Vilma files defamation lawsuit against Goodell(Reuters) - Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell over statements regarding a "bounty" scheme reportedly used by the Saints.
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