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	Urban Challenge » Miami Semifinals
		Once again, two races were held on the same day: the semifinals in the morning, with the top seven of that race (the Magnificent Seven) going on to race for the gold and the glory later in the day at the finals (see the finals pages).
		Semifinals Results: It's all about getting into that top seven in the semifinals, which means walking the deadly tightrope of speed and checkpoint surety.
		Semifinals Checkpoints: It was everybody's guess as to where the checkpoints were going to be, and the checkpoints ended up being in Miami Beach (duh!) and the downtown Miami area.
	www.urbanchallenge.com /results/2004/semifinals (162 words)

	Lehman, Love reach semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Love was hammered by Tiger Woods in the semifinals in 2000, then lost to Woods again in the finals two years ago.
		But he missed them both, and that was all Ogilvy needed to reach the semifinals in his debut at this tournament.
		Goosen looked to be a lock for the semifinals with birdies on the first two holes, but that advantage ended quickly.
	www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=37848 (881 words)

	The Sparta Expositor: Warriorettes upset Columbia! Advance to Region 4AAA semifinals
		The Warriorettes, the third seed from the District 7AAA tournament, went on the road Monday night to Columbia, pulled off the upset of the number two team from District 8AAA and in the process got a monkey off their back that has been there for seven seasons.
		Wednesday’s meeting was by far the most important as the winner prolonged their season for at least two games while the loser packed it up for the season.
		Shelbyville girls and boys were the lone teams from District 8 to advance to the semifinals of the region tournament.
	www.spartaexpositor.com /sportsdetail.asp?ArticleID=745 (1545 words)

	Mifflinburg sends three wrestlers into District 4 Class AA semifinals - February 25, 2006
		Fausey’s older brother, Shawn, swept into the semifinals with an easy 19-2 (6:00) technical fall over Troy’s John Stafford and will face Loyalsock senior Ryan Eck, who pulled off a mild upset when he outlasted Bloomsburg’s Jeremy Gross, 7-3.
		Husam needed a takedown in overtime to survive Mount Carmel’s Mike McCollum, 4-2.
		East Juniata advanced a pair of wrestlers to the semifinals.
	archive.dailyitem.com /archive/2006/0225/sports/stories/03sports.htm (720 words)

	CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - Korea beats Spain on penalties to make semis - ...
		The co-hosts won it 5-3 after the match finished goalless after 120 minutes to become the first Asian team to reach the last four -- and only the second side from outside Europe and South America to do so (after the U.S. in 1930).
		The co-hosts will now face Germany in Tuesday's semifinal for the right to play in the Yokohama final on June 30.
		The defeat is another agonizing chapter in Spain's miserable World Cup record as they sought to reach the final four for the first time in 52 years.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/06/21/spain_korea_gamer (1129 words)

	The Hindu : Sport : Natasha enters semifinals
		It was a revenge victory for the tall Natasha as she had lost twice against Chan in Manila last year, though the Briton had to retire both times.
		In doubles, Natasha's run was stopped in the semifinals, as her partner Claire Peterzan was down with an upset stomach.
		Doubles (semifinals): Sandy Gumulya (Ina) and Pichittra Thongdach (Tha) w/o Natasha Khan and Claire Peterzan (GBR); Jeong-A Cho and Ji-Young Kim (Kor) bt Tomoyo Takagishi (Jpn) and Thassha Vitayaviroj (Tha) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6).
	www.thehindu.com /2006/03/24/stories/2006032402832100.htm (326 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Ice Hockey - Finland blanks Russia in semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Finns are playing as a team, not as selfish stars, in an Olympics where they have eliminated all the big countries and many of hockey's big names.
		The day before the semifinals, Czech star Jaromir Jagr said the Russians were the best team remaining - but only if they played as a team, a common problem for them in recent years.
		The Russians, winners of five in a row heading into the semifinals, may have had a natural letdown after eliminating Canada.
	www.nbcolympics.com /icehockey/5132270/detail.html (957 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sharapova falls to Venus in Wimbledon semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Williams opened a stirring new chapter to her tennis career by out-hitting and out-grunting reigning Wimbledon champ and No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova in Thursday's semifinals 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.
		In the men's semifinals Friday, top-ranked Roger Federer will play No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt, and No. 3 Andy Roddick will face 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson, who is staging a career comeback from a serious knee injury.
		Now 5-0 in Wimbledon semifinals, Venus has yet to lose a set in six rounds this year.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/wimb/2005-06-30-day-11_x.htm (803 words)

