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U.S. Open
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U.S. Open

September 3, 2014

Kei Nishikori beat Stan Wawrinka in five sets in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday in New York to become the first Japanese man ever to reach the Grand Slam semifinals.Mike…

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U.S. Open

September 2, 2014

Peng Shuai of China beat Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic on Tuesday in New York in the women’s quarterfinals. Shuai hasn’t lost a set in reaching the U.S. Open semifinals.Mike Groll/Associated…

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U.S. Open

August 31, 2014

WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, warm and humid. High of 87. MEN’S RESULTS (Fourth Round): No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated No. 22 Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets; No. 8…

Rockies win, after losing end of suspended game
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Rockies win, after losing end of suspended game

August 31, 2014

Charlie Blackmon hit a walkoff single against the Giants on Monday. The Rockies came back from a seven-run deficit by scoring nine runs in the last four innings.David Zalubowski/Associated Press…

Stamina wins the day
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Stamina wins the day

August 30, 2014

Wozniacki outlasts Sharapova in three hot sets in New York City

U.S. Open
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U.S. Open

August 30, 2014

WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, breezy, hot and humid with a two-hour rain delay in late afternoon. High of 88. ATTENDANCE: Day: 38,129. Night: 23,771. Total: 61,900. MEN’S SEEDED WINNERS: Third Round:…

U.S. Open
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U.S. Open

August 30, 2014

For the second consecutive day, one of the top three seeds in the women’s draw of the U.S. Open fell from the major tournament. On Saturday, No. 2 Petra Kvitova…

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U.S. Open

August 29, 2014

No. 2 Simona Halep of Romania lost her serve and lost her nerve against Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on Friday in the third round of the U.S. Open. “I feel like…