Sports in general.

18/10/1956 happy birthday to martina navratilova former czech tennis player
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Semifinals:

NY-Detroit 4-6
NY-Detroit 0-3
Detroit-NY 2-1
Detroit leads 3-0 at the best of 7

SanFrancisco-St.Louis 4-6
SanFrancisco-St.Louis 7-1
Series tied on 1-1, tonight 3rd match in St.Louis

Final:

N.Djokovic-A.Murray 5-7 7-6(11) 6-3

Exchanges exceptional, recoveries incredible, 5 match points canceled out by Djokovic.. one of the best match of the year

Extreme athlet Felix Baumgartner has broken the sound barrier in a 36km sky dive.
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Semifinals:

A.Murray-R.Federer 6-4 6-4
N.Djokovic-T.Berdych 6-3 6-4

Every match of this round it ended at game5, with incredible suspance

Oakland Athletics-Detroit Tigers 0-6
NY Yankees-Baltimore Orioles 3-1
Cincinnati Reds-San Francisco Giants 4-6
Washington Nationals-St.Louis Cardinals 7-9

At Oakland: Justin Verlander struck out 11 A's while twirling a four-hit shutout and the Tigers' bats came alive in Game 5 to punch a ticket to the American League Championship Series. Verlander, who also fanned 11 in Game 1, set the Division Series strikeout record.

At New York: With an ALCS berth on the line, the Yankees handed the ball to their ace, CC Sabathia, and he certainly did not disappoint, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the eighth en route to his first postseason complete game, ending the Orioles' magical season in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium.

At Cincinnati: The Giants became the first National League team to rally from 0-2 in a Division Series to advance to the NLCS, and Buster Posey made sure they did it emphatically, with a fifth-inning grand slam off Mat Latos -- just enough to hold off the Reds' late rally attempts.

At Washington: The Nats belted a trio of homers to jump out to an early six-run lead, but the Cards conjured up some of their 2011 magic, capping an improbable comeback from 5-7down & 2 outs with a four-run ninth inning on two-run singles by Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma to advance to the NLCS.

13/10/1982 happy birthday to ian thorpe australian swimmer
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For lovers of this sport, this night was an exciting night.

Game3
NY Yankees-Baltimore Orioles 3-2 at 12th inning (series 2-1)
After his clutch pinch-hit blast in the ninth tied up Game 3, Raul Ibanez etched his name in Yankees postseason lore, homering on the first pitch of the 12th to send the Yankee Stadium crowd into a frenzy and push the Orioles to the brink of elimination in the best-of-five AL Division Series.

Game3
Washington Nationals-St.Louis Cardinals 0-8 (series 1-2)
Here, nothing to say... N's never in the match since first innings

Game4
Oakland Athletics-Detroit Tigers 4-3 (series 2-2)
Seth Smith tied the game with a two-run double and scored the winning run on Coco Crisp's walk-off single as the A's got to Tigers closer Jose Valverde in the ninth inning, when they were down 1-3, to force a fifth and final showdown in the ALDS.

Game4
Cincinnati Reds-San Francisco 3-8 (series 2-2)
With his leadoff shot, one of three Giants home runs, Angel Pagan set the tone and Tim Lincecum solidly carried the bulk of relief work as the Giants evened the NLDS at 2-2, after 0-2 at home. The pressure is on the Reds, whose chance to clinch is down to Game 5.

Hincapie’s statement:

For over 30 years I have dedicated my life to cycling. I have always been determined to compete at the highest level, in one of the most physically demanding sports. With hard work and success have come great blessings from the sport I love.

Teammates have become dear friends and I have worked hard to earn the respect of my competitors. I have been associated with managers and team officials whose professionalism is unparalleled. Wonderful fans have supported my family and me since I began this great journey. For all of this and more, I am truly grateful and proud.

Because of my love for the sport, the contributions I feel I have made to it, and the amount the sport of cycling has given to me over the years, it is extremely difficult today to acknowledge that during a part of my career I used banned substances. Early in my professional career, it became clear to me that, given the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs by cyclists at the top of the profession, it was not possible to compete at the highest level without them. I deeply regret that choice and sincerely apologize to my family, teammates and fans.

Quietly, and in the way I know best, I have been trying to rectify that decision. I have competed clean and have not used any performance enhancing drugs or processes for the past six years. Since 2006, I have been working hard within the sport of cycling to rid it of banned substances. During this time, I continued to successfully compete at the highest level of cycling while mentoring young professional riders on the right choices to make to ensure that the culture of cycling had changed.

Two years ago, I was approached by US Federal investigators, and more recently by USADA, and asked to tell of my personal experience in these matters. I would have been much more comfortable talking only about myself, but understood that I was obligated to tell the truth about everything I knew. So that is what I did.

