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Roger Federer suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals at the US Open. The 20-time grand slam winner had looked destined for a box-office final against Rafael Nadal in what would have been the great rivals’ first meeting at Flushing Meadows. But Bulgarian Dimitrov tore up that script with a first ever win over the Swiss, who needed a medical time-out and looked out of sorts throughout a five-set defeat. Punters on Arthur Ashe for the night session might have feared being short-changed after Serena Williams ran through Wang Qiang in 44 minutes. After all, Dimitrov had not […]

For the second time in three weeks, the New York Jets have changed kickers, acquiring Kaare Vedvik on waivers from the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and releasing Taylor Bertolet. The Jets actually expressed interest in trading for Vedvik three weeks ago, but the Baltimore Ravens opted to deal him to the Vikings for a fifth-round pick. The Norwegian-born Vedvik struggled so much that the Vikings decided to part ways with him, a costly blunder because of the draft capital they surrendered. Vedvik made only one of four field goal attempts in two games, missing from 37, 43 and 54 yards. His only make came from 27 yards. The Jets […]

The Houston Texans are rewarding outside linebacker Brennan Scarlett with a one-year, $3.75 million extension, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson. The extension will kick in after the 2019 season; as of now, Scarlett is on a $2.25 million restricted free agent tender. The deal will keep Scarlett in Houston through the 2020 season; as he’ll be an unrestricted free agent in 2021 free agency. Former undrafted out of Stanford in 2016, Scarlett has slowly made a name for himself in Houston. In his first three seasons of play, the outside linebacker played as an outstanding special teamer and spot […]

Caris LeVert has earned a huge raise on his 25th birthday, agreeing to a three-year, $52.5 million extension with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The new deal counts will kick in for the 2020-21 season. The guard is set to make $2.6 million in 2019-20, his highest salary in four years in the NBA, per Spotrac. He would have been a restricted free agent in 2020 if the two sides couldn’t agree on a new deal. LeVert is coming off an up-and-down 2018-19 season where he set a career high with 13.7 points per game but played only 40 games […]

Justus Sheffield needed to take a step back to take a step forward. And that last step comes Friday night, when the left-hander is scheduled to take the mound for the Seattle Mariners when they play host to the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series. Sheffield (0-0, 6.00 ERA), the centerpiece to the offseason trade in which the Mariners sent James Paxton to the New York Yankees, will be making his first major league start. He made one relief appearance April 26 for Seattle, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks over three innings. He was optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma […]