Roger Federer,Yankees Stanton and a lot more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Federer again reaches the third round of U.S. Open

Roger Federer's streak of reaching the third round of the U.S. Open remained alive Thursday when he swept through Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 at New York. The Swiss star is now 18-for-18 in reaching the third round of the event. He delivered 27 winners while winning in 1 hour, 56 minutes.

Reports: Yankees to acquire Giants OF McCutchen

The New York Yankees have agreed to acquire outfielder Andrew McCutchen from the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports Thursday night. In return, the Giants will receive two prospects from the Yankees, including Triple-A shortstop Abiatal Avelino, according to the New York Post.

Yankees' Stanton hits 300th career HR

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton joined the 300-home run club, hitting a two-run shot in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. Stanton, who ended a 10-game homerless drought, sent a 3-1 pitch into the right-field seats off of Tigers starter Francisco Liriano. The blast was Stanton's 33rd of the season.

NFL roundup: Rookie QB Jackson fares well for Ravens

Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson completed 9 of 15 passes and scored a 1-yard touchdown run as the Baltimore Ravens defeated the visiting Washington Redskins 30-20 in the final preseason game for both teams on Thursday night. Jackson's rushing TD capped a 13-play, 81-yard drive to open the scoring in the first quarter.

Report: Anthem dialog likely to stretch into the season

A resolution on the NFL's policy regarding the national anthem likely will not be settled before the start of the regular season, according to a report from ESPN. However, both the NFL and the NFL Players Association have been "encouraged" by ongoing dialog on the subject, ESPN said. Members of the league's executive committee and the NFLPA met earlier this week in East Rutherford, N.J., to discuss a policy or universal protocol for the national anthem.

Tsurenko hands Wozniacki another second-round exit

Second seed Caroline Wozniacki was dumped out of the U.S. Open after a shock 6-4 6-2 loss to Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Thursday as Dane's second round woes continued at Flushing Meadows. The defeat marked the second consecutive year that Wozniacki, twice a U.S. Open finalist, and this year's Australian Open champion, has failed to advance past this stage.

MLB roundup: Tigers stun Yanks with 9th-inning HRs

Victor Martinez hit a game-tying home run with one out in the top of the ninth inning, and Niko Goodrum followed with a tiebreaking homer three pitches later as the Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak by rallying for an 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. On a night when Giancarlo Stanton hit his 300th homer, the Tigers tied the game at 7-7 when Martinez hit his second homer of the contest on a 2-2 fastball that he sent down the right field line.

Djokovic overcomes blip to beat Sandgren at U.S. Open

Two-times former champion Novak Djokovic overcame a lapse in concentration to beat unseeded American Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The Serb, who was also pushed to four sets in punishing daytime temperatures above 90 Fahrenheit (32C) in the first round, was far more comfortable in the evening at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, breaking early and running away with the opening set in 31 minutes.

Sharapova battles past Cirstea to set up Ostapenko clash

Maria Sharapova battled past unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 7-5 at the U.S. Open on Thursday to set up a third-round clash with Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko. Sharapova, who is seeded 22nd on her first appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2016, carved out a 3-0 first set lead despite making several mistakes early on and finished strongly with a dominant performance from the baseline.

NBA notebook: Warriors veteran West retires

Golden State Warriors forward and two-time All-Star David West announced his retirement on Thursday, one day after celebrating his 38th birthday. The 18th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, West averaged 13.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 1,034 games over 15 NBA seasons, playing for the Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Hornets.