Daily bulletin for Monday, August 31, 2026
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- Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz beats Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in his first singles since April after a right-wrist injury that cost him the French Open and Wimbledon; Jannik Sinner is out with a knee injury and Novak Djokovic lost Sunday (AP / CBS Sports).
- Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka beats Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4 to open her title defense, chasing three straight U.S. Opens since Serena Williams from 2012-14 (WTA / AFP).
- Tennis: Unseeded Stefanos Tsitsipas upsets No. 10 Arthur Fils, the Cincinnati champion, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-4 (CBS Sports / Berliner Tageszeitung).
- NFL: Waiver claims close Monday at 1 p.m. ET; 14 teams claim 29 players. Former Titans starter Will Levis, waived Sunday, goes unclaimed (CBS Sports / NFLTradeRumors).
- MLB: Seattle will promote outfielder Lazaro Montes from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday in Boston when rosters expand to 28; 38 homers combined at Double-A and Triple-A (Seattle Times / MLB Trade Rumors).
Sources
- Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first matchAssociated Press · Aug 31, 2026
- US Open 2026: Schedule, live updates, bracket, resultsCBS Sports · Aug 31, 2026
- Sabalenka starts US Open title defense with straight-sets win over OsorioWTA · Aug 31, 2026
- Happy to be back in NY, Sabalenka advancesAFP / RFI · Aug 31, 2026
- Fils upset by resurgent Tsitsipas at US OpenBerliner Tageszeitung · Aug 31, 2026
- NFL waiver wire tracker: Will Levis goes unclaimed, Dolphins claim seven playersCBS Sports · Aug 31, 2026
- Former Titans QB Will Levis Went Unclaimed On WaiversNFLTradeRumors · Aug 31, 2026
- Mariners to promote Lazaro Montes from Triple-A TacomaThe Seattle Times · Aug 31, 2026
- Mariners To Promote Lazaro MontesMLB Trade Rumors · Aug 31, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Monday, August thirty-first, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is back from a four-month wrist layoff: six-four, six-four, six-four over Roman Safiullin in his first singles since April — the French Open and Wimbledon missed, Jannik Sinner out with a knee, Novak Djokovic already gone. Aryna Sabalenka opens her title defense six-two, six-four over Camila Osorio, chasing three straight U.S. Opens since Serena Williams. Unseeded Stefanos Tsitsipas upsets Cincinnati champion Arthur Fils, the tenth seed, four-six, seven-six in the breaker, six-one, six-four. In the N.F.L., fourteen clubs claim twenty-nine players off waivers, and former Titans starter Will Levis goes unclaimed. In baseball, Seattle calls up slugger Lazaro Montes — thirty-eight minor-league homers — for Tuesday in Boston when rosters expand. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!