TENNIS
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia never really let Coco Gauff — or the crowd — get fully involved in their U.S. Open quarterfinal Tuesday night.
From early on, Garcia played high-stakes tennis and put strokes where she wanted, sometimes right at Gauff’s feet, sometimes well out of reach. In contrast to the early success Gauff, still just 18, has experienced, it’s been a long journey for Garcia, who now gets to play in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career at age 28.
The 17th-seeded Garcia took charge at the start and never relented in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 12th-seeded Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
She had lost both of her two previous matches against Gauff, who was the runner-up at the French Open in June, but was by far the better player this time.
Garcia, who is from France, hasn’t ceded a set at Flushing Meadows so far this year and stretched her winning streak to 13 matches overall, solidifying her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment.
She will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on Thursday with a berth in the final at stake. Jabeur advanced to her first semifinal in New York with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over the player who beat Serena Williams in the third round, Ajla Tomljanovic.
In the men’s quarterfinals Tuesday, No. 5 Casper Ruud beat No. 13 Matteo Berrettini in straight sets and will play No. 27 Karen Khachanov, who eliminated No. 23 Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 in a match that finished at about 1 a.m.
FOOTBALL
NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season, passing Ohio State, after the defending national champions dominated their opener.
Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes from the media panel and 1,552 points.
The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after beating Oregon 49-3 on Saturday. Georgia received 17 first-place votes.
Ohio State slipped to No. 3 and received two first-place votes. Michigan moved up four spots to No. 4.
Clemson dropped a spot to No. 5.
Florida debuted at No. 12 after its thrilling victory at home against Utah on Saturday night. The Utes slipped six spots to No. 13 after the loss.
The rest of the top 10 was Texas A&M at No. 6, followed by Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Baylor and Southern California.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is scheduled to enter a plea Monday to felony driving while intoxicated causing serious injury after a 2021 car crash that seriously injured a young girl.
Reid, son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, is expected to plead guilty, Jackson County (Missouri) Circuit Court records show. He was scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 26.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Guy Morriss, a 15-year NFL offensive lineman who played in Super Bowls with Philadelphia and New England before coaching at Baylor and Kentucky, has died. He was 71.
Kentucky said Morriss died Monday in Danville, Kentucky. Athletic spokesman Tony Neely confirmed the school was informed by his family. No cause of death was specified in a release, though Morriss was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2017.
BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Suspended San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had surgery to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder.
The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttache, the team physician for the Dodgers and the NFL’s Rams. The surgery originally had been scheduled for last week but was postponed because Tatis had strep throat.
Recovery from the shoulder surgery is estimated at four to six months. His spring training could be delayed, but if all goes well, he should be full strength by the time he’s done serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
Tatis missed the first four months of this season with a broken left wrist, an injury that’s believed to have occurred in an offseason motorcycle crash.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers.
Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director, sent a letter to MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem that claimed a majority of minor leaguers had signed authorization cards.
The MLBPA, which reached its first collective bargaining agreement for major leaguers in 1968, launched the minor league unionization drive Aug. 28.
If MLB does not voluntarily accept the union, signed cards from 30% of the 5,000 to 6,500 minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition to the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union authorization election. A majority vote in an election would authorize union representation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kiké Hernández and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a $10 million contract for 2023, preventing the infielder/outfielder from becoming a free agent.
BASKETBALL
MILAN (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in 27 minutes for Greece in a 99-79 victory over Ukraine in the European championships.
Antetokounmpo also had and nine rebounds to help Greece (4-0) win Group C. In Group B, Luka Doncic had 36 points for Slovenia (3-1) in an 88-80 victory over Germany.
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Craig Sword scored 19 points and the U.S. rolled into the AmeriCup quarterfinals by topping Venezuela 101-49 in a game that started Sunday, was interrupted because of leaks caused by rain, then resumed 48 hours later.
SOCCER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rose Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal and the U.S. women’s team beat Nigeria 2-1 for its 13th straight victory.
The United States also benefitted from an own goal to extend its unbeaten streak on American soil to 71 games. The U.S. beat Nigeria 4-0 on Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas.
After the game, representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer. The new contracts include identical pay structures for appearances and tournament victories, revenue sharing and equitable distribution of World Cup prize money.
BOXING
LONDON (AP) — World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has moved away from a potential unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk toward fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.
In a video published on social media, Fury — the WBC champion — said he was willing to offer Joshua 40% of the purse for a title fight before the end of the year.
