All about American long jumper Lawson, Wozniacki another exit, No heat rule at US Open

U.S. Open tennis fans were gearing up for the most anticipated match of the tournament so far on Friday with Serena and Venus Williams set to meet for the 30th time and extend a sibling rivalry that has endured for two decades.

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.

American long jumper Lawson provisionally banned for doping

American long jumper and sprinter Jarrion Lawson has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. Lawson, who won silver in the long jump at last year's world athletics championships, had tested positive for steroid epitrenbolone, the AIU said.

Statement from US long jumper Jarrion Lawson, 2017 world silver medalist, following his provisional suspension for testing positive for epitrenbolone: pic.twitter.com/HmIyNw1lR7

— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) August 31, 2018

Vettel sets the pace at Monza after big Ericsson crash

Sebastian Vettel suffered a spin but still put Ferrari on top of the practice timesheets for their home Italian Grand Prix on Friday while Sauber's Marcus Ericsson walked away from a spectacular crash. Vettel, hoping to make further inroads into Lewis Hamilton's 17-point Formula One championship lead this weekend, lapped the Monza circuit near Milan with the best time of one minute 21.105 seconds.

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.

No heat rule ahead of hotly-anticipated Williams sisters matchup

U.S. Open tennis fans were gearing up for the most anticipated match of the tournament so far on Friday with Serena and Venus Williams set to meet for the 30th time and extend a sibling rivalry that has endured for two decades. The pair will face each other for the sixth time at their home Grand Slam but will be spared the searing heat that has marked the opening days of the tournament when they step onto the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

Practice courts @usopen players need to keep it short & save most everything for brutal heat wave conditions of their matches. Women have a heat rule w 10 minute break if they split sets. Men have no heat rule. This needs to change. How many players will have medical time outs? pic.twitter.com/4Xh9DU3yrT

— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) August 28, 2018

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.

(With inputs from Reuters)