Month: April 2023

9:29 PM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Ruoning Yin became the second Chinese winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, holding off Georgia Hall in the DIO Implant LA Open. The 20-year-old Yin closed with an eventful 1-under 70 for a one-stroke victory over Hall, the English player whose 5-foot birdie try on
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MercedesAMG F1 By James Burridge and Laurence Cawley BBC News, East When Formula 1 looked at its workforce six years ago, just 28% of those employed were women. Today that figure stands at more than 30%. This shift is something Rosie Wait, head of race strategy at Northamptonshire-based Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, has seen first hand.
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8:01 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers pulled off the largest NBA upset in 30 years on Sunday by knocking off the Minnesota Timberwolves as 19.5-point underdogs. The Trail Blazers were missing four starters, including star guard Damian Lillard, and had lost 11 of 12 games heading into the game. But Portland still managed to
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8:14 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. of Maryland-Eastern Shore earned MVP honors after leading his team to victory in the second annual HBCU All-Star Game, played Sunday as part of the Final Four weekend’s festivities. Pollard had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead Team Barnett over Team Reed 113-99. The
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7:20 PM ET Nick Saban and Alabama never rest on their collective laurels on the recruiting trail. On the heels of pulling in ESPN’s top class for 2023 and sitting fifth in ESPN’s initial 2024 class rankings, Saban secured a commitment from highly regarded 2025 offensive lineman Mason Short on Sunday. Short, a 6-foot-5, 302-pound
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and a career-high 20 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the undermanned Charlotte Hornets 128-108 on Sunday to secure a spot in the NBA play-in tournament. O.G. Anunoby added 23 points for the Raptors, who clinched after
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5:10 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — If there were any lingering questions about Tiger Woods competing in the 87th Masters this week, he answered them by showing up to practice at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Woods, 47, has competed in just one official PGA Tour event in more than seven months, tying for
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3:12 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Daniil Medvedev captured his fourth ATP title of the year on Sunday, beating Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3 for the Miami Open men’s singles title and moving to 6-0 in their career matchup. Medvedev is now the most sizzling player on the men’s tour, winning 24 of
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5:16 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Kodai Senga struck out eight in his major league debut, wearing a glove with an image of a ghost and a pitchfork in reference to his “ghost forkball,” leading the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Sunday. The 30-year-old left-hander agreed to a $75 million,
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4:44 PM ET HOUSTON — An NCAA committee could soon announce a recommendation on potential expansion of the NCAA tournament field, but UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley says he believes the tournament is fine with 68 teams. Hurley, who will attempt to lead the Huskies to their fifth national title since 1999 in the
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2:55 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has become the first person in the Tampa Bay Rays‘ Hall of Fame. Zimmer was honored in a ceremony before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. He spent
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2:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood will meet in a WBA featherweight title rematch on May 27 in Manchester, England, Matchroom Boxing announced. Lara (26-2-1, 19 KOs) scored a seventh-round TKO victory over Wood in February to win his first title. The 25-year-old Mexican was down on all three scorecards when
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