Reuters Sports News Summary

09/11/2016 19:52

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Mattek-Sands and Safarova win U.S. Open doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. and Czech Lucie Safarova fought back from the brink of defeat to steal the U.S. Open women's doubles title, 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 over the French top seed partnership of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic on Sunday. The French duo served for the match in the second set, but were broken, sending the set to a tiebreak, which Mattek-Sands and Safarova won 7-5.

A raised fist, more kneeling players as NFL anthem protest spreads

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist and several Miami Dolphins players knelt during performances of the U.S. national anthem on Sunday, the latest gestures in the National Football League to draw attention to racial inequality. San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a controversy when he began the protests against injustice and police brutality by refusing to stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner" during preseason games.

Brutal Golovkin bludgeons Brook to retain middleweight belts

Middleweight marauder Gennady Golovkin retained his WBC and IBF titles when challenger Kell Brook was pulled out by his corner five rounds into a compelling fight on Saturday. Kazakh Golovkin had won his previous 22 fights by knockout but was rocked by unbeaten welterweight world champion Brook in the early exchanges before his superior power told.

Seahawks to interlock arms during national anthem

The Seattle Seahawks will present a united front during the playing of the national anthem prior to Sunday's season opener against the Miami Dolphins. Wide receiver Doug Baldwin unveiled the team's plans via a video posting on his Twitter page, saying the Seahawks "have chosen to stand and interlock arms in unity."

Motorcycling: Pedrosa denies Rossi a home win at Misano

Honda's Dani Pedrosa became the eighth different MotoGP winner in eight races on Sunday to deny Italian great Valentino Rossi a home victory in front of 100,000 flag-waving fans at the San Marino Grand Prix. Rossi, 37, finished second ahead of Yamaha team mate and reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo at the Misano circuit in eastern Italy.

Johnson wins BMW Championship by three strokes over Casey

Dustin Johnson recovered from a faltering start in the final round, roaring back to clinch a three-stroke victory at the BMW Championship in Indiana on Sunday. It took only three holes for Johnson to give up his three-shot lead to Casey but four birdies in the next five holes paved the way for the American's 12th victory on the PGA Tour.

Wawrinka within a set of winning U.S. Open final

Third seed Stan Warwinka won the third set from top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-5 to move within one set of victory in the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday. The 31-year-old Swiss led 6-7(1) 6-4 7-5 in a big-hitting match of long tense rallies and brilliant shot-making.

NFL will investigate medical response to Newton hits

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton absorbed multiple hits to the head in the season-opening loss at Denver, and Broncos' players said in the aftermath of Thursday's game that hitting the reigning MVP was key to the game plan. Newton's father, Cecil, said the family was "grossly disturbed" by the repeated shots to his son.

U.S. Open pauses to remember 9/11 under heavy security

The U. S. Open reached an emotional climax on Sunday as the year's final grand slam paused amid heavy security before the start of the men's singles to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago. As heavily armed law enforcement officers and bomb sniffing dogs patrolled the sprawling Billie Jean King Tennis Center, a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with 9/11/01 stenciled into the court observed a moment of silence followed by a flyover of four F-15E Strike Eagles.

Kerber begins reign as number one with U.S. Open win

Germany's Angelique Kerber began her reign as world number one in imperious style battling past a determined Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 to win the U.S. Open final on Saturday and claim her second grand slam title of the year. Kerber, who officially takes over from Serena Williams as the world's top ranked player on Monday, underlined her number one status displaying the heart of a champion as she fought off a fierce challenge from Czech 10th seed Pliskova on a steamy afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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