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NEW YORK -- NEW YORK -- A look at Saturdays play in the $46.3 million U.S. Open tennis championships:WEATHER: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. High of 90.ATTENDANCE: 25,268.RESULTS: Womens Singles Final: No. 2 Angelique Kerber won her second career Grand Slam singles title, both this year, beating No. 10 Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Mens Doubles Final: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3 to win their second Grand Slam title of the year.ON COURT SUNDAY: Mens Singles Final: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 3 Stan Wawrinka; Womens Doubles Final: No. 1 Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic vs. No. 4 Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova.STAT OF THE DAY: 9 -- The number of years since Justine Henin won two Grand Slam singles titles in one year, the last time a woman other than Serena Williams accomplished the feat until Angelique Kerber won on Saturday. Kerber also won the Australian Open in January.QUOTE OF THE DAY: It means a lot to me. When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams. I mean, all the dreams came true this year, and Im just trying to enjoy every moment on court and also off court. -- Angelique KerberSUNDAY ON TV (All Times EDT): 4-7 p.m., ESPNON THIS DATE (Sept. 11, 1977): Guillermo Vilas beat Jimmy Connors 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to win the mens singles title in the last U.S. Open match played in Forest Hills.Wilmer Difo Nationals Jersey . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Roenis Elias Jersey .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. https://www.cheapnationals.com/777r-juan-soto-jersey-nationals.html . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Carter Kieboom Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Trea Turner Nationals Jersey . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.Its extremely rare for an Olympic medalist to return to school to wrestle. This season, there are two.Two-time world champion Kyle Snyder of Ohio State, who became the youngest Olympic champion in U.S. history in Rio , and teammate JDen Cox of Missouri, who won bronze in Brazil, will attempt to defend their NCAA titles.It doesnt really matter who Ill be competing against in college, Snyder said. Ill be trying to work on the things that I know I need to improve on so I can be the best wrestler in the world again.Snyder and Cox are just the sixth and seventh collegiate wrestlers -- and the first freestyle athletes in 32 years -- to attempt to follow up an Olympic medal with an NCAA title.But neither of their schools is favored to win the national championship.Oklahoma State, led by legendary Olympic champion and coach John Smith, was atop the NWCA Division I coaches poll released Wednesday. Penn State, winners of five of the last six national championships, was second, followed by Iowa. The Buckeyes were fourth, and Coxs Tigers were fifth.Here are the story lines to follow as the wrestling season gets underway Friday with the 51st annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Cleveland:COWBOY UP?Oklahoma State returns a slew of All-Americans led by 141-pound NCAA champion Dean Heil and Joe Smith, a national runner-up in 2016. The big challenge in Stillwater will be replacing three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer, but the Cowboys are as deep as anyone.Weve got a lot of guys ranked from No. 5 to No. 12, which isnt a bad place. We just need to move them into that top-tier status. Weve been pretty successful doing that, Smith said.CAELS KIDSPenn State might not be first iin November.dddddddddddd But it could easily be first by March. National champion Zain Retherford and three other returning All-Americans will anchor a roster loaded with promising young wrestlers.Our goal is always the same. To be the best we can be, Sanderson said.HAWK DROUGHTIowa hasnt won the whole thing since 2010 -- an eternity for a program with a statue of Dan Gable outside of its gym. But the Hawkeyes might just be closing in on the Nittany Lions after years of falling short in the Big Ten and nationally. Iowa has five All-Americans on its roster and should be a tough out in dual meets.We like our guys, Hawkeyes coach Tom Brands said. We need to grow up in some areas, and those guys know who they are. And there is more help from the roster than maybe in the past.SNYDERS NEW STATUSJust because Snyder will be back in Columbus doesnt mean hell be with the Buckeyes all winter. He is now the star of the U.S. wrestling team, and as such hes been asked to travel extensively with the Americans. Trips to Russia, Ukraine and Iran are on Snyders calendar ahead of the NCAA meet. Still, Snyder might be the biggest favorite to win a collegiate title in the history of the sport.COXS RETURNCox won a bronze at the Rio Games despite tearing the meniscus in his knee during the tournament. Hes expected to be fine for 2016-17 though, and thats bad news for his weight class. But as ferocious as Cox appears on the mat, hes a softie off of it. Check out Cox nailing an acapella version of Justin Beibers Love Yourself from earlier this year. ' ' '