Epic doubles win keeps U.S. alive in Davis Cup
ZADAR, Croatia — Mike Bryan teamed with Ryan Harrison for the first time and helped the Americans outlast Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) over nearly five hours to cut Croatia’s lead to 2-1 in their Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday.
The winner of the semifinal will meet defending champ France in the Nov. 2325 final. France beat Spain 3-0 in the other semi.
More tennis: American qualifier Amanda Anisimova is in her first WTA final at age 17 after upsetting top-seeded Zhang Shuai 7-6 (4), 7-5 at the Japan Women’s Open. Anisimova will face hsieh Su-wei in Sunday’s final.
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he’s coming out of retirement again to fight Manny Pacquiao for a second time in December. Whether the fight actually happens remains to be seen. There are no promotional barriers between the two men, because Mayweather promotes himself and Pacquiao is a boxing free agent. Mayweather defeated Pacquiao in May 2015.
Cycling: Simon yates is poised to win his first Grand Tour title after he successfully defended his lead of the Spanish Vuelta through the 20th stage. Yates will take his advantage of 1 minute, 46 seconds, over enric Mas into the final stage, when race custom dictates the riders don’t attack the race leaders on the traditional arrival to Madrid. Mas moved into second with the stage victory.
College football: Tennessee distributed 1,067 free tickets to its game with UTEP to Hurricane Florence evacuees from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
NHL: Brad Marchand and Jake Debrusk scored in the shootout to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames in the exhibition season opener in Shenzhen, China . ... Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is taking a leave of absence to be with his family following the death of his father, George. NFL: Cleveland says it is going to release troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon on Monday. Gordon has been suspended for most of the past four seasons because of drug violations.