NEW YORK -- The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):9:38 p.m.Serena Williams emerged from her toughest test yet at this years U.S. Open, edging Simona Halep 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night to reach the semifinals.Halep, the 2014 French Open runner-up and seeded No. 5, was the first player to break Williams serve in the tournament and the first to take a set off the No. 1 seed.But after going 0 for 12 on break points in the second set, Williams righted herself, broke on her first opportunity of the third to go ahead 3-1, and was on her way. She finished with 18 aces.Williams is bidding for her seventh title at Flushing Meadows and 23rd overall at a major tournament, which both would be records for the Open era, which dates to 1968.A year ago in the semifinals, Williams attempt to finish off a calendar-year Grand Slam ended with an upset loss to unseeded Roberta Vinci.Williams opponent Thursday will be 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, who beat the 34-year-old Americans older sister Venus in the fourth round.---9:20 p.m.American girls are making a strong statement in the U.S. Open junior tournament, taking 10 of the final 16 spots. Thats the most girls from the United States to make it into the third round since the draw of that event expanded to 64 in 1984.The American group is led by fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova, a 15-year-old who was a French Open junior finalist.You have so many up-and-coming young women already on the tour, and then to see this wave of great junior girls coming behind them is really, really encouraging, said Martin Blackman, the U.S. Tennis Associations player development manager.---9:05 p.m.Serena Williams and Simona Halep are heading to a third set in their U.S. Open quarterfinal.Williams, seeded No. 1 and seeking her record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title, took the opening set 6-2 on Wednesday night despite being broken for the first time in the tournament.The No. 5-seeded Halep then saved seven break points in the second game of the second set, and broke Williams in the very next game to lead 2-1. Eventually, after saving all 12 break points she faced in that set, Halep grabbed it 6-4 on her fifth set point.That is the first set Williams has lost in five matches at Flushing Meadows this year.---7:50 p.m.A first-round U.S. Open womens singles match will be looked into by tennis anti-corruption organization because of possible irregular betting patterns.Tennis Integrity Unit spokesman Mark Harrison said Wednesday that 15th-seeded Timea Bacsinszkys 6-1, 6-1 victory over Vitalia Diatchenko last week is the only match that has been the subject of an alert at Flushing Meadows this year.U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier said the tournament is aware of the betting alert and that the TIU is handling the mattter.Widmaier added that betting alerts need to be investigated, but they are certainly not gospel and do not necessarily indicate any nefarious doings.The New York Times first reported on the alert to the TIU.---6:15 p.m.The U.S. Tennis Association says a digital audio sound processor at court level malfunctioned during the U.S. Open quarterfinal between Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori.The second-ranked Murray dropped seven consecutive games after a let call caused by a loud noise from the malfunctioning equipment during a fourth-set point and lost to Kei Nishikori 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 on Wednesday.Murray disagreed with chair umpire Marija Cicaks decision to immediately halt things when play was interrupted by a sound similar to that of a gong being struck. It happened with Murray already up two sets to one and holding a second break point at 1-all in the fourth.Murray complained about the ruling right away, gave away the next three points to lose the game, then brought it up again with Cicak at the ensuing changeover, saying something similar had happened earlier without a re-do of the point.The USTA says the malfunctioning unit will be replaced between Wednesdays day and night sessions.---6:10 p.m.Andy Murray dropped seven consecutive games after a let call caused by a loud noise in the arenas speaker system during a fourth-set point and lost to Kei Nishikori 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.Murray, the No. 2 seed and 2012 champion at Flushing Meadows, disagreed with chair umpire Marija Cicaks decision to immediately halt things when play was interrupted by a sound similar to that of a gong being struck. It happened with Murray already up two sets to one and holding a second break point at 1-all in the fourth.Murray complained about the ruling right away, gave away the next three points to lose the game, then brought it up again with Cicak at the ensuing changeover, saying something similar had happened earlier without a re-do of the point.Nishikori was the 2014 runner-up at Flushing Meadows.---5:05 p.m.Andy Murray was bothered by the chair umpires decision to call a let on a loud noise that came from the stadiums speaker system and now finds himself headed to a fifth set against Kei Nishikori in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.Murray led two sets to one -- 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 -- and held break points at 1-all in the fourth Wednesday. But during that second break chance, the point was interrupted by a noise something akin to a gong being struck. Chair umpire Marija Cicak immediately halted play. Murray complained about that right away, then again at the ensuing changeover, when he also spoke to a tournament supervisor.He wound up losing 12 of 14 points right after the let call and five games in a row to drop that set 6-1.