NEW YORK-- Serena Williams' bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam came to a shocking halt at the U.S. Open on Friday when the defending champion suffered one of the greatest tennis upsets to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci.
Patriots won 28-21.
FOXBOROUGH, MA- Tom Brady, the focus of the offseason "Deflategate" scandal, received a rousing ovation from the frenzied home crowd as he led the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots into the NFL's season opener on Thursday.
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie left fielder Stephen Piscotty laced the first pitch from reliever Fernando Rodney to the center field wall for a two-run double in the eighth to lead St Louis to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
NEW YORK-- The U.S. Open women's semi-finals scheduled for Thursday evening have been postponed due to the threat of rain.
Both the men's and women's semis will now be played on Friday, tournament officials announced.
NEW YORK- - Simona Halep will be the young gun in a U.S. Open semi-final lineup that features three 30-somethings after the Romanian beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Wednesday as rain hit the grand slam for the first time.
