Month: April 2022

3:13 PM ET Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz captured the fourth title of his young career by beating eighth seed Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday, hours after winning a gruelling semifinal that was postponed due to rain. The 18-year-old will enter the top 10 of the world rankings on
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World champion Julian Alaphilippe suffered two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung after hitting a tree during Sunday’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day race. The 29-year-old Frenchman’s condition is stable, but he has been kept in hospital for observation, said his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. A huge crash brought down many riders 62km out, with
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3:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Breakout rookie Steven Kwan was pulled from the Cleveland Guardians‘ game Sunday with right hamstring tightness. Kwan flied out in the top of the third inning and was replaced by Ernie Clement in left field for the bottom of the inning. The 24-year-old Kwan crashed into the
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2:32 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees say they’ve increased security in the stands a day after fans threw bottles, cans and other debris at Cleveland Guardians outfielders following a walk-off victory. The Bronx’s famed Bleacher Creatures greeted Guardians center fielder Myles Straw with chants of “Crybaby!” on Sunday after Straw called
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3:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — An MRI on Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid‘s sprained right thumb Sunday confirmed he has a ligament tear, but sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Embiid will have surgery to fix the tear after Philadelphia’s season comes to an end. “[The MRI] just confirmed what we thought,”
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press Duke freshman A.J. Griffin is heading to the NBA, becoming the fifth Blue Devils player in the past week to declare early for the draft. The school announced Griffin’s decision Sunday, the last day for players to declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Duke said the 6-foot-6, 222-pound wing
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3:10 PM BST England continued their winning run in the Women’s Six Nations with a convincing 69-0 win over Ireland on Sunday in front of a record crowd. Lark Davies, Lydia Thompson, Poppy Cleall and Ellie Kildunne bagged two tries each while Sarah Bern, Marlie Packer and Hannah Botterman also crossed the line for England.
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1:23 PM ET Liverpool produced a battling display in the Merseyside derby against Everton to earn a 2-0 win at Anfield on Sunday. Second-half goals from Andy Robertson and substitute Divock Origi helped Jurgen Klopp’s side overcome a defensive Everton side. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
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12:02 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Andrey Rublev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0 to win the Serbia Open for his third title of the season on Sunday. The second-seeded Russian player dug deep to stop Djokovic from mounting another comeback as he prevented the top-ranked Serb from claiming his first title
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12:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Mike Yastrzemski on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. The Giants did not add anyone to the roster for their series finale in Washington, but a 28th player could join the team Monday in Milwaukee. Yastrzemski is the first Giants player to test
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11:53 AM ET Blake Baumgartner Texas landed a pair of recruits following their spring game Saturday, as wide receiver Ryan Niblett and running back Tre Wisner both pledged to join coach Steve Sarkisian’s program. Niblett is ranked No. 96 in the ESPN 300 for the 2023 class. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound wide receiver out of Eisenhower
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11:27 AM ET Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a hamstring strain in Saturday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins. Jimenez landed awkwardly on first base after hitting a ground ball to Twins third baseman Luis Arraez in the second inning. He immediately went to the
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