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Rafael Nadal and 10 Other Tennis Greats Who Dominated the Sport
Rafael Nadal broke a tennis record on Monday when he netted his seventh French Open title, further putting him in the upper echelons of the sport’s history.
He now has 11 Grand Slam titles for his career. For this most recent championship, Nadal needed four sets to beat Novak Djokovic, another young tennis star who had won three straight Grand Slam titles entering the French Open. The two players’ success in recent years has some comparing them against the greats of the past. How do they stack up? Here’s a look at 10 other tennis champs who dominated in their eras:
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Eli Manning and 10 Other Pro Athletes With ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosting Gigs
Football star Eli Manning is set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on May 5, making him the latest athlete to step off the field and in front of the comedy show’s cameras. We’re all waiting to see if his quarterbacking skills, which led the New York Giants to another Super Bowl victory this year, will serve him well in front of the late-night audience. But looking back on all the pro athletes who’ve previously graced the ‘SNL’ stage, are his chances of succeeding really that high?
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10 Biggest First Round Upsets in Recent NCAA Tournament History [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]
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Did Tim Tebow Bomb In His Duet With Country Star Brad Paisley?
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Legendary Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno Dies at 85
Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, the all-time leader in college football history who was involved in the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State, has died at age 85 of lung cancer.
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Charles Barkley Gives the Best Shaq Attack on ‘Saturday Night Live’ [VIDEO]
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Will ESPN Football Analyst Craig James Take Up a Senate Seat?
College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon Dies in Fiery Pileup [PHOTO, VIDEO]
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Forty-Four People Die When Plane Carrying Russian Ice Hockey Team Crashes
Forty-four people were killed when a Russian jet carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team for the Kontinental Hockey League’s first game of the season crashed on takeoff on Wednesday.
It’s just the latest accident this summer involving Russian airliners — two other accidents killed a total 54 people which has led to calls for stricter safety guidelines.
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California Stuns Japan in Little League World Series on Dramatic Walkoff Single [VIDEO]
With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning, 12-year-old Nick Pratto delivered a clutch hit that gave Huntington Beach, Calif., a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu City, Japan, in the final game of the Little League World Series. The squad became the seventh team from California to win the title.
Braydon Salzman pitched a gem of a game for California, striking out the side in the top of the fifth inning before navigating out of a jam in the top of the sixth.