NEW YORK -- Karolina Pliskova came into the US Open with the dubious distinction of being the only woman currently ranked in the top 20 never to make a Grand Slam round of 16.She has now blown past that milestone, routing 18-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-2, 6-2 in just 57 minutes Wednesday to reach the semifinals.To be honest, I dont care at what time it came. Im just happy that its now and that it came, the 24-year-old Czech said of finally making a deep run at her 18th career major. There are people saying that I could be there earlier, but right now I feel great and I feel its the right time for having the results like this.She lost just one point on her serve in the first set Wednesday and never faced a break point.I was surprised and I was still waiting even in the first set; even in the second set I was still waiting -- [thinking] some complications going to come, Pliskova said. But, well, Im not going to complain.Pliskova broke Konjuhs serve in the matchs opening game, forcing the 92nd-ranked teenager to play from behind right from the start.Her serve is just too good, Konjuh said. Today on the court, she found her rhythm and took the opportunities that I gave her.The 6-foot-1 Pliskova has the most aces on the womens tour this season, though that wasnt how she dominated Wednesday. Konjuh, also a big server, had more aces in the match, in fact (4-3). But she got only half of her first serves in and was broken four times, with four double-faults and 27 unforced errors.Pliskova, who rallied to beat sixth-seeded Venus Williams in three sets Monday, has now won 10 straight matches, riding the momentum of a breakthrough title at Cincinnati. She defeated second-ranked Angelique Kerber in the final there.Konjuh can take plenty of momentum away from Flushing Meadows, too. After what had been a disappointing, injury-plagued season, her ranking is projected to soar to a career-best No. 51. She hadnt been past the third round at a major before this tournament and upset fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska on Monday for her first win against a top-10 opponent.The 10th-seeded Pliskova will on Thursday face No. 1 Serena Williams, who beat?No. 5 Simona Halep 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.Unfortunately, Im in the part of the draw with Serena, Pliskova said. Cheap Nike Zoom . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Nike Zoom Wholesale . 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BOULDER, Colo. -- For a program that bore the brunt of rebuilding for such an excruciatingly long time, the Colorado Buffaloes sure carried the weight of expectations well on a sunny Saturday afternoon at jam-packed Folsom Field.A rare double-digit favorite in a Pac-12 game, Colorado cruised past Oregon State 47-6 on Saturday behind three long TD throws from freshman Steven Montez to Shay Fields.We just called some plays that worked, Fields shrugged.You have to go ball the way back to Oct. 24, 1992, when the Buffs beat Kansas State 54-7 in Big 12 play to find a league laugher quite like this.The last time the Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) were a double-digit favorite in a league game was Nov. 25, 2005, against Nebraska -- and they were walloped 30-3 by the Cornhuskers.This time, they came in as an 18-point darling against the Beavers (1-3, 0-1) and they handled their business a week after a signature win at Oregon.It proves were legitimate, maybe, that we can do it, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said. Everybody kept asking me all week, `Are they going to have a letdown? Did they play out of their minds? Like I said since Day 1, were a good football team.And theyre getting better every week.The Buffs, who entered this season 5-40 in Pac-12 play, failed to score a touchdown on their opening drive for the first time all season. But they scored on their next five possessions to turn the game into a rare October laugher, where a crowd 47,000-strong relished in Colorados resurgence after nearly a decade of so much disappointment.Montez, a freshman making his second straight start in place of injured senior Sefo Liufau, hit Fields with scoring strikes of 51, 33 and 63 yards before Phillip Lindsay ran it in from a yard out.Fields had seven receptions for 169 yards and Montez completed 19 of 27 passes for 293 yards without a sack or an interception.When the Buffs finally stalled again, Davis PPrice trotted in and nailed a line-drive 54-yard field goal, the longest by a freshman in school history, for a 30-6 lead with less than a minute left in the first half.dddddddddddd.Ten seconds later, freshman QB Conor Blounts quick throw to running back Artavis Pierce was snared by linebacker Rick Gamboa, whose 20-yard pick-6 gave Colorado a 31-point halftime cushion.This time, when the crowd streamed out of the stadium in the fourth quarter of another blowout, it was in celebration, not resignation.POLL IMPLICATIONSColorado, which held a league opponent out of the end zone for the first time since a 34-0 win at Oklahoma State 11 years ago, continues inching its way toward its first Top 25 ranking since Nov. 6, 2005, when the Buffaloes peaked at No. 22.From what I saw? Yeah, why not? said Beavers coach Gary Andersen. Put them in the Top 25.BOLDEN BOTTLED UP: The Buffs neutralized Victor Bolden Jr., who came into the game leading the nation with a 40.2-yard average of kickoff returns. He returned two kickoffs for a 22.5-yard average and fumbled one kickoff but recovered another coughed up by Jaylynn Bailey.TAKEAWAYSOREGON STATE: Left guard Fred Lauina hurt his left knee and was helped off the field. Outside linebacker Titus Failauga limped off and cornerback Jay Irvine left with an arm or shoulder injury.COLORADO: The Buffaloes hadnt had more than one conference win since 2011, when they beat Arizona at home and Utah on the road in their first season in the Pac-12.UP NEXTOREGON STATE: It doesnt get any easier for the banged-up Beavers who host Cal next weekend.COLORADO: The Buffaloes travel to USC next weekend where theyll go for their first win over the scuffling Trojans, against whom theyre 0-10.---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '
