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Sloane Stephens Will
Michael Bennett Alleges Excessive Police Force After Mayweather- McGregor Fight
MICHAEL BENNETT
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has al- leged he was the victim of ex- cessive force by police in Las Vegas.
In a post on his official Twitter account, Bennett wrote the incident took place after he attended the Floyd Mayweather Jr.- Conor McGregor fight on Aug. 26.
Bennett concluded his post by noting he has hired legal representation "to inves- tigate and explore all of my legal options including filing a civil lawsuit for the violation of my constitutional rights."
Magic Johnson Asked Jeanie Buss To Take Lakers Tampering Fine Out Of His Salary
JEANIE BUSS AND MAGIC JOHNSON
Los Angeles Lakers presi- dent of basketball operations Magic Johnson said Mon- day he told team owner Jeanie Buss she could take the $500,000 fine for tamper- ing with former Indiana Pac- ers forward Paul George out of his salary.
Johnson called the situa- tion a "mistake" and said he'll "make sure it doesn't happen anymore."
"We can't say a lot but we will correct the situation," he said. "It's under my watch. I apologized to Jeanie, and that was the main thing. I told her she could take it out of my salary because I don't want the Lakers to be paying that fine. ... I don't want her spending $500,000, because she didn't do anything. That's on me."
Six-Game Suspension Of Ezekiel
Meet Venus Williams
Elliott Upheld, But Cowboys RB
In U. S. Open Semifinals
Eligible To Play Week 1
On Thursday
night, a tennis icon
will face a younger
star: Venus Williams, one of
the greatest to ever
play the game and
still upholding her legendary status at
37 years old, and
Sloane Stephens,
13 years younger but
with established cre-
dentials as a Grand Slam con- tender and on the cusp of making a storybook come- back, will meet in Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m.
Keys Advances
Madison Keys swept Kaia Kanepi on Wednesday, completing the United States women's sweep of the US Open quarterfinals.
Keys looked decisive over Kanepi, as the No. 15 player in the world swept her in
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is eli- gible to play in Sunday's sea- son opener against the New York Giants even though an arbitrator upheld Elliott's six-game suspension handed down by commissioner Roger Goodell.
In a temporary restraining order hearing in U. S. Dis- trict Court in Sherman, Texas, on Tuesday, NFL at- torneys acknowledged that, because of the timing of Harold Henderson's de- cision to uphold Elliott's suspension for violating the personal conduct policy, El- liott will be able to play in Week 1 against the Giants.
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT
An NFL spokesman told reporters that Elliott's abil- itytoplayinWeek1"wasa question asked by the judge in court before a ruling came down. In deference, and as to not rush the judge, league attorneys agreed to permit him to play."
VENUS WILLIAMS, SLOANE STEPHENS AND MADISON KEYS
about an hour and a half. Keys' serve was dominant throughout the match, as Kanepi seemed to struggle on initial returns.
Keys, Williams and Stephens also set a mile- stone of their own this year, becoming the first trio of black women to advance to the quarterfinals at the US Open. In the men's bracket, no American men remain as Sam Querrey lost his quar- terfinal match.
Le’Veon Bell Officially Signs Franchise Tender
Le’Veon Bell’s holdout is finally over.
The Pittsburgh Steelers running back finally signed his franchise tender on Monday, the team an- nounced, ensuring he’ll get $12.1 million this season and getting him back with the team ahead of the sea- son opener this weekend.
LE’VEON BELL
James Harden Pledges $1 Million For Harvey Relief
Rockets point guard James Harden says he will donate $1 million to the city of Houston to aid in Hurri- cane Harvey recovery.
Harden made the an- nouncement Saturday with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. They spoke at a news conference at the NRG Center, which has housed evacuees since Harvey swamped the Houston area more than a week ago.
Harden went to high school in California and col- lege in Arizona, but said Houston is his home.
He posed for photos with fans and said the money would go to people who need
JAMES HARDEN
it.
The Rockets gave Harden
a four-year extension in July, with sources telling reporters at the time that it is a super- maximum extension that will guarantee him $228 million through the 2022-23 season.
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