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lost his first set of the tournament but still managed to conjure a comfortable 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 victory over Germany's [ Images ] Philipp Kohlschreiber at Wimbledon [ Images ] on Friday. The 27th seed was meant to provide a stern test for Federer after disposing of Novak Djokovic [ Images ] at the French Open [ Images ] last month but the gulf in class was immediate as the Swiss maestro opened up a one-set lead in just 37 minutes. The second was in the bag 30 minutes later but the German rallied from 2-0 down in the third to take it to a tiebreak which he won with a wonderful angled backhand 7-5. Federer, five times a champion at Wimbledon, snuffed out the rising threat by racing to a 3-0 lead in the fourth and finally booked a fourth-round berth against French Open finalist Robin Soderling [ Images ] of Sweden with a... [read full story]
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CHICAGO - The Eagles entered last night's sort-of-a-must-win game against the Bears with well-documented red-zone problems. They were a respectable 12th in the league in total offense, but a grim 22nd when it came to converting...
CHICAGO - The Eagles believe they already are in compliance, at least in spirit, with the new NFL concussion policy reported by Fox analyst Jay Glazer yesterday, Birds general manager Tom Heckert said before last night's game.
