PERTH, Australia -- The United States won a second straight Hopman Cup tie by edging winless France 2-1 on Tuesday. France should have beaten the Americans after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the opening match by overwhelming John Isner 6-3, 6-2 in 55 minutes. Venus Williams recovered from trailing by a set and 4-1 to defeat Mathilde Johansson 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to level the tie, then the Americans won the mixed doubles 6-7 (5), 6-2 10-8 by snatching six of the last seven points in the match tiebreaker. Williams appeared to be heading for defeat in her singles as a grim countenance and listless performance suggested she might be injured or suffering from her long-standing health problems. She struggled against the adventurous Johansson, and even after earning the only break of the final set to lead 4-3 she faced two break points in the following game before holding for 5-3. But, typically, she refused to explain what was behind her obvious discomfort. "Im OK thank you, Im OK," she said. "She hits the ball hard and low and Im tall so it was hard to get down that low all the time. I have to give her a lot of credit for a tough match." Tsonga gave up just seven points on serve and committed only four unforced errors against 21 from Isner to claim a comfortable victory. "Its never easy against John usually, so Im really happy with the way I played today," said Tsonga, who had lost three of his previous four matches against the American. "Its a really good start for 2013 and I hope I will have some more like this. "I was a bit quicker on court than before so I think its a good sign for the rest of the competition and for Melbourne." The Australian Open begins in Melbourne on Jan. 14. Isner wore strapping on his right knee because of "a little tendinitis." He said he was not concerned at losing both of his singles so far at the Hopman Cup. "Normally it takes me a while to get going," he said. "Im not worried about it though. I remember three years ago when I first played this event I didnt play so well here but I won the next tournament. "It certainly wasnt my best. I was missing shots I would have liked to have made, (but) Im not freaking out about it." On Wednesday, Italy plays Germany and Australia faces Serbia. Wholesale Jerseys . The club also announced that Kevin OConnor will remain the executive vice president of basketball operations. Cheap Jerseys . -- Greg Zipadelli met Danica Patrick just over a week ago, with very little time to prepare for their first test session together. http://www.xingfantrade.com/ .25 million, one-year contract. The deal with the 34-year-old left-hander, which had been agreed to on Dec. Cheap NHL Jerseys . Or he could have returned to Canada, finishing up his playing days in Toronto with an eye toward national history and another career in the front office. NBA Jerseys China . It sure took a while. Cook went six innings for his first victory of the season, and Dexter Fowler and Mark Ellis each had three hits and drove in a run as the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 on Friday night.MIAMI -- First, the Miami Dolphins missed a potential game-winning field-goal attempt in overtime, and then the New York Jets had a kick blocked with a chance at a victory, and then ... Timeout! Kicker Nick Folk received a reprieve that gave the Jets a wild win. After Folks blocked field-goal attempt in OT was negated by a timeout, his retry was a successful 33-yarder with 6:04 left, and the Jets beat the Dolphins 23-20 on Sunday. Mark Sanchez hit Santonio Holmes for a 38-yard gain to set up the kick. Two plays later, Folks attempt was blocked by Randy Starks charging up the middle, but the officials whistled the play dead just as the ball was snapped because Dolphins coach Joe Philbin had called timeout. "I thought it was the right call," Philbin said. "I was planning all along to call timeout right before he kicked the ball. ... Typically were going to ice the kicker." Folk said he had a similar experience with Dallas in 2008, when a negated kick was blocked and he made the retry. He said he and his Jets teammates heard the whistle when Philbin called timeout, and his blockers eased up. "Id rather kick it than sit there and not kick it," Folk said. "I got another warmup kick." Philbin managed a sheepish grin as Folk lined up for his second attempt. The Jets kicker then made the winner. "You never see that happen," Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "Its a weird thing. Its one of those things where you say the odds were not in your favour today. It just wasnt meant to be." On the previous possession, the Dolphins Dan Carpenter was wide left on a 48-yard field-goal attempt that would have given them the victory. Carpenter also missed from 47 yards early in the fourth quarter. "I let the team down," Carpenter said. "We got breaks, no doubt about it," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "Well take the win. Were not going to give it back." New York improved to 2-1, and the Dolphins dropped to 1-2. "Its a tough game," Miami linebacker Karlos Dansby said. "We were inches away from 2-1." The Jets Darrelle Revis and Miamis Reggie Bush left the game with left knee injuries. Revis is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam Monday. New Jets offensive co-ordinator Tony Sparano had trouble getting his unit moving much of the day, but in the end he called the right play just enough to beat the team that fired him as head coach last December. "I think hes happy to get the victory for the team, not just himself," Ryan said. Tim Tebow called a fake punt and ran for 5 yards and a first down, but otherwise again contributed little to the Jets offence. He still has yet to throw a pass thiis year, and a third-down throw from Sanchez bounced off Tebows helmet and fell incomplete.dddddddddddd "I was not expecting it that quick, but I guess Ill learn," Tebow said. "We got a win. Thats all that matters." Sanchez redeemed himself at the end of an erratic afternoon. His 7-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Kerley with 3:01 left to give the Jets their first lead, 20-17. Tannehill then moved Miami 48 yards, including 19 yards on a third-down pass interference penalty against Revis replacement, Kyle Wilson. Carpenters 41-yard field goal with 16 seconds left forced overtime. Miami lost despite trailing for less than 3 minutes of the game. "Thats the NFL," Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake said. "Theres no script. It just happens." The Dolphins had the better ground game, outrushing the Jets 185-88 despite the loss of Bush. But the Jets LaRon Landry scored on an 18-yard interception return. Sanchez twice missed open receivers for potential scores, made several wild throws and had a handful of passes dropped. He finished 21 for 45 for 306 yards and two interceptions. Holmes made nine catches for 147 yards. "It was a roller coaster, no doubt," Sanchez said. "The defence and the other players picked me up when I didnt have it. It was an ugly win." Like Sanchez, Tannehill had an up-and-down day. The rookie went 16 for 36 for 196 yards with the one costly interception. "We expected to win," Ryan said. "But my goodness, it was tough." Bush hurt his knee on a carry when the Dolphins were running out the clock in the second quarter. He returned to the bench after halftime in uniform and rode an exercise bike, but remained on the sideline. All-Pro cornerback Revis departed in the third quarter with a non-contact injury. Some Tebow trickery led to a field goal by New York. Exercising his option to call a fake, he took a short snap from punt formation on fourth-and-3 at the Jets 30 and ran 5 yards for a first down. He was glad the call worked. "Makes it a lot easier to go back to the sideline," he said. That jump-started a 16-play drive that ended with a 3-pointer. Tebow also drew a big cheer from the crowd when the scoreboard "Kiss Cam" showed him next to teammate Clyde Gates on the sideline. A teammate encouraged them to kiss, but they declined. Notes: Jets WR Stephen Hill left the game with a right hamstring injury but afterward said he was fine. ... The Dolphins were 10 for 19 converting third down. The Jets came into the game last in the NFL in third-down defence. ... Former Dolphins Yeremiah Bell had seven tackles. ... Miamis Brandon Fields averaged 58.8 yards on four punts. ' ' '