Shelton Stuns Alcaraz, Mayfield Gets Paid

Yesterday in Sports recaps a dramatic Tuesday across the U.S. Open, NFL, NBA, NHL, soccer, Major League Baseball and the FIBA Women’s World Cup, beginning with a historic late-night finish in New York and an all-American men’s semifinal taking shape.

Chris Horwedel covers Ben Shelton, Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula as the U.S. Open reaches its final stages and the American men move closer to ending a decades-long Grand Slam drought.

In the NFL, Baker Mayfield lands a franchise-record Buccaneers extension, the Rams make a decision on Aaron Donald ahead of their opener, and Brandon Graham officially retires after a 16-year career with the Eagles.

Elsewhere, New Orleans and Memphis complete a multi-player NBA trade, while the Bruins make a major long-term investment in Fraser Minten. Soccer news includes a developing ownership move involving Lionel Messi and Eldense in Spain.

Around MLB, Milwaukee and the Cubs continue their NL Central battle, Aaron Judge returns for the Yankees, and the AL and NL wild-card races tighten with Cleveland, Toronto, Arizona and San Diego all in the mix.

Finally, Hungary and Germany make history at the FIBA Women’s World Cup.

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