The News Review:
- Sports of The Times; For Players and Fans Federer’s Night Shift…
- SPRTS AND DRUGS Jones case will have ripple effect
- ther Sports Steelers flatten fish in opener
- Sports | ther | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland…
- Women’s sport pays off for networks
Sports of The Times; For Players and Fans Federer’s Night Shift…
New York Times – Sep 8, 2006
toolsRight –>By GERGE VECSEY Published: September 8 2006 PPCRN match. That’s how Andy Roddick characterized last night’s quarterfinal meeting between the exquisite Roger Federer and the earnest James Blake at the United States pen. ”Get some popcorn and watch it” Roddick said raising the image of revving up the microwave and wolfing down a hot bag of popcorn. Blake managed to turn a one-bag match into a two-bag match but in the end Federer survived his own uncharacteristic staggers to beat Blake 7-6 (7) 6-0 6-7 (9) 6-4 and move on to the semifinals tomorrow. Federer — the best player in the world at the moment — finally made it to a night match in Arthur Ashe Stadium and displayed his power and finesse for the nocturnal New Yorkers with a full moon lurking somewhere outside the lip of the stadium. The full moon might have been a problem if well-known werewolves like John McEnroe Ilie Nastase or Jimmy Connors had been loose on the court fangs bared.
SPRTS AND DRUGS Jones case will have ripple effect
San Francisco Chronicle – Sep 8, 2006
tmpl –>The anti-doping movement buoyed recently by the BALC scandal and the exposure of several top athletes as drug cheats suddenly faces credibility concerns after it was revealed that a urine sample from lympic superstar Marion Jones was declared not tainted after all. tmpl –> The BALC Case.
ther Sports Steelers flatten fish in opener
Fox Sports – Sep 8, 2006
The Steelers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Dolphins 28-17 despite the absence of Roethlisberger the Super Bowl MVP who underwent an appendectomy this week. "It was big" Steelers defender Joey Porter said of the victory. "For some reason even though we’re the defending champions we’re not picked to win.
Sports | ther | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland…
Press-Enterprise – Sep 8, 2006
PEN: She breaks an 0-5 semifinals skid and will meet Henin-Hardenne in tonight's final. 10:00 PM PDT on Friday September 8 2006The Associated PressNEW YRK – Maria Sharapova never doubted herself for a moment. Not in the two-plus years since her breakthrough Wimbledon title. Not after going 0-5 in subsequent Grand Slam semifinals. And certainly not after being broken to lose the second set Friday at the U.
Women’s sport pays off for networks
The Age – Sep 8, 2006
A joint Senate committee has urged the Government to spend $3million annually for the next three years to subsidise productioncosts of televising women’s sport. Prospectively a women’s sports body would make a deal with anetwork then apply to the Australian Sports Commission forfunds. Senator Kay Lundy shadow minister for sport and recreationsaid: “Women’s sport (is) caught in a vicious cycle that sees alack of media coverage mean less sponsorship which means lessincome which means less resources to invest in the product topromote better media coverage. It is very frustrating.
