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TIW 6-2-10 SC Midday

Winning Numbers: 993 & 3637

      
697, 589, 456, 492, 478, 725, 301, 862
0512, 9058, 1749, 8275, 8639, 2903, 2813
6701, 6408, 6492, 6915, 7043, 5413, 3756

589, 690, 701, 812, 923, 034, 145, 256, 367, 478

0058, 1058, 2058, 3058, 4058, 5058, 6058, 7058, 8058, 9058

9050, 9051, 9052, 9053, 9054, 9055, 9056, 9057, 9058, 9059

03 and/or 58 pairs

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6-2-10 NC Midday 652 [ posted too late for this one ]

Updated: June 2, 2010, 2:18 PM ET

Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Stosur upsets Serena Williams

ESPN.com news services

PARIS -- Early on, Serena Williams knocked dirt from her shoes by angrily whacking them with her racket, as if punishing the clay that keeps tripping her up at the French Open.

 

The top-ranked Williams stumbled in the quarterfinals Wednesday, squandering a match point and losing to Australian spoiler Samantha Stosur, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6.

 

A 12-time Grand Slam champion, Williams won her only French Open title in 2002 and hasn't been to the semifinals since 2003.

 

The upset was the second in a row for the No. 7-seeded Stosur and the third in as many days at Roland Garros. Stosur ended four-time champion Justine Henin's French Open winning streak at 24 matches in the fourth round.

 

On the men's side Tuesday, top-ranked Roger Federer lost to Robin Soderling.

 

Then Williams made her exit, with stretches of brilliant tennis by Stosur hastening the departure. The Australian, long regarded as a doubles specialist, used her forceful forehand to build a lead, winning 17 consecutive points during one stretch.

 

Williams mounted one of her patented comebacks, and as the tension built in an error-filled third set, she needed only one point in the 10th game for the victory.

 

Her forehand sailed an inch long.

 

Stosur then regained her early form. She hit consecutive cross-court winners to break for a 7-6 lead and then served out the victory, hitting service winners on the final three points.

 

"I've calmed down a little bit since walking off the court," a smiling Stosur said 90 minutes after the match. "But I'm pretty happy with myself."

 

It was Williams' first Grand Slam loss since her meltdown in the semifinals of the U.S. Open last September against Kim Clijsters. This time she directed any anger only at herself -- and her shoes.

 

Stosur, a semifinalist for the second year in a row, will play Thursday against No. 4 Jelena Jankovic, who beat unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova 7-5, 6-4. Jankovic, who rallied three times from a service break down in the second set, also reached the semifinals in 2007 and 2008 but then lost each time.

 

With sunshine returning at Roland Garros, Stosur wore her distinctive sunglasses and looked especially spiffy at the start, embracing the role of underdog.

 

In contrast, Williams often seemed hesitant, indecisive and on the defensive, pinned deep by Stosur's heavy topspin forehand and slice backhand. Williams hit one feeble backhand that barely reached the bottom of the net, took an awkward swing at an overhead and flubbed a forehand putaway in the forecourt.

 

"I didn't want to let her try and dictate the points," Stosur said. "I tried to do that straight back to her. You definitely have to go after her."

 

Williams hit 13 aces but also nine double-faults and committed 46 unforced errors to 24 for Stosur.

 

Williams was serving at 2-3, 30-all in the first set when her game began to unravel. She committed unforced errors on the next two points to lose serve, and Stosur won the next three games at love, a shocking streak against the world's No. 1 player.

 

Stosur looked nervous for the first time serving for the match at 5-3 in the second set. She double-faulted for the first time, hit the net post with a forehand and fell down chasing a ball on break point.

 

Several tentative shots cost her in the tiebreak, and the ever-resilient Williams evened the match.

 

"In the third set, I just tried to hang in there, waited for another opportunity, and I took it," Stosur said.

 

At the finish, she hit a flurry of winners that had the center court crowd roaring. When her final serve didn't come back, she raised her arms in triumph and took off her glasses, giving a fans a good look at the surprise semifinalist.

 

But perhaps not that surprising: Stosur has the most wins on clay this year on the women's tour, with a record of 19-2. A two-time Grand Slam champion in women's doubles, she's ranked a career-best No. 7.

 

The Williams sisters were seeded No. 1 and 2 at Roland Garros, but the family has only that single French Open title won by Serena. Venus was eliminated in the fourth round by Nadia Petrova.

 

The other semifinal will be between No. 5 Elena Dementieva and No. 17 Francesca Schiavone, the first Italian woman to reach the final four at Roland Garros since 1954.