	Logar and Barnes Advance to Semifinals :: Cardinal continues in Columbus, trips in Tempe.
		Logar and Barnes Advance to Semifinals :: Cardinal continues in Columbus, trips in Tempe.
		Theresa Logar and Alice Barnes both picked up a pair of wins today in singles to earn a spot in the semifinals at the ITA National Indoor Championships, while Barnes and Anne Yelsey won their doubles match to advance to the semis.
		It was the second time this season that the pairs faced off, in October, the Thompson sisters won a 9-7 match in the ITA All-American quarterfinals.
	gostanford.cstv.com /sports/w-tennis/recaps/110405aaa.html (440 words)

	Baseball America - Dominican edges Venezuela to reach semifinals
		A 2-0 pitch from Venezuelan reliever Kelvim Escobar to Albert Pujols with the bases loaded in the home half of the seventh inning was just off the outside edge of the plate.
		The ball caromed off its outside edge to the backstop, allowing Alberto Castillo to score the decisive run in a victory that qualifies the Dominican Republic as the first team to move on to the inaugural World Baseball Classic's semifinals at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday.
		Venezuela, which finished the first two rounds of the competition with a 3-3 record, is eliminated.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/news/060314wbcdrvz.html (928 words)

	semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Smith carved his way to the final by eliminating Alan Hill, 41, of Spring Branch, Texas, 5 and 4, in the semifinals and 1995 champion Jerry Courville, 44, of Milford, Conn., 3 and 2.
		In the other semifinal match, Smith won five of the first six holes before Hill could capture his first at No. 7.
		The highlight for Smith came on the 378-yard par-4 sixth.
	www.usmidam.org /2003/results/semifinals.html (863 words)

	2005 Wimbledon Men's Semifinals
		Looking at the draw at beginning of the fortnight, and given his historic injuries, it did not look like the 30-year-old Swede would make the semi-finals.
		Johansson is the first Swede since Stefan Edberg in 1993 to make the semifinals.
		Johansson is playing in his ninth Wimbledon and the best he has ever done in make it to the fourth round in 1996 and 2000.
	www.docsports.com /wimbledon-mens-semifinals.html (1166 words)

	Tennis: Top four seeds reach semifinals
		In an all-district semifinal today between two longtime friends and rivals, Perry, of Murrysville, and Chatlack, of Monessen and Wheeling, W.Va., will meet at 3 p.m.
		In the other semifinal, Wilder will play Rose at 1 p.m.
		This is the second consecutive appearance in the semifinals for Perry, whose third-place finish last year was the highest by a district player.
	www.postgazette.com /sports/other/20020521indoor0521p6.asp (572 words)

	Kapolei boys advance to semifinals - The Honolulu Advertiser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kapolei and Kamehameha-Maui were young programs playing in their first state quarterfinal game, but the Hurricanes looked like veterans in a 4-1 win over the Warriors yesterday.
		Kapolei advanced to the semifinals of the Meadow Gold Dairies/HHSAA Boys Soccer State Championships at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
		Iolani made quick work of fourth-seeded Waiakea, the Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion, scoring two goals in the first five minutes to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year.
	www.honoluluadvertiser.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060217/SPORTS03/602170355/1042/SPORTS (933 words)

	Hartford rolls into semifinals
		WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Behind 17 points from forward Danielle Hood and a dominant defensive effort, top-seeded University of Hartford cruised into the semifinals of the America East Conference women's basketball tournament with a 58-35 thrashing of eighth-seeded Maine on Friday night at Chase Family Arena.
		Hartford (24-3), which has won 18 of its last 19 games, held Maine to just 15 points in the first half, scoreless for a 11:23 stretch in the second half and 26.7 percent shooting for the game.
		But Stony Brook hit six of eight free throws in the final 34 seconds to advance to today's semifinals against Boston University.
	www.pressconnects.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/SPORTS/603110333/1003 (335 words)

