venus williams and sloane stephens are three apiece. . it is three all in the third set. that is enough from me. goodbye. hello. we're keeping our eye on three hurricanes in the caribbean. hurricanejose hot on the heels of hurricane irma, not quite as strong as irma but still the potential for damaging winds off the northern leeward islands over the weekend. hurricane irma is heading turks and caicos, heading towards cuba through friday, eventually florida by the weekend and hurricane katia in the gulf of mexico more a rain maker, with a lot of damaging wind. somewhat quieter over here at home but still an unsettled end to the week, thanks to this area of low pressure driving the weather. and there'll be strong winds at times particularly across southern coastal counties and the north—west of scotland and northern ireland as well. here, there will be some showers from the word go. not quite so many showers here first thing tomorrow across the eastern side of scotland, maybe some sunshine coming through, but always a lot of cloud. and sho

in the first of the all—american semifinals, venus williams aiming to reach her 17th grandslam singles four when venus contested herfirst back in 1997. was only four when venus contested her first back in 1997. playing was only four when venus contested herfirst back in 1997. playing in only her second major semi, it was sloane stephens who made the better start and venus williams was blown away in an opening set that stevens won 6—1. that gave little indication of what was to come. is the first set was one—sided, the second was even more so, set was one—sided, the second was even more so, this time with william is coming out on top after being forced to save four break points in her opening service game, she breezed through the set 6—0 to level the match and the momentum was now with the former champion and number nine seed. the deciding set was everything the first two were not. close and very tense. there were m ista kes close and very tense. there were mistakes aplenty by both players yet moments of breathtaking tennis as well. at 5—5, the tide turned in favour of stevens. she brok

that's because they joined venus williams and sloan stephens to make the u.s.mifinals 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 stars, stephens, was just four years old when her opponent tonight, venus williams

coming up on this programme: venus williams and sloane stephens are into a deciding set in their us openays against her good friend madison keys and madison keyes complete the all american semi—final line up as they battle for the other place in saturday's decider. the premier league clubs vote to bring forward the closing date of the transfer window to before the season starts. and chris froome extends his lead in la vuelta a espana withjust three stages remaining. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that the first of the women's us open finalists will be known shortly. two—time winner venus williams is playing american compatriot sloane stephens in what has been a compelling match, with the 24—year—old stephens winning the first set 6—1, before williams won the second without dropping a game.

that's because they joined venus williams and sloan stephens to make the u.s. 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 stars, stephens, was just four years old when her opponent tonight, venus williams, debute

jersey, presented by robert kraft. >> try it again next time, dillon. >> sorry, dillon. >> and venus williams was two points from reaching her first u.s. open final in 15 years. instead, she's on her way home. sloane stephens sagtaged a furis come back, moments later, she finished off williams to reach her first grand slam title of her career. >> i don't give up, like i'm not going to give it to someone. i' take it from me. i want to make sure i give everything i have and leave everything out on the court at all times. >> she will meet her friend madison keys in the final. 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 thro

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venus williams.ana spencer with details on the nail biting match. >> 37-year-old venus williams entered the night as the favorite. but she ran into a new american phenom. 24-year-old sloan stevens ranked 83rd in the world. beating her idol venus in a three set nail biter advantagesing to her first ever u.s. open final. >> there is a new fighter in town. and her name is sloan stevens. >> and in her post game interview, kind words for her tennis role model. >> she is one of the greatest competitors and honored to share the court with her tonight and honored to play at the same time as her. >> and next up one of her closest friends, 22-year-old madison keys who bested fellow american cocoa evanderway in straight sets. >> her first major final. -- >> that was lara spencer reporting by the way. >> did you see the match. >> i did i stayed up to watch it. >> how do you feel today? >> a little tired. >> exactly. i taped it. lets talk about the weekend. a nice weekend we are keeping our eye on irma to the sou

