Semifinal between Nadal and Murray will resume Sunday at 4 p.m. (after the Jets game) The winner will face Federer on Monday at 5 p.m.

Tropical Storm Hanna struck an overhead slam at the U.S. Open, postponing one men’s semifinal and forcing the women’s final off its usual Saturday date for the first time in 34 years.

With whipping wind and rain moving up the Atlantic Seaboard, the title match between Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic was shifted from Saturday night to Sunday night.

“I’ll be ready for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,” Williams said. “Doesn’t matter.”

The men’s final was rescheduled from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon. It’s the first Monday final for the men at the Open since 1987, when Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander.

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Tim Tebow is the starting quarterback for the Florida Gators and last years Heisman trophy winner.

NBA star power will be in full force Friday night at induction ceremonies for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

The ceremonies will be presented live on NBA TV and ESPN Classic (7:30 ET).

•Patrick Ewing: Played 17 seasons in the NBA and scored 24,815 points while collecting 11,607 rebounds. Selected to 11 All-Star teams, in addition to being a three-time All-American at Georgetown and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Ewing, 46, is an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic.

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Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is finally going to be paid like one of the NFL’s top receivers.

Hours before the New York Giants kicked off the season against the Washington Redskins on Thursday night, Burress signed a two-year contract extension that will bump his salary into the $7 million range over the next five years. The deal includes $11 million in guaranteed money that will be paid this season.

Burress had three years remaining on his original contract that he signed in 2005. He was to have earned about $10 million over that period.

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The NFL ushers in its 89th season with a giant celebration in its special free pregame event, “NFL Opening Kickoff 2008 Presented by EA Sports.” Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the Kickoff concert event from New York City’s Columbus Circle on Thursday, September 4.

The event begins at 3:00 p.m. ET with a public screening of the New York Giants edition of “America’s Game,” with musical performances starting at approximately 4:00 p.m. and running until 6:45 p.m. Admission is free, tickets are not required, and all are welcome.

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Thunder can be heard from miles away, an early warning that a storm is about to arrive. So, perhaps it’s only fitting that the name of Oklahoma City’s NBA team didn’t sneak up on anyone.

Six weeks after the name first surfaced, team officials officially announced Wednesday that the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics would be known as the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship took a step toward regaining its foothold in the mixed martial arts heavyweight division when it announced today that former champion Randy Couture, 45, would return to the octagon after a year-long layoff and take on former WWE professional wrestler Brock Lesnar in a five-round title bout Nov. 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With Couture’s popularity in MMA circles and Lesnar’s recognition among professional wrestling fans, UFC President Dana White predicted the fight would be one of the most popular of all time and generate more than 1 million pay-per-view buys. The first seven UFC pay-per-view cards this year attracted between 225,000 and 650,000 viewers.

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A kid reached as far as he could trying to grab a batting practice home run but losses his balance and tumbles over the wall.

Take it easy…..Junior!…Patrick Ewing Jr.

The New York Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. in a trade with the Houston Rockets on Friday.

New York sent the draft rights for center Frederic Weis to Houston in exchange for the son of former superstar Patrick Ewing, who played for the Knicks from 1985-2000.

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Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl.

The R&B singer will perform the season’s kickoff concert on Thursday in New York’s Columbus Circle along with Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield. The 3 p.m. concert will be held just before the season opener, when the Washington Redskins take on the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.

At the kickoff concert, which will stream on NFL.com, Usher plans to perform “Here I Stand,” “Changing Places” and “What’s Your Name” with guest star will.i.am.

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“After weeks of on and off negotiations, Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s most bankable superstar, and Manny Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king, jointly announced on a media teleconference that they would meet Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.”
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‘Seven-time New York Giants Pro Bowler Michael Strahan is staying retired. “This has been one of the toughest nights of my life,” Strahan told FoxSports.com in a story released Tuesday afternoon.

“But after long deliberation and throwing around a million scenarios in my head for the past day, I think it’s just best if I stay retired.”‘
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“The Star-Ledger and the NFL Network reported Sunday that Osi Umenyiora suffered serious ligament damage in his left knee Saturday night that will likely sideline him for the rest of the season. The Pro Bowl star defensive end will have surgery, the newspaper reported, rather than try to rehabilitate the injury.”
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“One reason McEnroe may, as he says, feel less anxiety and dismay out in the world is that his sources of anxiety and dismay are now external. It’s no longer about him; it’s about tennis. Rehabilitating what he refers to as “our game” has become a mission to him. What McEnroe observes when he looks at Federer and Nadal are two players both supremely talented as athletes and as people. At times McEnroe can seem disarmed by their ability to mesh competitive passion with unwavering personal dignity: Federer is so elegant and gracious; Nadal, so earnestly humble.”
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