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Sunday in the parks: The playoffs, NFL, a no-hitter and more

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In a year where good days seem in short supply, sports delivered one. The NFL roared back to life, even if the roar was from fans who weren’t in the stadi...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘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...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango High School boys tennis sharp in home finale against Grand Junction Central

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango boys tennis aims to finish at home against Grand Junction Central

Moriarty bringing expertise to Demons

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports