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Shelton will play Zverev in US Open final

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton won the all-American duel with Frances Tiafoe and now he's the one who can end his country's long wait for another men's Grand Slam champion. Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Friday and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday for the U.S. Open title. The No. 8-seeded Shelton had plenty of energy left after ousting defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a quarterfinal match that ended Wednesday at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish ever at the U.S. Open. Now he needs to stop French Open champion Zverev to give the host nation its first ...

‘Friday night lights’

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — The phone calls, all asking the same question, started coming long before the lights at "The Pit" flickered on for the first time this fall. "When will the senior citizen passes be available?" Aliquippa High athletic director Jennifer Damico's office heard more than once ...

‘Trumpapalooza’ is a sad spectacle

Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters says the GOP midterm election “convention” will be a “Trumpapalooza.” It’d be better if everyone called it that. American political conventions are one of the best examples — among way too many — of American institutional ...

Sabalenka ousts Pegula in US Open semifinals

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka moved a win away from her third straight U.S. Open title, beating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday night. Sabalenka blasted her way out of what was a dead-even match for most of the first set, pouncing on Pegula's second serves and turning the second set into ...

Ohio State, Texas clash Saturday

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Across a history of college football that dates to the 1800s, Texas and Ohio State have rarely met on the field. The Buckeyes and Longhorns are making a habit of it of late, however, with big games and big stakes. Here comes another. Top-ranked Ohio State (1-0) and ...