By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz returns to the U.S. Open on Monday after nearly five months on the sidelines with a wrist injury but his fellow professionals are confident the defending champion will need little time to find his feet at Flushing Meadows. The seven-t
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The New York Giants are releasing offensive lineman Evan Neal, according to multiple reports. Neal was the seventh overall pick by the Giants in the 2022 NFL Draft. He started 13 games at right tackle as a rookie. Over the next two seasons, he appear
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Odell Beckham Jr.’s NFL comeback will continue with the team that launched his career. The New York Giants kept Beckham on their initial 53-man roster Sunday, completing the 33-year-old wide receiver’s return to the league after he did not play durin
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald returned to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, ending his retirement after 2 1/2 years to chase another Super Bowl title. The 35-year-old Donald made his decision after several weeks of discussion and nearly three months of intensive workouts for a star defensive lineman
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are waiving outside linebacker Chris Braswell, per NFL Network. Braswell, 24, was a second-round pick, 57th overall, in the 2024 NFL Draft, following a second-team All-SEC season at Alabama. However, Braswell had a limited de
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Five years after portraying a young Serena Williams on the set of “King Richard”, 17-year-old American Thea Frodin is about to make her own U.S. Open debut at the same tournament where her childhood idol won six singles titles. Frodin was 12 when she
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The Los Angeles Rams defense will now feature two players who have combined to win five NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Rams announced on Sunday that defensive tackle Aaron Donald has ended his retirement and will return to the only team
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The Atlanta Falcons acquired defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. from the Chicago Bears, ESPN reported Sunday. The Bears picked up cornerback Clark Phillips III and a fifth-round draft pick in exchange for Dexter, who has been a starter in Chicago the
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list Sunday amid domestic violence charges stemming from two June arrests. Cooper cannot practice or play in games while on the list, though he may continue to atte
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested Sunday on drunken driving charges. Allen, 34, was being held at the Marion County Arrestee Processing Center. The misdemeanor charges listed on the jail records were operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operati
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – American Jessica Pegula cruised past Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 6-2 to reach the U.S. Open second round on Sunday, taming early nerves as she opened the action on Arthur Ashe Stadium in her latest bid for a maiden major title. The world number three
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at U.S. Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1735 PEGULA ADVANCES American Jessica Pegula advanced to the second round as the third seed began her campaign at Arthur Ashe on a perfect note, registering a dominant 6-3 6-2 win over Romanian Elena-Gabriel
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Morning rain and the need to dry the track led to a juggled start time of the IndyCar races set for Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. Pounding rain on Saturday forced the red flag to come out and delayed the completion of the Snap-on M
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Former champion Marin Cilic and 2022 runner-up Casper Ruud pulled out of the U.S. Open due to injuries shortly after the tournament got underway on Sunday. Cilic won the only major title of his career at Flushing Meadows 12 years ago and the Croat w
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day injured list due to right wrist tendinitis Sunday and recalled fellow infielder Cesar Prieto from Triple-A Memphis. Wetherholt, 23, went 0-for-4 in St. Louis’ 6-2 loss to the Pittsburg
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Highest-ranked American Jessica Pegula cruised into the U.S. Open second round while 27th seed Barbora Krejcikova crashed out, as the year’s final major got underway on Sunday with a record purse of $108 million up for grabs. Dozens of ticketholders were l
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested in Indianapolis early Sunday morning on misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated. Per the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Allen faces preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle
NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Both defending champions enter the fray as the U.S. Open’s first round continues on Monday, with Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz looking for their third titles. TOP MEN’S MATCH: ROMAN SAFIULLIN V CARLOS ALCARAZ World number three Alcaraz won three of the last four Gra
ARAGON, Spain, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Ducati’s Marc Marquez claimed his third straight victory at the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday, reinforcing his superiority on anti-clockwise circuits as the reigning MotoGP champion closed the gap on championship leader Jorge Martin on home turf. Marquez’s eighth triu
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The United States Tennis Association has answered player demands for greater compensation with record-breaking prize money at the U.S. Open that starts on Sunday in Flushing, N.Y. The creation of a new player support program and the Grand Slam Player
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The way Team Liquid is playing, the No. 1 seed in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs may be decided before the final week of the regular season even begins. Though it was a little more difficult than usual, Liquid picked up another
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded his first three-homer game and drove in six runs to power the host Chicago Cubs to a 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Crow-Armstrong increased his team-leading homer total to 36 with a solo shot in the f
Lionel Messi scores 4 goals, adds assist to lead Inter Miami to 7-1 romp over Montreal MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in MLS play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unaswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montrea
Aug 30 (Reuters) – Inter Miami interim coach Guillermo Hoyos ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi after the Argentine playmaker scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career to inspire a 7-1 thrashing of CF Montreal on Saturday. Messi’s four-goal haul and an a
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio has reached another milestone as he moves closer to his favorite time of year. Chourio hit his 20th homer of the season in a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. He’s the 17th player to put together three 20-homer seasons
Aug 30 (Reuters) – Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said recent progress had encouraged her after what she described as the toughest season of her career as the Pole bids for her first major title of the year at the U.S. Open. The 25-year-old endured an unusually difficult first half of the
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – An unrelenting rain system led to a red flag on lap 90 of the Snap-On Makers and Fixers 250 in Milwaukee Saturday, and the cars couldn’t return to the track. Instead, the race is now scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. ET Sunday with the final 160 laps or
Aug 29 (Reuters) – France’s Diane Parry stayed resilient to defeat Belgian second seed Elise Mertens 6-4 0-6 6-3 in the Monterrey Open final on Saturday, securing her maiden WTA singles title in her final tune-up ahead of the U.S. Open. Parry, 23, took control of the match early at the WTA 500 event
By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – Michael Block ripped an eagle on his opening hole and kept the pressure on Saturday, finishing 7-under-par 65 to grab a two-stroke lead at the Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich. Block, perhaps most well known for his top-15 finish at the 2023 PGA C
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyson Bagent gave the Chicago Bears just the offensive start to wrap up the preseason in winning style. Bagent connected with Zavion Thomas for a 97-yard touchdown on Chicago’s first offensive play and the Bears beat the Tennessee Titans 24-15 on Saturday night in a battle of
