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PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to 25 games with a power-play goal in the first period of Pittsburgh's 6-3 win against Atlanta on Tuesday night :dirol:

Murray, Verdasco ousted at Valencia VALENCIA, Spain, -- No. 1-seed Andy Murray and third-seeded Fernando Verdasco were beaten Wednesday in second-round play of the Valencia Open in Spain. Juan Monaco piled up five service breaks in a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Murray, who was the event's...

Federer back in Swiss Indoors quarterfinal BASEL, Switzerland, -- Roger Federer needed only 61 minutes Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. Federer, the world No. 2-ranked player, lost seven points in his 10 service games during a 6-3, 6-4 win...

Murray notches 1st-round Valencia win VALENCIA, Spain, -- Andy Murray began his defense of the Valencia Open title Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) win over Feliciano Lopez in Spain. Murray, ranked fourth in the world, needed a second-set tie-breaker to get past the Spaniard, rallying from...

Hantuchova reaches Austrian quarterfinals LINZ, Austria, -- Daniela Hantuchova and ana Ivanovic, both former winners of the event, reached the quarterfinals Thursday at the Generali Ladies Linz. Hantuchova, seeded second this week, defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4, 6-3. The...

Berdych moves to third round in Shanghai SHANGHAI, -- Seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych claimed a solid second-round victory Tuesday at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. Berdych said he was suffering stomach problems prior to the match by still made quick work of Tommy Robredo, winning...

Roddick suffers another early departure NEW YORK, -- Andy Roddick completed a disappointing year of grand slam events Wednesday by falling to Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the U.S. Open. Roddick, seeded ninth, failed to get past the quarterfinals in any of the four major...

Clijsters upset in Montreal MONTREAL, Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki reached the semifinals Friday and Kim Clijsters was eliminated at the Rogers Cup. Clijsters, who won last week in Cincinnati, suffered nine double faults and fell to Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva 2-6, 6-3, 6-2...

Roddick posts first-round Cincinnati win CINCINNATI, Andy Roddick needed three sets Monday to defeat Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. The ninth-seeded American blew a second-set tiebreaker but then regrouped to breeze through...

Peer falls in Rogers Cup 1st-round upset MONTREAL, Kaia Kanepi of Estonia bounced 14th-ranked Israeli Shahar Peer from the Rogers Cup Monday. Kanepi, who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year, upended Peer 6-3, 6-3 in the first round on the hard courts of Montreal's Uniprix Stadium...

Safina advances at Carlsbad CARLSBAD, Calif., Russian Dinara Safina struggled in the second set but ended up a straight-wet winner Monday in the first-round of the Mercury Insurance Open. Safina – ranked No. 35 in the world after having been No.1 at one point -- eliminated Ukrainian Alona...

Sharapova reaches Palo Alto quarterfinals PALO ALTO, Calif., Maria Sharapova, seeking her third tournament title of the year, reached the quarterfinals Thursday at the Bank of the West Classic in Palo Alto, Calif. Sharapova, seeded fifth in the event, defeated Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-3 to set...

Roddick, Isner advance in Atlanta ATLANTA, Andy Roddick and John Isner, the tournament's top two seeds, both reached the semifinals Friday at the Atlanta Tennis Championships. The top-seeded Roddick rallied to defeat Xavier Malisse in the quarterfinals 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. This event is being held...

Seeds Kvitova, Arvidsson lose in Slovenia PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Seeded players Petra Kvitova, Dominika Cibulkova and Sofia Arvidsson were straight-set losers Tuesday in the first round of the Slovenia Open. Kvitova, seeded second, failed to take advantage of serve issues by Stefanie Voegele and...

V. Williams cruises to Wimbledon 3rd round LONDON, (UPI) -- Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin all advanced to Wimbledon's third round with straight-set wins Wednesday. Williams, No. 2 in the world, blew by Ekaterina Makarova 6-0, 6-4. She took the first set in 25 minutes...

MLB: Toronto 6, San Diego 3 SAN DIEGO, (UPI) -- John Buck connected for a pair of homers and Aaron Hill drove in three runs Monday to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over San Diego. Buck's two-run shot in the second inning put the Blue Jays ahead for good and his second blast, coming...