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LONDON -- Theres a reason Roger Federer has won seven Wimbledon titles and, after a rousing and monumental comeback, finds himself in position to win an unprecedented eighth.Federer has the fluent, fluid game, the cast-iron temperament and still, at the age of nearly 35, the capacity for surprise.Down two sets to No. 9 seed Marin Cilic, Federer looked cooked in their Wednesday quarterfinal. He had to save three straight break points at a critical juncture of the third set and three do-or-die match points in the fourth.And in the end, the No. 3-seeded Federer prevailed 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 in one of the great victories of his career -- which is saying something.I was in so much trouble in the third, and again in the fourth, a still-breathless Federer said in his off-the-court BBC interview. It was great fun. Obviously, for me, the dream continues.I played great at the end. Very, very pleased.It was appropriate that this 3-hour, 18-minute epic was Federers 307th Grand Slam singles match win, breaking a tie with Martina Navratilova for the all-time record.Seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe, who called the match for ESPN, was out of breath afterward, too.That was amazing, McEnroe said. He had no business winning that match. Cilic was on the brink of victory.That goes down as one of the best [matches] Ive seen. This is the greatest of the great, to hang around long enough to come back from that position.It was the 10th career comeback for Federer after trailing two sets to love and only the third time he has been forced to save match points in a major.Cilic, a streaky Croatian, is now a dubious 1-21 in matches against players ranked among the top three.That one win, however, was against Federer. After going 0-for-5 in his career against Federer, Cilic stunned the Swiss champion with a virtually flawless, straight-sets performance in the semifinals of the 2014 US Open. It was the springboard to his only Grand Slam title.On Wednesday, in another major meeting, it nearly happened again in the civilized space of Centre Court. Actor Stanley Tucci and soccer star David Beckham, along with other pro-Federer patrons, probably couldnt believe what they were seeing in the early going.Federer has always been a player with a marvelous feel for finesse. But there have been occasions when power players -- most notably, Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro and Cilic -- have overwhelmed him near or at the end of Grand Slam events.For two sets, anyway, thats how it went.But after Federer wriggled out with the third set and lived dangerously when he served at 4-5 and 5-6, facing match points in the fourth, the two players went to a tiebreaker.It was brilliant stuff, with Federer saving another match point and Cilic saving four set points before succumbing after two errant forehands.Afterward, Federer called the tiebreaker crazy.The fifth set? It came down to an anticlimactic break of Cilics serve in the eighth game on a wide forehand.Federer actually hit more aces than Cilic (27 to 23) and saved seven of eight break points. In a match of highest quality, Cilic saved seven of nine break points.With a single flourish, Federer equaled Jimmy Connors record of 11 Wimbledon semifinals and his total of 84 match wins.Federer, for the record, is the oldest man to reach the semis here since Ken Rosewall (39) did it 42 years ago.Thus, the 17-time Grand Slam champion took advantage of an extremely Federer-friendly draw on his favorite court at his favorite venue.Federers last Grand Slam title came here four years ago. Its astonishing to think that he has a decent look at an 18th major singles title if he can beat No. 6 seed Milos Raonic, a four-set winner over Sam Querrey, in Fridays semifinals.On two occasions -- the 2009 French Open and Wimbledon in 2012 -- Federer has gone on to win a Grand Slam after trailing 0-2 in a match. Could this be the third?When Federer missed this years French Open, it ended his record streak of 65 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. Knee surgery and back issues forced him to bypass Paris with the idea of resting and preparing for the grass-court season.Federer played reasonably well in Germany, at Stuttgart and Halle, and came to Wimbledon in a decent frame of mind. Still, he didnt know what kind of shape his body was in. Gradually, he worked his way into the tournament -- and now hes two wins from what would be a massively popular (and unexpected) victory.The last three sets were really good, Federer said. Its really encouraging to me that Im improving as the matches go on. My legs were there, my back was there; mentally this is going to give me a hell of a boost.Im ecstatic that I was able to come through somehow. Incredible match. Tom Glavine Braves Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. 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NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans resident Cardell Hayes will go on trial Monday in the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, whose death earlier this year shocked the country. Heres a look at the timeline of events related to the case:- April 9: A driver in a Hummer runs into the back of Smiths SUV. An argument ensues. Smith is fatally shot and his wife Raquel is wounded in the legs. Hayes is arrested on the scene.- April 11: Surveillance video shows Smiths SUV bumping Hayes Hummer moments before the crash that preceded the shooting.- April 12: Police say they found a loaded handgun in Smiths car, that Hayes told officers on the scene he was the shooter and that in addition to the .45 used in the shooting officers found a revolver in Hayes vehicle.- April 13: An attorney for Smiths family holds wide-ranging news conference during which he says Smith didnt brandish a gun during the altercation and had a concealed-carry permit. But a lawyer for Hayes says a witness saw Smith with a gun that night. A coroner says Smith was shot seven times in the back and once in the side.- April 15: Hayes lawyer calls for the New Orleans police to recuse themselvess from the investigation, claiming their competency and honesty are questionable.ddddddddddddThe request is later rejected.- April 16: Funeral services are held for Smith.- April 28: Grand jury indicts Hayes on one charge of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence, and one charge of attempted second-degree murder.- May 5: Smiths wife, Racquel, accepts his posthumous degree from the University of Miami.- June 3: A defense lawyer says test results show Smith was legally drunk the night he died.- July 14: Hayes lawyer tries to get the New Orleans District Attorneys Office off the case, saying the DA made baseless and inflammatory statements about him in a report sent to law enforcement agencies.- July 22: The judge refuses to remove the New Orleans DA and his staff from the Hayes case.- Oct. 28: Racquel Smith offers her first public remarks since her husbands death, speaking at Will Smiths induction into the Saints Hall of Fame.- Nov. 16: Judge rules the jury will be sequestered during Hayes trial, which begins Dec. 5. 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