Auburn, Ala.–A winner of three consecutive games, Auburn will try to stay hot against on Saturday at an Alabama team that has lost four straight games to begin SEC play.
Coming off their worst shooting effort of the season, the Florida Gators (11-1) had no trouble finding the bottom of the net in their return to the O-Dome against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-6). The Gators opened up the game by hitting nine of their first ten shots and racing out to an 18-0 lead.
Jamaal Tinsley’s latest off-the-court trouble has convinced the Pacers forward to heed his team’s advice and hire a security guard.
MIAMI — A fourth man charged in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor appeared in court Sunday and, like his co-defendants, was denied bond.
MIAMI — Four young men charged with unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor have not been strangers to police. Still, nothing came close to what they faced Saturday.
WASHINGTON Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died after being shot at his home in Miami, the Washington Post and CNN have reported.
Moodie, Fleishman advance at Japan Open
Wesley Moodie
Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - South African Wesley Moodie and American Zack Fleishman were among Monday’s unseeded winners at the $832,000 Japan Open.
The 2005 Tokyo titlist Moodie snuck past Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (10-8), while Fleishman held off Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1 at Ariake Colosseum.
Up next for Moodie will be this week’s top seed, Spaniard David Ferrer, while Fleishman will encounter last week’s Mumbai titlist Richard Gasquet.
In other Day-1 action, Chilean Paul Capdeville topped Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-6 (7-4), 7-5; Spaniard Ivan Navarro edged out Dutchman Robin Haase 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-0); Taipei’s Yen-Hsun Lu overcame Thai Danai Udomchoke 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-1; and German Mischa Zverev beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 7-6 (9-7).
Last year’s winner here was the great Roger Federer, but the Swiss star pulled out of this year’s event last week, citing fatigue. Federer defeated the recently-retired Tim Henman in last year’s Tokyo finale.
The 2007 titlist here will collect $145,000.
Source: www.tsn.ca











