NEW YORK -- From the seasons first major, Down Under back in January, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber have been the two best players in womens tennis. If they can win their semifinal matches against worthy opponents Thursday night, they will advance to a tantalizing winner-take-all final on Saturday that offers a Grand Slam title, a $3.5 million pay day and, perhaps most important, the No. 1 ranking.Womens semifinals breakdownNo. 1 Serena Williams versus No. 10 Karolina Pliskova, 4:30 AM IST (Friday, Sep 9)Case for Serena: This was precisely the spot a year ago where Williams melted down, a victim of the pressure she felt chasing a rare calendar-year Grand Slam. Roberta Vinci handed Serena her first Grand Slam singles loss of the season in the semifinals. Her trip through the draw this year has been marked by poise and composure, even though the stakes are nearly as high. On the line: a 23rd Grand Slam singles title, which would break the Open era record she shares with Steffi Graf, and the No. 1 ranking, something she has held for 186 consecutive weeks.Case for Pliskova: Right now, she has some absurd momentum working for her. Her Wednesday straight-sets win against Ana Konjuh in the quarterfinals was her 10th match win in a row, something she has never done. The run includes four wins over top-10 players (Svetlana Kuznetsova, Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams). Pliskova won the title in Cincinnati and is already into her first career major semifinal.Notable stat: Wham, bam. These are two biggest hitters in terms of aces. Pliskova leads all WTA players with 439. Serena is a distant second with 320.Prediction: Williams in two.No. 2 Angelique Kerber versus Caroline Wozniacki, following Serena-Pliskova (6:30 AM IST, Sep 9)Case for Kerber: The sturdy 28-year-old has already been to the final of the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics and, most recently, Cincinnati. And while she lost in the past three -- to Serena Williams, Monica Puig and Karolina Pliskova -- getting there is half the battle. Kerber has a 7-5 head-to-head edge over Wozniacki; the two havent met in 2016, but a year ago, Kerber won two of three.Case for Wozniacki: New York seems to be Wozniackis kind of town. The 26-year-old Dane owns a posh apartment here and ran the New York City Marathon two years ago (in a sporty 3 hours, 26 minutes). She has also reached two US Open finals, in 2014 and 2009 -- the only times shes ever reached a major final.Notable stat: Wozniacki has been to at least the semifinals here four different times, while Kerber has only done it once, in 2011.Prediction: Kerber in three. Nike Air Max Womens Sale 2018 . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Nike Air Max Womens Sale White . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http://www.nikeairmaxwomenssale.com/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Nike Air Max Womens Sale Retro . Galatasaray said in a statement on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4. Nike Air Max Womens Sale 95 . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. TUSKEGEE, Ala. -- A lawsuit accuses former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye of causing a vehicle crash and refusing to let the other driver leave afterward.The suit filed in Macon County on Thursday says Dye collided with a vehicle driven by Jimmie Lee McCoy Sr., who was injured. The suit claims Dye and another man then took McCoy to Dyes home and wouldnt let him leave.The suit contends Dye was intoxicated at the time of the crash on July 6.Dye deenies being intoxicated or falsely imprisoning the man.ddddddddddddHe tells al.com (http://bit.ly/2dkxvNb ) he fell asleep while driving.The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of money from Dye; a man identified as helping Dye after the wreck, Lynn Huggins; and an insurance company.Dye coached at Auburn from 1981 through 1992. ' ' '