Wimbledon Update: Williams sisters advance, Jankovic and more out

The fourth round is over and done with at Wimbledon. Once again, we have another top seed upset as Jelena Jankovic lost in straight sets to Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6-3 and 6-2. Jankovic had 19 unforced errors in the match.

Tanasguarn will now face seventh seed Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. Williams defeated Alisa Kleybanova in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-4.

Sixth seed Serena Williams defeated Bethanie Mattek in straight sets (6-3 and 6-3.)

Fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova is also out after losing to Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets. Radwanksa won the first set 6-4. Kuznetsova fired back by winning 6-1 in the second set. Radwanksa would win the third set though, 7-5.

Radwanksa will now face Serena in the quarterfinals.

Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova both won their matches today in straight sets and will face off in the quarterfinals. This is the second time in the quarterfinals for both players.

Jie Zheng upset 15-seed Agnes Szavay in straight sets 6-3 and 6-4 to advance to her first ever quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Zheng will face 18-seed Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated 8-seed Anna Chakvetadze in the fourth round.

WNBA Recap: Dream remain winless

Detroit Shock 100 - Atlanta Dream 92- The Dream are now 0-15. It's not a good start for this young franchise. Hopefully they can use this season as a learning experience and move from there. Atlanta is a good sports town. If the Dream can win one game this season, they'll be okay. Kara Braxton of the Shock scored 26 points off the bench.

Phoenix Mercury 87 - Connecticut Sun 80- The Mercury is rising in Phoenix (All pun intended). They've won five of six, including three straight games and are now at .500 for the season. Mercury forward Diana Taurasi led all scorers with 25 points, including making 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. The Mercury now have a chance to keep the win streak alive and tighten the race in the Western Conference, when they take on the Dream on Tuesday night.

Seattle Storm 64 - Washington Mystics 49- This was a night where there would be no offense and all defense. Both teams shot poorly. The Mystics made only 19 field goals in the game, while the Storm made 23 field goals. Alana Beard of the Mystics led all scorers with 16 points.

LPGA Update: Park wins US Open

South Korean golfer Inbee Park went 2-under 71 for the fourth round to clinch her first US Open at the Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.

The 19-year-old finished 9-under for the tournament, more than four shots ahead of runner-up Helen Alfredsson, who went 2-over for the round yesterday.

Paula Creamer finished in a tie for sixth at 3-under for the tournament. Cramer shot a 5-over 78 in the fourth round to close out her tournament.

Amateur Jessica Korda had the best rounds of the day when she shot a 4-under 69. Korda finished tied for 19th, going 2-over for the tournament.

Annika Sorenstam went 5-over today to go 3-over for the tournament. Sorenstam got an eagle on the 18th hole to end her round and her final US Open.

Wimbledon Update: The Round of 16 Preview

Today was an off day in England. The fourth round will get started on Monday. Here are the match ups.

Jie Zheng vs. #15 Agnes Szavay- Zheng scored one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon when she knocked off Ana Ivanovic on Friday.

#18 Nicole Vaidisova vs. #8 Anna Chakvetadze- Whoever wins this match has the chance to potentially make it all the way to the semi finals.

#4 Svetslana Kuznetsova vs. #14 Agnieszka Radwanska- Kuznetsova has done very well for herself. A win over Radwanska would get Kuznetsova into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the fourth time (second straight.)

Bethanie Mattek vs. #6 Serena Williams- There are three American women in the final 16. Two of them will be going face to face. Only one will make their way into the quarterfinals.

#5 Elena Dementieva vs. #24 Shahar Peer- This is the farthest Peer has made it at Wimbledon. Peer scored a huge upset over #9 Dianara Safina. Dementieva had her easiest match in the third round when she defeated Gisela Dulko of Argentina.

#21 Nadia Petrova vs. Alla Kudryavtseva- The Russians are representing very well at Wimbledon. However, there will be one less Russian after this match.

#7 Venus Williams vs. Alisa Kleybanova- Williams looks to continue her dominance at Wimbledon. Kleybanova scored a huge win over #10 Daniela Hantuchova. Could the 17-year-old Russian score another huge upset?

