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Roddick's career ends with Open loss to del Potro
More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S.
Roddick-del Potro match suspended by rain
His match, and his retirement, put off for at least another day, Andy Roddick stepped out of Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the drizzly night, a black ...
Williams wins 6-0, 6-0 at US Open; Fish withdraws
Didn't take long for Serena Williams to show her fourth-round opponent at the U.S. Open where things were headed. "The first point of the whole ...
Roddick beats Fognini to postpone retirement
Knowing full well each match could be his last, Andy Roddick is putting on a show while soaking up every moment along the way. So when he pounded a ...
NY teen killed on party bus mourned
Mourning the death of a beloved student in a gruesome accident, English teacher Jane Lynch spoke of the 16-year-old in a trembling voice. Friends sent ...
S. Williams, Federer ease into US Open's 4th round
Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used to engage in that sort of film work, Williams said, but "it was so ...
NY teen killed putting head out of party bus in NJ
A teenager traveling to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside ...
2003 champ Roddick says he'll retire after US Open
Andy Roddick's tennis career will close at the U.S. Open, the site of his biggest triumph. The 2003 champion at Flushing Meadows and former No.
Clijsters says goodbye with 2nd-round loss at Open
Preparing for what she knew would be her last professional tennis tournament, Kim Clijsters — four-time Grand Slam title winner; mother of 4-year-old ...
Soldier who lost leg works as US Open ballperson
The red, white and blue sticker that U.S. Open ballperson Ryan McIntosh wears on his carbon-fiber prosthetic right leg packs a meaningful message: ...
Sharapova eases into 2nd round at US Open
Maria Sharapova's stomach ache turned out to be nothing more than that. That lopsided loss she suffered at the Olympics — well, that may have only ...
Long Grand Slam season wraps up at US Open
Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics.
Qualifiers put the 'Open' in US Open
Because he's a player who has spent more time watching Roger Federer on TV than trying to beat him, it's safe to say Rhyne Williams will not win the U
2 killed, 9 wounded outside Empire State Building
A laid-off clothing designer fatally shot an executive at his former company outside the Empire State Building on Friday, setting off a chaotic ...
Year after Irene, New Yorkers ponder sea barriers
Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold ...
JFK security is breached by man who swam ashore
In an era when airline passengers can't get past a checkpoint with a bottle of shampoo, security experts were shocked Monday by the case of a man who ...
'Richard III' goes to prisons, senior centers
It got a standing ovation. Then again, it was a captive audience. The hair-raising tale of William Shakespeare's "Richard III" was performed this week ...
NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather
Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after ...
Constellation buying rest of Crown for $1.85B
Constellation Brands is buying the remaining 50 percent stake of Crown Imports LLC that it doesn't already own from Anheuser-Busch for $1.85 billion, ...