Webber, Lukes finish 2nd

Reedsburg Times-Press - Lauren Lukes and Deanne Webber pose with head coach Brandt Werner at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium after the Reedsburg duo placed second at the Badger Conference tennis meet Saturday. Brady Ambrose/Times Press The #1 doubles team of Deanne Webber and
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Australian Open tennis goes true blue
News.com.au - The new blue Plexicushion surface replaces the Rebound Ace courts in use at Melbourne Park since 1988. The new surface is expected to be consistently medium-paced. Open officials yesterday heralded the start of its blue era with a warning player
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Venus Williams advances at Japan Open tennis
San Diego Union-Tribune - TOKYO â€" Top-seeded Venus Williams coasted to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jill Craybas on Tuesday in the first round of the Japan Open. Williams needed just 58 minutes on the hardcourt surface at Ariake Colosseum to record a win over her fellow American
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Venus overpowers Craybas, Kirilenko upset
Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams overpowered fellow American Jill Craybas 6-3 6-1 to book her spot in the Japan Open second round on Tuesday. The former world number one, winner of the Korea Open title at the weekend, recovered
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Punish top players first - Poll
BBC News - Tests are currently being undertaken at Reading's academy on the Hawk-Eye system that has proved so effective in cricket and tennis. The results will be evaluated by the Premier League and Fifa, but Barwick is determined to come up with a way of
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No end pending to Vancouver strike
Globe and Mail - Vancouver went through a 13-week strike in 1981 that saw garbage stockpiled on tennis courts. More private garbage collection today has meant somewhat less impact. But non-union city supervisors have been kept busy trying to catch people illicitly
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Affair with coach was forced on me, says tennis starlet
Times Online - A teenage girl, once numbered among Britain’s elite young tennis players, sobbed yesterday as she told how she was threatened by her coach to stay silent about their lesbian affair. The girl, now aged 15, told a jury at Liverpool Crown Court that
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Flood of UFO calls after meteor
News.com.au - As the Earth moves around the sun in its orbit it sweeps up this sort of material every day. However, not much is larger than a grain of sand. This one however was bigger, probably the size of a tennis ball," he said. The meteor was moving up to 72km
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Welcome to the good life
Sports Illustrated - His locker was situated in a makeshift tent on the mansion's tennis court. He walked past peacocks and flamingos toward the cage to fight in the first mixed martial arts card at the Playboy Mansion. When it was over he celebrated his 6-0 record by
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CBS Sports' Lesley Visser to be recognized by Pro Football Hall of
CBS Sportsline - Open Tennis Championships. Visser covered the NCAA Final Four and Super Bowl for ESPN. She joined CBS Sports in 1984 and became full-time in 1987. Her assignments included the NBA, college basketball, MLB, college football
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