For the first time since 2002, the US Open women's final didn't feature a Williams sister.
An American was still assured of winning, though, because all four semi-finalists were Yanks:
This was a particularly eventful tourney for Stephens -- the ultimate champion -- who entered unseeded and on the comeback trail after an 11-month absence due to a foot injury.
To say the third set's drama came outta nowhere doesn't do its appearance justice.
Click over to The Daily Player to see what transpired.
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At this point, the fate of the upcoming college football season is very much in doubt. Even if we do see some action, the form it will take is anyone's guess. However, this grim reality isn't harshing the mellow of newly minted Mississippi State head coach and noted cargo shorts enthusiast Mike Leach ...
Merely winning a domestic title is but a modest objective for the mega-clubs. So the fact that Barcelona is already running away from chief rival Real Madrid and others in the La Liga race is not necessarily the reason ...
This will likely be the only time we'll ever see Andreas Athanasiou and Alex Ovechkin in the same sentence. But dude's matched the precocious Russian in at least one NHL category. Sending fans home really early when they were preparing ..
You won't regret it. We hope.
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