 

About an hour after Williams' match against Stosur ended, she and her sister came back to beat Liezel Huber of the United States and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the women's doubles final.

 

The top-seeded Williams sisters are seeking their 12th Grand Slam doubles title together and fourth in a row. They won the French Open in 1999.

 

In this year's final at Roland Garros, they will face the 12th-seeded pair of Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.

Austin's mother dies at 84
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Jeanne Austin, the matriarch of a tennis-playing family that produced four professional players, including two-time U.S. Open champion Tracy Austin, has died. She was 84.

 

She died Tuesday of heart failure at Torrance Memorial Hospital following a long illness, daughter Pam Austin said Friday.

 

From 1962-77, Jeanne Austin managed the pro shop at the Jack Kramer Club in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., where her five children learned to play tennis. Besides Tracy and Pam, sons Jeff and John played on the pro circuit, with all four playing at Wimbledon, while her other son Doug was a top college player.

 

The most successful of the Austin children was Tracy, who earned the No. 1 ranking during a career closely supervised by her mother. Jeanne took her youngest child with her to the tennis club when she went to work and put Tracy into a tennis program when she was 2.

 

In 1977, at age 14 in Portland, Ore., Tracy became the youngest player at the time to win a pro event. She beat Chris Evert to win her first U.S. Open title at 16 in 1979. She and her mother celebrated by eating at McDonald's.

 

She defeated Martina Navratailova to win the U.S. Open again in 1981. In 1980, she was ranked No. 1 and teamed with her brother John to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title. Chronic injuries cut short her career a few years later and subsequent comebacks were unsuccessful.

 

Jeanne Austin always accompanied her daughter on the WTA Tour, monitoring her interactions with the media and players, most of whom were much older than Tracy.

 

After she had heart valve replacement surgery five years ago, she would go to the Kramer club on Mondays and have a pro hit balls to her.

 

"She would stand at the service line for 20 minutes," Pam said. "That was the hardest part for her, that she wasn't going to play anymore. She was in her element around tennis."

 

In her 1992 autobiography "Beyond Center Court," Tracy Austin wrote that her parents met at UCLA when her father was an Air Force captain and her mother was a junior. Her mother didn't play tennis, although her brother Bill Reedy was a nationally ranked player.

 

After the Austins moved back to California, Jeanne became a "tennis nut," according to her daughter's book. Jeanne was ranked 25th in the Southern California women's division.

 

She was introduced to psychologist Vic Braden, a friend of tennis champion Jack Kramer. He built his self-named club in Rolling Hills Estates, with Braden becoming the pro and Jeanne working in the pro shop.

 

Tracy Austin wrote that her mother hit tennis balls to her sister and brothers on the night of Dec. 11, 1962, and at 6 a.m. the next day Jeanne gave birth to Tracy.

 

Three of the Austin children remain involved in the sport. Tracy works as a TV tennis commentator; Pam is tennis director at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.; and John runs a 25-court complex in Surprise, Ariz. After leaving the Kramer club, Jeanne worked part time as a travel agent.

 

In addition to her five children, Jeanne Austin is survived by her husband of 64 years, George, a retired nuclear physicist, and 10 grandchildren. One of her daughters-in-law is fitness expert Denise Austin, who is married to Jeff.

 

A memorial service is set for June 4 at Rolling Hills Covenant Church in Rolling Hills Estates. Burial will be private.

Holloway suspect sought in Peru slaying

Joran van der Sloot, 22, is wanted for questioning after woman stabbed

updated 2:15 p.m. ET, Wed., June 2, 2010

 

A Dutch man who was questioned in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway on the Carribean island of Aruba is a suspect in the slaying of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman, Peruvian police said Wednesday.

 

Chief of detectives Col. Miguel Canlla said police are seeking Joran van der Sloot, 22, in the Sunday killing of 21-year-old Stephany Tatiana Flores in a Lima hotel.

 

El Comercio newspaper in Lima reported that the girl was stabbed, according to police. She is the daughter of a businessman and race car driver, Ricardo Flores.

 

The girl's father, Ricardo Flores, said van der Sloot appears with her in video taken at a Lima casino early Sunday.

 

Police say they are seeking to confirm van der Sloot's identity with the Dutch Embassy.

 

Police told El Comercio that she had been seen going out in recent days with van der Sloot. He reportedly arrived in Peru on May 14 from Colombia and left the country on Monday bound for Chile, according to RPP.com in Peru, citing immigration officials. Interpol has been notified to assist in the search. Canlla says Peru is asking Chilean authorities for help in the case.

