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• ESPN Classic: A Day Full Of The Rock On ESPN Classic

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Espn, Espn Classic, The Rock

  highlights. Well, ESPN Classic is getting into the act now; in a couple of months, The Rock is going to be hosting a full day of Miami Hurricanes games on the U, according to an internal ESPN memo that's not as fun as the great John Skipper intraoffice one but is still fun. THE ROCK BLEEDS ORANGE AND GREEN. In conjunction with the upcoming

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• Marion Bartoli leaves Stanford in tears

  Published: July 26, 2007, 11:16 am

  Tags: Bank Of The West Classic, Marion Bartoli, Tears, Bartoli, Marion, Courage, Achievement, Lilia, Issues, Osterloh

  at the Bank of the West Classic. The 22-year-old said that her body was too tired and had no energy due to busy past two months. I still believe that Wimbledon final was not the last great achievement of Marion Bartoli. She possesses courage and determination to be admired. Don't forget that she beat world No.1 Justine Henin and world No.3

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• Samantha Stosur withdraws from Acura Classic in San Diego

  Published: July 25, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Samantha Stosur, Acura, Samantha, Stosur, Suffering, Virus, Classic, Fully, Week's

  Samantha Stosur won't play at the next week's Acura Classic, in order to fully recover from the virus she has been suffering (which also forced her to withdraw from Fed Cup earlier this month). The Australian No. 1 will return to the tour on August 6, at the Tier II event in Los Angeles. (via Stosur's website) Share This

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• Chakvetadze wins Cincinnati title, heads to Stanford as top seed

  Published: July 23, 2007, 5:49 pm

  Tags: Bank Of The West Classic, Anna Chakvetadze, Cincinnati, Stanford, Morigami, Chakvetadze, Bank, Raised, West, Facing

  is the Bank of the West Classic, a Tier II event in Stanford, where she's seeded at the top. Like all of the top four seeds, Chakvetadze will receive an opening-round bye, before facing the victor in the match between American wildcard, Amber Liu and Greek No.1 Eleni Daniilidou. Share This

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• ESPN Classic: A Day Full Of The Rock On ESPN Classic

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Espn, Espn Classic, The Rock

  We always enjoy ESPN's movie cross promotions, if by "enjoy," you mean "die a little inside." For every move that makes sense -- if you're gonna make us sit through "Who's Now?" you might as well...

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• Chakvetadze is the winner of the Bank of the West Classic

  Published: July 29, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Bank Of The West Classic, Anna Chakvetadze, Mirza, Stanford, Sania, West, Bank, Chakvetadze, California, India

  to win the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. This victory earned Anna the fourth title of 2007; earlier this year the 20-year-old had won Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch, and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open. Additionally, Chakvetadze improved to an amazing 6-0 lifetime in finals. Moreover, when the new

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• Another botanical clinical trial doomed to failure from day 1 [Terra Sigillata]

  Published: July 30, 2007, 8:39 am

  Tags: Repost Classic Terra Sig

  This post appeared originally on 8 Feb 2006 at the old site for this blog. A frequent reader and commenter, Joe, suggested that I repost it here as it illustrates many common problems with clinical trials of botanical medicines. You'd think the funding folks would learn at the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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• Styles that Stick: The Wrap Dress

  Published: July 30, 2007, 5:40 am

  Tags: Classic Fashion, Classicfashion, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dianevonfurstenberg, Wrap Dress, Wrapdress

  a sensible pair of shoes, classic jewelry, and an "I mean business" bag. After hours pop on a push-up bra, some sexy heels, and tousle that hair and you will be irresistible. A DVF wrap dress doesn't come cheap (between $325 and $650) but for something that is never going out of style it's definitely a fashion investment (for closet staples

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• Marc Jacobs The Kid Elastic Quilted Frame Bag

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:36 am

  Tags: Fashion, Marc Jacobs, Handbag, Nordstrom, Marc Jacobs Handbags, Showcasing, Elegance, Unusually, Fashion, Classic Dresses, Floaty Tops, Mastered The Art, Orange Yellow, Petite Purse, Vivacious

  unusually - Fashion classic dresses floaty tops mastered the art orange yellow petite purse vivacious

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• WTA tournaments San Diego and Stockholm, who withdrew and why

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:57 pm

  Tags: Acura Classic, Stockholm, Illness, Diego, Wrist, Knee, Nordic, Reasons, Ligament

  pulled out from the Acura Classic in San Diego and the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, together with the reasons for their withdrawals. SAN DIEGO Severine Bremond (FRA) Illness Justine Henin (BEL) Right wrist ligament injury Ana Ivanovic (SRB) Knee injury Li Na (CHN) Right rib injury Mara Santangelo (ITA) Plantar fascitis Samantha

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• Styles that Stick: The trench coat

  Published: August 3, 2007, 5:01 am

  Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany S, Burberry, Classic, Coat, Essentials, Military Coat, Militarycoat, Styles That Stick, Trenchcoat

  One of the most beautifully classic pieces of outerwear. Just think of the rain-soaked kiss of Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany's, or the typical super-mistress of espionage, and you can get the full effect of this lovely coat. Although the trench is not necessarily a wardrobe staple, it has managed to stand the test of time, so having one

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• Jelena Jankovic loses to Maria Kirilenko at Acura Classic

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:42 am

  Tags: Maria Kirilenko, Acura Classic, Jelena Jankovic, Acura, Kirilenko, Dramatic, 42nd, Classic, Qualified, Additionally, Booked

  round match of the Acura Classic in San Diego, Maria Kirilenko earned the biggest victory of her career with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win over second seed Jelena Jankovic. The Russian, unseeded and ranked 42nd in the world, booked her place in the Friday quarterfinals where she will face ninth seed Elena Dementieva. World No. 3 Jankovic, however,

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• Venus Williams the last victim of inform Anna Chakvetadze

  Published: August 4, 2007, 7:13 am

  Tags: Acura Classic, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, Chakvetadze, Faulted, Persistent, Soil, Battling, Notching, Schnyder, 12th

  quarterfinals of the Acura Classic in San Diego third seed Anna Chakvetadze earned the biggest win of her career with a 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 victory over the reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams. Williams looked sure to put Chakvetadze away, but she double-faulted on match point and was not the same afterwards. After notching her 12th

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• Sharapova, Schnyder meet in Acura Classic finals

  Published: August 5, 2007, 2:45 pm

  Tags: Acura Classic, Patty Schnyder, Maria Sharapova, Schnyder, Acura, Victories, Seed's, Slovenia, Overpowered, Belarus, Head

  defend her Acura Classic title, top-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia will have to overcome 11th seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland. In the semifinals, Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3 6-2 and in that way ended the third seed's hard-court run of 12 straight victories. However, soon after the loss to Sharapova, the

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• Maria Sharapova defeats Patty Schnyder, wins second straight Acura Classic

  Published: August 5, 2007, 7:34 pm

  Tags: Acura Classic, Patty Schnyder, Maria Sharapova, Schnyder, Patty, Acura, Thailand, Domination, India, Occasions, Excellent

  the Acura Classic final on Sunday, world No. 2 Maria Sharapova of Russia won her first title of the year overcoming world No. 17 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in three sets 6-2 3-6 6-0. What I can say about the match is that Schnyder, seeded 11th, was excellent on numerous occasions throughout the final, but the player with consistent

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