World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had her Collect Swedish Open bid cut short, after suffering a shoulder injury on Thursday. The top seed was leading by a set during her second-round match when she called it a day. Second seed Flavia Pennetta advanced to the quarterfinal, by virtue of her 6-2, 6-3 victory over Angelique [...]
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Nadia Petrova beats Peer to win Citi Open
Second-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia beat top-seeded Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-2 to win the inaugural Citi Open on Sunday. It’s the 10th career WTA title for Petrova and her first since 2008 at Quebec City. “I’ve been waiting for this patiently,” Nadia Petrova said. Petrova, who has been ranked as high as No. 3 in [...]
Kobe Bryant mulling offers to play in China
The NBA star has talked with a Turkish team, but could end up playing in a different country. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is engaged in far more substantive contract talks with teams in China than he is Turkish team Besiktas, league sources told. Besiktas coach Ergin Ataman tweeted Sunday that the team made [...]
Michael Jordan’s High School love letter revealed
A note written by the basketball legend during chemistry class in 1980 mysteriously emerges. Michael Jordan’s tough-guy reputation will no doubt survive this revelation, but it’s no less surprising and not the least bit less charming that a recently revealed high school love note Michael penned in 1980 shows him to be just as smitten [...]
