Month: April 2022

News “We didn’t quite find an answer [to Australia’s batting],” says England captain Heather Knight Australia “deserved a victory today” to lift their seventh World Cup title, after being “extremely consistent over a long period of time”, captain Meg Lanning has said. Australia were unbeaten throughout the tournament and have had a phenomenal run in
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7:53 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Patrick Corbin will make his first Opening Day start with the Washington Nationals on Thursday against the New York Mets, manager Dave Martinez said Saturday. “He feels strong and, like I said, he’s throwing the ball where he wants to throw it,” Martinez said. “So it’s good.
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1:02 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have been coy about how much they’ve been watching the Western Conference standings. Some have admitted to monitoring them. Others have said they’re an afterthought. But, heading into Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz, there was not one person in Golden State’s locker
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1:06 AM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn was pulled from his final spring training start Saturday night with right knee discomfort. Lynn limped off the field after a pitch during the fourth inning against Arizona. The 34-year-old had issues with the same knee last season and went on
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12:15 AM ET ATLANTA — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant scored a career-high 55 points that included a career-high eight 3-pointers on Saturday night — but those weren’t the numbers he was focused on after a disappointing 122-115 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Durant said he was frustrated that his team was “undisciplined” defensively, and
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11:12 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — One could make the argument that no game in college basketball history featured the pregame hype of Saturday night’s Duke vs. North Carolina Final Four contest. Given the historic ramifications of the first NCAA tournament game in the sport’s greatest rivalry — a spot in the title game at
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3:14 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women’s No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion. Swiatek continued her searing start to 2022 on Saturday, beating Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win the women’s title at the Miami Open and extend her winning streak to 17 matches. Swiatek,
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10:36 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — New No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from next week’s Credit One Charleston Open just hours after defeating Naomi Osaka to win the Miami Open title. Organizers from the season’s first clay-court tournament announced Swiatek’s decision on Saturday. Swiatek said in a statement she had played the previous
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9:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Ritchie will be suspended for a game without pay for slashing against the Anaheim Ducks. In the final seconds of the first period of Friday night’s game with Arizona down 3-0, Ritchie checked defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk into the boards. Shattenkirk pushed Ritchie, and
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