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Nadal beats Federer in epic Wimbledon final
10:45 PM 7/6/2008 — WIMBLEDON, England - Back and forth they went in the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage.
For five sets, through rain, wind and descending darkness, the two men swapped spectacular shots, until, against a slate sky, Nadal earned the right to fling his racket aside and collapse on his back, champion of the All England Club at last.
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Bizzarri comes up short at Olympic Trials
5:08 PM 7/7/2008 — In what former head coach Gary Winckler could only describe as "disappointing," Illinois sophomore Angela Bizzarri finished 15th in the 5000-meter run final at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
"It's a hard pill to swallow for her, I'm sure," Winckler said Sunday.
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Cubs, Red Sox well represented in All-Star rosters
10:56 PM 7/6/2008 — NEW YORK - Maybe Manny Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano and the rest of the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs should just play their own All-Star game.
A charmed season for the Cubs got even better Sunday when they put a team-record seven players on the NL roster. The World Series champion Red Sox also will send seven to Yankee Stadium on July 15.
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Rose, Beasley prepare for summer league matchup
11:00 PM 7/6/2008 — MIAMI - Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley will be forever linked. That's an inevitability for players who get chosen No. 1 and No. 2 in an NBA draft.
So on some level, it's fitting their first pro game - one that won't have fans, won't count in standings and will likely be long forgotten in a few days - will pit them against one another.
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Cubs top Cardinals to extend lead in division
10:51 PM 7/6/2008 — ST. LOUIS - Kerry Wood's ninth-inning collapse did not linger for the Chicago Cubs.
A day after their closer allowed three runs in a disappointing loss, the Cubs took Wood out of the equation. Chicago banged out 16 hits and got strong starting pitching in a 7-1 victory over the St.
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Danks tallies nine strikeouts as White Sox beat A's
10:59 PM 7/6/2008 — CHICAGO - John Danks kept hitting his target, just as he's been doing all season. The only spot he missed Sunday was one on the All-Star team.
Danks pitched like he belonged, setting a career-high with nine strikeouts as the Chicago White Sox handed Rich Harden his first loss in a year while hanging on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 for their 10th win in 13 games.
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Cards' Mulder returns to rotation for first time since last year
10:47 PM 7/6/2008 — ST. LOUIS - Four outs in two relief outings was enough for the St. Louis Cardinals to put Mark Mulder back in the rotation.
The left-hander will make his first start since September on Wednesday at Philadelphia.
"I think he's ready," general manager John Mozeliak said.
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