Month: February 2021

9:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The wind stopped Sam Burns right when he was about to get started with a five-shot lead Saturday at the Genesis Invitational. Darkness stopped him right after two straight bogeys narrowed his lead to two. Thus ended a wild afternoon at Riviera, where the wind was raging
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12:04 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Many expected Saturday’s WBC junior lightweight title fight between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez to be a back-and-forth battle between two Mexican warriors. As it turned out, the violence was mostly one-way traffic. Valdez (29-0, 23 KOs), a former two-time Olympian, scored a significant upset against Berchelt (38-2, 34
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1:12 AM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted that forward Draymond Green “crossed the line” Saturday night when he was ejected in the final seconds of a 102-100 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The wild sequence that led to Green’s ejection started with 9.3 seconds left in regulation with the Warriors leading 100-98,
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10:46 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Thanks to a one-point win at home over Virginia, the Duke Blue Devils can now be found here at Bubble Watch. This is going to take
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9:12 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joe Gibbs celebrated his first NASCAR victory as a grandfather, watching from the pits as 18-year-old Ty Gibbs won his Xfinity Series debut Saturday on the road course at Daytona International Speedway. It was the first NASCAR national series race for Ty Gibbs, who jumped two
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1:07 PM ET Jordan Morris left Saturday’s game in the 66th minute. Getty Images United States international forward Jordan Morris was stretchered off with a leg injury in Swansea City‘s 4-1 loss to Huddersfield Town on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Morris,
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8:18 PM ET Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mishriff powered home to wear down American ace Charlatan on Saturday and win the world’s most valuable horse race, the $20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh. The first prize was $10 million. The John Gosden-trained colt, owned by Prince Faisal, made his stamina tell over the
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8:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Dennis Schroder tested negative for COVID-19 but will be out at least a week because of potential exposure to the coronavirus through contact tracing, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lakers coach Frank Vogel said on Saturday the team has a “more firm timeline” on Schroder, who will
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8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech, who opted out of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after missing all of 2019 due to Tommy John surgery, said he has regained his motivation after two years away from baseball. Kopech cited multiple reasons for opting out when speaking to reporters on Saturday,
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8:36 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not play in Saturday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets because he is “not feeling well,” the team announced just after the start of the game. Curry, who went through pregame warm-ups, was scratched just prior to tipoff and replaced in the starting lineup by
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7:33 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The team that USA Basketball assembled for its final two FIBA AmeriCup qualifying games knew it would be together for only about a week. The players made the most of that time. Ra’Shad James scored 21 points and the U.S. finished AmeriCup qualifying with a
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