Halep to face Stephens in French Open's 4th round
PARIS (AP) — Simona Halep reached the fourth round at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament, beating 55th-ranked Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain 6-3, 6-0 at the French Open on Saturday.
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Kim Coon is a familiar face in the motorsports industry. She has spent the last ten years covering NASCAR, ARCA and motorcycle racing and recently has been seen co-hosting “Off The Grid” on NBC Sports as well as NASCAR’s popular “Glass Case of Emotion” podcast with driver Ryan Blaney.
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She currently serves as a pit road reporter for MRN in all three national NASCAR series. When she isn’t at a race track, she’s busy hosting digital assets and live events for NASCAR. Kim also regularly joins the morning news broadcast for WCCB Charlotte, The CW.
Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Kim got her bachelor’s from the University of Miami (FL), where she double majored in Broadcasting and Religious Studies. She received her master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Alabama. While attending Miami, Kim was a member of the university’s dance team. She also spent two seasons cheering in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers.
She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kim loves getting her hands dirty with DIY home improvement projects, antique hunting and painting. She is also an avid reader and is always eager to loan from her collection of books.
PARIS (AP) — Simona Halep reached the fourth round at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament, beating 55th-ranked Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain 6-3, 6-0 at the French Open on Saturday.
DALLAS (AP) — Ivory Coast and Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has contracted malaria.
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat crushed the Indiana Pacers 117-92 last night to join the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers as the only teams to reach the NBA Finals in four consecutive seasons. LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 25 points for the Heat, who hit 11 3-pointers and shot 58 percent from the field. Rashard Lewis and Dwyane (dwayn) Wade each added 13 points to the rout.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Andrew Moore set a postseason school record with 14 strikeouts and top national seed Oregon State got past North Dakota State 2-1 Friday night in the NCAA Corvallis regional.
SEATTLE (AP) — Brad Ausmus watches the intensity and concentration of Detroit's Victor Martinez at the plate and is continually impressed.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Liriano outpitched Josh Beckett for his first win of the season, and Ike Davis homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Friday night.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Galen Rupp broke his own American record in the 10,000 meters, finishing in 26 minutes, 44.36 seconds in the 40th annual Prefontaine Classic on Friday night.
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