Seattle steals the opener, Shelton dethrones Alcaraz at the US Open, Ohtani lands on the injured list
Seattle steals the opener!
This is The Sports Reset for Thursday September 10th
In the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks rallied past the New England Patriots 13 to 10 in the season opener. Seattle trailed 10 to 0 before Drew Lock found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 45-yard touchdown, while the defence intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter. Josh Jobe’s toe-tapping pick in the end zone sealed the banner-night win after Sam Darnold left with a hip injury. In ATP tennis at the US Open, Ben Shelton eliminated defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in five sets, finishing the record-late marathon with a 146-mile-per-hour ace. Karen Khachanov advanced when Alexander Blockx retired during the third set. In WTA play, Coco Gauff saved two match points before beating Mirra Andreeva in three sets, Elena Rybakina rallied past Qinwen Zheng to secure the next number-one ranking, and Jessica Pegula overcame Emma Navarro in three. In MLB, the Jays were shut out 2 to 0 by the Athletics, dropping them one-and-a-half games behind Cleveland for the final American League wild card.
Looking ahead, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia sends the San Francisco 49ers against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. George Kittle and Nick Bosa are both off San Francisco’s final injury report and cleared to return from significant injuries. In ATP tennis, Alexander Zverev has already reached the US Open semifinals with a straight-sets win over Botic van de Zandschulp, his fourth major semifinal of the year. Shelton faces Frances Tiafoe on Friday, guaranteeing an American man in Sunday’s final. In MLB, the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies meet again after Kyle Schwarber’s 10th career grand slam helped Philadelphia break open Wednesday’s game, while the Texas Rangers visit the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays continue their series with the Atlanta Braves. Beyond the scoreboard, the Los Angeles Dodgers are placing four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list with right-biceps and left-knee soreness, keeping him out until the final week of the regular season while top prospect Josue De Paula comes up.
