Month: April 2023

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka has played this perfectly. Not only has he been the clear best player at Augusta National this week, but the luck of the draw has favored the four-time major winner. Koepka is now 30 holes from winning his fifth major after third-round play was suspended Saturday afternoon. As the weather
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur advanced to the Charleston Open final for the second straight year, beating No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 7-5 in a rain-delayed match Saturday. Jabeur, who lost this championship a year ago to Belinda Bencic, will either play No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula or
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5:06 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Packy Naughton was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of a forearm strain. Naughton was to have an MRI on Saturday. Naughton, who turns 27 on April 16, faced three batters Friday in the eighth inning of a 4-0 loss at
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7:16 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs‘ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena‘s four RBIs, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Saturday for an 8-0 record. Tampa Bay is the first big league team
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5:04 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows has been placed on the 10-day injured list to focus on his mental health, the team said Saturday. Meadows missed most of last season because of anxiety, appearing in 36 games after being acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay. Meadows had played
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1:58 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins placed right fielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list Saturday with lingering soreness in his right knee. Kepler missed his fourth straight game with what the Twins officially called patellar tendinitis. His status was still being categorized as day to day, and he was scheduled
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5:09 PM ET Alabama’s roster and staff turnover following its historic men’s basketball season continued Saturday, with Mark Sears declaring for the NBA draft and the Crimson Tide closing in on an assistant coach hire. Sears became Alabama’s fourth player to declare for the NBA draft, but he is maintaining his college eligibility and could
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4:49 PM ET Auburn landed a commitment from Florida International transfer Denver Jones on Saturday, which should provide a perimeter boost for coach Bruce Pearl and the Tigers. Jones announced his decision via social media following a visit to Auburn’s campus. A 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Alabama, Jones ranked No. 25 nationally in scoring, averaging
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4:07 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays placed center fielder Jose Siri on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain. The club announced the move before the Rays continued their weekend series with the Oakland Athletics. To fill the vacant roster spot, Tampa Bay recalled infielder/outfielder Vidal Brujan from
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4:36 PM ET UConn center Donovan Clingan announced Saturday he plans to return to the Huskies for his sophomore season. Clingan, a 7-foot-2 big man from Bristol, Connecticut, would have likely been a borderline first-round pick or early second-round pick had he declared for the NBA draft. He came off the bench in all 39
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3:52 PM ET Associated Press ESTORIL, Portugal — Top-seeded Casper Ruud will play for his 10th ATP title against Serbian friend Miomir Kecmanovic in the final of the Estoril Open. They had contrasting semifinals on Saturday. Ruud barely beat Quentin Halys of France 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) after more than two hours. Halys served 16
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