Month: April 2023

1:48 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva found the perfect way to celebrate her 16th birthday by continuing her breakout showing at the Madrid Open with a two-set win over Magda Linette on Saturday. Andreeva thrust her arms high after winning a long exchange that ended with her breaking Linette’s serve
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5:52 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have said they aren’t committing to a specific role for fourth overall draft pick Anthony Richardson in 2023. But the more you listen, the more apparent it becomes Richardson is likely to see the field sooner than later. Asked about the likelihood of Richardson playing
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5:03 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom underwent tests Saturday after early exits in two of his past three starts because of tightness in his lower right forearm near his wrist. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said the “same thing cramped up on him again” on Friday night, when deGrom
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Ryan Truex won for the first time in 188 career NASCAR starts across all three national series in the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway. The 31-year-old younger brother of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. dominated on the concrete mile track and swept all
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4:45 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — No matter what happens with Sean Clifford, whether he becomes a starter or an afterthought, he’ll always have the distinction of being the first quarterback the Green Bay Packers acquired in the post-Aaron Rodgers era. The Packers drafted him in the fifth round on Saturday, at No. 149
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3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of rain. It will be made up Aug. 12 as part of a split doubleheader at Citi Field, with the opener starting at 1:10 p.m. ET and the nightcap at
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1:22 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Another day, another Dawg. The Philadelphia Eagles continue to load up on players from the Georgia Bulldogs‘ dominant defense in the NFL draft. They selected defensive tackle Jalen Carter and edge rusher Nolan Smith in the first round, then traded into the top of the fourth round Saturday to land
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Sunrisers Hyderabad 197 for 6 (Abhishek 67, Klaasen 53*, Marsh 4-27) beat Delhi Capitals 188 for 6 (Marsh 63, Salt 59, Markande 2-20) by 9 runs In a game of high drama where both sides kept landing punches at each other with neither backing off, Sunrisers Hyderabad pipped Delhi Capitals to arrest a three-match losing
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1:22 PM ET The Eagles have acquired running back D’Andre Swift in a trade with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia announced Saturday. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Lions are getting a fourth-round pick in 2025 in the trade, with the teams also swapping seventh-round picks this year. The trade comes after the Lions
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1:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired right-handed reliever Javy Guerra from the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday for cash or a player to be named. Guerra had an 0-0 record with an 8.64 ERA in eight appearances with the Brewers this season. He was designated or assignment Monday, one day
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1:51 PM ET TARZANA, Calif. — A day after head coach Sean McVay joked that the Rams would be the first team to carry just one quarterback on their roster all season, Los Angeles drafted Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett in the fourth round. Prior to Saturday, Matthew Stafford was the lone quarterback on the Rams’
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1:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said Saturday afternoon that “if I was a betting man” superstar center Joel Embiid will be doubtful to play in “at least” Monday’s Game 1 of the titanic Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics. “There is no latest,” Rivers said Saturday,
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