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TENNIS-US OPEN Barty advances NEW YORK (AP) — Women’s top-ranked Ash Barty has reached the second round of the U.S.Open. Barty knocked off Vera Zvonareva, 6-1, 7-6 in her first U.S. Open match in two years. The 25-year-old Barty finished with 31 winners, including 11 aces. Barty skipped last year’s Open because of the pandemic. The first major upset of…

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TENNIS-US OPEN Zverev wins opening match NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev has opened his bid for a second straight U.S. Open final appearance with a win in his opening match. Zverev needed only 1 hour, 40 minutes to beat Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Zverev won the first two sets last year in the final against Dominic Thiem before…

Denver Broncos trade WR Trinity Benson to Detroit Lions

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer

The Denver Broncos have traded speedy wide receiver Trinity Benson to the Detroit Lions in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round picks in the 2022 draft. The Lions also received a sixth-round pick in 2023 from the Broncos. Benson was a longshot from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, who spent the last two years on Denver’s practice squad. Benson outshined the Broncos’ star-studded receiving corps filled with high draft picks from Power Five schools but didn’t figure to get much playing time in Denver.

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TENNIS-US OPEN Zverev wins opening match NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev has opened his bid for a second straight U.S. Open final appearance with a win in his opening match. Zverev needed only 1 hour, 40 minutes to beat Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. Zverev won the first two sets last year in the final against Dominic Thiem before…

Chiefs rebuild O-line to protect Mahomes, fend off rivals

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer

AFC champions don’t usually undergo offseason overhauls. But that’s exactly what the Kansas City Chiefs did this year. They dismantled their offensive line after their makeshift group imploded in their 31-9 shellacking at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. All five offensive linemen are new and the group includes three players who have never played an NFL game. Patrick Mahomes says the group is getting better by the day. Protecting Mahomes is job No. 1 for the Chiefs if they’re to hold off challenges from the Chargers, Broncos and Raiders in 2021.

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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…

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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…

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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…

Update on the latest sports

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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…