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you know, venus williams/sloane stephens was like a generational match-up. xperience 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 to win. it's an all-usa final. >> that's a great answer, lara. >>> coming up, everybody, is it possible you're sleeping a lot less than you realize? there's an nfl player who discovered a disorder. more than 22 m

the birth came moments before venus williams took the court at the u.s. open. it's the couple's first child. >>> more records to tell you about. kent field 107. that's a record for today. santa rosa, 110 degrees. i do want to show you live doppler 7. if you have been dealing with this blistering heat and wondering why. there's a problem. we don't have the fog around. that's part of the problem. we have the down sloping wind that's creating this really hot weather. it's like a pressure cooker here. we are watching some of the smoke from the fires to our east starting to come in as well. obviously the fires to our north in oregon an northern california have been sweeping south ward. that's why the air quality is so horrible. look at the visibility right now. down to about six miles in santa rosa and san jose. it's hard to see out there. it's one of those things where if you have any respiratory issues, stay indoors. air quality tomorrow will be just as normal. i do want to show you right now a live look with those temperatures and it's still pretty hot in san fra

we serve them up with 37-year-old venus williams. first set venus in the far court. she can still move, navarro rips the back in down the line. williams up 5-3. four hand volley win tore take the first set. navarro will take the second. venus rolls in the third. we go to mass point and watch the touch. venus will have the drop shot against of 75th career of the three set. vasting to the quaterfinal and maybe now the favorite to win. >>> 16 seat anastasia, a wild card to the dismay of many after a 15 month suspension for doping. during the first set she ran out of gas. in the second and third set she was attempting to reach the final quarters for the first time since 2012, is over. an stash sha leaves on to the third quarter. >>> two home runs hit on opening day. three of his last four starts he's given up at least two homers. a story today against the cardinals. >>> top one tommy fan. check out luis hernandez. he brings it back, oh my, worth another look. several web jams today, you won. >>> you winn see this often. young and martinez back. bottom five, sure enough he

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(darya)venus williams passed her first difficult test in reaching the u.s. finals for the second time in three years.the 37-year-old williams was extended to a third set before completing a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over carla suarez navarro. the ninth seed is trying to get to her third grand slam final of the season. williams has seven grand slam titles and is seeking her first u.s. open title in 16 years.checking out the rest of sunday's u.s. open results:- women's third seed and reigning wimbledon champ garbine muguruza (moo- gah-roo'-thuh) was knocked out by two-time wimbledon winner petra kvitova (kuh-vih'- toh-vah), 7-6, 6-3. the 13th- seeded kvitova trailed 4-1 in the first set before reaching the quarters at flushing meadows for only the second time in 10 appearances.- american sloane stephens has reached the quarterfinals for the first time by defeating julia goerges 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. stephens next faces no. 16 anastasija sevastova of latvia. sevastova reached the women's quarters for the second straight year and ended maria sharapova's return to grand slam

us ninth seed venus williams advanced by defeating spain's carla suarez navarro 6—3, 3—6, 6—1.tralian open runner—up, seeking her third us open crown, will meet either wimbledon champion garbine muguruza or petra kvitova. spanish 12th seed pablo carreno busta advanced to his second grand slam quarter—final on sunday by eliminating canadian teen qualifier denis shapovalov. it ended a dream run for the 18—year—old who would have been the youngest us open quarter—finalist since andre agassi in 1988. busta has not dropped a set this week. it was very tough. three hours, three sets, three try breaks. it was an amazing victory for me and now i am qualifying in the grand slam and we will try to continue. am qualifying in the grand slam and we will try to continuelj am qualifying in the grand slam and we will try to continue. i do not think i played as well today as i have in the past two weeks but that will happen. i think he played a very great match. he stayed tough me ntally very great match. he stayed tough mentally in tough points. his three tiebreaks were better than mine. merce

. >> venus williams taking on petra kvitova. >> kvitova -- venus hit long on double set points. 6-3 kvitovae second. venus wins it. venus at age 37 still going strong. to the semifinals. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. and unites unofficially worst record in baseball again. they descended back to that. >> thanks. >>> abc 7 news continues online and on your mobile devices with

venus williams missed out on her first us open final for 15 years. 7—5. the world number 83 was recovering from injury in january with her left foot in a cast. it all means they'll be two new faces in the women's final this year — stephens will go up against fellow american madison keys who beat coco vandeweghe who later admitted she felt "crummy" about being dumped out of the tournament. ben stokes says england will remain positive on day two of the final test against west indies at lords. it was all going so well as he took six wickets to help bowl the windies out forjust 123. but england then struggled in reply — and joe root‘s side closed on 46 for 4. newcastle manager rafael benitez will not hold his pre—match press conference later this morning ahead of sunday's game against swansea. he is still recovering from a hospital procedure to address an infection resulting from a previous hernia operation. that is all from us, moore at ten. from england cricketer to convicted drugs smuggler. chris lewis played 32 tests and 53 one—day internationals for

