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WTA-Pan Pacific Open Results [Sep 27, 2011] TOKYO (AP) -- Results Tuesday from the $2,000,000 Pan Pacific Open, a WTA Tour event played on hard courts at Ariake Colosseum (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Coco Vandeweghe, United States, def. Zheng Jie, China, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2. Tsvetana Pironkova , Bulgaria, def. Gisela Dulko , Argentina 7-6 (2), 6-1. Peng Shuai (10), China def. Jill Craybas , United States, 6-2, 6-0. Iveta ... [via YahooNews] More >>

USA Vs. Mexico, 2011 Gold Cup Final: Clint Dempsey Didn't Really Mean That, Right? [Jun 25, 2011] Clint Dempsey grew up in a small town in Texas playing soccer, often against grown-ass men, many of whom were Hispanic. Point being, he knows the kind of people who showed up to the Gold Cup semifinal, mainly to see Mexico - Honduras as the second half of the double-header, but who also applauded the United States after their win over Panama. Dempsey, no doubt, has many memories of these same ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Johnston to play for gold medal [Jun 22, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Mallory Johnston of Chatham will play for a gold medal Thursday at the women's world ball hockey championship. Canada beat the United States 5-0 in a semifinal Wednesday. Canada, the two-time defending champion, will face either Slovakia or the Czech Republic in the final.[...] [via YahooNews] More >>

Johnston helps Canada reach world semifinals [Jun 22, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Defenceman Mallory Johnston of Chatham helped Canada shut out Greece 9-0 in a quarter-final at the women's world ball hockey championship Tuesday. No. 1-seeded Canada plays a semifinal Wednesday against the United States, which advanced by beating Switzerland 5-0.[...] [via YahooNews] More >>

Aegon Classic Results [Jun 10, 2011] BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Results Friday from the Aegon Classic, a $220,000 WTA event on grass at Edgbaston Priory Club (seedings in parentheses): Quarterfinals Sabine Lisicki , Germany, def. Magdalena Rybarikova (14), Slovakia, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Daniela Hantuchova (4), Slovakia, def. Alison Riske , United States, 6-2, 6-4. Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Mirjana Lucic , Croatia, 6-3, 6-4. Peng ... [via YahooNews] More >>

WTA AEGON Classic Results [Jun 09, 2011] Thursday At Edgbaston Priory Club Birmingham, England Purse: $220,000 (Intl.) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Third Round Daniela Hantuchova (4), Slovakia, def. Alla Kudryavtseva (16), Russia, 6-4, 6-2. Alison Riske , United States, def. Aravane Rezai (8), France, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-2. Mirjana Lucic , Croatia, def. Andrea Hlavackova , Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Peng Shuai (3), China, def. Heather ... [via YahooNews] More >>

King of US knocks off Cibulkova at French Open [May 25, 2011] PARIS (AP) - Vania King of the United States eliminated 22nd-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open's first round Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

King of US knocks off Cibulkova at French Open [May 24, 2011] Vania King of the United States eliminated 22nd-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open's first round Tuesday. Cibulkova was a semifinalist at Roland Garros in 2009. King, of Boynton Beach, Fla., is ranked 115th. She has been as far as the third round once in 19 previous Grand Slam tournaments, at the 2009 U.S. [via YahooNews] More >>

Switzerland upsets US 5-3 at ice hockey worlds; Finland beats Russia 3-2 in shootout [May 09, 2011] KOSICE, Slovakia - Kevin Lotscher scored two goals and Switzerland surprised the United States 5-3 in their final group match at the ice hockey world championship. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. and Finland begin worlds with easy wins [Apr 30, 2011] BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The young United States squad began their ice hockey world championship with a 5-1 victory over Austria on Saturday, while Finland enjoyed a revenge win against Denmark with the same score. [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open Qualifying Results [Jan 16, 2011] Sunday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Surface: Hard-Outdoor Men Qualifying Round Blaz Kavcic (1), Slovenia, def. Greg Jones, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Milos Raonic (26), Canada, def. Andrej Martin , Slovakia, 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2. Donald Young (15), United States, def. Izak Van der Merwe , South Africa, 6-3, 6-1. Marco Crugnola , Italy, def. Nicolas Massu , Chile, 6-1, 6-3. Jan Hernych , Czech ... [via YahooNews] More >>