Sports, Entertainment & Culture — September 13, 2026

Rybakina wins first U.S. Open title. World No. 1 Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 for her first U.S. Open championship, denying Sabalenka a third straight title.

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Céline Dion returns to the stage. After six years away battling stiff person syndrome, Dion opened her sold-out 26-date Paris residency with a two-and-a-half-hour, 29-song performance.

Billboard reported the singer was moved to tears of joy during the opening-night show, which the outlet chronicled in a roundup of the evening’s standout moments. The performance marked the launch of a residency that sold out in advance, giving Dion an extended run in Paris after her diagnosis kept her off stages for years.

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Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial. A jury cleared the rapper of charges that he ordered a hit on Quando Rondo as revenge for the killing of King Von.

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Garcia stops Benn in two rounds. Ryan Garcia retained his WBC welterweight title with a second-round TKO of Conor Benn in Las Vegas — his fastest knockout in six years.

According to CBS Sports, the victory positioned Garcia as a contender to become boxing’s next marquee attraction, and he followed the stoppage by calling out potential future opponents. The outlet framed the quick finish and the post-fight challenges as signs the champion is looking to build on the momentum from his title defense.

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