it won't be venus williams. 24-year-old sloan stevens unseated. takes care of venus.od hero. and three sets. as you mentioned and was an all- american semi finalist from the usa. and now it is sloan stevens will meet madison keys another american in the u.s. open women's singles final. >>> we have to check it out. giants and a's were off. the dodgers played. clayton a giant killer. nolan the same. are not all. three run homer's. dodgers continued to slide. a big lead in the west. here is the story. he is taken out by his manager dave roberts. that is a rarity. 3 2/3 innings. don't shake my hand after that performance. he is extremely upset. you don't see that too often from the cool calm texan. he is ticked off. the dodgers lost again. he was a foul ball in san diego. a fan reaches up and makes a catch. look at the concentration. the cute thing -- look at his girlfriend. she is impressed by that. cubs and pirates. were all excited. maybe too excited. we have all been there. you want to get away. he thought he had a triple. happy to make it back to second base. appears

the big match on day nine of the us 0pen sees two times champion venus williams take on petra kvitovar comeback from a serious hand injury after being attacked in her home last december. that starts at midnight our time. earlier, spain's pablo carreno busta breezed past argentina's diego schwartzman in straight sets to reach the semi—finals. carreno busta is the highest ranked player in the bottom half of the draw and is yet to drop a set in the tournament. in the men's doubles, defending champions jamie murray and bruno soares have been dumped out of the competition. they lost their quarterfinal 6—1, 6—2 injust over an hour to jean—julien rojer and horia tecau. the dutch and romanian duo broke serve at the first opportunity and only made five unforced errors throughout. not all bad news, murray plays alongside martina hingis in the mixed doubles last eight which is later. chris froome has nearly doubled his lead at the vuelta a espana after winning the individual time trial today. he's bidding to become only the third rider in history to win the tour de france and tour of spain in th

she joins vandeweghe, venus williams and sloane stephens in the last four.e first time since 1981 that four americans have reached the women's semi—finals. 36 years ago, the last four were chris evert, martina navratilova, tracy austin — who went on to win the title, and barbara potter. andy murray, the three—time grand slam champion and former world number one, has ruled himself out for the rest of the season due to a hip injury. the briton hasn't played since losing his wimbledon quarter—final to sam querrey injuly, and our tennis correspondent russell fuller has been explaining murray's thinking. i think most of us expected that he would not play again this season and even though he has left the door fractionally ajar saying it is possible he may play in paris, i think it is unlikely. and the fact that he has chosen breast and rehabilitation over surgery is not a surprise. his back surgery was a big success surprise. his back surgery was a big success but it took him a year to get back to his best. there is no guarantee that hip surgery will be successful

open semifinals venus williams was a year old. it was 36 years ago. night venus against stevens in one semifinal in new york. stevens coming back from foot surgery. ranked as low as 957th this year. third set tied at five. venus has to put that ball away. doesn't do it, and slone makes her pay. look at the touch on the lob over venus for the winner. then on the very next point here, it is williams with a short ball here, and stevens gonna run it down. a little dink of her own. stevens breaking to take a 6-5 lead and then double match point and venus crashing into the net. stevens wins 6-1, 0-6 and 7-5. what a turn around in her career. coco vandeway and madison key. this a rematch of the bank of the west finals. keys won that one and tonight never looked back. took both sets with ease. keys and stevens both will be appearing in their first major final in new york. a's and giants both off but baseball tonight. cleveland indians won 14 in a row, never 15 in their entire franchise history. cleveland scored four runs before the white sox got an out. a thre

open was back in 2002 when serena williams beat her sister venus. this year one of the rising stars in tennis eliminated venus and the semis and hopes of winning her first glance -- grand slam final. venus and madison keys each making their first grand slam appearance. [ indiscernible ] taking the first set now leading 4-0 the second set. she wins the rally with a drop shot at the net. later at matchpoint for stephens, keith hits it into the net and stephens finishes off her first major title with a 6-0 win and a second set with the magic taking 61 minutes. stephens becomes the first woman, american woman other than serena and venus williams to win the u. s. open since 1998. the fans were dressed to impress for a doubleheader at the coliseum. oakland and houston scoreless in the second. this is dropped into the right field corner, matt olson comes into score. the a's lead 1-0. 6-1 bottom of the eighth, astros [ indiscernible ] he walks five straight oakland hitters. the last three were with the bases loaded, the a's crews to 11-1 when. game two of t

. >>> 20 years ago, venus williams made the u.s. open final abs a 17-year-old, now facing.pet rick. venus coming in the cross court winner. they would go to a tie break, and she dominated 7-2. on to the semi finals for the first time since 2010. she will face sloan stevens. >>> as have been in hibernation since july. mat joyce can't come up with the line drive. the events winning run is cross. angels beat the a's. top of the 8th. buster posey takes a foul ball off his right hand. x-rays, thankfully, negative. lecroy to left. as of tonight, giants have the worst record in baseball. >>> and return of pablo hit a new low. the giant's third baseman hoping to rejuvenate his career was 0-4. now hit less streak to 37 games, 37 at-bats, excuse me, which ties the hit less streak in giants history. johnny had he diagno ♪ keeping up. it takes hard work, tight budgets and a little support. and pg&e is ready to do our part. our care program can save you 20% or more on your monthly bill. it just takes a few minutes to apply and you'll see the savings on your next bill. when having a little extra c

first up, 37 year—old venus williams takes on sloane stephens.nd slam title in nine years while stephens is in only her second major semi—final. and in the other semi, madison keys is up against coco wanderweghe, who last night ended the hopes of world number one karolina pliskova. the last all—american grand slam semi—finals were at wimbledon in 1985. britain's chris froome has bounced back from losing time yesterday to extend his overall lead at cycling's vuelta a espana. the tour de france winner looked more like his usual self as he attacked inside the final mile of stage eighteen to claw back twenty seconds on his nearest rival vincenzo nibali. saint helens kept their top four hops lies with the dramatic late winner at wakefield. joni lomax with the try. mark percival converted it and saints are up to fifth place. and the nfl returns tonight — super bowl champions the new england patriots hosting the kansas city chiefs. onto rugby union and not for the first time, england won't be able to call on manu tuilagi for the autumn internationals af

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open semifinals venus williams was a year old. it was 36 years ago. us against stevens in one semifinal in new york. stevens coming back from foot surgery. ranked as low as 957th this year. third set tied at five. venus has to put that ball away. doesn't do it, and slone makes her pay. look at the touch on the lob over venus for the winner. then on the very next point here, it is williams with a short ball here, and stevens gonna run it down. a little dink of her own. stevens breaking to take a 6-5 lead and then double match point and venus crashing into the net. stevens wins 6-1, 0-6 and 7-5. what a turn around in her career. coco vandeway and madison key. this a rematch of the bank of the west finals. keys won that one and tonight never looked back. took both sets with ease. keys and stevens both will be appearing in their first major final in new york. a's and giants both off but baseball tonight. cleveland indians won 14 in a row, never 15 in their entire franchise history. cleveland scored four runs before the white sox got an out. a three-run hom

. >> venus williams taking on petra kvitova. >> kvitova -- venus hit longit t double set points. 6-3the second. venus wins it. venus at age 37 still going strong. to the semifinals. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. and unites unofficially worst record in baseball again. they descended back to that. >> thanks. >>> abc 7 news continues online and on your mobile devices with comfortable you are in it. so find a venus smooth that contours to curves, flexes for comfort, and has a disposable made for you. skin smoothing venus razors. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston.

. >> venus williams taking on petra kvitova. >> kvitova -- venus hit lon hitt double set points. 6-3 venus wins it. venus at age 37 still going strong. to the semifinals. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. and unites unofficially worst record in baseball again. they descended back to that. >> thanks. >>> abc 7 news continues online and on your mobile devices if thit'd be called the a club, subway club club. and everyone would want to get in for the turkey, black forest ham and roast beef. and dance music. ♪ turkey ham turkey ham. (high voice) roast beef. subway®. so much sandwich. been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ ♪ i wanna destroy you ♪ >>> it's our report. we appreciate your time. >> for all of us >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, steve harvey. from "it," bill skarsgard. "baby bachelor in paradise." and music from anderson east. and now, heading th

venus williams looking for the first title since 2001 facing sloan stevens, stevens won the first setvenus the second an incredible rallies and the third, stevens comes to the net and wins the critical point. becoming the fourth unseated woman to advance to the finals and she is loving the spotlight. >> the third set we played some incredible points, hopefully we make sportscenter tomorrow. >> not pleased and her semi final match against madison kids, this was the same matchup as the bank of the west classic as keys one again, she one in july and again tonight. it is stevens versus keys in the saturday final. >>> some nfl experts predicted the patriots would go unbeaten but who knew alex smith would play the best game of his career. as the fifth banner hung on the wall, alex took over. for touchdowns, no interceptions with smith getting 360 yards passing. the chiefs win 42-27. you know the 49ers new model the season is brick by brick because they are slowly rebuilding the franchise. in fact, this showed off today from the 49ers in our newsroom. it weighed 50 pounds because bricks woul

the last time two americans made the final was 15 years ago when serena williams beat venus.pool'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 have shored up key infrastructure, including the airport which is now able to service emergency flights. the mounts bay is carrying equipment including helicopter

