Month: April 2023

8:38 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula lost 10 straight games and trailed 4-0 in the final set before rallying Thursday to reach the Charleston Open quarterfinals. Pegula, an American ranked No. 3 in the world, led the top four seeds including No. 4 seed and defending champion Belinda Bencic, into
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8:57 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Bucks won’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo and several other notable players Friday night when they host the Memphis Grizzlies, who can clinch the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a victory. Milwaukee already wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NBA and home-court advantage throughout
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8:29 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Freshman Luke Mittelstadt scored two third-period goals in two-and-a-half minutes, and top-ranked Minnesota beat Boston University 6-2 on Thursday night in the opening game of the NCAA Frozen Four. Mittelstadt gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead on a power play with 18:20 left in the third period, and
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5:14 PM ET England beat Brazil in a penalty shootout in a thrilling inaugural Women’s Finalissima on Thursday, the second straight international trophy hoisted by the Lionesses at a jam-packed Wembley Stadium. Tied 1-1 at full-time, Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses beat Brazil 4-2 in the shootout to improve their unbeaten streak to 21 games, a record
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7:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN When New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will return from a right hamstring strain that has kept him out of action since Jan. 2 remains a mystery. On Thursday afternoon, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin announced, “After further evaluation, it has been determined that Zion Williamson
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5:55 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Hendrick Motorsports teams of points leader Alex Bowman and two-time winner William Byron were penalized by NASCAR for violations found in the Richmond postrace inspections. NASCAR said Thursday that the teams of Bowman and Byron will lose 60 points and five playoff points apiece. Bowman’s
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4:51 PM ET Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s governor took a shot at the city of Houston following the NCAA tournament’s Final Four, which was held in that city last weekend. Gov. Ned Lamont, who traveled to Houston and was on hand Monday night to watch the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team win
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5:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The timeline for the Pac-12’s upcoming television deal is coming into focus, and sources told ESPN on Thursday that there’s no deal expected for a few more months. With Pac-12 CEOs set to meet next week, sources told ESPN to not expect a deal to be announced. The timeline for
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4:00 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Collin McHugh on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. The 35-year-old reliever has a 2.45 ERA in three appearances out of the bullpen this season. McHugh is 67-46 with a 3.68 ERA in 308 games (126 starts) over 11 seasons with five
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3:34 PM ET Creighton sophomore Ryan Nembhard plans to transfer, sources told ESPN. Nembhard wasn’t officially in the transfer portal as of Thursday afternoon, sources said, but he intends to enter his name in the portal. A 6-foot Canada native, Nembhard immediately becomes one of the best point guards available. He started 64 games the
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3:24 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are wasting no time revealing their City Edition uniforms for next season. On Thursday, the team dropped images of their 2023-24 City Edition jerseys on Twitter. Designed by American artist Brian Donnelly, known professionally as KAWS, the jerseys are a swirl of teal, blue, red, black and gray, with
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Kolkata Knight Riders 204 for 7 (Thakur 68, Gurbaz 57, Willey 2-16) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 (du Plessis 23, Varun 4-15, Suyash 3-30) by 81 runs Eleven-and-a-half overs into Kolkata Knight Riders’ return to Eden Gardens, it seemed they were looking at a long, painful IPL ahead. Having lost the first match, they were
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