Daily bulletin for Thursday, September 3, 2026
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- Tennis: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2, dropping a set for the first time since last year's U.S. Open final, then winning the next eight games (ESPN).
- Tennis: No. 8 Ben Shelton outlasts Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 at Arthur Ashe to reach the U.S. Open third round (ESPN / The Guardian).
- Tennis: No. 3 Jessica Pegula beats Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1 in 56 minutes; top seed Aryna Sabalenka overwhelms Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes (ESPN).
- MLB: Thomas Saggese's two-strike infield single in the 10th lifts the Cardinals 8-6 over the Dodgers, who have lost six of eight; Shohei Ohtani struck out four consecutive times (AP / MLB.com).
- MLB: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a three-run homer and drives in a season-high five as Toronto blanks Cleveland 11-0; Dylan Cease six scoreless (AP / CBS Sports).
Sources
- Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe among Day 4 winners at US OpenESPN · Sep 3, 2026
- Columbia’s Michael Zheng comes full circle as Americans advance at US OpenThe Guardian · Sep 3, 2026
- Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro advance at rainy US OpenESPN · Sep 2, 2026
- Saggese hits go-ahead single in the 10th in the Cardinals' 8-6 victory over the DodgersAssociated Press · Sep 3, 2026
- Thomas Saggese leads Cardinals in extra-innings win over DodgersMLB.com · Sep 3, 2026
- Guerrero drives in 5 runs, Blue Jays rout Guardians 11-0 to tighten AL wild-card raceAssociated Press · Sep 2, 2026
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drives in 5 as Blue Jays crush Guardians 11-0CBS Sports · Sep 2, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Thursday, September third, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz drops the opener for the first time since last year's final, then rolls Jaime Faria four-six, six-love, six-three, six-two after eight straight games. Eighth seed Ben Shelton is pushed to four by Hubert Hurkacz — six-three, five-seven, seven-six in the breaker, seven-five — into the third round. Third seed Jessica Pegula needs fifty-six minutes to beat Sofia Kenin six-three, six-one; top seed Aryna Sabalenka then blitzes Polina Iatcenko six-one, six-one in fifty-three. In M.L.B., Thomas Saggese's tenth-inning infield single lifts St. Louis eight-six over the Dodgers, who have lost six of eight; Shohei Ohtani strikes out four straight. And Vladimir Guerrero Junior drives in five — including a three-run homer — as Toronto blanks Cleveland eleven-nothing. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!