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Mattek moves into third round at Carson
Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.The 23-year-old Mattek, from Miami, was ranked 153rd in the WTA Tour rankings on April 7 after losing six of seven matches to open the season.
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Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.The 23-year-old Mattek, from Miami, was ranked 153rd in the WTA Tour rankings on April 7 after losing six of seven matches to open the season.
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Improving Bethanie Mattek moves into third round at Carson event
CARSON, Calif. - Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.
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CARSON, Calif. - Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.
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Rucinsky heads home to Czech league
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Martin Rucinsky has decided to leave the NHL and return home to play ...
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Martin Rucinsky has decided to leave the NHL and return home to play ...
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Improving Mattek moves into third round at Carson
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.
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CARSON, Calif. (AP) -Bethanie Mattek, who has improved her ranking almost 100 places since early April, took another step forward Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic in the second round of the East West Bank Classic.
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Telefonica cut to neutral by J.P. Morgan
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- J.P. Morgan downgraded Telefonica to neutral from overweight on worries over Vodafone Group's report of slowing Spanish service revenue growth as well as worries over the U.K., Germany and the Czech Republic. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- J.P. Morgan downgraded Telefonica to neutral from overweight on worries over Vodafone Group's report of slowing Spanish service revenue growth as well as worries over the U.K., Germany and the Czech Republic. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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Petrova wins first hardcourt match since January
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of the East West Bank Classic on Tuesday with her first hardcourt win since January, a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Russian countrywoman Alina Jidkova.Petrova, the ninth seed in the $650,000 WTA Tour event, ended a five-match losing streak on hardcourts and was joined in the second round by No. 10 Flavia Pennetta of Italy, No. 11 Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic and No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
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Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of the East West Bank Classic on Tuesday with her first hardcourt win since January, a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Russian countrywoman Alina Jidkova.Petrova, the ninth seed in the $650,000 WTA Tour event, ended a five-match losing streak on hardcourts and was joined in the second round by No. 10 Flavia Pennetta of Italy, No. 11 Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic and No. 15 Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
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Djokovic banking on surface advantage
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic was the only seeded player to fall on a rain-interrupted opening day of the Toronto Masters.
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Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic was the only seeded player to fall on a rain-interrupted opening day of the Toronto Masters.
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Serena decides to rest knee before Olympics
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the East West Bank Classic because of a left knee injury.After practicing Tuesday morning, Williams said she knew she couldn't play this week. She was scheduled to play her first match Wednesday against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.Williams withdrew from Saturday's semifinals at Stanford after injuring her knee, the same knee that kept her out of the 2004 Athens Olympics.Williams is scheduled to play on the U.S.
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Serena Williams has withdrawn from the East West Bank Classic because of a left knee injury.After practicing Tuesday morning, Williams said she knew she couldn't play this week. She was scheduled to play her first match Wednesday against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.Williams withdrew from Saturday's semifinals at Stanford after injuring her knee, the same knee that kept her out of the 2004 Athens Olympics.Williams is scheduled to play on the U.S.
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No deals for PokerStars Sunday events