	TimesDispatch.com \| Central semifinals are a case of d?ja vu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Central semifinals are a case of d?ja vu
		This is the Central Region basketball semifinals tonight at VCU's Siegel Center.
		Factor in a 52-point whipping Jan. 13 at the hands of Highland Springs and it would appear Varina is overmatched.
	www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834348171&path=!sports!preps (437 words)

	Cardinal Doubles Teams Fall in Semifinals at Pacific Coast Doubles Championships :: Pade and Muller, and Wan and Wong ...
		Both of Stanford's doubles teams were beaten today in the semifinals at the 117th Pacific Coast Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in La Jolla, CA.
		The Cardinal's doubles teams of Blake Muller and James Pade, and James Wan and Jon Wong each won their first four matches in the tournament before begin defeated today.
		Muller and Pade, who were unbeaten as a doubles team before today, suffered their first loss of the year in today's semifinals.
	gostanford.cstv.com /sports/m-tennis/recaps/030506aaa.html (258 words)

	NCAA Women's Tennis Semifinals Set :: Saturday's action begins at 11 am (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Clemson claimed the doubles point and won the top three singles matches en route to their second straight appearance in the NCAA semifinals.
		Gator Jennifer Magley clinched the victory at No. 1 singles to send Florida to the national semifinals for the 17th time in the last 19 years.
		The Longhorns won three singles matches in straight sets to advance to the NCAA semifinals for the first time since 1997 with a 4-2 win against third-seeded Kentucky.
	georgiadogs.collegesports.com /sports/w-tennis/recaps/052005aaf.html (469 words)

	ESPN.com - TENNIS - Teenager Murray upsets Roddick in SAP Open semifinals
		Andy Roddick appears at a loss to explain his second stunning upset defeat of the young season.
		In the earlier semifinal, Hewitt used a smart array of angles on his serves and groundstrokes to defeat Vince Spadea 6-3, 6-4.
		Hewitt had an answer for everything Spadea dished out, especially from the backcourt where the Australian's foot speed gave him a huge advantage on the indoor court.
	sports.espn.go.com /sports/tennis/news/story?id=2335560&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines (437 words)

	Chiefs Show Strength In Region Semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They even capped off a surprising season by winning a district title, but the true test would occur in the region tournament.
		After Chamberlain's 70-48 victory against Boca Ciega (20-6) in the Class 5A-Region 3 semifinals, Aplin walked away knowing his team was special.
		EAGLE LAKE - Brandon missed a golden opportunity to win in regulation and then unraveled in overtime, losing 50-46 to Lake Region in the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinals.
	www.tbo.com /sports/prepsports/MGBJAA07ZJE.html (1049 words)

	Television Without Pity: American Idol » Semifinals, Week 1: The Girls
		The upshot: five hours of programming, two nights of two-hour performance shows, a one hour results show, and enough filler to rival...well, NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics, actually.
		In a related story: Jacob, Sars, and I are looking to smack a bitch over at the FOX offices.
		Ryan's standing on a balcony that is new to the semifinals studio (right?).
	www.televisionwithoutpity.com /story.cgi?show=89&story=8878 (537 words)

	Cuba seeks World-size prize / Korea, Ichiro stay at odds after semifinals
		After the Dominicans lost Saturday's semifinal, slugger Albert Pujols crossed paths in a hallway with Cuba pitcher Pedro Lazo, hugged him and whispered, "Bring home the championship to the Caribbean."
		Cuba's opponent will be Japan, which didn't receive the same kind of love from South Korea after knocking out its Asian counterpart in the other semifinal.
		Japan's best player, Ichiro Suzuki, heard boos from fans of Korea -- boos that had a deeper meaning than those he hears in Oakland -- and the Korean manager, In Sik Kim, all but said Ichiro was deserving of the treatment.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2006/03/20/SPG94HQS601.DTL (620 words)

	Sports: McMillens lead IRC into semifinals
		Indian Rocks (18-11) moves onto to play at Fort Myers Canterbury (23-7) in Tuesday's semifinal.
		No. 10-ranked Northside advances to the regional semifinals on Tuesday against No. 2 North Palm Beach Benjamin.
		TAMPA -- Bayshore Christian proved once again why it's ranked No. 3 in the state after cruising to a 134-52 victory over Canterbury on Thursday in a Class A, Region 3 quarterfinal.
	www.sptimes.com /News/022301/news_pf/Sports/McMillens_lead_IRC_in.shtml (852 words)