 

The victim's body was found in a hotel room in the República de Panamá Avenue in the Miraflores district.

 

Holloway, 18, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was last seen in public leaving a bar on the Carribean island of Aruba with van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers — Deepak and Satish Kalpoe — hours before she was due to board a flight home from a school trip. No trace of her has ever been found and no one has been charged with the crime.

 

Earlier this year, it was reported that van der Sloot confessed to dumping Holloway's body in a sit-down interview with a television journalist, according to a Dutch tabloid newspaper and Aruba's chief prosecutor.

 

However, the chief prosecutor Peter Blanken told NBC News in February that the suspect's story was "very unbelievable," and no charges followed the confession.

 

"The locations, names and times he gave just did not make sense," Blanken told NBC News.

 

De Telegraaf quoted Blanken as saying that van der Sloot's statement was "held together by lies and fantasy."

 

The interview was not aired by German broadcaster RTL because of doubts about whether van der Sloot was telling the truth, Blanken added.

 

Van der Sloot claimed that Holloway had died accidentally and insisted that he did not kill her, Blanken said.

Evening 6-2-10 Evening

** until 6-6-10 **

016 018 025 027 029 034 036 038 045 047 049 056 058 067 069 078 089 124 126 128 135 137 139 146 148 157 159 168 179 234 236 238 245 247 249 256 258 267 269 278 289 346 348 357 359 368 379 456 458 467 469 478 568 337 177 377 000 444 555 777

Midday 6-2-10 Evening

312, 712, 678, 785, 557, 378, 371, 206, 163

270, 230, 273, 573, 373, 673, 810, 297, 094

111, 418, 521, 754, 716, 782, 865, 309, 246

1325, 6870, 0214, 2436, 5769, 7981, 3322

"When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn't a sign that they 'don't understand' one another, but a sign that they have, at last, begun to."

- Helen Rowland (1876-1950) American Journalist -

 Today was a big day for Samantha Stosur of Australia, as she defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals by a score of 6-2 6-7, 8-6. But before doing that, her last match she had to slay another champion and she did so with Justine Henin. Now that the semis are set, one things for certain, the winner of this years French Open will have themselves their very 1st grand slam of their career. Samantha Stosur of Australia will play Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, for a spot in the finals and on the other side of the draw you have Francesca Schiavone of Italy will play Elena Dementieva of Russia. This year has been very interesting and I will stay with my initial picks to win, [Serena Williams, Venus Williams, now out of the singles] Samantha Stosur!!

Good luck to the final four ladies!!

TIW 6-1-10 GA Midday

Winning Numbers: 952 & 4703

      
645, 734, 276, 248, 253, 587, 910, 368
0318, 7036, 1257, 6823, 6947, 8704, 8614
9201, 9506, 9578, 9713, 2054, 3514, 4239
 

587, 698, 709, 810, 921, 032, 143, 254, 365, 476

8700, 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8706, 8707, 8708, 8709

0704, 1704, 2704, 3704, 4704, 5704, 6704, 7704, 8704, 9704 

32 and/or 87 pairs

'Shrek' wins weekend with $55.7M, 'Sex' does $37M

Posted: 11:24 a.m. yesterday
Updated: 7:23 p.m. yesterday

LOS ANGELES & mdash"Shrek Forever After" won another weekend at the box office, while "Sex and the City 2" and "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" were in a photo finish for the No. 2 spot.

With $55.7 million over the long Memorial Day holiday, DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After" was No. 1 for a second-straight weekend. The movie raised its 10-day domestic total to $145.5 million.

"To be so decisively No. 1 in the face of these other two big movies is pretty thrilling," said Anne Globe, head of marketing for DreamWorks Animation.

Many in Hollywood thought "Sex and the City 2" would debut at No. 1. But the Warner Bros. release may have to settle for third-place.

Based on studio estimates Monday for the four-day weekend, Disney's "Prince of Persia" debuted at No. 2 with $37.8 million, slightly ahead of the $37.1 million for "Sex and the City 2."

The two movies were close enough that second- and third-place rankings could change once final numbers are released Tuesday.

"Sex and the City 2," which reunites Sarah Jessica Parker and her fashionable co-stars from the HBO series, would have put up bigger weekend numbers, but Warner Bros. decided to give the movie a head-start by opening it Thursday, a day ahead of most new releases.

The movie took in $14.2 million on Thursday, leaving it with $51.4 million after its first five days. The original "Sex and the City" movie took in $56.8 million in its first three days in 2008.

"We obviously siphoned off some of our weekend by going a day early," said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros.

