Phil “The Drill” Williams Loses to Tough Veteran Matt Vanda

Hinckley, MN – Queens-born, Minneapolis-based slugger Phil Williams lost a close fight to tough and wily veteran Matt Vanda tonight at Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.
Williams (11-2 with 10 knockouts) boxed well, landing effective counters and hard single shots that occasionally thrilled the crowd, but Vanda prevailed by virtue of his unbreakable chin, [...]

Rhythm still eludes stumbling DC United

DC United head coach Tom Soehn has this year faced the difficult task of integrating an unusually large number of talented young players into an aging, but still competent squad. Under a normal league play schedule, the team might have expected a smooth integration. But the addition of many mid-week games has had a triple whammy effect on United, from which the club may not recover this season.

DC United benefits from play at the highest level

While International club friendlies are held primarily for financial reasons, they do present the obvious benefits of variety of opponent and, as in the case this Sunday, of a qualified test against a superior opponent.
The very powerful Real Madrid had only pride as an incentive to play well and that motivation sufficed for them to [...]

DC United holds off Fire 2-1

Christian Gomez scored the go-ahead goal in the waning minutes of the first half and it held up as the game-winner as DC United defeated the Chicago Fire 2-1 at RFK Stadium Saturday evening. With the victory, DCU take first place in the Eastern Conference and perhaps establish a pattern of dominance in the 2009 campaign.

United adjusts well, holds off Houston 1-0

Any time the Houston Dynamo come to RFK Stadium, fans witness a disciplined battle of pressure on pressure. Against most teams in MLS, DC United will establish more control in midfield, while the opponent eventually cedes some of that space and seeks to counterattack. Houston plays too much like United to let that happen.
Both teams [...]

Federer Dodges Bullet

For two sets, Roger Federer couldn’t do anything with Tomas Berdych. It was the younger 23 year-old Czech who seemed to finally have all the right answers getting within a set of snapping a seven-match losing streak to the 13-time slam winner.
The last time he prevailed was when he was a teenager during a 2004 Olympics [...]

Hantuchova pushes past Dellacqua

She rarely does things the easy way on the tennis court. So it wasn’t too surprising that Daniela Hantuchova overcame 41 unforced errors in her straight set 7-6 (11), 6-4 first round win over Aussie Casey Dellacqua to advance to the second round down under on the first day of the Australian Open. The 25 [...]

Serena Wins Third Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – In this US Open, Serena Williams sent a message to the world.
She’s back.
After struggling last season and knocked out by Justine Henin in the Quarterfinal, the younger Williams sister made a huge comeback in 2008, capped off by the straight set win in the Women’s Final over second seeded Jelena Jankovic [...]

Federer Advances To Fifth Straight Final

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It was a different Roger Federer at the Open this year. Gone were the days of dominance with the Swiss master looking like he lost a step.
Yet, there he was winning in the Open Semifinals over and in the first set, the old Federer dominated third seeded Novak Djokovic to an [...]

Roddick Blows Big Opportunity

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY- It’s not often you get a chance to redeem yourself at a place which shall soon act like a second home. That’s exactly the kind of opportunity 26 year-old Andy Roddick was presented with late in the fourth set of his men’s U.S. Open quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic at Ashe Stadium Thursday [...]

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