#2 Jelena Jankovic vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn - Jankovic is the highest seeded woman left at Wimbledon. It's her third straight year in the fourth round. Jankovic needs a win to reach her first ever quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon. Tanasugarn is a veteran and has reached the fourth round of Wimbledon many times before. She's reached the fourth round for a seventh time. One of these two will make it to the quarterfinals for the first time in London.

Stay tuned

Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic ousted

Wimbledon has experienced its greatest upset yet in this tournament, when first seeded Ana Ivanovic was knocked out in the third round by Jie Zheng. Zheng won in straight sets 6-1 and 6-4. Zheng will now face 15-seed Agnes Szavay in the fourth round.

Fourth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the fourth round after defeating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in straight sets (6-2 and 6-4). Kuznetsova will now face Agnieszka Radwanska, who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets (6-3 and 6-2).

In a battle of former Wimbledon champions, two-time champion Serena Williams defeated 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo in straight sets. Williams clinched the first set 7-6. She won the tiebreaker 7-5. Williams, the sixth seed would win the second set, 6-1. Her opponent in the fourth round will be Bethanie Mattek. Mattek knocked off 11-seed Marion Bartoli, 6-4 and 6-1.

Eighth seed Anna Chakvetadze and 18-seed Nicole Vaidisova both advanced in their third round matches. They will square off against each other in the fourth round.

Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams are all slated to play tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to do any updates until possibly Sunday night. At that time, I will post a preview the fourth round match-ups. I'll see you then.


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WNBA Report: Triple overtime on draft night

While the NBA Draft was going on across the street, the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever battled it out for four full quarters and three overtimes. In the end, the Liberty won the game, 102-96. Janel McCarville stepped it up big time for the Liberty, scoring 31 points. Shameka Christon scored 23 for the Liberty. Tammy Sutton-Brown led the Fever with 23 points.

Minnesota Lynx 80 - Sacramento Monarchs 76

Seimone Augustus scored 23 points as she guided the Lynx to their second straight win. Candace Wiggins scored 17 for the Lynx coming off the bench. The win gives the Lynx some breathing room as they continue to hold down the third place in the Western Conference.

Detroit Shock 70 - Connecticut Sun 61

From start to finish, it was all about the Shock. The bench came up strong for the Shock, scoring a combined 29 points. Deanna Nolan led the Shock with 13 points for the evening. Asjha Jones of the Sun led all scorers with 14 points. The Shock's win puts them in a first place tie with the Sun in the Eastern Conference.

LPGA Update: US Open Day 1

Day one has come and gone at the US Women's Open at the Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. Ji Young Oh and Pat Hurst are tied at the top of the leaderboard after both shot a -6, 67 for the round. Oh shot a -4 on the back nine to help her get to the top. Both players are one shot ahead of Song-Hee Kim, who shot a -5, 68.

Paula Cramer is among four players tied in eighth place, after firing a -3, 70 for the round today. Cramer is tied with the likes of Laura Davies, Helen Alfredsson and Catriona Matthew.

Lorena Ochoa shot even par for the round today. Annika Sorenstam shot +2 for the round today. Michelle Wie had one of the worst rounds of the day, when she shot a +8, 81 for the first round. She is tied in 146th place.

Wimbledon Update: Sharapova ousted

It's day four of Wimbledon and the tournament saw its first top seed upset on the women's side. Third seed Maria Sharapova lost in straight sets to unseeded Alla Kudryavtseva. Kudryavtseva defeated Sharapova 6-4 and 6-2. The elimination marks Sharapova's earliest exit ever at Wimbledon.

Lindsay Davenport is also out of the tournament and did not participate in today's match with Gisela Dulko. Davenport was unable to compete due to a knee injury. On Tuesday she struggled, but was still able to win her first round match. Gulko will now face fifth seed Elena Dementieva, who won in three sets today.

Second seed Jelena Jankovic won her second round match against Carla Suarez Navarro. Jankovic won in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Jankovic will now face 31-seed Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.

