break came her way, coco vandeweghe finding a way to stay calm and composed. reason. shots like this one took the first set towards the tie—break. that is worthy challenge faltered, coco vandeweghe forcing the error and the set was hers. as a 16—year—old she won this as a junior, her dream was to return and make your mark amongst the seniors and this was a moment. match point against the world number one. her reaction said it all. first us open semifinal awaits, the reign of discover at the top is over. rafa nadal gave russian teenager andrey rublev a masterclass in tennis earlier. the world number one eased through to the semi—finals with a ruthless straight—sets win, 6-16-2 6-2, at the arthur ashe stadium. nadal won the first set in just 23 minutes and showed no mercy — the entire game lasting one hour and 37 minutes. nadal will face either roger federer orjuan martin del potro next. meanwhile, andy murray says he's likely to miss the rest of the season because of his ongoing hip injury. the british world number two pulled out of the us open two days before

she will now meet coco vandeweghe for a place in the final.er the court of arbitration for sport upheld a lifetime ban for the refereejoseph lamptey. the ghanaian official awarded a penalty to south africa in their 2—1 victory last november — but replays showed the ball hit a senegalese defender on the knee. in march, the referee was banned for "match manipulation" — let's head to texas now — and a police operation that didn't quite go to plan. officers were carrying out a routine arrest and seemed to have the situation perfectly under control. but then things got a little out of hand — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the woman on the ground, toscha sponsler, was arrested by officers after they were called out to a possible shoplifting at a beauty parlour. 0nce suitably restrained, she was placed in the backseat of a police car. but it seems ms sponsler was not terribly happy about this turn of events. somehow she managed to slip out of her handcuffs. then, after a quick look around to see if anyone was watching, she slid into the front of t

the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up. next he'll face the winner of the quarter—final clash between five—times champion in this event roger federer orjuan martin del potro, the 2009 winner. iam i am excited to win the semifinal, more than anything. i am happy with how it went today and let's see what will happen tonight. let's see who i will happen tonight. let's see who i will face in the semifinals. if it is said of course i will be e

coco vandeweghe has a break in the second is the world number one is in trouble at flushing meadows.p you up—to—date on that one. overnight venus williams became the oldest semi—finalist in us open history at the age of 37. she beat petra kvitova in a real thriller. it took over two and a half hours and the deciding set went to a tie—break. kvitova only returned to the tour three months ago after the knife attack damaged her playing hand, and williams said it felt like a "special match". this match meant a lot to me, obviously, and of course it means a lot to her, coming back and being able to compete in a major and to prove to herself that she could do anything. it was amazing to see her shine today. the final grand tour of the year in cycling. it's been a tough day in the mountains for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. chris froome's lead at the vuelta a espana has been cut by 42 seconds, although the team sky rider still has an advantage of one minute 16 seconds over nearest rival vincenzo nibali. vincenzo nibali will hope to improve his performance. stage four of the tour of b

pliskova will next face us 20th seed coco vandeweghe.open quarter—final by defeating czech player lucie safarovain a tough two—setter, 6—4, 7—6. that is how that one finished. the world champions germany have thrashed norway 6—0 to almost certainly guarantee top spot in group c for next year's world cup. timo werner scored twice in germany's six—goal rout. they are now five points ahead of northern ireland.who beat the czech republic 2—0. translation: this evening here in stuttgart we experienced how much fun and how beautiful football can be. from the very beginning there was a great atmosphere and a great crowd that supported every one of oui’ crowd that supported every one of our players. we did our path with how we played. in the first half we combined brilliantly and had lots of chances. top played bottom in group e. poland are now a step closer to qualification after a 3—0 win against kazakhstan. robert lewandowski got their third with a penalty. they lost 4—0 to denmark just three days ago. there's a real battle for second and tha

the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopesdia win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up.

