SPORTS BUZZ: After beating the No. 1 player in the world yesterday, Murray is facing Federer today in the finals of the U.S. Open. Murray, a Scotsman, pulled off the year’s biggest tennis upset in his victory against Nadal, and has a 2-1 record against Federer. Update: He lost in straight sets.

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1. Murray Ran Nadal Ragged
2. The Year’s Biggest Tennis Upset
3. Andy Murray Out-Attacked Nadal
4. Welcome Andy Murray!

He’s the hottest male tennis player, in multiple senses. With a Gold Medal at the Olympics and wins at the French Open and Wimbledon behind him, Nadal’s headed to New York soon for the U.S. Open. New York Magazine put him, topless, on the back of their current fashion issue.

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2. Another Reason Why Rafael Nadal Isn’t Anything Like Roger Federer

SPORTS BUZZ: A paddle sport that’s a cross between tennis, badminton, and ping pong. I like pickles! And I like balls. Maybe this is a sport I can actually get behind.

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1. Pickleball Central - EVERYTHING PICKLEBALL RELATED
2. Pickleball on Wikipedia Answers Questions Like “Why Is It Called Pickleball?”
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4. USA Pickleball Association
5. First Ever Pickleball Wedding! at the Arizona Senior Olympics
6. The Students (Plus One Older Chinese Man) Love Pickleball In Pickering Ontario, Canada
7. “I played my very first game of pickleball today — it was a blast!”

SPORTS BUZZ: 23-year-old divorcee tennis player Ashley Harkleroad appears in the August issue of Playboy. Harkleroad, ranked 61st with zero WTA titles, is the first professional tennis player to appear in Playboy. At least she can be first at something!

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1. Ashley Harkleroad’s Playboy Pics
2. The Playboy Cover With Some Harkleroad Quotes
3. Ashley Harkleroad Poses for Playboy Before She’s Forgotten
4. 23-year-old Divorcee is Engaged and Will Appear in Playboy
5. Ashley Harkleroad is the 17th Athlete to Pose for Playboy
6. Ashley Harkleroad: Bio, Quotes, Pictures
7. US Tennis Star To Bare All, Pictures
8. Ashley Harkleroad Pictures
9. Images of Athletes Posing for Playboy
10. Serena Williams is “happy” for Harkleroad

SPORTS BUZZ: After five sets and several rain delays, the 22 year old Spaniard beat five-time champion Roger Federer to win Wimbledon in one of the longest, most gripping games in the history of tennis. Unflappable John McEnroe was so visibly moved by the results that he offered Federer a hug live on air, which is like watching a grizzly bear shopping for tampons. You just don’t see that kind of thing happen every day.

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1. Roger Federer “Stunned”
2. Rafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon 2008
3. Nadal’s Hot Girlfriend
4. Rafael Nadal on Wikipedia
5. Rafael Nadal and His Girlfriend Francesca Xisca (Slide Show)
6. Told You McEnroe Cried

SPORTS BUZZ: As the 2008 Wimbledon tennis tournament begins, authorities are looking into claims that gamblers fixed eight of last year’s matches. The growing tennis fixing scandal, which made news headlines late last year, has focused mostly on the Russian mafia paying off lower-ranked players to throw matches, so Scotland Yard is stepping in this year to try and combat fixing. So there’s more to Wimbledon than just white tennis shorts!

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1. Professional Tennis Promises to Crack Down on Fixing
2. Blimey! They’re Fixin’ Matches!
3. The Scandal Breaks as Wimbledon Begins

SPORTS BUZZ: Ana Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open becoming the new No. 1. Twenty year-old Ivanovic is the first Serbian to win the honor. In a sport in which so many all-star players vent their frustrations on the court, Ivanovic’s trademark smile and grace under pressure make her a breath of fresh air.

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1. “Ivanovic defeats Safina for French Open title “
2. The Ana Ivanovic official website
3. Press Conference after Ivanovic Wins French Open (Video)
4. Eating Your Words Much: “Reason Why Ivanovic Will Never Win a Grand Slam.”
5. Ana Ivanovic
6. Ivanovic wins French Open

SPORTS BUZZ: Someone finally prevents Roger Federer from getting to the finals of a Grand Slam event. We told you Serbian tennis players were the new hotness.

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1. Novak Djokovic’s Awesomely Cheeseball Homepage
2. Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic: Australian Open 2008 Match Point
3. Also Known For His On-Court Comedic Stylings
4. Federer Has Only Nice Things to Say, Even Though He Got Beat
5. Novak’s Wikipedia Page
6. What Are The Ramifications of Federer’s Loss?
7. Novak Djokovic Shows Off The Bod After Beating Roger
8. Aw, His Parents Run a Pizza Place in the Mountains