Month: March 2021

4:47 PM ET Joan Laporta in on track to be elected as the new president of Barcelona, returning to the post which he previously held between 2003 and 2010. Barca members voted Laporta into power on Sunday ahead of rival candidates Victor Font and Toni Freixa. With 75% of the vote counted, Laporta had 19,293
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Female cyclists feel undervalued and that their achievements are less worthy because of the huge disparity in prize money in road racing, says Lizzy Banks. But she believes female cyclists are “a bit scared” to make a stand. The differential was once again highlighted at February’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad where men’s champion Davide Ballerini won
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11:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Thanks to a perfect 16-for-16 performance from the field — including banking in multiple jump shots — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo won his first NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, as Team LeBron cruised to a 170-150 victory over Team Durant on Sunday night in Atlanta. “You know
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11:06 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Portland‘s Anfernee Simons was all smiles as he became the first Trail Blazers player to win the NBA dunk contest, which took place during halftime of Sunday night’s All-Star Game. Simons bested rookies Obi Toppin of the New York Knicks and Cassius Stanley of the Indiana Pacers to bring home
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The long ball helped Bryson DeChambeau outlast Lee Westwood on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, only the key shots were as much with his putter as his driver. DeChambeau holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the front nine and a 50-foot par putt early on
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9:52 PM ET Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State‘s NCAA tournament streak under Basketball Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo appears to be alive and well after it was in dire straits a month ago. Rocket Watts scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 to lead the Spartans in a 70-64 victory
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9:19 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Coco Gauff had trouble closing out and needed to save two match points before finally fending off Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (8) on Sunday to advance to the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. The 16-year-old American led 5-1 in
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2:52 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — In this wildest of Premier League seasons, another unexpected twist. Manchester United’s 2-0 derby win extended their record unbeaten away in the Premier League ended Manchester City’s winning streak, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s players will rue the 11-point gap that remains between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s league leaders. A
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8:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry won his second 3-point contest, while Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis outdueled Orlando‘s Nikola Vucevic in the final round of the skills challenge prior to Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. Curry scored 28 points in the final round of the 3-point contest, nailing his last
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7:58 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Ryan Switzer said his 9-month-old son is stable after undergoing surgery to stop bleeding. Switzer chronicled son Christian’s medical situation over the weekend on Twitter, prompting an outpouring of public support. Switzer’s most recent post Sunday came after the operation was completed and he
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