---1:20 p.m.Karolina Pliskova dominated with her serve to roll past 18-year-old Ana Konjuh and into the U.S. Open semifinals.The 10th-seeded Pliskova won 6-2, 6-2 in just 57 minutes Wednesday, losing only one point on her serve in the first set. Shell face No. 1 Serena Williams or fifth-seeded Simona Halep on Thursday.The 24-year-old Czech came into the U.S. Open with the distinction of being the only woman in the top 20 to never reach a Grand Slam round of 16. Now shes blown past that milestone, riding the momentum of a breakthrough title at Cincinnati, where she beat second-ranked Angelique Kerber in the final.The 92nd-ranked Konjuh hadnt been past the third round at a major before this tournament. Also a big server, she had more aces than Pliskova on Wednesday, but she was broken four times and made 27 unforced errors.---12 p.m.The last spots in the U.S. Open semifinals will be decided Wednesday, with Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro seeking to keep their dominant runs going.The top-seeded Williams, who hasnt lost a set or had her serve broken in the tournament so far, faces No. 5-seeded Simona Halep. Williams has won seven of their last eight meetings.The other womens quarterfinal pits two women whove never been this far before at a Grand Slam tournament: 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and 92nd-ranked Ana Konjuh of Croatia.On the mens side, four of the tours best hard-court players meet in the last two mens quarterfinals, with the No. 2-seeded Murray facing No. 6 Kei Nishikori in the afternoon, and No. 3 Stan Wawrinka taking on del Potro at night. 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It also allows offensive coordinator Todd Haley to get creative in figuring out how to keep both of them involved.The proof came during practice on Wednesday, when Bell went streaking down the sideline and hauled in a rainbow from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger while remembering to keep his two feet inbounds.I want to be a player for all aspects of the game, Bell said. I want to catch short passes, downfield, whatever it may be.Bell hauled in 82 passes during his breakout season in 2014, obliterating the club record for receptions by a running back. At 6-foot-2 he presents a matchup problem for opposing defenses and has spent the last three years taking copious mental notes as All-Pro teammate Antonio Brown became one of the best wide receivers in the game. There are worse examples to follow. A lot worse.I just watch him and how to release in different situations, Bell said. I try to put that in my game.Bell grew up in Ohio idolizing Randy Moss having his uncle throw passes to him. If things had gone a different way, maybe Bell would have followed the future Hall of Famers path. Bells body made the choice for him. He grew to 245 pounds during his college career at Michigan State, though hes trimmed down considerably as a pro and and spent the last couple of offseasons focusing on his agility. His Instagram feed is sprinkled with the occasional video of Bells feet a blur underneath him as he weaves around obstacles like a bulkier version of Brown getting loose in an opposing secondary.Im sure if he went receiver full-time, lost a couple of pounds, hed be fantastic, Pittsburgh wide receiver Markus Wheaton said.Bell certainly was in 2014, though the majority of his hookups with Roethlisberger were screens or simple flares out of the backfield. Not so much anymore. Bell believes he can be a threat going deep and the coaches seem to aagree.dddddddddddd Haley expanded Bells role in the passing game during organized team activities and minicamp, though Roethlisberger stressed that doesnt mean Bell can bail on his day job: taking a handoff and dancing upfield as often as possible.Were not going to take the RB off the front of his name and put WR, Roethlisberger said. But I definitely think that hes one of our best receivers.And Williams remains one of the most effective running backs around, even at 33. He ranks seventh in the league in yards rushing even with a 21-yard performance in last weeks loss to Philadelphia. Williams has long since taken his ego out of the equation, saying the starting job is Bells whenever Bell is available.The two-back system would work here, but Bell is so dynamic when he plays the game I dont want him to come off the field, Williams said.The feeling is mutual. If things work out, maybe Williams and Bell become the millennial version of Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier. Maybe.Hes a guy who should be out there, Bell said of Williams. Whether Im a receiver blocking for him, or if Im at receiver and hes in protection and Im running routes, whatever it may be. You want to give teams different looks, make them not sure what personnel to be out there.Thats kind of the point.We can mix it up, Wheaton said. We can go big guys and spread them out with him and create matchup problems.Regardless, Bell is simply relieved to be talking about football and not the off-the-field issues -- health and otherwise -- that have dogged him for the last 12 months.Last year we started to get into me moving around and things like that, we want that to continue to grow, Bell said. I dont want to fall off what Ive learned already. I should be fine. Ill accept the workload and Ill be ready.Game notesG Ramon Foster (chest), S Robert Golden (hamstring), S Sean Davis (back), LB Ryan Shazier (knee) and WR Eli Rogers (toe) did not practice on Wednesday. LB Lawrence Timmons, who left the Eagles game with a puncture wound, was a full participant.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '