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Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off
A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...
Tags: Melvin Ingram, Tomas Berdych, Sports, David Beckham, Auto Racing
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Drivers get speeds above 220 mph in practice for Indianapolis 500
Now in their sixth day of practice, drivers preparing for the Indianapolis 500 are turning laps in excess of 220 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Memorial Day weekend classic is May 26, and qualifying to set the 33-car field is this weekend....
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Memorial Day, IndyCar Series, Auto Racing
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Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Madrid Open
Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. And Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-4, for...
Tags: Car Tires, Water Polo, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, National Hockey League
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Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney are up by one shot at Quail Hollow
Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus much separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out-of-bounds on the 15th hole and hit another shot that struck a spectator in the...
Tags: LPGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, Phil Mickelson, NASCAR, Sports
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If Los Angeles hosts electric-car race, what will it sound like?
One reason fans attend auto races is because the cars are loud -- in some cases, exceptionally loud. Spectators simply love the roar of the engines. So what if a race was held with significantly quieter cars? Would fans still find it appealing? Los...
Tags: Auto Racing, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Justin Lin steps on the gas for 'Fast & Furious 6'
The idea came screeching into director Justin Lin's fuel-injected imagination in 2009: a fiery escape scene featuring a muscle car that crashes out of an airplane during takeoff. In production at the time on "Fast & Furious" — the fourth...
Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Fast Five (movie), Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. to host all-electric race car series
Los Angeles will be one of 10 cities globally to host an all-electric race series — dubbed Formula E — as soon as 2014, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced. The series will be the first in the world to feature fully electric open-wheel race...
Tags: Auto Racing, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Takuma Sato makes history in winning Long Beach Grand Prix
Takuma Sato won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese driver in history to win an IndyCar series race. Sato, 36, drives for the team of legendary racer A.J. Foyt, and this was the team's first victory in more than...
Tags: Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Series, Auto Racing
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Drivers battle back after accidents at Grand Prix of Long Beach
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was a tough day at the office for several of IndyCar's leading drivers. Two-time champion Scott Dixon, reigning champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and Helio Castroneves were involved in minor accidents Sunday. Castroneves...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Andretti Autosport, IndyCar Series, Penske Racing
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Takuma Sato makes history with victory at Long Beach Grand Prix
Long gone are the days when A.J. Foyt, now 78, was making history as one of the world's most famous race-car drivers. But that didn't mean Foyt was done making history as a team owner. Takuma Sato, whom Foyt hired this year for his IndyCar race team,...
Tags: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Dale Coyne Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Indianapolis 500, Japan
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Simona De Silvestro seeks to make her mark in Long Beach Grand Prix
Simona De Silvestro holds out her hands to show there's hardly a sign that they were seriously burned in a racing crash two years ago. "I wish I had a cool scar because it was really miserable," De Silvestro joked in reference to her car catching fire,...
Tags: KV Racing Technology, Danica Patrick, IndyCar Series, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Awkward (tv program)
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A closer look at the Formula E cars racing to L.A.
“These are not your grandma’s Priuses.” So began Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at Monday’s press conference announcing Formula E racing was coming to the city. The open-wheel race series will make 10 stops around the...
Tags: Auto Racing, Antonio Villaraigosa
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