TENNIS-US OPEN Top seeds to compete NEW YORK (AP) — The second day of the U.S. Open is underway and the No. 1 seeds in both brackets are set to compete. Novak Djokovic opens his bid to become the first man since 1969 to win a calendar-year Grand Slam when he plays 18-year-old qualifier Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune of Denmark…
MLB-SCHEDULE Dodgers beat Braves to close deficit UNDATED (AP) — The National League East and West races are a little closer this morning following the Milwaukee Brewers’ win at San Francisco, coupled with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ victory over Atlanta. Corbin Burnes furnished an RBI single and held San Francisco to a run and four hits over six innings of…
MLB-SCHEDULE Dodgers beat Braves to close deficit UNDATED (AP) — The National League East and West races are a little closer this morning following the Milwaukee Brewers’ win at San Francisco, coupled with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ victory over Atlanta. Corbin Burnes furnished an RBI single and held San Francisco to a run and four hits over six innings of…
MLB-SCHEDULE Dodgers beat Braves to close deficit UNDATED (AP) — The National League East and West races are a little closer this morning following the Milwaukee Brewers’ win at San Francisco, coupled with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ victory over Atlanta. Corbin Burnes furnished an RBI single and held San Francisco to a run and four hits over six innings of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 1:05 a.m. Daniil Medvedev ended a long first day at the U.S. Open by beating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Medvedev, the No. 2 seed who was the runner-up in 2019, wrapped it up just after 1 a.m. by breaking Gasquet’s serve for the fifth…
MLB-SCHEDULE Rays extend win streak UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have begun an important series by collecting their eighth straight win. Brandon Lowe hit his career-high 31st homer on the first pitch from Boston starter Nick Pivetta, igniting the Rays’ 6-1 win over the Red Sox. Wander Franco extended his on-base streak 30 games with a two-run single….
MLB-SCHEDULE Lester, Goldschmidt lead Redbirds UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a big win as they try to stay in the hunt for the second NL Wild Card. Jon Lester allowed one hit while pitching into the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 3-1 win over the Reds. Lester retired 16 consecutive batters after giving up his only…
TENNIS-US OPEN Fans are back, as US Open begins NEW YORK (AP) — Simona Halep (HA’-lehp) and Garbiñe Muguruza (GAHR’-been-yuh MOO’-guh-roo-thah) have pulled out tough two-set victories in the opening round of the U.S. Open. The 12th-seeded Halep defeated Camila Giorgi, 6-4, 7-6 before the No. 9 Muguruza ousted Donna Vekic, 7-6, 7-6. In other Day 1 action at the…
The Latest on Hurricane Ida: JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that state and local emergency responders conducted 20 rescues from flooded areas in the state’s three coastal counties. He said he decided to let federal search-and-rescue teams leave Mississippi to help with bigger problems in Louisiana. Reeves said Mississippi had plenty of local teams to do…
TENNIS-US OPEN Fans are back, as US Open begins NEW YORK (AP) — Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza (GAHR’-been-yuh MOO’-guh-roo-sah) have pulled out tough two-set victories in the opening round of the U.S. Open. Those were two of the earliest victories as the tournament welcomed back spectators after being playing last year without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. In…
