REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Italy stormed into a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final when Francesca Schiavone outfoxed Melanie Oudin 7-6 6-2 on Saturday. ... > full story
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Tiger Woods is hoping to inhabit a world of his own as he tries to make up two shots on tournament leader Phil Mickelson in Sunday's final round showdown between the top two in the world at the WGC-HSBC Champions. ... > full story
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Phil Mickelson shot a third-round five-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead at the $7 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday, setting up a rare head-to-head battle with Tiger Woods on the final day. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Slugger Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2010 season, the team announced on their website on Friday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. ... > full story
DENVER, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Colorado outlasted the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 after another marathon shootout on Friday, improving to 6-0 at home to start the season. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas broke his left arm during a weight training workout on Friday and is expected to be sidelined for between four to six weeks. ... > full story
BASEL, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — World number one Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals Friday but the home crowd's hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka. ... > full story
PHOENIX, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — The Arizona Diamondbacks exercised their $8.5 million option on pitcher Brandon Webb on Friday, gambling that the right-hander can return to his Cy Young form following shoulder surgery. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — The Minnesota Twins acquired All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez. ... > full story
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