Archive for March, 2009

Roddick advances at Key Biscayne

Andy Roddick won 22 points at the net Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.

Springfield Lasers draft top ranked women’s doubles player

The Advanta World TeamTennis Pro League completed its 2009 Professional League Players Draft at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Fla., on Tuesday.

Pelham Racquet Club Women’s $25,000 Pro Circuit Challenger

The Pelham Racquet Club Women’s $25,000 Pro Circuit Challenger is moving up in the world.

Strong Arms and Abs in Just 20 Minutes

Shape and Nike co-developed this “Awesome Arms & Abs” audio workout designed to sculpt your entire upper body.

Murray and Djokovic power into Miami quarters

Britaina s Andy Murray crushed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-1 6-0 to surge into the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-finals Tuesday.

Top tennis stars struggle in Miami

On a difficult day for stars, top seeds Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, Britain’s Andy Murray and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams advanced at the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here.

Great Dane subs in shuttlecock summit

Badminton entrepreneur Darryl Yung is helping train the next generation of athletes.

Live - Murray v Troicki

Murray 1-0- Troicki Just the odd cotton wool cloud overhead and it’s Murray to serve first.

Murray ready to u-Serb rivals

For Andy Murray, this week in Miami is all about denting the pride of a Serbian.

Fish, Querrey Out; American Massacre at ATP Miami, Men Go 0-5 Saturday

American men, seeded and not, took a hit on Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, compiling an 0-5 record on the day, with all five of those matches lost in three sets.

Murray makes heavy weather of Mass

Andy Murray has made almost $1 million this year and one more win will take him over the magic line.

Former NFL/AFL coach Saban dies

Lou Saban, who coached O.J. Simpson in the NFL and ran the New York Yankees for George Steinbrenner during a well-traveled career that spanned five decades, died Sunday.

Rafa Races Into Round Of 16

Racing out onto the court like a sprinter bursting out of the blocks, Rafael Nadal looked ready to roll.

Murray battles past Massu

Andy Murray’s attempt to claim a place in the world’s top three remains on course after a battling 6-4 6-4 victory over Nicolas Massu at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Ivanovic out, Roddick moves up

Key Biscayne: Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday after overcoming two set points in the tiebreaker to beat Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 7-6 , 6-2. The fifth-seeded Roddick erased one set point with an ace and the second when Tursunov netted a forehand, and won the final three […]

Nadal advances at Key Biscayne

Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open by beating qualifier Frederico Gil 7-5, 6-3. The top-ranked Nadal struggled with his second serve and was broken twice Monday but gradually wore down Gil, who is ranked a career-best 74th.

Murray says raucous fans help to fire him up

Andy Murray can’t wait to be the brunt of supporters’ abuse when he takes on Chile’s Nicolas Massu today.

Spanish Trio of Verdasco, Ferrer and Lopez Advance To Third Round

ATP World No. 9 Fernando Verdasco defeated German qualifier Benjamin Becker 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to post his 200th tour-level victory and advance to the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Miami.

‘Andy Roddick Light’ still aiming to be a heavyweight at Sony Ericsson Open

Andy Roddick has taken the advice of his coach to lose a few pounds if he wants to win more matches, and the result is a slimmer, sleeker model on the tennis tour this year.

Nick’s Picks: Sony Ericsson Open Men’s Third Round

Sony Ericsson Open scores are here . Mathieu beat the ever-dangerous Marcos Baghdatis in the second round in three sets and now has a much tougher task at hand with Djokovic.

Aids to Devotions - Thoughts on the Holy Spirit in The Epistle to the …

Audio Archive > Open Source Audio > Aids to Devotions - Thoughts on the Holy Spirit in The Epistle to the Ephesians - Chapter 11 of 20 - by Andrew Murray - brought by The School of Prayer’s Founder - Peter-John Parisis Andrew Murray Aids to Devotions - Thoughts on the Holy Spirit in The […]

Council cash for Denbigh’s budding Andy Murray-s

IT’S game, set and match to a Denbighshire sporting group thanks to an ace grant.

Safina and Ivanovic suffer shock exits in Miami

World number two Dinara Safina and seventh-ranked Ana Ivanovic slumped to shock defeats in the Sony Ericsson Open third round Sunday.

Murray at home in Miami

FROM LEFT: Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Zheng Jie, Cara Black and Liezel Huber pose with their 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Awards during day four of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, yesterday.

Nestor & Zimonjic Upset Again; De Voest & Reynolds Topple Murray & Aspelin

Reigning ATP World Tour Doubles Team Champion Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic continue to lose ground against arch rivals Bob and Mike Bryan in the quest for No.

The Scene signs off

How do you encapsulate a 40-year career in one newspaper column? That’s the challenge The Local Scene faced last week as we cleaned out the desk, said goodbye to longtime colleagues and prepared for life after the daily news grind.

Murray at home in Miami

FROM LEFT: Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Zheng Jie, Cara Black and Liezel Huber pose with their 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Awards during day four of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, yesterday.

Nick’s Picks: Sony Ericsson Open Women’s First Round

Daniela Hantuchova vs. Melanie Oudin Hantuchova has been injured as of late, but just has a nice run to the fourth round of Indian Wells last week.

Andy Murray sets sights on Nicolas Massu

Next week, when Andy Murray has returned from Miami’s Sony Ericsson Open, he is planning to stand on top of London’s O2 Arena, what used to be known as the Millennium Dome, to pose for photographs that will be taken from a helicopter.

Troicki stuns Nalbandian

Serbia’s Victor Troicki trounced 14th seed David Nalbandian 6-1 6-3 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami The Argentinian came within a whisker of beating world number one Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells but was totally outplayed on Saturday.