BRIEFLY FEDERER'S FINALS WIN STREAK AT 13.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Top-seeded Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. won a record 13th consecutive final Sunday, beating Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 in the title match of the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Masters Cup in Houston. Federer, who beat his 23rd consecutive top-10 opponent, dominated the final tournament of the season. He won his second consecutive Masters Cup and broke the record of 12 finals victories in a row shared by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. Federer, who earned $1,520,000, became the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1986-87 to win consecutive Masters Cup titles without losing a match. BASEBALL: The Dodgers will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. today at Dodger Stadium to announce the hiring of Charley Steiner as their play- by-play man. HORSE RACING: No Bull Baby rallied in the stretch to beat Short Route by a half-length in the $100,000 Moccasin moccasin, in footwear moccasin, skin shoe worn by indigenous people of North America, excepting the sandal wearers of the Southwest area. There were two general types of moccasins, the hard-soled, which was used in the Eastern woodlands and the Southeast Stakes at Hollywood Park. No Baby Bull got stuck behind other horses in the backstretch back·stretch n. The part of an oval racecourse farthest from the spectators and opposite the homestretch. , but Tyler Baze was able to steer her to the outside to win the race for 2-year-old fillies. OBITUARY: Tom ``Trooper'' Washington, a member of the American Basketball Association's first championship team and coach of the ABA's Pennsylvania Pit Bulls The Pennsylvania Pit Bulls is an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Pittsburgh. The team began play in the fall of 2004. The Pit Bulls were essentially the Pittsburgh Hardhats, who folded prior to the season due to money problems. , died of heart disease. He was 60. FOOTBALL: Damon Allen ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 27-19 in the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup in Ottawa. SOCCER: The United States advanced into the semifinals of the FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand with a 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Australia. |
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