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Tennis: Zverev survives two tiebreaks to reach US Open final
Six of the last seven points Karen Khachanov led 5-2 in the third-set tiebreak. Alexander Zverev then ripped off six of the next seven points. Match over. Suspense gone. The German, the top seed, won 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday night in New York. The semi-final lasted a little under three hours. Zverev…
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MLB: Braves place Lane Thomas on the injured list as Philadelphia arrives
A .171 average, and now an intercostal strain Forty days in Atlanta, one home run to show for it, and now ten days on the shelf. The Braves placed outfielder Lane Thomas on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained left intercostal muscle, the move backdated to Tuesday. The warning came a day earlier.…
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NFL: Patriots sign DaQuan Jones as Vrabel reunites with an old ally
Mike Vrabel goes back to a player he already trusts Twelve seasons behind him. Thirty-four years old. And a contract signed in the middle of opening weekend. The New England Patriots have added DaQuan Jones on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million, with a $3.5 million base salary, per NFL Network. Nobody is…
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Golf: Solheim Cup locked at 4-4 after a day of stalemate
Two sessions, two ties, and no precedent for it Morning foursomes: 2-2. Afternoon four-balls: 2-2. The United States and Europe walked off Bernardus Golf in ‘s-Hertogenbosch dead level at 4-4, and in the whole history of the Solheim Cup, nobody had seen both opening sessions finish all square before Friday. Which is not how this…
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NFL: Cooper Rush to start as Falcons rule out Tagovailoa
Atlanta switches quarterbacks 48 hours before kickoff Four quarterbacks on a 53-man roster looked like hoarding in August. On Friday it looked like foresight. Cooper Rush will start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Atlanta Falcons confirmed, with Tua Tagovailoa ruled out. Monday, the franchise had Tagovailoa penciled in as QB1 for the opener. Thursday,…
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F1: Hadjar aiming for Baku return as Red Bull sits him out again
September 26 is the date circled at Red Bull A third race gone. Isack Hadjar sits out the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid this weekend, with the wrist he hurt over the summer still not right. Red Bull has the plan drawn up: back in the car for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on September 26.…
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NBA: Mark Williams out for months after shoulder surgery
A torn labrum, repaired Thursday An offseason workout cost the Phoenix Suns their starting center. Mark Williams went under the knife Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, ESPN reported. The timeline is months, not weeks. Phoenix opens the preseason in Detroit on October 5 and the regular season in Portland on…
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NHL: Dylan Larkin stripped of the Red Wings captaincy
Eleven years, and a sweater that looks different There will be a blank patch on Dylan Larkin’s sweater Thursday morning. The Red Wings center is still reporting to training camp at Little Caesars Arena. He said so himself in a Friday statement. The C, though, is gone. Detroit followed by announcing no captain will be…
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NHL: John Klingberg retires after 700 games and two Cup Final defeats
A fifth-round pick who made an All-Star team Three hundred and fifty-one assists against 92 goals. That split tells you what kind of defenseman John Klingberg was for 12 seasons. He is done now. The Swede announced his retirement on Friday at 34, after 700 regular-season games in the NHL. Dallas took him in the…