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NEW YORK -- Jack Sock, a 23-year-old American, is through to the second week of the US Open for the first time.The No. 26 seed surprised No. 7 Marin Cilic with an emphatic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory Friday to advance to the fourth round. Cilic won the 2014 US Open, his only major victory.The big-serving Croatian came in as the hottest player in tennis, winner of eight straight matches and 14 of 15. Part of that run included winning the ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati two weeks ago, beating Andy Murray in the final.Hes a very dangerous guy in these kind of conditions, Cilic said of Sock, where the ball is coming off pretty fast, off the court.It was Socks first win over a top-10 player in a Grand Slam, and it came in a swift 1 hour, 41 minutes. His only previous trip to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament came when he got to the fourth round of the 2015 French Open.Just all around, I think Im putting things together, better and better, said the 26th-seeded Sock, who celebrated his victory with a racket-as-foil jousting move in tribute to his friend and fellow U.S. Olympian, bronze medalist fencer Miles Chamley-Watson. I definitely feel more confident out there in everything Im doing.Sock is now 3-16 against top-10 players -- but 2-0 against Cilic, going back to Julys Davis Cup win in Portland, Oregon.He can play some of the best tennis in the world, Sock said of Cilic in his on-court interview. I took a lot of stuff from that match in Portland. I was down two sets to one, changed up the tactics.Now Sock wants more. He thinks his game and his mindset are ready for deep Grand Slam runs.Feels great. It was a big match for me.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Blake Griffin Clippers Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Lou Williams Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. https://www.clipperslockerroom.com/Patrick-Beverley-City-Edition-Jersey/ . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. JaMychal Green Clippers Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. Wesley Johnson Clippers Jersey . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. A look inside some of the key statistics from both quarterbacks from Thursday nights AFC South showdown between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints:To blitz or not to blitz? On third and 10 with 2:39 remaining and with only one timeout left, the Saints opted to send four pass rushers after Cam Newton, which gave him time to find Kelvin Benjamin for an 18-yard gain that allowed the Panthers to keep possession and drain the clock.Should the Saints have blitzed?Entering the game, the Panthers had converted at an above-average rate on third-down dropbacks when opponents blitzed, and were well below league average when not blitzed. They also far exceeded league average when blitzed needing 10-plus yards.Those trends were holding true Thursday prior to the fateful conversion. The Panthers had one conversion on six third-down dropbacks when not blitzed prior to the completion to Benjamin. They were 3-of-6 against the blitz, converting three of their last four.Newtons big throws dwarf overall inefficiency Cam Newton completed just 42.4 percent of his passes Thursday, his worst completion percentage in any win of his career.dddddddddddd Despite the low clip, Newton did make several big throws Thursday, completing 4-of-7 (57.1 percent) passes thrown 15-plus yards downfield -- including the big third-and-10 conversion in the fourth, and the long touchdown to Ted Ginn Jr. just before the end of the first half.Four of Newtons best five completion percentages 15-plus yards downfield have now occurred in Panthers wins this season.Too little, too late for Brees? Drew Brees average pass traveled 4.2 yards past the line of scrimmage Thursday, the third-shortest single-game average of his Saints career and his shortest since 2011.Brees threw a season-high 31 attempts within five yards of the line of scrimmage in the game, and potentially waited too long to start airing it out further.Why so many short passes?Brees was blitzed on only 13 percent of his dropbacks Thursday (6 of 47), the lowest blitz rate hes faced this season, which means he faced at least seven in coverage on 87 percent of his dropbacks. ' ' '