NEW YORK (AP) - Second-seeded Roger Federer topped Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 this afternoon to advance to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Earlier in the day, women's second seed Jelena Jankovic earned a quarterfinals berth by rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniack,
NEW YORK (AP) - Eighth-seeded American Andy Roddick is taking on Italy's Andreas Seppi in men's third rounder at the U.S. Open. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic plays this evening after fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva opens the night session with a women's fourth round matchup.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Bronson Arroyo pitched seven effective innings and drove in a pair of runs in Cincinnati's 9-3 win over San Francisco. The Reds are riding their first three-game winning streak in a month and a-half.
BOSTON (AP) - The White Sox recalled reliever Boone Logan from Triple-A Charlotte today. The left-hander was optioned to Chicago's top farm club on August 10th after a 12-game stretch in which he allowed 17 earned runs in eight innings.
GATESHEAD, England (AP) - American sprinter Tyson Gay won the 200-meters today at the British Grand Prix track meet, showing no signs of the hamstring problems that bothered him at the U.S. trials and left him out of the Olympic 100 final. Lauryn Williams of the United States won the women's 100, beating Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica by 0.05 seconds.
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