it's going to be a >> we know madison keys will face coco vandeweghe, which means a u.s.ed to win the u.s. open! how great is that! >> but no more roger federer. very upset by that. you seem unmoved. >> i like going to the game and watching the matches and so on. drinking the fun little cocktails with the honeydew melon. >> juan martin del potro. he's my man. >> i have someone else you can root for. >> who? you? >> yeah, check this out. the excitement fort sports spectacul spectacle has been building. we went fort tryout, check it out. >> history is made at the u.s. open! >> arthur ashe stadium. home of the last grand slam >> there's no other wray to put it, really. it's a dream come true. i can't believe i'm here at the u.s. open. it's crazy. >> where legends are made on and off off the court. but never has there been a moment like this. >> i've been at many grand slams. >> my objective is to float like a butterfly and sting like a e bee. >> reporter: to do what no other news anchor has done before. >> i've work really hard for this unit. and i think this is just fate re

, with all the players from the usa in the last four for the first time since 1981. 20th seed coco vandewegheinst her good friend madison keys who's seeded 15th as both look to make a first ever grand slam final. venice last night said it very well, that the younger ones were looking at lindsey, jennifer, serena and venous and i think that is still... you know, we want it to be those same players in a later generation —— venus. you know, now that we are older we can actually put that into words but we all wanted to be there. imean, it i mean, it you know, it is really amazing, not only for myself but just for, you know, american tennis and... yeah, i am just for, you know, american tennis and... yeah, lam really excited and, you know, proud of all us for getting this far and having it, you know, usa all the way. english premier league clubs have voted to shorten their summer transfer window. 1a of the 20 clubs voted to close the transfer window before the start of the season. it means they won't be able to buy players once the season has started, but they can still sell to clubs outside engla

keys takes on coco vandeweghe. but before that venus williams meets sloane stephens. >>> hena doba is at the no, with that and more, good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. wall street hopes to build on yesterday's modest gains. energy companies, big retailers, and health care helped lift the market as the government planned to help fund the government and increase the debt. the dow jones added 54 points yesterday, the s&p rose 7 point, the nasdaq gained 17 points. >>> another example of how social media can play an important role when a natural disaster strikes. zello, the internet walkie-talkie app, is the number one free app, according to itunes. zello relies on cell phone data plans and wi-fi where cell phone data signals are weak or nonexistent. >>> t-mobile is offering to pick up your netflix bill. t-mobile announced the deal yesterday. it's offering free subscriptions to the video subscription users with unlimited data plans. the deal is available to both new and existing customers. anne-marie. >> h

new mom serena williams out and sister venus is in the semifinals joined by sloane stephens and coco vandeweghe. the last final slot could be filled by madison keys who plays tonight. if she wins, it will be the first time american women filled all four semifinal slots at a grand slam since the days of chrissie and martina in 1985. >>> and a touching moment here in new york when a 5-year-old boy got a special send-off for his first day of kindergarten. he's the son of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty last year. when he walked out of his home, he found a sea of blue waiting for him. dozens of officers ready to give him a police escort to school for his big day. >>> when we come back, the teacher and bride who is bucking tradition on her wedding day and inspiring america. the racist symbol triggering a hate-crime investigation. ===/raj vo=== vegas police chase down and handcuff an nfl player.... and now colin kaepernick weighs in on the accusation of excessive force. ===next close=== next. >>> finally tonight, the heartwarming story of a teacher who will soon walk down the aisl

keys took a little more than an hour to beat coco vandeweghe. this is also keys' first grand slam final. >> wow, strong words at the press conference, too. >> sloane stephens is awesome. 24 years old, foot surgery in january. ranked in the 9 hundreds last month. she's in the final. she has such an amazing demeanor off court. she's funny, honest. >> but on the court. >> she's amazing. >> on the court. >> i'm going to are her for her. poor coco got caught in traffic. her preparation was all off detail in. >> you can't be thrown off because you got caught in traffic. >> 275. >> imagine if you and i had to sit down here with no makeup and no idea what we going to talk about. >> remember when you were asked -- >> that is lame. >> if you were going into too much detail? >> i might. >> #leave earlier. >> anyway, no sympathy from jack. he's very loud tonight. >> the new device that claims to make school bathrooms a bully and vaping-free zone. >> but it's not a camera. we'll show you how it works next on "world news now." born to outperform the #1... pre

making it look easy with a quick win over coco vandeweghe.nd stephens will battle for the championship this weekend. it's the first grand slam final for both women. good for them. >>> it was american track star wilma rudolph who said, "never underestimate the power of dreams." thank you for watching abc news. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the company, america. good night.

