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Elena Rybakina beats Coco Gauff and will play Aryna Sabalenka for the US Open women’s title

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka realized she was probably going to lose the No. 1 ranking to Elena Rybakina. There wasn't much she could do about that. The U.S. Open trophy is a different story. Rybakina can only take that away from Sabalenka by winning it on the court Saturday, and the two-time defending champion showed in an overpowering display in the semifinals how serious she is about a three-peat — which would be the first at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams from 2012-14. "I wanted badly to go to the finals, and of course I want to go all the way," Sabalenka ...

Rivals Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark having ‘fun’ playing together for US and not against each other

BERLIN — Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark' s interactions are a subplot of the women's FIBA World Cup, the WNBA season and if you spend enough time on social media, a divided country. Clark and Reese have shown their relationship on the court is thriving. Both players are intense and animated competitors, and their fan bases' are fiercely loyal. On much of social media you're either for Reese or for Clark. It has that feel of rooting for Duke or Carolina; Yankees or Red Sox or Bird or Magic. The pair have definitely bonded so far in the World Cup in their national team debuts. Clark ...

US women storm past Hungary 108-56 to reach FIBA World Cup semifinals

BERLIN — Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and the U.S. routed Hungary 108-56 to advance to the semifinals of the women's FIBA World Cup on Thursday. The U.S. will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game on Saturday in the medal round. France played China and Belgium played host Germany in the other quarterfinal matchups. The Americans have now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament dating to a loss to Russia in the 2006 World Cup semifinals. The U.S. has made every medal round since 1983 when the format changed to have medal rounds. It was a record-breaking performance ...

Seahawks pick off Drake Maye 3 times to beat Patriots 13-10 in Super Bowl rematch

SEATTLE — Sam Darnold left the game injured, the offense was stagnant and sloppy mistakes put Seattle in a hole through three quarters. Then the Dark Side defense took over, Drew Lock made a few big plays and the Seahawks capped a Super Bowl banner-raising night with another win against the New England Patriots. Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to Darnold and beat the Patriots 13-10 on Wednesday night in a Super Bowl rematch. "I want to give our team a lot of credit because you ...

PWHL lands first season-long US national broadcast deal with Scripps Sports for upcoming 4th year

The newly expanded PWHL enters its fourth season by securing its first season-long U.S. national broadcast deal with Scripps Sports, the women's hockey league announced on Wednesday. The agreement builds on Scripps' decision to close last season broadcasting a select number of regular-season games followed by the entire Walter Cup Finals playoff series. And it opens the PWHL to reaching more than 128 million U.S. households, with games being aired on ION, Scripps' national sports and entertainment network. Scripps will produce and televise a game of the week each Saturday to be ...

Brewers’ Jackson Chourio continuing to perform his best in clutch moments

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio explains his success in clutch situations by saying that sometimes he feels he was born for those moments. The 22-year-old keeps providing more evidence to back that up. Chourio hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth ...