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Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lostVideo

NEW YORK — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz was, bowing out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday night. The No. 2-seeded Djokovic was trying to become the...
Bubba Wallace confident he can make NASCAR playoffs

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Bubba Wallace, as he usually does after races, received a text from owner Michael Jordan after Daytona last week about his final attempt this week at Darlington Raceway to make the Cup Series playoffs. “Things you want more cost more,” Wallace said Jordan told him. Wallace is...
Chartiers Valley’s T.J. McConnell signs 4-year, $45 million extension with Pacers

The Indiana Pacers agreed to terms with guard T.J. McConnell on a four-year extension worth $45 million. Agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman confirmed the deal in an email to the Associated Press on Friday. McConnell, a Chartiers Valley product who is signed for $9.3 million for the upcoming NBA...
Coco Gauff keeps her US Open title defense alive by coming back to beat Elina SvitolinaVideo

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff turned things around after being a set down and beat Elina Svitolina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the U.S. Open’s third round Friday, extending the 20-year-old American’s defense of her first Grand Slam title. The third-seeded Gauff made mistake after mistake in the first set at...
No. 1 seeds Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek move into 3rd round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open. Meanwhile, suddenly a point from getting to a third set, Naomi Osaka lost her way, missing forehand after forehand until she ceded...
Stephen Curry agrees to $63 million extension with Warriors for 2026-27 seasonVideo

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors agreed to extend his contract for the 2026-27 season, one in which the NBA’s all-time 3-point leader and Olympic gold medalist will earn nearly $63 million. Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin, confirmed the agreement Thursday to the Associated Press. ESPN first reported the agreement...
Wimbledon champion Krejcikova out of U.S. Open; Shelton and Tiafoe set to meet in 3rd roundVideo

NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there won’t be a second straight Grand Slam title for Barbora Krejcikova. The Wimbledon champion was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round Wednesday, defeated...
U.S. Open: Naomi Osaka gets her 1st top-10 win in more than 4 years by defeating Jelena OstapenkoVideo

NEW YORK — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of...
Football player dies of head injury received in practice at West Virginia middle school

MADISON, W.Va. — A 13-year-old football player in West Virginia died over the weekend after receiving a head injury in practice, his father said. Madison Middle School defensive lineman Cohen Craddock was hurt while making a tackle on Friday. The eighth grader suffered from brain bleeding and swelling and was...
Xander Schauffele has the points for PGA player of the year. But the award no longer exists

ATLANTA — Winning two majors in a year used to be a shoo-in for earning the points-based award for player of the year presented annually by the PGA of America since 1948. Xander Schauffele was in line to get at least one award this year. A major is worth 30...
Lexi Thompson is among 3 players added to the U.S. Solheim Cup team

GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lexi Thompson is playing in the Solheim Cup for the seventh straight year, one of three captain’s picks announced Tuesday as the Americans try to win back the cup from Europe. Thompson first played the Solheim Cup in 2013 at age 18, making her the youngest American...
Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Upstart’s boom looms out of view at the U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to confront a devastating fact — the nation’s fastest-growing racket sport (or sport of...
Coco Gauff begins her US Open title defense with an easy win after 2-match losing streakVideo

NEW YORK — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows off...
Analysis: It took 7 decades but the Wood Brothers finally have NASCAR win No. 100Video

Speedy Thompson was the first driver to wheel the famed No. 21 Ford to victory lane for Wood Brothers Racing way back in 1960 with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ninety-eight wins followed over the next seven decades, all the way through Ryan Blaney’s victory at Pocono Raceway in...
Analysis: Big 12 must ask not only why UConn, but why now as commissioner remains open for business

As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why invite the Huskies as why do it now. “There has never been a better time than right now to be part of the Big 12,” Yormark said in July...
Even players aren’t sure who will be at their best for U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Tennis fans unable to decide who has the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open have company as the year’s last Grand Slam tournament is set to begin Monday. Even the players themselves aren’t sure what to expect. “We’ve seen people, all the time, surprise...

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