Seventh seed Venus Williams defeated Anne Keothavong in straight sets, to advance to the third round. The defending champion won the first set, 7-5 and the second set 6-2. Williams' next opponent is Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.

That's all I have. Feel free to check out the rest of the draws at this link.

I'll have a US Open recap later tonight.


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Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic survives scare

Day three has come and gone at the famed tennis courts in England. While the big story on the men's side is Novak Djokovic losing his second round match, the big story on the women's side is the close three set win for top seed Ana Ivanovic.

Ivanovic lost the first set to French player Nathalie Delchy 7-6. The top ranked player lost the tiebreaker, 7-2. Ivanovic would win the second set, 7-6 after winning the second set tiebreaker, 7-3. Ivanovic then won the final set, 10-8. Ivanovic will now face Chinese player Jie Zheng in the third round.

Fourth seed Svetslana Kuznetsova won in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) over Kateryna Bondarenko, to advance to the third round. Kuznetsova will face Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round.

Sixth seed Serena Williams advanced to the third round after defeating Urszula Radwanska in straight sets (6-4, 6-4). Williams advances to the third round for a second straight year. Since 2000, Williams has made it past the third round eight times, not participating in 2006. The third round will be a showdown of former Wimbledon champions as Williams faces Amelie Mauresmo, the 2006 Wimbledon champion.

WNBA Recap: Texas shootout in OT, Parker dunks again

What an exciting finish it was in San Antonio! It took five quarters to determine who would be the winner between Houston and San Antonio. In the end though, it took a baseline game-winner by Tina Thompson, with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, for the Comets to defeat the Silver Stars, 82-81.

Thompson scored 16 points, despite fracturing her finger in the first quarter. Center Michelle Snow was the leading scorer for the Comets, putting up 17 points for the night, with 11 rebounds.

Becky Hammon came up strong for the Silver Stars, scoring 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Minnesota Lynx 91 - New York Liberty 69- Seimone Augustus had a big night for the Lynx, scoring 21 points and falling one rebound shy of a double-double.

Shameka Christon scored 20 points for the Liberty. Ashley Battle scored 17 points off the bench for the Liberty.

The win ends a five game losing streak for the Lynx. Meanwhile, the Lynx now have sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles Sparks 76 - Seattle Storm 62- Well it happened again! For the second straight game, Candace Parker dunked in a WNBA game. Parker is already the all-time dunk leader. Lisa Leslie has one career dunk.

Parker had a great night for the Sparks, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. DeLisha Milton-Jones scored 19 points for the Sparks. Sue Bird scored 11 points and Lauren Jackson scored 10 for the Storm.

Indiana Fever 78 - Sacramento Monarchs 73- With Tamika Catchings having a quiet night on the floor, center Ebony Hoffman came up big for the Fever, scoring 23 points and grabbing 13 rebounds off the glass. Guard Ticha Penicheiro led the Monarchs with 15 points.

The win for the Fever snaps a two game losing streak.

More good news came for Catchings as she was named the first recipient of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award.

Phoenix Mercury 98 - Washington Mystics 90- Diana Taurasi had a huge night for the Mercury, scoring 31 points, including 4-of-5 from beyond the three point line. Cappie Pondexter also put 28 points for the Mercury. Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 31 points for the Mystics.


That's all I have for now.

Enjoy

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Wimbledon Update: Former champions do well

Another day has come and gone at the famed Wimbledon. Today saw three former champions win their first match.

Defending Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won her first round match today. She defeated Naomi Cavaday in straight sets 7-6 (7-5) and 6-1. After struggling in the first set, Williams made quick work of Cavaday. She'll face Anne Keothavong in the second round.

The 2004 champion, Maria Sharapova defeated Stephanie Foretz in straight sets (6-1, 6-4). Sharapova will now face Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round.

The 1999 champion, Lindsay Davenport, survived a second set loss, to win her first round match against Renata Voracova. Davenport won the first set 6-3, but lost the second set 7-5. Davenport held on to the third set to win 6-3. Davenport will now face Gisela Dulko in round two.

