The mood at the head of the mine in Chile's northern Atacama Desert was optimistic as emergency crews now hope to free the 33 men in the second half of October.
The Miami Heat walked out of the United Center with an 85-75 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals to deadlock the series at 1-1 and their confidence level must be sky-high.
Seven of the remaining eight top 10 seeds won their second-round matches on Friday to advance to the third round of the Sybase Match Play Championship.
Second-seeded former champion Tomas Berdych and reigning titlist Lleyton Hewitt were among Wednesday's winners at the $1.08 million Gerry Weber Open, a grass-court Wimbledon tuneup.
Eric Hinske's solo, tie-breaking home run off Francisco Rodriguez with one out in the ninth inning boosted Atlanta to a 6-3 win over the New York Mets.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic punched their tickets into the quarterfinals with victories on Sunday at the 2011 Australian Open, while Andy Roddick failed to advance.
The Pittsburgh Steelers hold membership in a very exclusive club, one they'll be trying to prevent the New York Jets from joining when the two teams get together at Heinz Field for Sunday's AFC Championship.