Daily bulletin for Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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- Tennis: No. 9 Taylor Fritz beats 18-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in 1:40 with 14 aces (CBS Sports / The Athletic).
- Tennis: No. 5 Flavio Cobolli rallies from two sets down to beat Francisco Comesana 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in 4:12 on Louis Armstrong (The Athletic / Tennis.com).
- MLB: Cubs hit a franchise-record nine home runs in a 17-3 rout of the Brewers; Alex Bregman hits three. Chicago finishes August with 62 homers (AP / ESPN).
- Premier League: Bukayo Saka scores in the 59th minute as champion Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Villa Park, two wins from two; Villa without a shot on target (Reuters / Sky Sports).
- MLB: Trevor Story’s bases-loaded single in the 10th lifts the Red Sox 9-8 over the Mariners after Seattle intentionally walked two; Randy Arozarena had four hits in Seattle’s fifth straight loss (AP / Boston Globe).
Sources
- Taylor Fritz cruises in straight sets over 18-year-old Darwin BlanchCBS Sports · Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Open 2026 live updates: Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys advance in straight sets; Flavio Cobolli survives 5-setterThe Athletic · Sep 1, 2026
- Francisco Comesaña vs Flavio Cobolli · Round 1 · US OpenTennis.com · Sep 1, 2026
- Alex Bregman hits 3 home runs and Cubs set team record with 9 in 17-3 rout of BrewersAssociated Press · Aug 31, 2026
- Cubs add nine more HRs in rout of Brewers to cap record monthESPN · Sep 1, 2026
- Saka earns Arsenal narrow victory at troubled VillaReuters · Aug 31, 2026
- Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka earns win for the Gunners as they begin title defence with back-to-back victoriesSky Sports · Aug 31, 2026
- Trevor Story hits a bases-loaded RBI single in the 10th to lift Red Sox to 9-8 win over MarinersAssociated Press · Aug 31, 2026
- Red Sox rally for late comeback win over Seattle in 10 inningsBoston Globe · Aug 31, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Tuesday, September first, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, ninth seed Taylor Fritz rolls eighteen-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch six-three, six-two, six-four — fourteen aces in one hour forty. Fifth seed Flavio Cobolli saves a first-round knockout, coming from two sets down three-six, two-six, six-three, six-four, six-four over Francisco Comesana in four hours twelve. In M.L.B., the Cubs smash a franchise-record nine homers in a seventeen-three rout of Milwaukee — Alex Bregman hitting three as Chicago finishes August with sixty-two. In the Premier League, Bukayo Saka's strike just before the hour gives champion Arsenal one-nothing at Aston Villa, two wins from two. Overnight at Fenway, Trevor Story's bases-loaded single in the tenth lifts Boston nine-eight over Seattle after the Mariners walked two to get to him. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!