Month: May 2023

May 27, 2023, 04:41 PM ET KIGALI, Rwanda – Al Ahly defeated AS Douanes 80-65 in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) final on Saturday in Kigali, with Spaniard Agusti Julbe becoming the first coach to win the trophy twice after his triumph with Zamalek in 2021. South Sudan’s Nuni Omot, who had been on the
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:53 PM ET KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — Kyle Crnkovic had a hat trick and the Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds opened Memorial Cup play Saturday with a 6-3 victory over the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes. Lucas Ciona, Nolan Allan and Jordan Gustafson also scored for Seattle, and
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:17 PM ET NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Leona Maguire won two more matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play. The seventh-seeded Maguire, from Ireland, held off American Lindsey Weaver-Wright 3 and 2 to improve to 5-0. Maguire will
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Nick ParkinsonMay 27, 2023, 07:44 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Leigh Wood contained the dangerous Mauricio Lara to get revenge and win back his WBA world featherweight title by
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Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters
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Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2023, 08:09 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — Heat guard Gabe Vincent will return from
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May 27, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Bayern Munich have parted ways with club CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic only minutes after they snatched their 11th straight Bundesliga title on the last matchday on Saturday, the club said. Kahn, who took over the position in 2021 succeeding Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, will be replaced by
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2023, 06:21 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Luis Alberto Lopez needed to again cross the Atlantic Ocean if he wanted to remain a featherweight champion. And for the second time in six months,
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May 27, 2023, 05:16 PM Saracens won their sixth title and first in four years when they eventually overpowered a spirited Sale to triumph 35-25 in a superb English Premiership final at a sun-drenched Twickenham on Saturday. Saracens, who finished top of the standings in the regular season, had their noses in front for most
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Freshmen Ethan Quinn of Georgia and Fangran Tian of UCLA won singles titles in the NCAA tennis tournament on Saturday. Quinn, a redshirt, rallied to defeat Michigan’s Ondrej Styler 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to become the third Bulldog and fourth-ever freshman to win the men’s singles
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Bayern Munich have won the Bundesliga title for an 11th consecutive season after a dramatic final day that
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:27 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Cup Series points leader William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying was rained out at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR also announced that the Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday had been moved to Monday at noon ET.
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May 27, 2023, 03:59 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed infielder Thairo Estrada on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained left wrist. Infielder David Villar was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding transaction. Estrada, 27, is batting .301 with six homers, 17 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 47 games this
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