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NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked about a new way to try to sway a crowd to cheer for her during a US Open match: Bribe them with booze. A year ago, Sabalenka lost to American Coco Gauff in the final at Flushing Meadows as a partisan crowd loudly backed the champion. Now Sabalenka will face another American, Emma Navarro, in the US Open semifinals on Friday.

"Drinks on me!" Aryna Sabalenka finds a new way to get crowd support at the US Open

We’re guaranteed an American finalist in the 2024 US Open. Who will it be?. Frances Tiafoe deserves a ton of credit for knocking off players like Ben Shelton, Alexei Popyrin and Grigor Dimitrov, but looks like a cakewalk compared to what Fritz has dealt with in Flushing Meadows. He had to face an in-form Matteo Berrettini in the second round (won in straight sets), three-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud in the round of 16 (won 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2), and Alexander Zverev, who has been as good as anyone all throughout 2024 (won 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3)).

Frances Tiafoe or Taylor Fritz? Our best bet in this all-American US Open semifinal

NEW YORK—Emma Navarro isn’t known for expressing outsized emotions on the tennis court, which made the tense words she exchanged with Zheng Qinwen at the Summer Olympic Games all the more memorable. At the US Open on Tuesday, the thirteenth-seeded American opened up about the viral moment from...

Emma Navarro opens up about Olympic beef with rival Zheng Qinwen at 2024 US Open

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It's been 35 years since the original Baywatch TV series premiered on NBC in the 1989-1990 season. One year later, it was syndicated and became one of the most popular TV shows on the planet. The show's original cast included David Hasselhoff, who stayed with the series through its entire run. During that time, he was joined by other actors, including (but not limited to) Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, and Jason Simmon. At the time, Simmons, who is gay, was in the closet.

The Once-Secret Gay Life of 'Baywatch' Actor Jaason Simmons: 35 Years After The Beach Drama's Debut

Taylor Fritz has beaten Alexander Zverev in the US Open quarterfinals, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal. The 26-year-old American's previous-best results at Grand Slams were four quarterfinal finishes at Wimbledon in 2022, the US Open in 2023 and the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year.

Taylor Fritz beats Alexander Zverev at US Open to reach first Grand Slam semifinal of career

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, to not only reach the semifinals of the US Open for the first time in his career, but to achieve a major first. Having already been to at least the semifinals of the Australian Open, Roland Garros...

Jannik Sinner has now reached at least the semifinals at all four Grand Slams in his career

“Jannik is a good friend, someone I’m definitely close to,” Draper says of Sinner. “We send each other messages in good moments, bad moments.”. Will their transnational friendship affect how the Brit and the Italian compete against each other? We don’t have much head-to-head evidence to go on yet. They’ve played just once, on grass at Queen’s Club in 2021, and Draper won in two tiebreakers.

US Open Men's Semifinal Previews: Taylor Fritz and his execution or Frances Tiafoe and his energy?

Looking at the paths these two women took to get here, it seems as if their collision was pre-ordained. Neither has lost a set, or been pushed past 6-4 more than once. Now Swiatek and Pegula will meet for the second time in three years in a US Open quarterfinal.

US Open Quarterfinal Previews: Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula, Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev

NEW YORK—Should American tennis fans be jealous of their counterparts in…Great Britain?. Historically, this has rarely, if ever, been the case. Tennis lovers in the U.S., for example, have never had to endure a 77-year drought between male champions at their native Grand Slam, the way the Brits did at Wimbledon from 1936 to 2013.

Jack Draper’s game and personality are very different from Andy Murray’s, but he’s not wasting time following in his footsteps

NEW YORK—This January, Jessica Pegula led Katie Boulter by a set and a double break in Perth. She lost the match. Two months later, in San Diego, Pegula led Marta Kostyuk 5-1 in the first set. She lost the match in straight sets. So when Pegula stepped up to...

At US Open, Jessica Pegula ousts world No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal

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NEW YORK—Jessica Pegula’s US Open quarterfinal conquest of Iga Swiatek meant a lot to a lot of people. American tennis fans. Buffalo, N.Y. natives. Perhaps even fellow straphangers and LIRR commuters. It also meant plenty to Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Pegula is a board member of...

Jessica Pegula’s win over Iga Swiatek punctuated a memorable day for the AAPI community

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Jose and Aurora Rodriguez founded La Serenata in 1985 in Boyle Heights. That was a pivotal era in L.A.’s Mexican food community, and Jose Rodriguez's culinary pursuits led him to become a pioneer in rejecting the “combination plate” standard laden with soggy tacos and burritos.

This Pioneering Mexican Restaurant Was One of the First in L.A. to Reject ‘Combination Plates’ In 1985. Now, They Are Struggling to Stay Open

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

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Clutter, can and often does, creep up on us because decluttering is an ongoing process. This makes our homes feel more like chaotic storage units than serene sanctuaries. Keep reading to learn how to avoid making decluttering mistakes.

How To Avoid Making Common Decluttering Mistakes

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Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly has been admired in more than one sport. The play caller looks on from the sideline here during a Buckeye football spring practice. Credit: via TNS.

Football: Chip Kelly’s role in orchestrating the Buckeyes’ new offense, from the booth to the field

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Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Off to college, Biden-Harris, aging student, Covid surge

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Aryna Sabalenka scores second straight US Open final, edges Emma Navarro

NEW YORK—Aryna Sabalenka’s brat summer culminates with a second straight US Open final, the world No. 2 defeating Emma Navarro, 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Arthur Ashe...

Aryna Sabalenka scores second straight US Open final, edges Emma Navarro

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