Aug. 15: Actor Bill Murray, bottom, plays his air guitar as he makes a tandem jump with Army Golden Knights Staff Sgt. Joe Jones from 13,500 feet. Bill Murray landed in Chicago on Friday like he never had before — by jumping from an airplane 13,500 feet up.

Sixth-seeded Andy Murray reached his first grand slam final in commanding style by upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday.

Sixth seed Andy Murray roared into his first grand slam semi-final when he won a grudge match against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-5 at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. In their only previous meeting in May at the Rome Masters, the duo traded insults on court but at Flushing Meadows they let their rackets do the talking in a nerve-wracking slugfest at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

World number two Rafael Nadal battled to a scrappy 7-6 6-3 win over Andy Murray on Saturday to set up a Toronto Masters final against resurgent German Nicolas Kiefer. Nadal, playing his first event since his epic win over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final, has made a smooth transition from grass to the North American hardcourts.

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British sixth seed Andy Murray rose to the occasion on Monday night when he blitzed Swiss 10th seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time, describing his victory as his best grand slam performance. The Scot, who reached his maiden grand slam quarter-final at Wimbledon this summer, revelled under the lights as he outplayed Wawrinka...