open tournament will be an all american one, after sloane stephens, coco vandeweghe and madson keys becamel four, jeaning venus williams at 37-years-old is the oldest player in the tournament. williams reaches the finals, it will macher third this year after days becoming an aunty to venus williams little girl. >>> the handcuffing of nfl star michael bennett and the police investigation that followed. you are watching "early today." (vo) more "doing chores for mom" per roll more "doing chores for dad" per roll more "earning something you love" per roll bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty the quicker picker upper. to tinto a flamecker you'll need a spark. new emergen-c energy+ natural caffeine from green tea to focus your mind. 7 b vitamins plus vitamin c to fortify you. spark the energy within you every day. emergen-c energy+. emerge and see. ito become dangerous.d for an everyday item new tide pods child guard pack. helps keep your laundry pacs safe and your child safer. align, press and unzip.

coco vandeweghe dreaming about winning her first career open, never making it past the 2nd round of ther to this year. she knocked off the top seed karolina pliskova in straight sets to make it three americans in the final four. could we get a fourth? madison keys made it a clean sweep four for four. keys in the far court won the tournament at stanford last month. she beat kaia kanepi in straight sets. she will play a rematch of the finals at stanford. >>> giants at colorado, pablo came up always a pinch-hitter and struck out, 0 for his last 38. joe panik was five for six tonight, the first big leaguer since jerry remy since 1981 to record 12 hits in a three game series. by the way, giants won 11-3. >>> a's lefty tossed six shutout innings to pick up his 10th win of the year. kris davis, his 39th home run moving past aaron judge for the most in the american league. a's beat the angels 3-1 to snap a three-game losing streak. >>> this is a true story. you know that dennis rodman is appealing to president trump. he's saying he can handle the kim jong un problem. >> he's been there. they kn

making it look easy with a quick win over coco vandeweghe.nd stephens will battle for the championship this weekend. it's the first grand slam final for both women. good for them. >>> it was american track star wilma rudolph who said, "never underestimate the power of dreams." thank you for watching abc news. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and our "nightline" facebook page. thanks for the company, america. good night. >> today on our show, contestants will be playing for the kind of money that can change their lives in an instant, and we're about to find out if one of them can make it happen. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, and welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] me too. you know, people come to vegas for a lot of things, but at just 20 years old, the only thing on our contestant's mind is winning $1 million on this show. from the bronx, new york, please welcome back paul papantoniou. [cheers and applause] wh

new mom serena williams out and sister venus is in the semifinals joined by sloan stevens and coco vandeweghefinal shot could be filled by madison keys who plays tonight. if she wins, it will be the first time american women filled all four semifinal slots at a grand slam since the days of chrissie and martina in 1985. >>> and a touching moment here in new york where a 5-year-old boy got a special send-off for his first day of kindergarten. he's the son of a police officer killed in the line of duty last year. when he walked out of his home, he found a sea of blue waiting for him. dozens of officers ready to give him a police escort to school for his big day. >>> when we come back, the teacher and bride who is bucking tradition on her go slow. ♪ come on mom! ♪ let's go! ♪ mom! slow down! for the ones who keep pushing. always unstoppable. but he hasoke up wwork to do.in. so he took aleve. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. aleve. all day strong. to you need moreong againsthan a

madison keys is playing her good friend coco vandeweghe. up—to—date. israeli jets have attacked a site in the west of syria — that's according to the syrian army. it says two soldiers were killed. map this is where it says rockets struck — masyaf — it's also where western powers suspect chemical weapons are being produced. that could be significant — because yesterday, un human rights investigators said they had concluded that a syrian air force jet was responsible for a chemical attack in this town — khan sheikhoun — in april, which killed at least 83 people. the syrian government says it destroyed its entire chemical arsenal in 2013. israel hasn't commented — but we do know they've carried out clandestine attacks in syria before. earlier i spoke to rasha qandeel, who presents newsnight on bbc arabic tv. actually, the timing, as many a nalysts actually, the timing, as many analysts might think, today is not a coincidence. this is not the first time an escalation takes place on the borders between israel, syria and lebanon and it might be l

