It was standing-room-only in a small secondary interview room Saturday. The world’s top-ranked men’s player, Rafael Nadal, was holding his post-match news conference nearby, but still reporters crowded around a woman ranked No. 188.
Julie Coin’s magical run at the U.S. Open had just ended. On Thursday, the Frenchwoman stunned top-seeded Ana Ivanovic. It was the [...]

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Results Saturday from the U S Open at The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (seedings in parentheses):
Singles
Men
Third Round
Sam Querrey, United States, def. Ivo Karlovic (14), Croatia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0.
Stanislas Wawrinka (10), Switzerland, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, 5-7, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-0, [...]

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Less than two months ago, the Williams sisters played each other in the Wimbledon final.
Because of the quirks of rankings and the vagaries of tournament draws, they are on track to meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Is that disappointing?
“Obviously, yeah,” Serena Williams said. “But I’ve had over a week to think about it. So right [...]

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Sam Querrey is so young that there isn’t a trace of irony when he mentions growing up rooting for Andy Roddick and James Blake. Two guys still very much on tour and still in their 20s.
Querrey is so new to this whole professional tennis gig that there is nothing but earnestness in his voice when [...]

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Nishikori-Ferrer U S Open Boxscore.
Saturday
At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
New York
Third Round
Kei Nishikori def. David Ferrer (4), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-5
Nishikori Ferrer
1st Serve Percentage 63 57
Aces 4 5
Double Faults 7 5
1st Serve Winning Pct. 64 61
2nd Serve Winning Pct. 51 57
Winners (including service) 46 39
Unforced Errors 50 59
Break Points 8-20 8-14
Net [...]

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As Kei Nishikori contemplated becoming the first Japanese man to reach the U S Open fourth round in the 40-year Open era. He kept repeating two phrases: “I was tired” and “I’m very happy.”
Overcoming cramps that left his ankles, legs and back aching, the 126th-ranked Nishikori upset No. 4-seeded David Ferrer of Spain 6-4, 6-4, [...]

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Pleased as Mardy Fish was to reach the U S Open fourth round for the first time. He wasn’t thrilled that he had to beat James Blake to do it.
Fish and Blake are pals. Before heading out on court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for their third-round match, they hung out together in the locker room, [...]

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Playing its first football game in 48 years, Lincoln University beat George Mason 34-7 on Saturday.
Kareem Dennis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score for the Lincoln Lions (1-0), who last played on Nov. 24, 1960, losing to Howard on Thanksgiving Day.
Lincoln disbanded its program following an 0-7 season in which the Lions [...]

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Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens left the top-ranked Bulldogs game Saturday. Against Georgia Southern because of a right knee injury.
Owens was supported by two Georgia trainers as he walked off the field with 7:15 left in the first quarter. Georgia announced Owens would not return to the game. No details of the injury were immediately [...]

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Case Keenum threw five touchdown passes to lead Houston to a 55-3 win over Southern on Saturday night. Giving Kevin Sumlin a victory in his first game as the Cougars’ coach.
L.J. Castile and Mark Hafner each caught two touchdowns from Keenum, who was 33-of-43 for 392 yards. The quarterback threw four touchdown passes, a career [...]

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