HOWARD FENDRICH

Players hear ‘a lot of talk’ from Emmert about Title IX, NIL

A trio of men’s basketball players asked NCAA President Mark Emmert during a video call Thursday to abide by, and enforce, Title IX gender equity rules and to create a waiver that would let ...

Dominic Thiem 1st since 1949 to win US Open after ceding 1st 2 sets

NEW YORK — A U.S. Open unlike any other finished unlike any other — with an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker as Dominic Thiem became the first man in 71 years to win the final after droppi...

Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd U.S. Open title

NEW YORK — After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “Wha...

Zverev erases 2-set hole, will face Thiem in U.S. Open final

NEW YORK – For two full sets, Alexander Zverev was confused and listless, his body language as poor as his winner-to-error ratio against Pablo Carreño Busta in the U.S. Open semifinals Frida...

Serena Williams out of U.S. Open, bothered by ankle, Azarenka’s surge

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams already was struggling to keep up in a fast-paced U.S. Open semifinal when she stopped behind the baseline after a third-set point and leaned over. She held t...

Helped by net, bad call, Osaka gets into U.S. Open final

NEW YORK – It wasn’t until Naomi Osaka got a little help from a fortunate net-cord and an incorrect line call that she finally was able to get the better of Jennifer Brady in a U.S. Open sem...

‘It’s how you finish’: Serena Williams into U.S. Open semifinals

NEW YORK — They were just two particular points from Serena Williams’ latest three-set comeback at the U.S. Open, yet they were pivotal and consisted of the sorts of lengthy exchanges filled...

Serena Williams sets up U.S. Open showdown vs. Sloane Stephens

NEW YORK – Yes, Serena Williams won in straight sets again. And yes, she moved into an all-American showdown at the U.S. Open against Sloane Stephens. Still, this victory did not quite go ac...

No. 1 Pliskova won’t dissect U.S. Open loss

NEW YORK — Under normal circumstances, Karolina Pliskova would not have been seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open and so, while a second-round loss certainly would have been disappointing to her, a...

Emotional comeback win for Andy Murray at U.S. Open

Serena Williams makes quick work in first round

Bubble talk dominates first day of U.S. Open

NEW YORK — For all of the obvious concessions to the coronavirus at the no-fans-allowed U.S. Open — near-empty arenas; silence pierced by the occasional clap, sneaker squeak or roaring jet; ...

Osaka-Goff rematch could happen in U.S. Open’s 3rd round

American teenager Coco Gauff and two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka could face each other at the U.S. Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a possible t...