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(Associated Press) — For a player described as a spent force a year ago, Roger Federer is proving he still has it.

After a disappointing 2013 campaign that he finished with a modest 45-17 record, the 17-Grand Slam champion enjoyed a superb resurgence this season, losing to the top-ranked Novak Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final and adding five new titles to his collection.

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The Purefoods Star Hotshots evened out their win-loss record with a 90-82 victory over gutsy expansion club Blackwater in PBA Philippine Cup action on Tuesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

The Purefoods Star Hotshots evened out their win-loss record with a 90-82 victory over gutsy expansion club Blackwater in PBA Philippine Cup action on Tuesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

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JUNE Mar Fajardo got the last say in a gigantic battle with Greg Slaughter, making the baskets that mattered in the endgame as San Miguel Beer held off a Ginebra fightback, 79-77, in a thrilling PBA Philippine Cup game on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE SCORES:

SMB 79 -- Santos 22, Fajardo 21, Lutz 10, Pascual 7, Tubid 6, Chua 4, Ross 3, Lassiter 3, Mercado 2, Maierhofer 1, Semerad 0, Fortuna 0, Omolon 0. 

Ginebra 77 -- Slaughter 16, Aguilar 15, Tenorio 10, Helterbrand 10, Caguioa 7, Ellis 6, Mamaril 3, Urbiztondo 3, Yeo 3, Reyes 2, Brondial 2, Monfort 0, Baracael 0, Forrester 0. 

Quarters: 14-17, 38-33, 61-49, 79-77

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James scored 32 points and the Cavaliers made their first 11 3-point attempts, including nine in the first quarter, to rout the Atlanta Hawks 127-94 on Saturday.