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Babcock McGraw: Celebrating 2015's best women's sports stories
Jan 2, 2016 7:30 AM - Happy 2016! Before we get too far into the New Year, let's look back at some of the best women's sports stories of 2015. 10. Biggest star: Some argue that the biggest name in women's sports right now is Ronda Rousey, the MMA headliner who is doing her best to make the sport mainstream.
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Nadal wants more consistent forehand for French Open
May 27, 2015 7:28 PM - Rafael Nadal's uppercut of a lefty forehand, thick with topspin, has flummoxed many opponents through the years and carried him to nine French Open titles in 10 previous appearances. Now he thinks it could be better. "With my forehand, I'm not as steady and consistent as in the past," Nadal said. He has won 67 of 68 career matches at Roland Garros, including 36 in a row, heading into Thursday's second-round meeting Nicolas Almagro, another Spaniard. -
Babcock McGraw: Top women's sports stories
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Spellman's Scorecard: Offering up some sparklers for your holiday
Jul 4, 2014 5:30 AM - It's the Fourth of July, so you know there's a lot going on ... in Spellman's Scorecard. -
Nadal clinches his 14th major with French Open win
Jun 8, 2014 2:56 PM - Doing what he does so well on the red clay of Roland Garros, a surface and site he dominates so completely, the No. 1-seeded Rafael Nadal wore down No. 2 Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to win his ninth French Open championship and fifth in a row, both records. -
Vulnerable? Bad back? Nadal keeps winning in Paris
Jun 2, 2014 6:34 PM - Maybe, just maybe, Rafael Nadal was a tad vulnerable, the thinking went before this French Open. Well, leave it to the eight-time French Open champion's upcoming quarterfinal opponent -- 2013 runner-up David Ferrer, one of the men who beat Nadal on clay this spring -- to set the record straight. "Rafael," Ferrer said, "is always the favorite." Nadal certainly looked the part in the fourth round Monday, when he won 18 points in a row during one stretch en route to beating 83rd-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 for a record 32nd consecutive victory at the French Open. -
For women's sports, 2013 loaded with great stories
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Bartoli retires just 6 weeks after Wimbledon triumph
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Federer loses; Williams back in semis at French Open
Jun 4, 2013 6:02 PM - All in all, Roger Federer looked lost out there Tuesday against the sixth-seeded Tsonga, who pounded his way to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the 17-time Grand Slam champion in a 1-hour, 51-minute mismatch remarkable for its lopsidedness and brevity. While Federer quickly faced a big deficit Tuesday and never recovered, Serena Williams was able to get out of a much smaller spot of trouble and land in the semifinals of the French Open. -
Nadal, Djokovic seem vulnerable at French Open
Jun 1, 2013 7:55 PM - For the third time in three matches this year in the French Open, Rafael Nadal hardly looked himself for a set. Unlike in the first two rounds, Nadal won his opening set Saturday, albeit barely. Hours later, the man Nadal beat in last year's final and could meet in this year's semifinals, No. 1 Novak Djokovic, seemed vulnerable, too. Walking to his changeover chair at 4-3 in the third set of a win against No. 26 Grigor Dimitrov, Djokovic stretched his right arm -- the one he has used to win six Grand Slam titles -- several times. Both men seem to be missing their Grand Slam from.
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