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Joy in the game. Relentless joy.

— From a reader, Mary T., commenting on the U.S. Open 2026 live coverage.

How many times can you find another answer?

— Spoken by Ben Shelton to Carlos Alcaraz during the US Open quarter-final, in a five-set match

This was not a judgment regarding the proper amount of time to place on the clock. It was an error in the application of the established replay protocol governing this specific end-of-game timing situation. Had the protocol been properly followed and the program-feed clock been used, no additional play would have been awarded, and Western Michigan would have won the game, 12–7.

— Jon Steinbrecher, MAC Commissioner, in a statement explaining that the end-of-game replay protocol was not followed and how using the program-feed clock would have affected the outcome.

I accept full responsibility for lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle and regret the distraction this situation has caused the fans and my family," Leonard said in a statement issued through his new agent, Harrison Gaines.— Leonard, via a statement issued through his new agent, Harrison Gaines