Month: April 2021

9:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday in the HUGEL-Air Premia LA Open to break the tournament 36-hole scoring record and increase her lead to three strokes. A day after matching the Wilshire Country Club tournament record with a 64, Korda opened her bogey-free morning round
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10:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dinelson Lamet felt “very, very good” on Thursday, a day after exiting his season debut with tightness in his right forearm, San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. Lamet, the Padres’ 28-year-old starting pitcher, was placed on the 10-day injured list, but the team’s hope is that he can
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5:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed quarterback Geno Smith, the team announced Thursday. Smith, 30, returns for a third season as Russell Wilson‘s backup. He has appeared in one game for Seattle — a blowout win last season over the New York Jets in which Smith completed 4 of
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2:01 PM ET Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes, 33, has been moved to hospice care at his parents’ home in Georgia after fighting liver disease for the past two years. Hayes told ESPN before entering the hospital last month that he had been placed on a waiting list for a
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8:24 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings birdied eight of their last 11 holes, Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura birdied nine of their final 12, and both teams shot 10-under 62 in Zurich Classic to share the first-round lead Thursday. “Kris decided to heat up his putter. That really
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7:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list with left wrist tendinitis, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Pederson, 29, was off to a slow start after signing a one-year deal with the club this past winter. He was hitting just .137 in 51 at-bats before
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9:38 PM ET Washington Wizards rookie forward Deni Avdija suffered a season-ending hairline fracture in his right ankle during Wednesday night’s game, the team announced Thursday. Avdija landed awkwardly after missing a layup late in the second quarter against the visiting Golden State Warriors and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Avdija underwent
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7:10 PM ET Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young was diagnosed with a Grade 2 lateral ankle sprain and is expected to return once swelling and discomfort are gone, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Young exited Wednesday’s loss to the New York Knicks after spraining his left ankle and is already ruled
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5:35 PM ET World No. 84 Federico Delbonis knocked out local favourite and No. 4 seed Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals on Thursday at the Serbia Open. The Argentine won the game against his Serbian counterpart in two hours and 21 minutes. Delbonis will next face Taro Daniel after the Japanese
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5:15 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team-record $150 million, six-year deal with the Blue Jays this offseason but missed time in spring training,
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5:08 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The status of Larry Fitzgerald‘s future will not impact the Arizona Cardinals‘ decision-making in next week’s NFL draft, general manager Steve Keim said Thursday. Asked whether he wanted to know if the 37-year-old Fitzgerald will come back for an 18th season before the start of next Thursday’s first round,
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5:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton wants to add “competition” at quarterback for Drew Lock, but he also still believes in exercising patience. In his pre-draft remarks Thursday, Paton once again said he likes Lock’s potential as a quarterback, but wouldn’t commit to Lock being the team’s Week 1
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5:52 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State coach Bobby Petrino, whose return to the sidelines was delayed until the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was named Missouri Valley Football Conference coach of the year on Thursday. Petrino led the Bears to a 5-1 record, and they were co-champions in the spring
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