Saturday, 1 October 2016

Kvitova overpowers Cibulkova to win Wuhan Open

WUHAN, China (AP) - Petra Kvitova overpowered Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-1 Saturday to win the Wuhan Open for her first title of the year.

The 14th-seeded Kvitova, who won the inaugural tournament in 2014, hit nine aces and converted six of seven break points to post her fifth win over ...
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Reds thrash Gamba to maintain lead in J-League standings

TOKYO (AP) - The Urawa Reds thrashed Gamba Osaka 4-0 Saturday to maintain its lead in the J-League's second-stage standings.

Toshiyuki Takagi scored in the first half while Yuki Muto, Tomoya Ugajin and Zlatan Ljubijankic added goals after the break as Urawa improved to 34 points with three rounds remaining.

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White House trip helps USOC make strides on diversity

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - After watching their athletes pile up medals in Brazil, leaders of the U.S. Olympic team came home and produced results that could resonate every bit as loudly.

Among the U.S. Olympic Committee's achievements over the past 10 days were the re-embracing of black sprinters Tommie ...
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Music in the key of kids

SWEET HOME, Ore. (AP) - Shrieks and laughter, punctuated by the spin and thwack from the foosball games, ring through the student commons during breaks at Sweet Home Junior High.

Underneath the morning madness, however, a quiet melody unfolds, drifting between the knots of kids trailing backpacks and September sweatshirts ...
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Teen stabbed, another arrested at high school football game

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (AP) - One teenager stabbed another at a South Florida high school football game.

The Broward Sheriff's Office says the stabbing happened late Friday at Boyd Anderson High during a game with rival Dillard High.

Investigators say a 16-year-old stabbed an 18-year-old, who was taken by ambulance ...
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Schimpf homers again but Padres lose 5-3

PHOENIX (AP) - Ryan Schimpf keeps swinging away in the final weekend of a hard-hitting first three months in the major leagues.

Schimpf hit his 20th home run in his 87th game with the San Diego Padres in a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. And it ...
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Sanders and Giuliani among guests on Sunday's news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) - Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC's "This Week" - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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NBC's "Meet the Press" - Giuliani; Robby Mook, Clinton campaign manager.

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CBS' "Face the Nation" - Pre-empted by NFL coverage.

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CNN's "State ...
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