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ROME | No. 1 Rafael Nadal andNo. 2 Novak Djokovic will resume their rivalry in the Italian Open final today. Nadal, who has won this tournament five of the past six years, overcame a tough first set against Richard Gasquet on Saturday before rolling to a 7-5, 6-1 semifinal victory. Djokovic was pushed to the limit in extending his unbeaten streak to 38 matches, defeating fourth-ranked Andy Murray 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).
INSIDE: Final-round scores 2B; Johnson comes up short again 5B SANDWICH, England - No matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the tiny country of Northern Ireland just wouldn't feel complete without Darren Clarke.
Japan's Mika Miyazato is happy that some golf fans still confuse her with six-time LPGA event winner Ai Miyazato. In a way it's good for me because everybody thinks we're sisters and they could remember me," said Mika, whose biggest win is the 2010 Japan Women's Open.
Loras Regional Saturday's results - St. Benedict 0, Carroll 0 (St. Benedict wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) - Loras 3, Hanover 0 Today's regional final - St. Benedict at Loras, 1 p.m. The band isn't ready to break up.
It's too early to say who will pay more or less in property taxes in a potential Evansville-Vanderburgh County government consolidation, says the chief financial adviser to citizen planners. The effect on tax rates as the burden of paying for local government is redistributed would depend on numerous variables, said Tom Guevara, project manager for Indianapolis-based public accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath.
NEW YORK - Mary Pierce resorted to gamesmanship and Kim Clijsters recovered the spark she'd momentarily lost to set up a U.S. Open final between one of the oldest women in the game and the toughest on tour this year. Pierce brought her famous histrionics to a new level Friday - a 12-minute, double-injury timeout after she lost the first set, another tape job afterward, doses of eye drops here and there, endless poses and finger-blowing between shots - before she finally put away last year's rattled runner-up, Elena Dementieva, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
After winning 14 football games in a row while outscoring opponents by an average of more than 33points, Westlake High is an underdog for the first time - and the Warriors love it. Westlake plays legendary Concord De La Salle at 8p.m. Saturday in the CIF State Open Division championship at Home Depot Center in a showdown most think Westlake is going to lose.
S. OPEN FINAL ROUND Winner: Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland, who won by a shot over France's Gregory Havret.
VA. OPEN FINAL LEADERS Par 70 Barry Evans, Charleston 66-70- 65201 David Bradshaw, Bakerton 69-67-68204 Drew Whitten, Hurricane 71-71-69211 Tim Fisher, Statts Mills 71-69-72212 Brad Westfall, Grafton 74-67-73214 Staff writer
PARIS - On a rainy, windy day 531/2 weeks ago, at Roland Garros' cozy, 259-seat Court 8, Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone played each other in a run-of-the-mill, first-round match at the French Open. Stosur, then ranked 32nd, beat Schiavone, then ranked 50th, in straight sets. They'll meet again at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament Saturday. Oh, how the setting and circumstances have changed.
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