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Serena Williams's march toward a fourth WTA title of 2008 came to a premature halt Saturday, as an injured knee and Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak proved too much for the top seed. Williams retired with a left knee injury while trailing Wozniak...
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Serena Williams, still trying to put the sting of her Wimbledon final defeat behind her, reached the semi-finals of the $600,000 WTA hardcourt tournament here Friday. The top-seeded American, playing in Stanford for the first time, punched her ticket...
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The Astros agreed to terms today with first-round draft pick Jason Castro, the catcher who helped Stanford reach the recent College World Series. The 20-year-old batted .376 with 14 home runs and 73 RBIs in 67 games last season. Before his junior season,...
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Double-click any word or phrase in the story to search this site...Lopez, a 7-foot center from Stanford known more for his defense, was the 15th overall pick in the NBA draft. He averaged averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots in two...
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Kidney Cancer Cells Tricked Into Killing Themselves : NPR Kidney Cancer Cells Tricked Into Killing Themselves by Joe Palca Audio for this story will be available at approx...ET Morning Edition , July 8, 2008 · A researcher has found a potential new therapy...
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Researchers Say They Can Predict With 70% Accuracy Whether Women Who Have IVF Will Get Pregnant Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD July 1, 2008 -- We've come a long way since the first "test tube" baby was born in 1978. Now, researchers are looking at how...
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PDT Media superstar Oprah Winfrey delivered Stanford University's 117th Commencement address Sunday, telling nearly 4,700 graduates: Trust your gut. "When you are doing the work you are meant to do, it feels right," she said, as the Class of 2008 snapped...
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Dawkins, 44, is a former Duke star who has served on the Blue Devils' coaching staff since 1998. He replaces Trent Johnson, the Pacific-10 Conference coach of the year who left this month for Louisiana State after leading the Cardinal to the Sweet 16.
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The Federal Communications Commission ignited a fierce debate on net neutrality in the heart of Silicon Valley Thursday when it convened a rare public hearing on network management practices at Stanford University. The meeting sprang from an investigation...
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Stanford researchers report that worrying about something before it happens might do more than just create knots in your stomach. They found that people who seemed to have higher levels of "anticipatory worry"— judged by brain scans of activity in a...
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