Archive for September 12th, 2009

Hamlin wins at home but Busch falls short of Chase (AP)

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Denny Hamlin celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chevy Rock & Roll 400 auto race at Richmond International Raceway  in Richmond, Va. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP – Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. As he celebrated in Victory Lane, teammate Kyle Busch was shut out of the Chase for the championship.

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Bizarre ending to Williams’ title defense at Open (AP)

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Serena Williams, of the United States, talks to officials after arguing with a line judge, far left, during her match against Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP – Serena Williams’ U.S. Open title defense finished in bizarre, hideous fashion Saturday night, when she was penalized a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault.

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Fmr. Blagojevich adviser dies, days before prison (AP)

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FILE - In this June 22, 2009 file photo, Christopher Kelly, the former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, leaves the federal building in Chicago. Kelly, who was a key figure in the federal corruption case against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, according to a Stroger Hospital spokesman. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP – A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to start serving at least eight years in federal prison for fraud that included using his company’s money to pay gambling debts and claiming it as a business expense.

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