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Quick hits: Safina, La Russa, Shaq, Sosa

By Cyd Zeigler | June 4, 2009, 6:08 pm PDT


  • World No. 1 Dinara Safina will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open final.

  • St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter over a fake page using his name that he claims damaged his reputation.

  • Meanwhile on Twitter, Shaquille O’Neal says that he wants Kobe Bryant to win his fourth NBA Championship…which is really just about him NOT wanting Stan Van Gundy (right) to win his first.

  • Sammy Sosa set to announce his retirement. What? Sammy Sosa wasn’t retired already??

  • World No. 1 Dinara Safina will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the French Open final.
  • St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing Twitter over a fake page using his name that he claims damaged his reputation.
  • Meanwhile on Twitter, Shaquille O’Neal says that he wants Kobe Bryant to win his fourth NBA Championship…which is really just about him NOT wanting Stan Van Gundy (right) to win his first.
  • Sammy Sosa set to announce his retirement. What? Sammy Sosa wasn’t retired already??

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