Finally, second seed Jelena Jankovic won her first round match in straight sets over Olga Savchuck (6-3 and 6-2). Jankovic now faces Carla Suarez Navarro from Spain in round two.

For more scores, go to Wimbledon.org

Wimbledon Update: Ivanovic wins in straight sets

The first day of Wimbledon happened earlier this morning. French Open winner Ana Ivanovic won her first match today, defeating Rossana De los rios in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-2. Ivanovic, the top seed, will face Nathalie Dechy in the second round.

Fourth seeded Svetslana Kuznetsova won her first round match today as she defeated unseeded French player Mathilde Johannson in three sets, 6-7 (7-5), 7-5 and 6-3. She'll now face Ukrainian player Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round.

Among the other winners today were 6-seed Serena Williams, 8-seed Anna Chakvetadze 11-seed Marion Bartoli.

12-seed Patti Schnyder and 19-seed Maria Kirilenko were among those who were knocked out in the first round.

Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Nadia Petrova, Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic are among the top seeds taking part in day two.

For more on the event go to Wimbledon.org

Weekend Review: LPGA results and WNBA scores

Greetings, happy Monday to you all. My first Monday around.

Eun-Hee Ji shot a 5-under 67 to win the Wegmans LPGA event. Ji shot 16-under for all four rounds. Ji defeated Suzann Pettersen by two shots. Pettersen shot even par for the fourth round and wasn't able to capitalize on her 65 and 67 scores from Friday and Saturday.

Jeong Jang and Hee-Won Han tied for third place. Cristie Kerr finished in fifth place after shooting a 3-under par on Sunday, finishing 11-under for the tournament. Lorena Ochoa finished in a tie for sixth place after shooting 3-under on Sunday. Ochoa finished the tournament 9-under par.

WNBA Results

Los Angeles Sparks defeat Indiana Fever, 77-63

It was a horrible shooting night for the Fever. The team shot only 27 percent from the field and only 13 percent from beyond the arch. Tamika Catchings led the Fever with 17 points. Lisa Leslie also put up 17 points and 9 rebounds. Candace Parker had a double-double night, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Detroit Shock defeat Atlanta Dream, 97-76- It was a big game for Shock player, Cheryl Ford. Ford finished the game with a double-double, scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Ivory Latta put up double-double numbers for the Dream, scoring 26 points and getting 10 assists. More importantly, Atlanta is 0-13. When will they finally win a game?

New York Liberty blow out Phoenix Mercury, 105-72- Tiffany Jackson had a big game off the bench for the Liberty. Jackson scored 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting. Jackson also had 7 rebounds for the game. Mercury forward Diana Taurasi also scored 21 points in the game, including 3-of-7 from beyond the arch. New York is currently tied for third with Indiana and remain three games behind Detroit in the East.

Sacramento Monarchs defeat Chicago Sky, 82-70- The Sky lost their fourth straight game despite a strong game by guard Jia Perkins. Perkins scored a game high, 22 points. The Sky play the Mercury next and need to win if they want to get some momentum going against Detroit this weekend.

That's all folks

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NWFA Report: The playoffs are almost here

The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) 2008 regular season is finally winding down. The playoffs start next week and all eyes will be on the Los Angeles Amazons, the most dominating team in the NWFA.

The Amazons are 7-0 and have scored more points than any other team this season. This week, the Amazons will close out the season as they face the Phoenix Prowlers.

Although the Prowler's chances are slim of making the playoffs, they still have a chance to knock off the Amazons. However, with their #1 seed, the Amazons will have a bye in the first round.

I'll have the full playoff seedings set up for next week.

Here are some notable games for week 10:

Oklahoma Lightning at Austin Outlaws

H-Town Texas Cyclones at North Texas Fury

Emerald Coast Barracudas at New Orleans Blaze

Fort Wayne Flash at Cleveland Fusion

West Michigan Mayhem at Minnesota Vixens


For more information about the NWFA, go here.

LPGA Update: Seven-way shootout

The Women's US Open is going on next weekend and a win this weekend could give us an early favorite as to how things will go.

It's a fun time if you are one of the seven at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Wegmans LPGA held at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y.