	ABC News: Federer Advances to Wimbledon Semifinals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WIMBLEDON, England Jun 29, 2005 (AP)— Top-ranked Roger Federer advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon on Wednesday, beating Fernando Gonzalez 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
		Federer, who is looking to win the Wimbledon title for the third straight year, will face either Lleyton Hewitt or Feliciano Lopez in the semifinals.
		The losses to Safin and Nadal came in Grand Slam semifinals, and both went on to win the title.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=892318&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (173 words)

	Hurricane Divers Conclude Platform Semifinals at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials :: Bounds, Starks wrap up semifinal round of ...
		Starks turned in a 17th place finish in the men's platform semifinals, posting a score of 486.75 after finishing 17th in the prelims with a mark of 313.17.
		Former UM diver Kyle Prandi also competed in Monday's events, taking 5th in the men's platform semifinals with a score of 561.00.
		The 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials will continue Tuesday with the men's 3 meter springboard prelims and semifinals beginning at noon followed by the women's 3 meter springboard prelims and semifinals at 7 p.m.
	hurricanesports.cstv.com /sports/c-swim/recaps/060704aaa.html (261 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Nalbandian into semifinals for the first time
		MELBOURNE, Australia – David Nalbandian advanced to the Australian Open semifinals for the first time, overwhelming veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 7-5, 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday.
		The fourth-seeded Nalbandian was down a break in the first set, but reeled off 14 consecutive games to dominate the day's first quarterfinal.
		By making the final four at Melbourne Park, Nalbandian has reached the semifinals at all four Grand Slams.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20060123-2033-ten-australianopen.html (629 words)

	Mountain View cruises to wrestling semifinals
		Wrestling in their own gym, the No. 1 seeded Toros easily took care of business against No. 16 Mountain Pointe (65-9) in round one before crushing Mesa Dobson, 66-3 in the quarterfinals later in the evening.
		Mountain View advances to the semifinals at 6 tonight against Gilbert Highland.
		The semifinal winners will face off at 8 p.m.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/preps/articles/0131mtnview0201.html (291 words)

	India Reach Junior Hockey World Cup Semifinals
		Once again India’s hero was their short corner specialist Sandeep Singh whose 27th minute strike was enough to give the holders a date with Australia in the last-four stage of the 16-nation contest.
		In an incredibly tight Pool E, Spain needed Korea to lose or draw to the Netherlands in the final match of the day to advance to the semifinals after they looked likely to miss out after an inferior goal tally compared to India threatened their campaign after both finished level on 12 points.
		Korea got off to a bright start with Sung Kweon Hong converting a drag flick from a penalty corner early in the first half, but the Netherlands dominated the second half to smash in four unanswered goals.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=8§ion=0&article=66637&d=8&m=7&y=2005 (372 words)

	The Cincinnati Post - Soaper leads Henderson Co. into today's state semifinals
		BOWLING GREEN - Rinesha Soaper had 17 points and nine rebounds to lift Henderson County to a 52-49 overtime win against Elizabethtown on Friday at the girls' state tournament.
		Iroquois (27-8) advanced to the state semifinals for the first time.
		Rose Hill Christian (26-7), the 16th Region champion, held a nine-point lead at halftime but had to weather a Wildcats comeback in the fourth quarter.
	news.cincypost.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060325/SPT01/603250358/1013/SPT (530 words)

	CBS SportsLine.com's College Football Playoff: Semifinals - CBS SportsLine.com
		D.J. Fitzpatrick lines up for a 33-yarder with two seconds remaining…If he hits it, Notre Dame advances to the semifinals to meet Texas in the Orange Bowl, if he misses, we will be headed to overtime.
		Because Penn State received only 48 percent of the vote, with Notre Dame getting 46 percent and “simulate it” getting six percent, we turned to EA Sports’ College Football 2006 to see which team would move on to the semifinals.
		That sets up the two semifinals as Notre Dame will take on Texas, an easy 66 percent winner over Georgia, in the Orange Bowl.
	www.sportsline.com /spin/story/9118590 (437 words)

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