More than 8,000 player turned out for the Sunday Million this week, with 1,233 players earning money from the event. The top two players earned a six-figure cash. SAM66 topped them all to take home $209,571.60. It came down to the Swiss player versus Shantaram, from France, in heads-up play. On the final hand Shantaram went all-in with #Ts#9c against SAM66's #Ad#6h. Facing a 7-to-1 chip deficit, Shantaram needed to win this race, but when the board came #5h#3d#s#6d#Jh, he was out and pocketing more than $140,000 for second place. The final table played out as follows:Place Name Country Prize 1st SAM66 Switzerland $209,571.60 2nd Shantaram France $141,718.50 3rd MrMuck1976 Norway $95,337.90 4th rubenrtv Netherlands $77,301 5th pepperdiablo United Kingdom $60,123 6th my_emolument United States $42,945 7th moorten Sweden $30,061.50 8th Axinar United States $19,754.70 9th Cjh1224 United States $13,398.84 There was a noticeable international flavor at the Sunday Million this week as there was at the other major events at PokerStars. On occasion the final tables seem heavy with players from the United States, but this week there were players from all over Europe and Canada as well. The other major PokerStars Sunday events played out as follows: Sunday Warm-UpPlace Name Country Prize 1st eisenhower1 Sweden $97,664 2nd seberek Greece $69,760 3rd hanji Canada $45,692.80 4th nukemaster1 Canada $34,880 5th AyeReady1966 United Kingdom $27,904 6th AA_Legend United Kingdom $20,928 7th bartleby666 Germany $14,998.40 8th ryanfitz05 United States $10,464 9th truls77 Norway $6,766.72 Sunday Hundred GrandPlace Name Country Prize 1st ftb_1988 United States $23,826.01 2nd SickLord66 United States $16,678.21 3rd Havana03 Germany $11,913.01 4th MHysler United States $9,530.41 5th SvenOLDB Germany $7,147.81 6th ncav08 United Kingdom $4,765.21 7th NuKEr2k Russian Federation $3,573.91 8th SingleFileD United States $2,382.61 9th retros94 France $1,786.96 Sunday Second ChancePlace Name Country Prize 1st Taknapotin United States $57,766 2nd uncledrkmeat United States $43,494.40 3rd P0ker D0h United States $32,450.90 4th Rugieee Germany $23,786 5th voyager7o9 United States $16,990 6th v1nc Netherlands $13,592 7th Universe112 United States $10,194 8thmcatdog United States $6,796 9th Brezi26 Czech Republic $4,757.20 Sunday $5,200 Freezeout 1. BrynKenney (United States) $45,000.00 For more information about these and other things the poker site has to offer, visit PokerStars. Related Articles: PokerStars claims Million Dollar MenPokerStars doubles money on SundayBadBeatKid_2 wins PokerStars Sunday MillionVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 22, 2008 7:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More than 8,000 player turned out for the Sunday Million this week, with 1,233 players earning money from the event. The top two players earned a six-figure cash. SAM66 topped them all to take home $209,571.60. It came down to the Swiss player versus Shantaram, from France, in heads-up play. On the final hand Shantaram went all-in with #Ts#9c against SAM66's #Ad#6h. Facing a 7-to-1 chip deficit, Shantaram needed to win this race, but when the board came #5h#3d#s#6d#Jh, he was out and pocketing more than $140,000 for second place. The final table played out as follows:Place Name Country Prize 1st SAM66 Switzerland $209,571.60 2nd Shantaram France $141,718.50 3rd MrMuck1976 Norway $95,337.90 4th rubenrtv Netherlands $77,301 5th pepperdiablo United Kingdom $60,123 6th my_emolument United States $42,945 7th moorten Sweden $30,061.50 8th Axinar United States $19,754.70 9th Cjh1224 United States $13,398.84 There was a noticeable international flavor at the Sunday Million this week as there was at the other major events at PokerStars. On occasion the final tables seem heavy with players from the United States, but this week there were players from all over Europe and Canada as well. The other major PokerStars Sunday events played out as follows: Sunday Warm-UpPlace Name Country Prize 1st eisenhower1 Sweden $97,664 2nd seberek Greece $69,760 3rd hanji Canada $45,692.80 4th nukemaster1 Canada $34,880 5th AyeReady1966 United Kingdom $27,904 6th AA_Legend United Kingdom $20,928 7th bartleby666 Germany $14,998.40 8th ryanfitz05 United States $10,464 9th truls77 Norway $6,766.72 Sunday Hundred GrandPlace Name Country Prize 1st ftb_1988 United States $23,826.01 2nd SickLord66 United States $16,678.21 3rd Havana03 Germany $11,913.01 4th MHysler United States $9,530.41 5th SvenOLDB Germany $7,147.81 6th ncav08 United Kingdom $4,765.21 7th NuKEr2k Russian Federation $3,573.91 8th SingleFileD United States $2,382.61 9th retros94 France $1,786.96 Sunday Second ChancePlace Name Country Prize 1st Taknapotin United States $57,766 2nd uncledrkmeat United States $43,494.40 3rd P0ker D0h United States $32,450.90 4th Rugieee Germany $23,786 5th voyager7o9 United States $16,990 6th v1nc Netherlands $13,592 7th Universe112 United States $10,194 8thmcatdog United States $6,796 9th Brezi26 Czech Republic $4,757.20 Sunday $5,200 Freezeout 1. BrynKenney (United States) $45,000.00 For more information about these and other things the poker site has to offer, visit PokerStars. Related Articles: PokerStars claims Million Dollar MenPokerStars doubles money on SundayBadBeatKid_2 wins PokerStars Sunday MillionVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 22, 2008 7:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Boys Chorus served as emissaries to Kazakhstan, Czech Republic
The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus recently returned from an historic concert tour to Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic.
Tucson Citizen – Jul 22, 2008 07:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus recently returned from an historic concert tour to Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic.
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