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NEW YORK -- Serena Williams, with all kinds of history nearly within her grasp, won a dramatic quarterfinal match Wednesday night, escaping a fiery challenge from No. 5 seed Simona Halep, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.For another two days, at least, Williams quest for an Open era record of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, a record seventh US Open title and a new mark for consecutive weeks (187) at No. 1 remains alive.The match, which captivated the near-capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, required 2 hours, 14 minutes to complete.I knew I could play a lot better, Williams said during her on-court interview, in reference to her performance in the second set. I felt I lost my rhythm, and Simona started playing better.I knew I had to step it up in the third set.Williams, the No. 1 seed, faces No. 10 seed Karolina Pliskova in a Thursday night semifinal that will feature the two women with the most aces among WTA players.It was Serenas 309th major match win, two more than Roger Federer, extending her all-time Open era record.Halep, a 24-year-old from Romania who is more than a decade younger than Williams, saved all 11 break points she faced on her serve in a heroic second set, but she faded badly in the third. It was, nonetheless, the first time Serena had been challenged this fortnight.I wasnt very happy about that, but I tried not to let that get me down, Williams said about all the chances she let slip away. I tried to stay positive and I knew that if I did, I could just stay in the match.For the match, Williams could convert only four of 20 break opportunities, but she converted the only break chance she would need in the deciding set to go ahead 3-1.It was tough. Is tough, Halep said. Im a little bit sad.Williams finished with 18 aces, a 50-20 edge in total winners and won the point on 26 of her 32 trips to the net.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Bob Lemon Indians Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. Keith Hernandez Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. https://www.cheapindiansonline.com/3268u-sam-mcdowell-jersey-indians.html . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Eddie Robinson Jersey . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. Shane Bieber Indians Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ola Kamara scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season and the Columbus Crew beat the New England Revolution 2-0 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.Columbus (7-11-11), which played in the 2015 MLS Cup, is ninth in the Eastern Conference, but only five points behind D.C. United for the final playoff spot. New England (9-13-9) is seventh, one point back.In the 42nd minute, Kamara slid a shot through the legs of defender Darrius Barnes and it got past a diving Brad Knighton. Kamara added a penalty-kick goal in the 84th after he was nudged from behind by London Woodberry.ddddddddddddKamara has scored five times in the last three games and leads all MLS newcomers for goals scored this season. He trails New Yorks Bradley Wright-Phillips by five goals for the MLS Golden Boot.Revolution forward Kei Kamara made his return to Mapfre Stadium after being traded from the Crew in May. ' ' '