http://www.newstin.com/us/ROGER_FEDERER Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57625632 Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters by defeating Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. Novak Djokovic also made the final four, downing Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3. Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal, who defeated Carlos Moya, 6-1, 6-3. "I played a very... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:02:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57625632 2008-05-16T21:02:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57612403 When we first heard that Rangers left wing Sean Avery was going to intern for Vogue magazine this summer, once the Rangers were finally eliminated from the playoffs, we assumed it was a joke, or some stunt meant to get Avery a seat next to that weird lady with the crazy glasses at Roger Federer... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57612403 2008-05-16T16:35:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57643694 It is a typical 'Dilbert' strip. In pictures: Most overpaid CEOs Best-performing CEOs The ugly truth is that your boss is probably overpaid--and it's for your benefit, not his. It is likely that employers have long since noticed that paying for relative performance can be just as good as trying... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:47:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57643694 2008-05-16T23:47:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57594599 Popular entertainer Frank Sinatra died ten years ago last Friday and one of the many hit songs that he had was the hit 'High Hopes'. The reason I mention this is in respect to San Antonio's resounding win last night that levelled the Western Conference semi final series between they and the New... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57594599 2008-05-16T17:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648843 Fifth-seeded Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem. Williams' back froze suddenly while warming up on a practice court for her match with French qualifier Alize Cornet. “It just happened all of a sudden in practice,” Williams said... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57648843 2008-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57657259 JEFF BROOKE From Saturday's Globe and Mail 1. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY Did we really need two weeks of games to tell us that Canada, Sweden, Finland and Russia are the four best hockey nations in the world? Nevertheless, the meaningless rounds at the world hockey championship are over and... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:41:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57657259 2008-05-17T00:41:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57507583 Sharapova rallies, advances Maria Sharapova rallied from a four-game deficit in the second set to beat Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 7-6 (3), advancing to the Italian Open quarterfinals in Rome along with sisters Serena and Venus Williams. Seventh-seeded Venus Williams won the first three games of... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57507583 2008-05-16T08:38:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57516949 Penn State football coach Joe Paterno spent several hours at a hospital being treated for dehydration before going home late Thursday.Paterno, 81, had been working at home late in the morning when he began feeling nauseated and was taken by ambulance to Mount Nittany Medical Center, team... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:07:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57516949 2008-05-16T06:07:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57528276 Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised yesterday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. “My mistake,” Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. “I'm not broke,... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57528276 2008-05-16T10:41:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57559628 Jim Edmonds lashed a single in his first at bat as a Cub. And when he ventured out to center field at Wrigley Field, he didn’t get his usual rough ride from the bleacher bums. “I realized I could look back in the outfield and not get screamed at as much, so that is a comforting feeling,” Edmonds... Fri, 16 May 2008 13:25:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57559628 2008-05-16T13:25:51Z