Cycling has made remarkable gains over the past several years and can serve as a good example for other sports. Thankfully, the use of performance enhancing drugs is no longer embedded in the culture of our sport, and younger riders are not faced with the same choice we had.

I am proud to be part of the cycling community, and believe we continue to make positive changes to our sport. I applaud the extraordinary achievements of my fellow riders on and off the bike. Cycling is an incredible sport that not only requires unbelievable physical ability to ride hundreds of miles a day for many days on end; it also requires a certain type of dedication, ambition and character. I have been fortunate to compete with teammates whose commitment and talent will be hard to match. As a rider I have dedicated a large part of my career to helping those teammates succeed. As I begin the next chapter in my cycling life, I look forward to playing a significant part in developing, encouraging and helping young riders to compete and win with the best in the world.

Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Service cycling team conducted “the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen,” the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said.

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart praised Hincapie and other admitted dope cheats who came forward to give evidence against Armstrong.

"The riders who participated in the USPS Team doping conspiracy and truthfully assisted have been courageous in making the choice to stop perpetuating the sporting fraud, and they have suffered greatly," he said.

"In addition to the public revelations, the active riders have been suspended and disqualified appropriately in line with the rules.

"In some part, it would have been easier for them if it all would just go away.

"However, they love the sport, and they want to help young athletes have hope that they are not put in the position they were -- to face the reality that in order to climb to the heights of their sport they had to sink to the depths of dangerous cheating.

"I have personally talked with and heard these athletes' stories and firmly believe that, collectively, these athletes, if forgiven and embraced, have a chance to leave a legacy far greater for the good of the sport than anything they ever did on a bike."

After the 2nd match

Detroit Tigers - Oakland Athletics 2-0 (3-1 5-4)
Baltimore Orioles - New York Yankees 1-1 (2-7 3-2)
Washington Nationals - St. Louis Cardinals 1-1 (3-2 4-12)
San Francisco Giants - Cincinnati Reds 0-2 (2-5 0-9)

First round is at the best of 5 matches..

Ryder Cup, final.day

Singles:
L. Donald wins 2&1 ag. B. Watson
I. Poulter wins 2up ag. W. Simpson
R. McIlroy wins 2&1 ag. K. Bradley
J. Rose wins 1up ag. P. Mickelson
P. Lawrie wins 5&3 ag. B. Snedeker
D. Johnson wins 3&2 ag. N. Colsaerts
Z. Johnson wins 2&1 ag. G. McDowell
S. Garcia wins 1up.ag. J. Furyk
J. Dufner wins 2up ag. P. Hanson
L. Westwood wins 3&2 ag. M. Kuchar
M. Kaymer wins 1up ag. S. Stricker
F. Molinari and T. Woods halved

Incredible comeback of Europeans in a fantastic final day... very exciting match at times .. better than NS!

EUR def. Usa 14,5-13,5

Ryders Cup just finished.
Europe retains Ryder Cup 14 1/2 vs 13 1/2

Ryder Cup, day2

FOURSOMES:
J. Rose / I. Poulter Wins 1Up ag. B. Watson / W. Simpson
K. Bradley / P. Mickelson Wins 7&6 ag. L. Westwood / L. Donald
J. Dufner / Z. Johnson Wins 2&1 ag. N. Colsaerts / S. Garcia
J. Furyk / B. Snedeker Wins 1Up ag. R. McIlroy / G. McDowell
Eur-Usa 4-8

FOUR-BALL:
D. Johnson / M. Kuchar Wins 1Up ag. N. Colsaerts / P. Lawrie
B. Watson / W. Simpson Wins 5&4 ag. J. Rose / F. Molinari
S. Garcia / L. Donald Wins 1Up ag. T. Woods / S. Stricker
R. McIlroy / I. Poulter Wins 1Up ag. J. Dufner / Z. Johnson
Eur-Usa 6-10

Tomorrow the last 12 singles

2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club

FOURSOMES:
R. McIlroy / G. McDowell Wins 1up ag. J. Furyk / B. Snedeker
P. Mickelson / K. Bradley Wins 4&3 ag. L. Donald / S. Garcia
J. Dufner / Z. Johnson Wins 3&2 ag. L. Westwood / F. Molinari
I. Poulter / J. Rose Wins 2&1 ag. S. Stricker / T. Woods
Eur-Usa 2-2

FOUR-BALLS:
Watson / W. Simpson Wins 5&4 ag. P. Lawrie / P. Hanson
P. Mickelson / K. Bradley Wins 2&1 ag. R. McIlroy / G. McDowell
D. Johnson / M. Kuchar Wins 3&2 ag. J. Rose / M. Kaymer
L. Westwood / N. Colsaerts Wins 1Up ag. T. Woods / S. Stricker
Eur-Usa 3-5