Month: March 2022

8:14 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Ross Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday for first career Cup win and upstart NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing’s first trip to Victory Lane. Trackhouse is owned by former NASCAR driver Justin Marks and entertainer Pitbull
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11:14 AM ET The Premier Hockey Federation’s 2022 Isobel Cup semifinals and finals will be played Sunday (1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and Monday (9 p.m.) at the AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida. It will be the first time the women’s hockey league will play its championship game outside of its
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4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Paula Badosa was midway through an on-court interview after another victory at the Miami Open when a thought crossed her mind. And given where she is right now, it made a lot of sense. “Why am I speaking English?” she asked. “I think there’s much
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7:16 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — New York Giants co-owner John Mara again strongly denied allegations brought on by a lawsuit from head-coaching candidate Brian Flores that accused his organization of a “sham” interview and insisted the Giants would not be settling out of court. Additionally, Mara claimed the organization had no contact with
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7:30 PM ET The 2022 men’s NCAA tournament has offered a variety of upsets that have made it one of college basketball’s best postseason events in recent history. Saint Peter’s, a school with just under 3,000 students, made the Elite Eight as a 15-seed. Three of the top seeds (Baylor, Arizona and Gonzaga) were eliminated
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6:03 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Chad Ramey won the windswept Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Ben Martin and Alex Smalley by a stroke. Ramey closed with a 5-under 67, completing a two-putt par on the par-4 18th after Martin missed a 6-foot birdie
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6:38 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Dusty Baker is tinkering with his lineup and wants to avoid hitting José Altuve leadoff. Houston’s manager primarily batted the three-time American League batting champion first last year, but Baker says the 5-foot-6 Altuve isn’t all that fond of the leadoff spot. “Actually, Altuve led off because
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6:34 PM ET Villanova junior guard Justin Moore suffered a torn right Achilles and will undergo surgery this week, the school announced Sunday. Moore suffered the injury in the final minute of Saturday’s Elite Eight win over Houston. He is out indefinitely. “This is a tough blow for all of us, not just because of
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5:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the court. The league announced the fine Sunday. It stemmed from an incident that occurred at the end of the third quarter during the Timberwolves’ 116-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks
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3:21 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida Atlantic softball coach Joan Joyce, the only coach in the program’s 28-year history and whose numerous claims to fame included once striking out Ted Williams, has died, the school announced Sunday. Joyce died Saturday, the school said without disclosing the cause. She was 81. “Joan
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