awaiting the final is madison keys, who crushed coco vandeweghe in straight sets.ng their grand slam final debuts. the last time two americans made the final was 15 years ago when serena williams beat venus. coutinho has been left out of liverpool's squad for tomorrow's game against manchester city. he's missed the start with a back injury amid interest from barcelona. that's all the sport for now, more later. you are watching bbc news. we'll talk more about the story dominating here, hurricane irma now. more now on hurricane irma which is continuing its path across the caribbean causing devastation in its wake and killing at least 14 people. this is what it looks like on the satellite. britain, france and the netherlands have sent ships, rescue teams and emergency supplies to their territories that have been hit by the storm. the uk's first naval vessel has arrived in the region, it's currently heading towards the british virgin islands where a state of emergency has been declared. the raf mounts bay has issued aid to anguilla. 50 royal marines and army engineers

assures us this year, there's no need to worry about the women. ( applause ) >> reporter: when coco vandewegheison keys won their matches last night, american tennis declared victory. that's because they joined venus williams and sloan stephens to make the u.s. open semifinals an all-american affair. the last time that happened was in 1981, when players like martina navratilova and chris evert dominated women's tennis. >> i really feel that the success of the americans right now is largely due to serena and venus williams, and the impact they have had on the sport and on young girls. >> reporter: united states tennis association chairman, c.e.o., and president, katrina adams, says this semifinal milestone is serving notice that the american game is back. >> to now know that we have a next crop, the next generation, if you will, that are under 25, that can perhaps be at the top of their games for the next five, 10 years, that's huge for us because we want our kids to get into the sport. >> reporter: and there's another headline at this year's u.s. open. three of the four women in the semifinals

coco vandeweghe 79 transforms the world. the ayatollah came into power and the bureaucracy of radical shia and permeates throughout the region and the saudi where you have the attack on the mosque of saudi arabia. saudi arabia which is somewhat more pro-western liberating women going back in time to the full burqa women who can't drive. it took i thank in 1979 interesting what happened that same year. the soviets invaded afghanistan and the mujahideen was propped up and became a warrior for the mujahideen against the evil power of russia. interestingly we are seeing russia back in the region for the first time in syria primarily to have the ports in syria but also to maintain their dominance. i think so much of this as i study it and consider the western educated egyptian they came back into the prisons in egypt that al zawahiri came out of. anwr sevopolous assassinated and when they let them out you had the core al qaeda elements coming about their coupled with the mujahideen, bin laden. this was the change in history that

. >> reporter: when coco vandeweghe and madison keys won their matches last night, american tennis declared because they joined venus williams and sloan stephens to make the u.s. open semifinals an all-american affair. the last time that happened was in 1981, when players like martina navratilova and chris evert dominated women's tennis. >> i really feel that the success of the americans right now is largely due to serena and venus williams, and the impact they have had on the sport and on young girls. >> reporter: united states tennis association chairman, c.e.o., and president, katrina adams, says this semifinal milestone is serving notice that the american game is back. >> to now know that we have a next crop, the next generation, if you will, that are under 25, that can perhaps be at the top of their games for the next five, 10 years, that's huge for us because we want our kids to get into the sport. >> reporter: and there's another headline at this year's u.s. open. three of the four women in the semifinals are women of color, and that's never happened before. one of those emerging sta

she'll face madison keys who crushed coco vandeweghe in straight sets.ir grand slam final debuts on saturday — the last time that happened was 15 years ago when serena williams beat her sister venus. and keys couldn't be happier. it feels absolutely amazing. you know, these are the moments growing up know, these are the moments growing up that you dream about. to be sitting here as us open finalist, it feels amazing. she is a close friend of mine, so to be able to play her in both of our first finals is a really special moment, especially with everything we have gone through this year. always nice to see genuine joy this year. always nice to see genuinejoy from a this year. always nice to see genuine joy from a sports person. let's talk about cricket. a dramatic first day in the deciding first test? yes, it was going so well as ben stokes reached a new career high, taking six wickets, helping bowl the west indies out forjust 123. but then england struggled in reply. poor batting from england. it put them into trouble, really. joe roofs put them into trou

