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    • Tennis

    Sep 4, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Serena Williams of the USA reacts after breaking the serve of Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the USA (not pictured) in the second set on day five of the 2015 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

    Serena Williams survived a tough match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands to advance to the fourth round of the US Open. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

    Serena Williams withstood a major scare against fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands but survived and advanced in her quest for a calendar Grand Slam.

    After dropping the first set to the 30-year-old Mattek-Sands, Williams rebounded for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 victory in a third-round match before a capacity crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

    Williams let loose a scream after hitting a forehand overhead smash on her third match point.

    “I’m not trying to live on the edge,” she said on court of losing a set for the 10th time this year in a major. “Playing players, they come out really strong. I don’t think I came out too slow today, I just think Bethanie came out really well and I had to do things, and I had to adapt to her game.”

    Articles, Recruiting

    "ARDSLEY, NY - May 23: Under Armour Association session three at the House of Sports in Ardsley New York. (Photo by Kelly Kline/Under Armour)"

    Seventh Woods is down to three schools. Photo by Kelly Kline/Under Armour

    Seventh Woods, the 6-foot-2 point guard from the Columbia (S.C.) Hammond School, has cut his list to three schools.

    Woods is down to Georgetown, North Carolina and South Carolina, with Florida no longer in the mix, according to MidlandsHSSports.com.

    The No. 5-ranked point guard in the Class of 2016 according to 247Sports.com, Woods will visit Georgetown Sept. 11-13, North Carolina Sept. 25-27 and South Carolina Oct. 9-11, the site reported.

    Tennis

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    NEW YORK — Jack Sock became the latest victim of the brutal heat and humidity at this US Open when he collapsed and fainted while receiving medical attention on Thursday afternoon.

    The Lincoln, Nebraska native became the 11th man to retire at the Open when he suffered a massive bout of cramps while up on Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-1 on the Grandstand.

    ”Playing in the US Open is the biggest and most important moment of the season for me, so having to retire from my match today is extremely disappointing,” Sock said in a statement. “I want to thank everyone for their support and can’t wait to be back next year. I feel better already and look forward to playing Davis Cup.”

    “The conditions today probably hurt him,” Eric Sock, his brother, told ESPN.

    The No. 28 seed, Sock had high hopes for this Open and a win would have put him up against French Open champ Stan Wawrinka, who edged the young Korean Hyeon Chung, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

    Articles, Kentucky, Recruiting

    Kobi Simmons UAKobi Simmons is headed to UNLV for his second official visit on Friday following a highly successful trip to Kentucky last weekend.

    “It went pretty good, he had a good time,” Demond Stephens, the player’s father, told SNY.tv by phone on Thursday. “Cal [Kentucky head coach John Calipari] let him know their plan and they want him, so he enjoyed it.

    “But he said he wanted to take these other visits.”

    The 6-foot-5 lead guard will now depart for UNLV Friday evening and then trips to Ohio State the following weekend. He is considering those three schools along with Georgia, and will make a decision sometime after the Ohio State visit the weekend of Sept. 12.

    “Yes, sir, after Ohio State we’ll probably take the week and do our homework and see how the landscape has shaken out by the end of September and then make a decision by the end of September,” Stephens said.

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