Nadal, Garcia win crowns in China
Rafael Nadal beat Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-2, 6-1 in the China Open final in Beijing on Sunday to win his sixth ATP title of the year, while Caroline Garcia defeated soon-to-be-No. 1 Simona Halep 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the women’s event.
Top-ranked Nadal, who was tied with Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev at five titles this season, picked up his 75th career singles trophy with the win.
The 15th-ranked Garcia, who lost to Halep the two previous times they played, won her second consecutive WTA title. The Frenchwoman will make her top10 debut when the new rankings come out today.
For Halep, the loss was particularly disappointing, as she was unable to back up her guaranteed debut in the No. 1 ranking today. She secured the top spot on Saturday with her semifinal victory over Jelena Ostapenko. GOFFIN TAKES JAPAN TITLE >> David Goffin atoned for his defeat in the Japan Open final last year by winning it on Sunday, beating Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5 in Tokyo.
College football
PENN STATE CRACKS TOP 3 >> Penn State moved up to No. 3 in The AP college football poll, and Washington State and Auburn jumped into the top 10 for the first time this season after six ranked teams lost this weekend.
Alabama and Clemson still hold the top spots. The topranked Crimson Tide received 43 first-place votes, and the second-ranked Tigers had 18. The Nittany Lions have their best ranking since 2008, moving up one spot and taking advantage of the biggest upset of the season so far.
Oklahoma lost at home to Iowa State, dropping the Sooners from No. 3 to 12. Michigan also lost for the first time and fell to No. 17.
Washington State is No. 8 and Auburn moved up to 10.
Behind Penn State, Georgia at No. 4 and Washington at No. 5 also moved up one spot after convincing victories. TCU moved up two spots to No. 6, and No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 9 Ohio State round out the top 10.
Stanford (4-2) returned to the rankings at No. 23 after handing Utah its first loss of the season. CLEMSON QB ON MEND >> Clemson coach Dabo Swinney expects injured quarterback
Kelly Bryant to practice later in the week to try and prepare to face Syracuse on Friday night.
Bryant hurt his ankle in the third quarter of Clemson’s 28-14 win over Wake Forest on Saturday. MIAMI’S TOP RB DONE FOR SEASON >> Miami running back Mark Walton’s season is over, with the 11thranked Hurricanes saying their leading rusher will need surgery on his right ankle later this week. Walton got hurt during Saturday’s win at Florida State. KENTUCKY QB OK AFTER
SCARE >> Kentucky reserve QB Luke Wright said on Twitter that medical examinations “all came back good” after he collapsed on the sideline Saturday night during the Wildcats’ win over Missouri.
Wright had to be carried off the sideline on a stretcher. Coach Mark Stoops did not elaborate on what caused the player to collapse.
World Cup
EGYPT BACK IN TOURNEY >> Mohamed Salah scored from a penalty kick deep into injury time to send Egypt to the World Cup and end a near 30-year wait for Africa’s most successful team.
Salah scored both of Egypt’s goals in a 2-1 home win over the Republic of Congo as Egypt qualified for the first time since 1990.
POLAND QUALIFIES >> Poland secured its spot in the World Cup with a 4-2 win over Montenegro in Warsaw.
Gymnastics
SCHAEFER WINS AT WORLDS
>> Germany’s Pauline Schaefer won the balance beam title in the world gymnastics championhips in Montreal. American Morgan Hurd, the all-around winner Friday night, was second.
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FIRE DESTROYS KRONK
GYM BUILDING >> The fabled Kronk Gym building in Detroit, where boxing champion Thomas Hearns and others trained before it closed in 2006 and became vacant, was destroyed by a suspicious fire Saturday night, a deputy fire chief told The Detroit News. AMERICAN WINS CHICAGO
MARATHON >> Galen Rupp won the Chicago Marathon to become the first American winner in 15 years. He finished in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 20 seconds. Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba won the women’s race in 2:18:31.