Brace yourself for the long list....Ai Miyazato, Jeong Jang, Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr, Song-Hee Kim, Soo-Yun Kang and Jimin Jeong all shot 4-under , 68 in the first round earlier this afternoon. Morgan Pressel was among seven players that were tied for eighth.

Pressel shot a 3-under, 69 for the round. Brittany Lincicome is three shots back after she hit a 1-under, 71. Michelle Wie is also 1-under after the first round. Natalie Gulbis is tied in 36th place, going even for the round today.

Kraft Nabisco champion Lorena Ochoa also finished her first round at even for the day. Annika Sorenstam finished her round, 1-over for the day.

Paula Creamer had a rough day yesterday. Creamer had three bogies, one birdie on her way to a 2-over, 74 for the round.

WNBA Report: Big night for Leslie

Yes, we do cover the WNBA. I cover it because the NBA is over and the WNBA is still in action. So it makes sense that I cover some notable games from the previous night.

Los Angeles Sparks 80, Chicago Sky 67- Lisa Leslie had a big night for the Sparks, putting up 21 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Leslie also put up seven rebounds for the effort. Sparks rookie Candace Parker scored 14 points with six rebounds. Jia Perkins scored 18 points for the Sky in a losing effort.

Indiana Fever 83, New York Liberty 69- The Fever are in good shape thus far. Katie Douglas scored 16 points and eight rebounds for the Fever. Janel McCarville scored 23 for the Liberty.

Phoenix Mercury 102, Connecticut Sun 81- Diana Taurasi came up huge for the Mercury, scoring 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting. Taurasi was three-of-six from beyond the three point line. Cappie Pondexter had a great night for the Mercury as well, scoring 22 points and picking up nine rebounds.

Washington Mystics 67, Houston Comets 63- Alana Beard put up 23 points for the Mystics in the win.

That's all I have for now. See you later

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Ladies Wimbledon Preview

Greetings, welcome to the first edition of the Women's Sports Report. This site is devoted to women's sports. I am your editor/senior writer/webmaster/etc., otherwise known as Nos. You might remember me from such sites as Oh No Romo. Today, we will preview The Championships at Wimbledon. Here are some notable seeds for the tournament. Please note, the number represents the seeds.

1. Ana Ivanovic- Things are going well for this young Serb. Ivanovic is coming off her first career grand slam title at the French Open. Now, she has a chance to win her second straight grand slam title.

3. Maria Sharapova- Sharapova's won one Wimbledon title, now she has an opportunity to win a second one. Can she do it, or will there be other stiff competition that keeps Sharapova from winning on the grass courts.

4. Svetlana Kuznetsova- The former U.S. Open champion looks to make her way back into grand slam galore. Her two previous grand slam tournaments this year, she came up short. Kuznetsova suffered a third round loss at the Australian Open and a semi final loss at the French Open. Nothing is sweeter than winning at Wimbledon after all!

6 and 7. Serena and Venus Williams- In the last decade, it seems that the Williams sisters have always brought their A-game to Wimbledon. The two have won six of the last eight Wimbledon titles with Venus being the defending champion. The only time neither Williams sister was in the final was in 2006. Expect the Williams sisters to bring it!

25. Lindsay Davenport- The 32-year-old has been around for a long time. She's the last American, not a Williams sister, to win a Wimbledon title. Davenport was a runner-up in 2005. Could Davenport be in the twilight of her career.

That's all I have for now. I'll keep the updates going for Wimbledon. So rock on!

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Welcome

Greetings, my name is Nos and I am writing the first ever edition of the Women's Sports Report. In case you don't know, yes I am a guy and I am writing about sports played by women. Do things seem kind of backwards to you?

Well, I suppose it is. I've started this blog because there is not enough coverage in women's sports today. I hope you can enjoy this blog. If you're a female and you wish to contribute, feel free to contact me at my e-mail address in my profile.

I aim to give the best service to all readers, whether they are male or female. If you love sports, then you have come to the right place. WSR is a great place to go for sports. After all, women can play sports, right?

See you later.


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