Women's No. 1 Osaka avoids one and done

PARIS — Top-seeded Naomi Osaka was two points from losing her first-round match on Tuesday at the French Open before coming back to 90th-ranked Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Simona Halep, starting her first defense of a Grand Slam title, defeated 47th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

In other action on Day 3, 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro played Grand Slam tennis for the first time since fracturing his right kneecap and moved into the second round at Roland Garros by beating Nicolas Jarry 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. No. 5 Alexander Zverev edged John Millman 7-6 (4), 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in 4 hours, 8 minutes.

College basketball: The inaugural James Naismith Classic Nov. 16 has Tennessee facing Washington (featuring former Albany Academy standout Hameir Wright), Buffalo meeting Harvard and Rutgers matching up with St. Bonaventure. The event will take place at Scotiabank Arena, home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.

College football: Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is joining Arizona State coach Herm Edwards' staff as a special adviser.

NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles is skipping organized team activities for "a personal reason." Coach Doug Marrone says "our thoughts and prayers are with Nick and his family." The team says it has no details to release and there is no timetable for Foles' return. Jacksonville signed Foles to a four-year, $88 million contract in free agency in March, giving him a franchise-record $50.125 million guaranteed.

WNBA: Jonquel Jones scored 25 points and Jasmine Thomas added 16 to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-77. Courtney Williams added 13 points for Connecticut (2-0). Erica...