NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year (all times local): ___ 10:48 p.m. Maria Sharapova made an impressive return to Grand Slam tennis, beating No. 2-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the first r...

TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, as the region was rattled by a ballistic missile launch in which the projectile flew over Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 19,...

NEW YORK (AP) - John Isner pointed to a photo on the wall, showing Louis Armstrong Stadium when it was one of the grandest stages in tennis. Now it's a construction site. So Isner had to play his opening-round match Monday on a temporary court that ...

BEIRUT (AP) - The remains of eight Lebanese soldiers kidnapped by the Islamic State group three years ago were located Sunday, a senior Lebanese official said, in a negotiated deal that followed a military offensive to drive the militants out of the...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's wild blueberry crop is likely to be much smaller this year than in recent summers because the industry is contending with troubles such as disease and a lack of pollination. The New England state is the wild blueberry ...

A quick look at the U.S. Open : LOOKAHEAD TO MONDAY Venus Williams is the only American player with a major singles title to her name in the men's or women's fields and will open her tournament on Day 1 in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Viktoria Kuzmov...

Who would have guessed that news of celestial bodies, which eclipsed all other coverage, was dimmed a few days later with the topic of body shaming? Stories about Monday's 86 percent eclipse of the sun by the moon (and, of course "totality" in south...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Daria Gavrilova doesn't hide her emotions on the tennis court - and she put them on full display Saturday in winning her first WTA tournament title. The unseeded 23-year-old Russian-born Australian upset second-seeded Dominik...