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TORONTO — Normally, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is content to keep the bat on his shoulder when he has a 3-0 count at the plate. But when he saw a fastball coming into the zone, he just couldn't resist.

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz's reign as the U.S. Open champion by eliminating him in the semifinals 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday night to set up a rematch in the final against Novak Djokovic . The No.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times in their U.S. Open semifinal Friday.

QUEBEC — Belgium's Arnaud De Lie finished first in the UCI World Tour Quebec City Grand Prix men's road race on Friday. He had a time of four hours 47 minutes 36 seconds.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory.

CALGARY — The outside of the mask was decorated with the words "boys will be boys, power, kings." The inside read "pain, suicidal, need love." Another mask read "smart, focused, money" on the exterior, and "angry, unsure, bi" on the interior.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros heard from Pete Robertson this week and doesn’t have any hard feelings toward him.

TORONTO — Canada coach Bev Priestman says she feels "devastated" for Spain's World Cup-winning team, whose exploits on the pitch have been obscured by the scandal off it involving Luis Rubiales, the now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer feder

TORONTO — Bo Bichette is back in the Blue Jays lineup, and he believes that Toronto can still make the playoffs despite losing catcher Danny Jansen for the rest of the regular season.

NEW YORK — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand will play for the women's doubles championship at the U.S. Open.