and coco vandeweghe, rematch of the bank final. keys won that one and tonight basically started the car and never looked back because she won this thing easy. keys also making her first major final. in new york at the u.s. open. >>> one of the reasons we love warriors' general manager is he's a smart guy that understands the media has questions. some he will or won't answer. you will never see bob maiers do what we did in cleveland. the cavs were introducing isaiah thomas and the new gm kept trying to top reporters from asking about thomas's hip injury which is a huge deal because you got to know the guy you're getting is had healthy. here's a guy, the gm, a crash course in media 101. >> when did you know you had had suffered a torn labum last year? >> i don't want this to be isaiah thomas hip conference and so i'm just going to -- with all due respect shut down the hip questions. if we want to talk about isaiah, let's talk about isaiah the all star. >> no. not the way you conduct business. that's amateur hour right there. you have

in her quit rout of coco vandeweghe who isn't going anyway either.st night. just an unfortunate victim of a perfect night for madison keys. >> yeah, she was on fire last night. you know, venus williams/sloane stephens was like a generational match-up. you had fierce youth aga experience and -- >> elegance and experience and also fierce competition but, look, venus played her first open, guys, 20 years ago, sloane was 4 years old so venus got beaten bat lid in the first set and came back and answered hard. didn't drop a game in the second set and then the third set was so tight, it was such a nail-biter. everyone was exhausted watching it. she wants to make it clear this isn't a bassing of the baton. she's not going anywhere. >> still holding on to that. what do you think about the final? >> i think it's going to be excited. two young women who want it badly. sloane was ranked 934th. just months ago. >> they were both injured. >> both injured. it's going to be so great. >> i'm not going to let you off that easy. >> who is going to win? >> we're going

miss-hits on the service return stephens wins 6-1, 0-6, 7-5she will face the winner madison keys and coco vandewegheg the parade celebrating their 2nd nba title in 3 years warriors oenwer joe lacob told the crowd the team would pick up the tap for the entire celebration as a gift to oaklandthe only problem is according to a report the city of oakland still has not revived payment of almost $816,000 it says the warriors owe and the kicker oakland says the team also owes it $244,000 from the 2015 parade as it ends up the warriors had some questions about some of the charges and are working it out with the city oakland officials say they don't expect any problems collecting eventually next at eight. a new study reveals some women are not getting enough sleep -- -and it could be affecting their health a new government study says middle-aged women aren't getting enough sleep.(pam) the study found ... women between 40- and 59- years old... are more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality. not getting enough sleep increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. while related factors like menopa

kooes taking on qualifier. 25-year-old american coco vandeweghe did it by taking down the top rankedlayer in the world. no stranger to beating number ones, took down kerber at the australian open. second set she's in the far court. nice little back and forth. ends it with a strong forehand. >>> later in the second, it's match point for cocoa. she gets it done as plits cove a hits it into the net. she's got athletic genes. her uncle and late father played in the nba. her mom on olympic swimmer. now making a name for herself. >>> wnba playoffs begin. the mystics hoegs the dallas wings. starts in about an hour. >>> good time of year for sports. >>> great tennis tonight federer. >> thank you. >>> that does it for us. nightly news is headed your way. >>> we hope to see awe the 11:00 with news 4. have a good evening. >>> tonight, targeting florida. category 5 hurricane irma walloping the caribbean as the forecast track becomes clearer, and it's not good news for the sunshine state. a full blown emergency amid growing fears of a direct hit. as we come on the air, two more hurricanes have fo

coco vandeweghe not pleased in her semifinal match against madison keys. vandeweghe lost.s keys for the finals. >>> the chiefs and the patriots. the fifth super bowl banner in new england. alex smith took over dominated. 78-yarder to karim the rookie, smith four touchdowns no picks 368 yards passing they beat the patriots. chiefs win 42-27. the most new england has given up since 1993. the 49ers new motto this season is brick by brick because they are slowly sort of rebuilding the franchise. this bag showed up in all mailrooms today weighed at least 50 pounds. because actual bricks were too heavy, it was filled with 53 pieces of wood. we appreciate the gesture. the 49ers marketing campaign in overdrive brick by brick. they want to rebuild the 49er franchise. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you sunday night to see if the 49ers raise their first brick. >>> need some wins. play of the day st. louis at san diego, the play is by a fan in the stands at the baseball game. >> that's a heck of a grab. >> he made a bare-handed catch. he didn't spill his food. that's your play of the day.

