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Chris Polian , the son of Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian , was promoted to vice president and general manager of the team.

Rafael Nadal fell out of contention for a spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals in London with a second straight loss, 6-1, 7-6 to Nikolay Davydenko.

Bob Sheppard has no intentions of returning to his longtime job as the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium, MLB.com reported Thursday.

Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-2, 6-7 , 6-3 Thursday - the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Britain's Andy Murray out of the tournament in London.

The last time a Swede reached the year-end men's championships, when it was held for the first and only time in Lisbon, Magnus Norman left the event as shyly as he had gone in.

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Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Spain's Fernando Verdasco during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Sunday Nov.

World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea won her second straight Skate America women's title at Lake Placid, N.Y., despite losing the free skate Sunday to American Rachael Flatt.

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Novak Djokovic has won an ATP World Tour-best 76 matches this season. ATP World Tour No.

Novak Djokovic overpowered Rafael Nadal, 6-2, 6-3, yesterday to reach the Paris Masters final for the first time.

By Patrick Vignal Paris - Novak Djokovic's recent form suggests he could do damage at the World Tour Finals in London but for the time being, the world number three said he was concentrating on improving his poor Paris Masters record.

Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join those in high-tech suits who went on a world record binge at two short-course World Cup meets this week.

In a battle between two players who have been questioned in the past for their "heart," No.

Novak Djokovic captured his fifth title of 2009 with a three-set victory over French crowd favorite Gael Monfils in the title match of the Paris Masters.

Djokovic defeated Nadal for the second consecutive time to improve his overall record to 6-14 against him.

LAS VEGAS a ' Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for their today's scheduled 12-round fight.

Rafael Nadal eliminated defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-5 with his best tennis of the week to set up a semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters on Friday.

With Federer a shock loser to Frenchman Julien Benneteau on Wednesday, a win for Nadal in Sunday's final would leave him just 305 points adrift of his arch rival with the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals to come in London later this month.