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Durango boys tennis sends five to 4A state championships

Freshmen help lead way for Durango

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Grand Slam Titles: 1; Serena Williams announces baby’s birth

Go ahead and add another title to Serena Williams’ collection: Mom. The tennis star announced via social media on Wednesday that she gave birth to a girl named Alexis Olympia Ohan...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sweet 16: Rafael Nadal beats Anderson for 3rd U.S. Open, 16th major

NEW YORK – Rafael Nadal against Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final shaped up as quite a mismatch — and that’s exactly what it was. His game at a high level at the end of an unu...

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sloan Stephens cashes in at U.S. Open for 1st Grand Slam Title

NEW YORK – Sloane Stephens never looked shaken by the setting or the stakes in her first Grand Slam final. Her opponent, Madison Keys, most definitely did. Stephens easily beat he...

DATE: Sep 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rafael Nadal overwhelms Juan Martin del Potro to reach U.S. Open final

NEW YORK – Once Rafael Nadal went from passive to aggressive and got his uppercut of a forehand going, it didn’t take long for him to power into the U.S. Open final. Closing in on...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. Open finalists Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens commiserated over injuries

New era of American women’s tennis

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sloane Stephens tops Venus Willians, faces Madison Keys for U.S. Open title

All-American U.S. Open final

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango boys tennis finding its way without a clear No. 1

Senior-heavy Demons pushing each other

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

4 Americans in U.S. Open women’s semis for 1st time since 1981

NEW YORK (AP) — All four women’s semifinalists at the U.S. Open are Americans. It’s the first time that’s happened at Flushing Meadows since 1981. It hasn’t happened at any Grand ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

No Rafa vs. Roger at US Open, but all American women’s semifinals

NEW YORK – So much for the first U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Hours after Nadal did hi...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal try to set up semifinal showdown at U.S. Open

NEW YORK — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal each need a victory to finally meet at the U.S. Open. Juan Martin del Potro stopped them before and has a chance to do it again. ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports