Sports News and Highlights

en-us Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:50:34 GMT http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://feeds1.nytimes.com/~r/nyt/rss/Sports/~3/XPEpJkMON-s/04night.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/sports/tennis/04night.html Rafael Nadal got an unexpected second-round test against Denis Istomin, ranked 39th. Istomin was up, 5-1, in the second-set tie breaker, but Nadal rallied and won the match, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.

03 Sep 10, 11:09:05

Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:03

A thrilling battle for 18-year-old American Ryan Harrison ended in disappointment on Friday.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:05

Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for doping, is claiming that Lance Armstrong’s former team defrauded the government.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:03

The $226 million stadium expansion will get its share of attention Saturday when the Wolverines play UConn.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:30

Running back Brandon Jacobs was upset after the Giants’ game Thursday that his playing time is being reduced for Ahmad Bradshaw.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:20

The Cardinals have a roster full of talent, but after a disastrous trip, they have fallen behind the Reds in the N.L. Central.

03 Sep 10, 11:09:39

The Silver Stars of the W.N.B.A. have a husband-and-wife act that flouts convention.

03 Sep 10, 08:09:09

SEATTLE (AP) -- A national park spokeswoman says a search helicopter has spotted the body of an experienced mountain climber who was the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:15

At 30, she says her career has been so untraditional that there is no need for people to consider her age a liability.

03 Sep 10, 08:09:39

The technology driving the three-story scoreboard on the east side of Louis Armstrong Stadium at the National Tennis Center is more sophisticated than the storied manual scoreboard at Fenway Park in Boston. But not by much. Each day, sometimes several times a

03 Sep 10, 10:09:04

Before he became a coach, Mike London was divorced, had a gun pulled on him while he was a police officer and donated bone marrow to one his daughters.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:18

The Giants acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels from the Vikings to serve as Eli Manning’s backup.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:30

Days after the Tar Heels suspended one of their top defenders, they announced that several other players would be joining him in sitting out.

03 Sep 10, 08:09:27

The N.H.L. has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk’s latest contract with the New Jersey Devils, for $100 million over 15 years.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:20

The Mets scored more runs than they have managed in their last 10 games, but their most dependable pitcher, R. A. Dickey, was hammered.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:20

The Nationals outfielder was suspended and fined an undisclosed amount for three incidents during the past week, including his role on a brawl with the Marlins on Wednesday.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:00

On Saturday the injured Andy Pettitte will pitch to the injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez. If all goes well, both will move closer to returning for the conclusion of the regular season and the playoffs.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:03

Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira drove in two runs apiece to lead the Yankees’ offense.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:35

Geesink stunned Japan when he defeated Japanese opponents to win the 1961 world title and capture a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:18

Jason Day and Zach Johnson, who played in favorable morning conditions, led at eight-under-par 63.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:42

Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:47

The first athlete to positive test for human growth hormone in North America is a Canadian college football player whose team was suspended for the 2010 season because of a steroid scandal.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:22

A football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for slamming a referee in the face with his helmet at the end of an unruly semiprofessional game in upstate New York.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:52

Veteran racer Ed Carpenter captured the first pole of his career by posting an average speed of 217.933 mph at the 1.5-mile oval.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:53

Justin Gatlin clocked 10.15 seconds to win the 100 meters at a meet near Venice on Friday in the last race on his return from a four-year doping ban before he goes back to the United States to prepare for the indoor season.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:54

While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humiliated by a 1-0 home loss to Belarus.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:54

Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an '‘uneducated message’' and choosing to instead focus on his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito.

03 Sep 10, 11:09:05

Richard Williams says there will not be a significant black presence in tennis until African-Americans run their own academies.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:30

Michael Llodra of France has kept pushing the point and pushing forward at the Open.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:03

The rapid spread of the U.S. Open brawl video is another example of the power of citizen-shot footage, regardless of its quality.

03 Sep 10, 10:09:54

Gael Monfils and Janko Tipsarevic are tennis risk-takers, which makes their match on Saturday something to see.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:18

Following the most recent incident of fan violence, which saw a young fan at the U.S. Open tussle with someone at least 30 years his senior, we decided to look back on some of the lowlights in fan behavior.

03 Sep 10, 07:09:41

Watching night tennis at the United States Open.

03 Sep 10, 08:09:52

There are plenty of questions surrounding the first week of college football.

03 Sep 10, 03:09:16

A nonconference game between Boise State and Virginia Tech highlights the first week of action in college football.

03 Sep 10, 01:09:39

The legendary coach talks about his departure from F.S.U., life after football and the coming season.

03 Sep 10, 03:09:34

Johan Santana has a pectoral strain, not a shoulder injury.

03 Sep 10, 03:09:10

Jonathan Albaladejo is the seventh "Jonathan" in the bigs this season and the third who is primarily a closer.

03 Sep 10, 08:09:22

After some initial confusion, the Mets confirmed that Johan Santana has a strained chest muscle. Whether he will make his next start on Tuesday iis still unclear.

03 Sep 10, 04:09:52

Eric Alpenfels, the director of instruction at the Pinehurst Golf Academy in North Carolina, has spent hundreds of hours researching how average golfers putt.

03 Sep 10, 02:09:33

One day after announcing the extension of Deutsche Bank's title-sponsor agreement with the PGA Tour, Commissioner Tim Finchem joined Jack Nicklaus and executives of Nationwide Insurance on Friday to announce that the Columbus, Ohio, company has agreed to become the new presenting sponsor of the Memorial Tournament, replacing Morgan Stanley.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:12

Officials moved the starting times ahead 40 minutes to 7 a.m. for the first round Friday and the second round Saturday at the T.P.C. Boston, and are prepared to make more decisions Friday morning, depending on conditions.

04 Sep 10, 03:09:22

The Giants, clearly not comfortable with Rhett Bomar as the primary backup to Eli Manning, acquired Sage Rosenfels from the Vikings on Friday.

04 Sep 10, 03:09:20

Ben Roethlisberger remains the only N.F.L. player to be suspended under the league's personal conduct penalty who was not charged with a crime or arrested.

03 Sep 10, 11:09:16

Who should you have on your radar this weekend, so that draft software voice that's yelling at you to pick doesn't cause you to toss your laptop across the rotunda?

02 Sep 10, 12:09:49

The Liberty is moving to Newark for the next three seasons while Madison Square Garden is being renovated.

28 Aug 10, 10:08:03

The Spanish star Ricky Rubio could come to the United States in 2011, but a looming N.B.A. lockout complicates the situation.