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August 24, 2008

Rafael Nadal is faulty at Flushing Meadows, Roger Federer is suddenly shaky. Justine Henin is gone, Maria Sharapova is injured. ...more

August 24, 2008

As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman. ...more

August 18, 2008

After losing to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the Olympic men's tennis singles semifinals Friday, Tampa's James Blake essentially accused Gonzalez of cheating on his way to winning 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. ...more

August 16, 2008

There was a lot going against Tampa's James Blake as he faced Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's tennis competition Thursday. ...more

August 15, 2008

Roger Federer's bid for his first Olympic singles medal has ended with a loss to American James Blake. ...more

August 14, 2008

Carlos Sastre won the Tour de France for the first time as the three-week race ended on the Champs-Elysees, capping a year of Spanish sports success. ...more

July 28, 2008

They'll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. ...more

July 8, 2008

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Mercedes Cup on Monday with muscle pain above his right knee. ...more

July 8, 2008

Back and forth they went in the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the two greatest tennis players of their generation producing one of the greatest matches of any generation on the sport's grandest stage. ...more

July 7, 2008