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Alcaraz, Nadal put Spain at 1-2 in ATP rankings for 1st time

(AP) — No. 1 Carlos Al- youngest man ever to be No. Americans Andre Agassi and
caraz and No. 2 Rafael 1. Pete Sampras did it.
Nadal are the first coun- “Proud to share this historic
trymen to top the ATP Nadal is a 36-year-old who moment with @Rafael-
rankings in 22 years. has spent 209 weeks atop the Nadal, the best player of all-
rankings and owns a men’s- time,” Alcaraz wrote in Span-
And the two players from record 22 major champion- ish on Twitter.
Spain are the first men from ships, including at the Aus-
somewhere other than the tralian Open in January and The only other changes in
United States to sit at 1-2 the French Open in June. the ATP top 10 on Monday
since the tour introduced He rose from No. 3 to No. 2 came with Jannik Sinner slid-
computerized rankings in on Monday, swapping places ing from No. 10 to No. 12.
1973. with U.S. Open runner-up That allowed Hubert Hur-
Casper Ruud. kacz to move up one spot to
Alcaraz is a 19-year-old who No. 10, and Taylor Fritz to where she’s been since re- Jabeur stayed at No. 2. She
rose to the top spot by win- The last time players from shift one place up to a career- placing the retired Ash Barty was followed by No. 3 Anett
ning the U.S. Open last the same country held Nos. best No. 11. there in April. Kontaveit and No. 4 Paula
month for his first Grand 1 and 2 in the ATP rankings Iga Swiatek remained at Badosa, who swapped spots
Slam title, becoming the was in August 2000, when No. 1 in the WTA rankings, Two-time major finalist Ons on Monday.

Investigation makes recommendations for protecting players

(AP) – An independent in- that teams should be re- ing the revelations contained
vestigation into the scan- quired to “accurately disclose in Yates’ report.
dals that erupted in the misconduct to the NWSL”
National Women’s Soccer and U.S. Soccer to ensure U.S. Soccer Actions
League made numerous coaches do not move be- The federation said it will
recommendations to en- tween teams. immediately establish an Of-
sure players are protected. fice of Participant Safety to
Teams should eliminate non- oversee policies and report-
U.S. Soccer retained former disclosure and non-dispar- ing process, publish relevant
acting U.S. Attorney Gen- agement agreements to shield records from SafeSports’ dis-
eral Sally Q. Yates and the information about abusive ciplinary database, and man-
law firm King & Spaulding coaches. date a minimum standard
to conduct the investigation, for background checks of all
which was released Monday. A list of coaches who were U.S. soccer members at ev-
banned, suspended or disci- viduals within their organiza- ery level of the game.
Yates and her team made rec- plined by U.S. Soccer should The federation should re- tions to oversee player safety
ommendations for the league be public. quire the NWSL to conduct issues. The teams must en- U.S. Soccer has also created
and U.S. Soccer “aimed at immediate investigations fol- sure coaches do not have un- a committee to “comprehen-
preventing abuse in the fu- Accountability lowing reports of misconduct due influence over the lives sively address the report’s
ture, holding wrongdoers ac- U.S. Soccer should re- and immediately report out- of their players. recommendations going for-
countable, enhancing trans- quire “meaningful vetting” comes. Teams should not be ward.” The committee will
parency, addressing safety in of coaches, including U.S. allowed to investigate them- U.S. Soccer should work share an action plan before
youth soccer, and fostering Olympic & Paralympic selves when there are reports with its youth organizations Jan. 21, 2023.
a professional environment Committee-compliant back- of verbal, emotional and sex- to determine whether addi-
where players are treated ground checks. ual abuse. tional measures are needed to Additionally, U.S. Soccer set
with respect.” The NWSL should conduct protect those players. up a player-driven “Partici-
U.S. Soccer should use its li- annual training for players pant Safety Task Force” to co-
Some of the recommenda- censing authority — moving and coaches on abuse and ha- Discipline ordinate efforts to implement
tions and planned programs: from a diploma system to an rassment policies. The NWSL should deter- policies.
Transparency accreditation program with U.S. Soccer and NWSL mine whether discipline of
The report recommended annual recertification. teams should designate indi- its teams is warranted follow-

Spectator at Steelers game dies after fall from escalator

(AP) — A spectator at and emergency service per-
Sunday’s game between sonnel were alerted after a
the Pittsburgh Steelers male spectator fell around
and New York Jets died 4:45 p.m., shortly after the
following a fall on an esca- end of the Jets’ 24-20 victory
lator at Acrisure Stadium. over the Steelers.

The Allegheny County med- Keane had worked as a pip-
ical examiner’s office identi- efitter at McCarl’s, an indus-
fied him Monday as 27-year- trial piping company, in Bea-
old Dalton Ryan Keane of ver County since 2014, com-
Monaca. Paramedics admin- pany CEO Ken Burk told the
istered care on site before he Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on was “very well regarded.” would determine the cause dium. “We are working with
was transported to the hospi- Monday.
tal in critical condition. He “We’re just shocked, sad- A spokesperson for Pitts- and manner of death. local authorities and helping
their investigation into the
died shortly thereafter. dened,” Burk said in a tele-
phone interview. He said Ke- burgh Public Safety declined In a statement Sunday, the matter. We are sending our
The Pittsburgh Department ane was one of the company’s comment, citing the ongo- Steelers said they were “aware thoughts and prayers to the
of Public Safety said police “key guys” as a foreman and ing investigation, but noted of an unfortunate incident guest’s family.”
the medical examiner’s office that occurred” inside the sta-