Elena Rybakina defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win her first U.S. Open and third Grand Slam title. The victory capped a New York run in which Rybakina also secured the world No. 1 ranking.
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The United States beat Spain 76-66 in Berlin to reach its fifth straight FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup final. The Americans will face France in a rematch of the 2024 Olympic gold medal game.
Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in the latest-finishing match in US Open history. The American will face Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semifinal Friday.
Serena and Venus Williams lost a three-set first-round U.S. Open women’s doubles match to Maya Joint and Hao-Ching Chan after leading 5-0 in the deciding tiebreak. The sisters were playing together at the tournament for the first time since 2022.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of the year after more than seven years leading the league through major financial growth, a new labor deal and rising public attention. She said the decision was her own and that the timing is right after securing a CBA, media rights deal and expansion plans.
The Athletic found former NFL reporter Dianna Russini violated newsroom standards by failing to disclose a close relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The internal review found no clear evidence that her coverage promoted Vrabel or his teams.
The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million, suspended owner Steve Ballmer for one year and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks after finding salary cap violations tied to Kawhi Leonard endorsement deals. Leonard was fined $700,000, while the team rejected the findings and said it will challenge the penalties.
Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear in a Florida court to change his plea in a DUI case tied to a March rollover crash. Court records do not say what plea he plans to enter.