NFL notebook: Steelers RB Bell absent, gives up $853,000
Le’Veon Bell gave up $853,000 by not reporting to the Pittsburgh Steelers before Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline as his contract holdout continues.
NASCAR notebook: Stenhouse Jr. faces all-or-nothing Sunday
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Roush Fenway Ford driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. knows both ends of the spectrum.
Former NBA player Hairston wanted on assault charge
Former NBA and University of North Carolina swingman P.J. Hairston is wanted in North Carolina for an alleged assault on a female.
Serena defends her integrity after Grand Slam controversy
Serena Williams said she did not know her coach was giving her instructions and had “never cheated in her life” after her hopes of winning a 24th Grand Slam title ended in extraordinary scenes at the U.S. Open on Saturday.
Factbox: Serena’s run-ins with U.S. Open officials
Factbox on Serena Williams’s controversial moments with officials at the U.S. Open following her defeat to Japan’s Naomi Osaka in Saturday’s final.
Murray, Mattek-Sands win U.S. Open mixed doubles
Britian’s Jamie Murray and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands captured the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with a 2-6 6-3 11-9 victory over Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and Poland’s Alicja Rosolska on Sunday.
Olympic great Johnson recovering from ‘mini stroke’
Michael Johnson is recovering from a ‘mini stroke’, the Olympic champion and former world record-holder said on Twitter on Saturday but expects to make a full recovery.
Golf: Rose leads McIlroy, Schauffele by one shot at BMW Championship
Justin Rose carded six-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele after the third round of the BMW Championship in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Osaka claims U.S. Open title after Serena meltdown
Naomi Osaka became Japan’s first Grand Slam singles champion by thumping Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial U.S. Open final on Saturday in which the American suffering a mesmerizing meltdown after being given a code violation.
Djokovic and Del Potro set for big clash of styles in U.S. Open final
Novak Djokovic heads into his U.S. Open final clash with Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday knowing he faces a challenge – a very big challenge indeed.
