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 college football season opened with a scoreboard that looked like a typo. LSU 51, Clemson 10, in Baton Rouge, on the first Saturday of September. It was Lane Kiffin's debut as LSU head coach, and it was the worst defeat Dabo Swinney has taken in his time at Clemson. The strange part is what has not happened since. Normally the Associated Press Top 25 lands on Sunday afternoon and tells everyone how much that result mattered. This year it does not arrive until Tuesday. Week 1 was stretched across five days, from Thursday through Labor Day, so the ballots are still open while the last game is being played. 📌 1. What Happened in Baton Rouge Final score — LSU 51, Clemson 10, Saturday, September 5, at Tiger Stadium Margin — 41 points, the largest defeat of the Swinney era Previous era worsts — two 37-point losses, to West Virginia and Florida State Rankings at kickoff — LSU No. 11, Clemson unranked in the AP poll Coach — Kiffin's first game since being introduc...