Based on the video game, "Prince of Persia" stars Jake Gyllenhaal in an action adventure set in ancient times.

Box-office analysts had expected it to finish the weekend behind "Shrek Forever After" and "Sex and the City 2." While "Prince of Persia" trailed those movies for most of the weekend, it held up well enough Monday to slide into the No. 2 spot.

"Our surprise strength through the weekend and coming in second rather than the predicted third was a nice plus," said Chuck Viane, head of distribution for Disney.

Like "Sex and the City 2," the fourth "Shrek" movie is trailing its predecessors, opening well behind the $100-million-dollar plus debut weekends for the second and third sequels.

The difference grows wider considering "Shrek Forever After" benefits from premium 3-D ticket prices, which cost a few dollars more than 2-D admissions. The 3-D screenings account for 61 percent of the movie's revenue, while the previous "Shrek" movies did their business in 2-D format.

With a $20.6 million weekend and a domestic total of $279.2 million, Paramount's "Iron Man 2" is outpacing its predecessor. But Hollywood's overall business is starting to lag compared to last year's record summer revenues.

Ticket sales for Friday to Monday came in at about $187 million, down nearly 16 percent compared to Memorial Day weekend in 2009, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.

Receipts since the summer season began in early May are at $811.5 million, down just a fraction from where revenues were at a year ago. Factoring in higher ticket prices, though, admissions so far this summer are down 6.6 percent compared to last year's, according to Hollywood.com.

"The audience is not absolutely thrilled with the movies in the marketplace, and they're voting with their absence now," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst at Hollywood.com.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Tuesday.

1. "Shrek Forever After," $55.7 million.

2. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," $37.8 million.

3. "Sex and the City 2," $37.1 million.

4. "Iron Man 2," $20.6 million.

5. "Robin Hood," $13.6 million.

6. "Letters to Juliet," $7.3 million.

7. "Just Wright," $2.7 million.

8. "Date Night," $2.3 million.

9. "MacGruber," $1.9 million.

10. "How to Train Your Dragon," $1.5 million.

TIW 6-1-10 SC Midday

Winning Numbers: 579 & 1996

     
274, 187, 012, 073, 048, 431, 569, 823
3026, 4305, 2184, 5610, 5794, 6439, 6529
7132, 7835, 7846, 7420, 1389, 0829, 9107
 

187, 298, 309, 410, 521, 632, 743, 854, 965, 076

012, 123, 234, 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 890, 901

7830, 7831, 7832, 7833, 7834, 7835, 7836, 7837, 7838, 7839

0835, 1835, 2835, 3835, 4835, 5835, 6835, 7835, 8835, 9835

2180, 2181, 2182, 2183, 2184, 2185, 2186, 2187, 2188, 2189

0184, 1184, 2184, 3184, 4184, 5184, 6184, 7184, 8184, 9184

 

32, 67, 87 and/or 12 pairs

Tuesday 6-1-10 Tuesday

112, 486, 328, 821, 467, 123, 194, 974, 068, 247

674, 534, 140, 236, 324, 128, 173, 426, 190, 868

419, 450, 753, 876, 422, 151, 171, 181, 733, 228

8147, 9699, 3420, 5065, 4187, 4100, 3459, 4508

1907, 1997, 2769, 1885, 2447, 0778, 6706, 7777

   

Updated: June 1, 2010, 1:06 PM ET

Gasol to miss worlds for Spain

ESPN.com news services

MADRID -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol says he will not help Spain defend its title at the world basketball championships because doctors say he needs a rest.

 

Gasol

 

Gasol says "present circumstances advise against my participation" in the championship in Turkey from Aug. 29-Sept. 12.

Gasol and the Lakers face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Game 1 is Thursday night in Los Angeles.

In a statement on his website on Tuesday, Gasol says that in a grueling NBA season in which he's sustained the first two major muscle injuries of his career, "my body is calling for a temporary relief."

On Monday night before he made his decision, Gasol explained to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com why he was considering not participating.

"I understand what point of my career I'm in, how my body is feeling at this point in my career also and what I need to do in order to have a longer, healthier career," Gasol said.

"So, I'm just trying to take the right steps. I had two tears in my hamstrings this season and even though I'm feeling pretty good at this point, I don't want to overdo it because, the body, we're not machines. The body takes a lot of punishment from what we do and you just got to give it a break."

Gasol helped Spain win its first world title four years ago in Japan.

This year, Spain is in Group D alongside France, New Zealand, Lithuania, Lebanon and Canada.

"The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers."

- Ruth Benedict -