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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe has become the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4. The 24-year-old Tiafoe was backed by a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tiafoe is seeded No. 22 and

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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the fourth straight game, hitting No. 55 of the year in a doubleheader opener against Minnesota to set the New York Yankees’ season record for right-handed hitters. Louie Varland, making his big league debut, allowed just one hit before Judge lined a 2-1 changeup 374 feet into

ZURICH (AP) — Two-time Olympic silver medalist Joe Kovacs has set the third-longest mark in shot put history. Kovacs launched a throw of 23.23 meters at the Diamond League finals in Zurich, Switzerland. He became just the fourth man ever to go beyond 23 meters with only his United States teammate Ryan Crouser ahead of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs head into their game at Arizona on Sunday having won seven consecutive openers. That includes three against teams that were destined for the playoffs and one that reached the Super Bowl. Overall, Chiefs coach Andy Reid is 8-1 since taking

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Naquin and Eduardo Escobar hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader. The Mets moved a half-game back in front of Atlanta for first place in the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema is not expected to be sidelined for too long as Real Madrid says the France striker has a tendon injury and a strained muscle in his right thigh. Benzema had to be substituted in the 30th minute of Madrid’s 3-0 win at Celtic in

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First baseman Anthony Rizzo went on the injured list and third baseman Josh Donaldson on the paternity list, leaving the New York Yankees with a depleted lineup already was missing Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Andrew Benintendi and Matt Carpenter. New York started three rookies in

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Rangers’ first Champions League match in 12 years wound up being a sobering experience. The Scottish club conceded three goals in the opening 33 minutes and was toyed with in the second half of a 4-0 loss at Ajax. Edson Alvarez, Steven Berghuis and lively forwards Mohammed Kudus and Steven Bergwijn

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — English forward Marcus Edwards has scored one goal and set up another to help Sporting Lisbon defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and spoil the German club’s Champions League debut. Sporting stunned the home team with two quick-fire goals early in the second half. Edwards opened the scoring with a deflected shot in

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka has returned to the U.S. Open semifinals with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Karolina Pliskova. Sabalenka is the only player still alive in either draw who reached the final four in Flushing Meadows last year. She lost to runner-up Leylah Fernandez in the semifinals. The No. 6 seed

LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has postponed Brighton’s home game against Crystal Palace on Sept. 17 because of a planned rail strike. The league cited the “exceptional circumstances” of the planned walkout of rail workers that would leave no public transportation for fans. More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Luka Doncic was asked Tuesday about whether he or Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had the better chance of setting a EuroBasket scoring record. Doncic quickly picked Antetokounmpo. A day later, he might have proved himself wrong. Doncic scored 47 points — the second-most by anyone in the history of the European championships

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The joy Dawson Knox experienced in signing a $53.6 million, four-year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday was undercut by the recent death of the tight end’s younger brother. As a result, Knox couldn’t think of a better way to pay tribute

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First baseman Anthony Rizzo went on the injured list and third baseman Josh Donaldson on the paternity list, leaving the New York Yankees with a depleted lineup already was missing Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Andrew Benintendi and Matt Carpenter. New York started three rookies in

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.35 million and kicks in following the 2022-23 season, is the latest move by general manager Pierre Dorion to solidify Ottawa’s core. Selected No. 3 overall at the

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA and French authorities have opened investigations into claims that some Juventus fans made Nazi salutes and monkey noises during the team’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain. The Paris prosecutor’s office said an investigation was launched into alleged public provocation of racial hatred after police reviewed surveillance video and detained

BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) — Kirby Dach has agreed to a four-year, $13.45 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens. The 21-year-old center, who was a restricted free agent, had 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 70 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. In a corresponding move to get under the NHL’s offseason salary cap,

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian left his job as an Alabama assistant to be the head football coach at Texas in January 2021 and quickly blazed a 735-mile trail from Tuscaloosa to Austin for others to follow. The core of his offensive coaching staff made the trek and

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A radio host has admitted he falsely claimed agent Casey Close never informed first baseman Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves’ last contract offer. Doug Gottlieb tweeted on June 29 that “Casey Close never told Freddie Freeman about the Braves final offer,” Close and Excel