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Jack Draper reaches US Open semifinals and Karolina Muchova gets back there after wrist surgery NEW YORK (AP) Jack Draper has defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 to become the first man since 2020 to reach the U.S.

Open semifinals without dropping a set.

The No.

25 seed from Britain relied on his serve that reached 128 mph Wednesday to set up some of his 40 winners in the match, and he broke the 10th-seeded de Minaurs serve six times.

Draper is the first British man to reach the U.S.

Open semifinals since Andy Murray won the title in 2012.

He will face either top-seeded Jannik Sinner or No.

5 Daniil Medvedev in Fridays semifinals.

Blue Jackets players, GM try to make sense of tragedy after deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are trying to make sense of the death Johnny Gaudreau less than three weeks before training camps open around the NHL.

General manager Don Waddell and players including Boone Jenner, Zach Werenski and Erik Gudbranson met with reporters Wednesday to make their first public comments since Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed while riding their bicycles last week in their home state of New Jersey.

Waddell said the immediate focus was on supporting the Gaudreau family.

The team is holding a candlelight vigil at night with 13 minutes, 21 seconds of silent remembrance in honor of Johnny and Matthew's jersey numbers.

Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi is left off list of contenders for soccer's biggest individual prize Lionel Messi was omitted from the list of nominations to win this years Ballon dOr award for the worlds best soccer player.

The record eight-time winner did not feature in a list of 30 players in the running for this years prize, which will be presented Oct.

28.

Vinicius Junior, Rodri, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane are among the names nominated.

Messi won the award last year.

Also excluded was Messis great rival, five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was the first time since 2003 that neither player made the list.

Commanders suspend employee after undercover video showed him disparaging players and fans ASHBURN, Va.

(AP) The Washington Commanders say they have suspended an employee pending an internal investigation after he was shown making derogatory comments about players and fans in undercover video posted on social media.

VP of content Rael Enteen said in the video posted by O'Keefe Media Group that some players were dumb and homophobic and called fans high-school educated alcoholics.

A team spokesperson said the language in the video runs counter to the values of the Commanders organization.

James OKeefe, who founded the company last year, told The Associated Press by phone that the videos were taken in Washington in June.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin will start season opener against Cardinals ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.

(AP) A year after making the cut to successfully resume his football career following a near-death experience, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reached a new plateau in his comeback in being selected a season-opening starter.

Coach Sean McDermott announced the news by saying Hamlin will be paired with Taylor Rapp when the Bills take the field in hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

The fourth-year player was hardly assured of winning a staring job, even with both spots being open.

The promotion for the 26-year-old Hamlin comes some 20 months since he went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati.

Pro Picks: Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will begin three-peat quest with a win over the Ravens Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will raise their championship banner and begin their quest to become the first team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens owe them one.

The NFL season kicks off Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium with a rematch of the AFC championship game.

Despite leading the NFL with 13 wins last season, the Ravens fell short against the Chiefs, losing 17-10 at home.

Jackson ended up winning the NFL MVP award for the second time in five years but it was bittersweet after another playoff disappointment.

College football picks: Colorado-Nebraska renew their rivalry, this time it's Big 12 vs.

Big Ten Colorado-Nebraska was once a Big Eight rivalry that evolved into a Big 12 rivalry.

The Buffaloes and Cornhuskers took a break when it would have been a Big 12-Big Ten game and then reconnected as Pac-12-Big Ten matchup.

Now, that the Buffs are back in the Big 12, the rivalry has circled back to check that Big 12-Big Ten box.

Got all that? Conference realignment can be hard to keep up with, but we're just glad Colorado and Nebraska are playing.

Especially with both programs looking for a big win under second-year coaches.

NFL rookie QBs Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix set to start in Week 1 The days of NFL rookie quarterbacks waiting their turns before taking over teams is long gone.

For the third time in four years there will be three rookie quarterbacks starting the season opener.

No.

1 draft pick Caleb Williams got the nod for Chicago, No.

2 pick Jayden Daniels for Washington and No.

12 pick Bo Nix for Denver, meaning half of the record-tying six QBs selected in the first round in April became immediate starters.

Before 2021, there was only one season since the 1970 merger when at least three rookie QBs started the opener.

That came in 2012, when five did it.

Scheffler and DeChambeau part of PGA Tour-LIV Golf match in Las Vegas, report says Golfweek reports there will be a made-for-TV match involving top players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

The manager for world No.

1 Scottie Scheffler and five-time major champion Brooks Koepka confirms that Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

Among details still to be announced were when in December the match would be held and on which course.

But it will be a rare occasion of players from the PGA Tour competing against players who defected for the Saudi riches of LIV Golf in 2022.

The only other times they face each other are in the four majors and the Olympics.

Paralympians face nuanced nutrition challenges.

Dietitians seek solutions Paris (AP) While the basics of nutrition remain consistent, many para athletes and their dietary teams face nuanced challenges when it comes to nutrition strategy.

They must consider two primary factors: first, the food itself and its specific impact on each individual athlete; second, the accessibility of that food.

Scientists and athletic personnel are workshopping their own solutions even as research lags behind..

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