| Murray cruises through another straight sets Open win |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Murray, his confidence soaring with every shot, sailed through to the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday with a clinical 7-5 6-3 6-0 victory over unseeded Jamaican Dustin Brown.
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| Day and Johnson lead as wayward Woods struggles |
| NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Australia's Jason Day and American Zach Johnson shot eight-under 63s to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the $7.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday, but Tiger Woods faces an uphill battle to stay in the tournament.
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| Defending U.S. champion Clijsters overwhelms Kvitova |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters erased an early first-set deficit and put her hopes of defending her U.S. Open title back on track with a 6-3 6-0 win against Petra Kvitova on Friday that secured the Belgian a spot in the fourth round.
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| Schiavone wants copy of her "Federer" shot |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said she wants a DVD copy of the Roger Federer-like trick shot she produced on her way to the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday.
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| Morgan and Volstad suspended after brawl |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan has been handed an eight-game ban and an undisclosed fine by Major League Baseball after a series of incidents, including a brawl in Wednesday's game at the Florida Marlins.
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| Big-hitting Brown hopes to hit it big in Jamaica |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dustin Brown likes to hit it big on the tennis court, and the rangy Jamaican hopes his U.S. Open showing enables him to hit it big back home.
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| Roethlisberger suspension cut to four games |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has had his six-game suspension, imposed following accusations of sexual assault, reduced by two games, the NFL said Friday.
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| Petacchi shrugs off legal problems to claim landmark win |
| ORIHUELA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Alessandro Petacchi put his legal problems to one side to roar to a landmark 20th stage victory in the Tour of Spain on Friday.
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| Elena Dementieva moves into final 16 at U.S. Open |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Number 11 seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a first-set slump to continue her strong record against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova with 7-5 6-2 win Friday.
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| Sam Stosur beginning to feel like she belongs |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Sam Stosur extended her best-ever run at the U.S. Open by reaching the fourth round on Friday and then said she now feels like she belongs among the game's elite.
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