Whas Happened In Sports Last Night

• NFL: No defense, no problem. That must’ve been the New York Giants’ mantra entering their season opener last night against the Washington Redskins. It doesn’t matter that the defensive ends from last year’s Super Bowl team—Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora—weren’t there guiding the D when you’re facing an offensively challenged team like the ‘Skins. NY Giants 16, Washington Redskins 7 [Yahoo]
• US Open: Catching a Manhattan-bound 7 train at 2:15 in the morning must suck, but that’s what tennis fans had to do when Rafael Nadal and Mardy Fish played to the third-latest finish ever at the Open. That’s because Nadal had to go four sets before banishing Fish to the bottom of the ocean. Rafael Nadal over Mardy Fish, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 [NY Times]
• MLB: The Angels’ magic number is six after dismantling the Detroit Tigers on the road yesterday. LAAoA’s going after its fourth AL West title in five years which is easy when all your opponents end the year under .500. Angels 7, Tigers 1 [ESPN]
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