. >>> and how about coco vandeweghe? dreaming about winning her first career u.s. open. vandeweghe far court had never made it past the second round of the open prior to this year. she knocked off top-seeded carolina police skov va in straight sets to make it three americans in the final four on the women's side. madison keys made it a clean sweep. four for four. keys in the far court won the tournament at stanford last month. she beat kin especially inpy in straight accepts and she moves on to play vandeweghe. >>> how about the giants in colorado? pablo sandoval didn't have a hit in 37 at-bats. tying a giants record. he came up as a pinch hitter and struck out. he observes the record 0 for 38. >>> joe panik five for six last night. he becomes the first big leaguer since jerry remi in 1985 to get 12 hits in a three- game series. no giant had ever done it. so there you go. two pieces of franchise history in one game. and oh, yeah, the giants won it, 11-3. and the a's beat the angels 3-1 last night. >>> are you ready for football? patriots and the chiefs kickoff the nfl se

miss-hits on the service return stephens wins 6-1, 0-6, 7-5she will face the winner madison keys and coco vandeweghesaturday's final back in june during the parade celebrating their 2nd nba title in 3 yearswarriors oenwer joe lacob told the crowd the team would pick up the tap for the entire celebration as a gift to oaklandthe only problem is according to a report the city of oakland still has not revived payment of almost $816,000 it says the warriors owe and the kicker oakland says the team also owes it $244,000 from the 2015 parade as it ends up the warriors had some questions about some of the charges and are working it out with the city oakland officials say they don't expect any problems collecting eventually initial jobless claims surge because of hurricane harvey . . . initial jobless claims surged by 62,000 in the wake of hurricane harvey,. claims, which count the number of people who applied for unemployment for the first time, rose to 298,000 from the prior week's unrevised reading of 236,000. economists said last week that claims would be one of the earliest indicators of harvey's impact

the 15th-seeded keys rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win over no. 20 coco vandeweghe (van'-duh-way) to reach her first 22 points and raced to a 5-0 lead in an opening set that lasted just 23 minutes. she continued to dominate despite an upper right leg injury that caused her to call the trainer to be taped midway through the second set. the men's semifinals are friday. ( darya ) venus williams taking on sloane stephens in one of the all-american semi- finals sloane stephens wins 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 a killer clown could create a record breaking opening at the box office this weekend. the big screen adaptation of "it" could have the largest opening in september. analysts predict the film could make as much as 75 million dollars. the film is based off of the best-selling stephen king novel. "it" could also set the record for the highest opening for a horror film. another film opening this weekend is a rom-com called "home again. it stars reese witherspoon as a single mom with unconventional house guests. (mark) ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news... we are following breaking news out of mexico city

coco vandeweghe dreaming about her first grand slam never making it past the second round of the u.s. open. she knocked off caroline pliskova and within the hour madison keys made it a clean sweep 4-4. keys in the far court won the tournament at stanford last mo beating kaia kanepi in straight sets. she will play vandeweghe in the finals. meanwhile venus in the other semifinals tomorrow stevens meets venus, but venus won't be the toughest opponent she's had to deal with this week in new york. >> if anyone ever asks anything, i always -- oh, my god, oh. oh, my god. looks like a dragon. okay, that was so disgusting, wow. season sunday at home against okay, sorry. >> better a dragon than a pan -- panther, i suppose. >>> the 49ers begin their regular season at home against the panthers. kyle shanahan is keeping the starting lineup rather close to the vest. >> everyone will find out on sunday. i don't mean to be a [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> it's just easier now. >> kyle shanahan nice and relaxed leading up to his head coaching debut. sunday will also be the nfl debut for panthers rookie ch

she beat coco vandeweghe in just over an hour in straight sets.he court and have a big name. i can't be tentative in figuring out how to get that all in. she played great defence. i haven't played her in a long time, clearly she has seen me playing many, many times, buti haven't seen her play as much. i'm super happy to be in a grand slam final, and to do it here, obviously my home slam, it is even more special. i think this is what every player dreams about. and unfortunately, fortunately but unfortunately, fortunately but unfortunately, i had to play venus. but having four americans in the semifinals, i think that says able to about american tennis and where we are right now. and waiting for her in the final will be fellow american madison keys. she beat coco vandeweghe in just over an hour in straight sets. we've seen the last of players like alex oxlade—chamberlain moving between premier league clubs once the season starts. clubs have voted to close next summer's transfer window before the campaign. it will close at 5:00 on the thursday evenin

