Arthur Ashe Stadium has witnessed countless iconic late-night epics, but what unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday morning redefined tennis endurance. At 3:33 a.m. local time , that's right, 3:33 a.m., not p.m. - after 4 hours and 28 minutes of relentless, high-octane tennis, Ben Shelton closed out the defining win of his career, dethroning defending champion and seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz: 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(7) Finishing as the latest-ever match in US Open history, Shelton capped off the marathon fifth-set super-tiebreaker by rocketing a signature 146-mph ace past Alcaraz. With that single swing, the 23-year-old American snapped Alcaraz’s 18-match major winning streak, secured his first-ever triumph over a top-3 opponent, and sent the Flushing Meadows draw into absolute frenzy. The Breakdown: How Shelton Pulled Off the Upset Due to multiple prior five-setters on Ashe—including Frances Tiafoe’s thrilling comeback over Alex Michelsen—...
The 2026 NFL season starts on Wednesday, September 9, at 8:20 p.m. Eastern, when the New England Patriots visit the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. It is a Super Bowl LX rematch, seven months after Seattle won that game 29-13 at Levi's Stadium. It is also only the second Wednesday season opener the league has ever scheduled in the modern kickoff era. The first was 2012, when the Giants hosted Dallas a day early to avoid colliding with a convention speech. This one moved for a very different reason, and that reason is on the other side of the planet. 📌 1. The Basics Date and time — Wednesday, September 9, 8:20 p.m. ET, 5:20 p.m. PT Venue — Lumen Field, Seattle Broadcast — NBC, Peacock, NFL+, with Telemundo carrying the Spanish call Booth — Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, with Terry McAulay on rules Line — Seattle favored by 3.5 points, total 44.5, as of September 7 Halftime — Soundgarden, with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready guesting This will be NBC's twenty-fir...