SPORTS digest

YSU women’s soccer falls on late goal

YPSILANTI, MICH.

Eastern Michigan’s Nicole Remedios scored off a corner kick in the 81st minute as the Eagles held off the Youngstown State women’s soccer team, 1-0, on Friday night at Scicluna Field.

The Penguins fall to 4-3 on the year while the Eagles improve to 2-3-1.

After a corner kick from Parys Kerr, Remedios gathered a loose ball and beat YSU goalkeeper Kylee Moffett on the near side. Moffett, though, turned in an outstanding performance in the net facing 18 total shots, seven shots on goal and collected six saves.

Nadal advances to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK

Once Rafael Nadal went from passive to aggressive and got his uppercut of a forehand going, it didn’t take long for him to power into the U.S. Open final.

Closing in on a third title at Flushing Meadows and 16th Grand Slam championship overall, Nadal overcame a so-so start with an overwhelming performance the rest of the way Friday night, taking nine games in a row during one stretch to beat 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals.

“He played so smart from the second set until the end of the match,” del Potro said. “He was dominant.”

Keselowski chases down Busch for win

RICHMOND, VA.

Brad Keselowski ran down Kyle Busch with 16 laps to go and drove away to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway.

Keselowski’s pass came in heavy lapped traffic and marked the third time he’d used a superior car to catch Busch on a long run. Busch had a better short-run machine and had to be wishing for a late caution to give him one last chance for his 92nd career victory in the series.

The final green-flag run lasted 89 laps, giving Keselowski his 36th career series victory and fourth in 17 starts at Richmond.

“He’s a great racer and when you can race with him you know you’re having a good day, especially in this series,” Keselowski said.

Busch led five times for 182 laps, and Keselowski led four times, but for just 34 laps.

Florida college football teams cancel games

Florida State and Florida canceled their Saturday home football games Thursday because of Hurricane Irma.

No. 10 Florida State was set to play Louisiana-Monroe, and No. 22 Florida was scheduled to face Northern Colorado.

The storm also impacted games involving Florida teams outside the Top 25. South Florida and UConn called off their game in Connecticut because of travel concerns. Central Florida also announced its scheduled Friday night home game with Memphis had been called off. The Memphis-UCF game had been moved from Saturday to Friday because of the threat.

The cancellations came after Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered all state colleges and universities closed through Monday to support shelter and emergency relief efforts.

Duke’s Bagley deemed eligible by NCAA

DURHAM, N.C.

Duke says freshman Marvin Bagley III has been certified to play by the NCAA’s eligibility center.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Bagley’s certification Friday.

Bagley is a Phoenix native who attended two high schools in two years in Arizona before transferring to Sierra Canyon School in California.

He was considered the consensus No. 1 high school player in the class of 2018 before reclassifying to the class of 2017 and signing with Duke on Aug. 15.

Bagley averaged 24.9 points and 10.1 rebounds in his final season at Sierra Canyon.

Staff/wire report