Monday, August 31, 2015

Rafael Nadal, Reinvigorated, Subdues a Rising Star

Nadal, the eighth seed and a two-time U.S. Open champion, coasted through the first two sets, but 18-year-old Borna Coric refused to go quietly.











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Sports Briefing | College Sports: Email Released in Iowa Bias Case

Athletics department administrators ordered that a woman be hired over a man as an assistant track coach, no matter their qualifications, an email written by the head coach alleged.











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Sports Briefing | College Sports: U.C.L.A. Starter Is Arrested

Ishmael Adams, a cornerback, was taken into custody on suspicion of felony robbery.











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Sports Briefing | Soccer: Manchester Goalkeeper’s Transfer in Limbo

A deal to send David de Gea to Real Madrid fell through because the required paperword was not submitted on time, the Spanish news media reported.











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Sports Briefing | Pro Wrestling: Stalking Suspect Shot at W.W.E. Site

Fearing for his life, a deputy sheriff shot and wounded a man who apparently had been stalking a female wrestler.











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Sports Briefing | Cycling: Italian Wins 10th Vuelta Stage

Kristian Sbaragli outsprinted his rivals, and Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands retained the leader’s jersey.











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Red Sox 4, Yankees 3: Yankees, Counting on Greg Bird to Replace Mark Teixeira, Come Up Short

With Teixeira headed back to New York to have more tests on his injured shin, Bird was in the middle of the action for most of the night as the Yankees fell to the Red Sox.











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