. >>> venus williams is out. 37 years old to make it into her third u.s. open singles final. it did not happen. sloan stevens. another name we need to start remembering. she was unbeaten. she is only 24. she beat venice and three sets. it is an all american the final. it will be stevens against madison keys.>>> giants and a's have the evening off. the dodgers -- they hit the skids. they have clayton back. here is a rarity. he gets let out. gave up or runs. this is another giant killer. way back. that might be one of the longest homers hit off that guy. dodgers lose 9-1. lifted after 3 2/3 a evenings. he goes to the dodger dugout. don't shake my hand. i'm ticked off. i can't believe roberts took me out the game. he throws his glove. setting examples for all little leaguers. >>> keep your concentration. especially with your girlfriend. is she ever proud. meantime i think we have all experienced in life is situation like this. you think you are on your way to a triple. get back to second base. that is embarrassing. the pirates taking it in good spirits. here's your defense of pl

overnight venus williams became the oldest semi—finalist in us open history at the age of 37.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 britain has been won by colombia's fernando gavidia. a tight finish in newark—on—trent. earlier — james lowsley—williams and bryan lewis — w

it was an extraordinary battle between the veteran favorite venus williams and sloane stephens, who justweeks ago was ranked above 900 in the world. tonight she's advancing to the u.s. open finals after beating williams. and she'll be facing a ferocious opponent, madison keys. making it look easy with a quick win over coco vandeweghe. she and 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.

and while venus williams move the on, another former u.s. open winner is out. 15-month doping suspension and leaves venus as the only women's champ left. >> what a story this would be if venus wins this. >> she's certainly got fans on her side. i'm rooting for her. >> i am, too. >>> two college football programs met for the first time in a decade. >> west virginia and virginia tech squared off in washington, number 21, tech, beat the 22nd-ranked mountaineers. it was their first meeting since 2005. >>> and the shocker of the weekend happened in vegas. howard university was a 45-point underdog to unlv, but the bison stung the rebels, saturday, 43-40. that's the biggest upset in terms of point spread in college football history. howard was led by freshman quarterback caleb newton, the brother of cam newton. >> a good mentor, good person to play catch with in the back yard. >>> number 61 for the trojans is jake olsen, he's been blind. and he snapped the ball in the final extra point. it was perfect, and the trojans hit the he has snapped the ball in spring games but

. ♪ >>> venus williams is in the semifinals of the u.s. open for the first time in seven years.he 37-year-old needed three sets last night to defeat petra. williams's win makes her the oldest at a semifinal since 1994. >> it was an amazing match. women's game at the u.s. open has been -- i'm blown away. anyway, there i nfl star ezekiel elliott as he fights a league-imposed domestic violence suspension. an arbiter has up held the ban, however he will be allowed to play sunday night. they are reviewing the request for a temporary restraining order. >>> and the boston red sox allegedly stole signs during gam games using an apple watch. according to published reports, they admitted they were using the watch to relay signals. that included a recent series against the yankees by the way. the baseball commissioner wants to get to the bottom of the scheme fast. >> we will conduct a thorough investigation of the charges on both sides. i want to do that quickly, to the extent that there was a violation on either side. we are 100% comfortable that it is not an ongoing >> he would not comme

sloane stephens says she has a lot of grit and she needed beat venus williams at the u.s.tephens was two points from being sent home but a 25-stroke point kept her alive. she eventually put her away and will meet madison keys tomorrow. >>> the patriots started their night by celebrating their super bowl title. but then the kansas city chiefs ruined the partner. kareem hunt scored two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as kansas city rolled to a win. the last three times the patriots lost their opener they won the super bowl. fans feeling discouraged, know that. >>> an amazing act of kindness amid the preparations for hurricane irma. >>> plus, a couple married for 75 years now gaining fame because of their names. of multiple symptoms. ession ie ♪ that's why there's trintellix, a prescription medication for depression. trintellix may help you take a step forward in improving your depression. tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes