Month: March 2023

8:07 AM ET Russia and Belarus athletes should be able to compete under their flag, International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev said Friday. The IBA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers in October, against the International Olympic Committee’s guidance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022. “They should participate. It
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7:47 AM ET Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has said the league would be willing to think “outside the box” in order to secure a deal for Lionel Messi to the play in the United States. In an interview with The Athletic, Garber confirmed the league would be highly interested in ensuring that a
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6:10 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Defending champion Jin Young Ko shot a second consecutive 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Nelly Korda into the final round of the LPGA’s Women’s World Championship. Ko had a 54-hole total of 14-under 202 after another weather-delayed day at the Sentosa Golf Club.
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12:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Brooklyn Nets entered TD Garden for Friday night’s game against the Boston Celtics on a four-game losing streak. Then, midway through the second quarter, Brooklyn found itself staring at a 28-point deficit — and seemed well on its way to a fifth straight defeat. The Nets, though,
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1:14 AM ET Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico — Tommy Paul defeated fellow American and longtime rival Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2) in a three-hour marathon match Friday night and secured a spot in the Mexican Open final. The pair of 25-year-olds have squared off since their teenage years. The Americans faced each other
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1:04 AM ET ESPN News Services PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres expect to be big bashers in the batter’s box this season. On Friday night, they were a big bunch of nothing. Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele and six relievers combined on baseball’s first spring training no-hitter since
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12:17 AM ET Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Three of the four semifinalists at the Chile Open are South American players. Spain’s Jaume Munar will be the only exception in the clay court tournament after beating Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro on Friday 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Munar’s next rival will be home-crowd favorite Nicolas Jarry, who beat
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Mar 3, 2023 Associated Press DENVER — Defenseman Cale Makar has been cleared to return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup after two different hits over an 11-day span landed him both times in the league’s concussion protocol. “Ready to go,” Makar told reporters about his plans to play Saturday in Dallas. The Norris Trophy winner
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7:51 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR superstar Chase Elliott had successful surgery for an unspecified injury to his left leg Friday night, hours after a snowboarding accident in Colorado. He will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Team owner Rick Hendrick told The Associated Press on Friday night that Elliott was “just
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10:38 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The most successful heavyweight fighter in UFC history will be waiting in the wings for the winner of this weekend’s title bout. Stipe Miocic, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, will get the next heavyweight title shot, UFC president Dana White told reporters Friday. Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane
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9:58 PM ET SACRAMENTO — Norman Powell, the LA Clippers‘ sixth man, will be sidelined for at least a week as he undergoes treatment on his injured left shoulder before being reevaluated. The team said Powell suffered a left shoulder subluxation in the second half of the Clippers’ 115-91 loss at Golden State on Thursday
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