. >>> and how about coco vandeweghe dreaming about winning her first career u.s. open?andeweghe far court had never made it past the second round of the open prior to this year. she knocked off top-seeded karolina pliskova in straight sets to make it 3 americans in the final four on the women's side. madison keys made it a clean sweep four for four keys in the far court won the tournament at stanford last month. she beat kaia kanepi in straight sets and moves on to play vandeweghe. >>> how about the giants in colorado? pablo sandoval didn't have a hit in 37 at-bats tying a giants record. he came up as a pinch hitter and struck out. he owns the record to himself, 0 for 38. joe panik five for six last night. he becomes the first big leaguer since jerry remi in 1981 to get 12 hits in a three- game series. no giant had ever done it. so two pieces of history in one game and the giants won 11-3. the a's beat the angels 3-1 last night. are you ready for some football? the patriots and the chiefs kickoff the nfl season tonight. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> time no

coco vandeweghe not pleased in her semifinal match against madison keys.s is the same matchup at the bank of the west classic final at stanford. keys won in july. she won again yesterday. so it's stevens versus keys in saturday's final. >>> and the chiefs and the patriots, that's the fifth super bowl banner in new england. and alex smith took over dominated 78-yarder, four touchdowns, no picks, 368 yards passing and no comeback for tom brady. chiefs win 42-27, the most new england has given up since 1993! >>> the 49ers' new motto this season is brick by brick because they are slowly sort of rebuilding the franchise. and this bag showed up in our mailroom today weighing at least 50 pounds because actual bricks were too heavy, it was filled with 53 pieces of wood. we appreciate the gesture. the 49ers marketing campaign in overdrive. brick by brick is what they want to do to rebuild the 49er franchise. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you sunday night to see if the 49ers raise their first brick. >>> sounds good, dennis. play of the day from major league baseball. st

williams sister, venus, joined by three new to this grand stage: sloane stephens, madison keys, and coco vandeweghe. it's the first all-american semi-finals since 1981. and it's quickly rewriting the story of american tennis. jeffrey brown reports from flushing meadows, new york. >> not even u.s. tennis officials dared predict this. last week outside the arthur ashe stadium where the biggest matches are played a talked to the player development director martin blackman. >> how soon before we see another u.s. open american champion? >> not going to put myself on the spot for that one. >> not going there. >> but i would say between 3 and 5 years. >> we're going to see american women on this court on the final saturday. >> who are not named williams. and we're going to see american men on that court. >> blackman was way off with the women. venus williams joined by three other americans making their first ever appearance on the semis here. as for american men, that will have to wait. just one sam querry made it to round 16. >> in fact, no american man has won here since andy roddick in 2003, the last g

coco vandeweghe has entered karolina pliskova's reign as world number one made it three american womenseed won 7—6, 6—3 in the last eight at flushing meadows. fellow american madison keys could make itan fellow american madison keys could make it an all—american semifinal line—up for the first time since 1981 if she wins a quarterfinal tonight. rafa nadal is on court right now and has raced to a first set lead in his quarterfinal. the world number one took only 23 minutes to take the first set 6—1 against andrey rublev of russia. the winner could face roger federer in the semifinals. meanwhile andy murray says he is likely miss the rest of the season because of his ongoing hip injury. the british world number two pulled out of the us open two days before the tournament began and has not played since wimbledon injuly. chris froome's lead at the vuelta a espana has been cut by his main rival vincenzo nibali. the race exploded into life in the last five miles of stage 17 as the riders tackled inclines of up to 30%. while froome struggled to keep up, nibali surged forward, cutting the brit