Month: February 2024

Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 08:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz was upset by Nicolas Jarry of Chile 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the semifinals of the Argentina Open on Saturday. Jarry, after the biggest win of his career, will face home crowd favorite Facundo Diaz Acosta in
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Field Level Media Feb 17, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung is expected to be sidelined approximately three weeks due to a low-grade calf strain, manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday. Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, suffered the injury while fielding grounders on Friday. He is coming off
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Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Patrick Cantlay moved one round closer to winning before home fans at Riviera on his favorite course. He just moved the wrong way at the end Saturday in the Genesis Invitational. Cantlay got up and down from short of the 18th
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Field Level Media Feb 17, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Saturday’s scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed to Monday morning because of rain. The season-opening race has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alek Manoah didn’t look like himself when he arrived at spring training last year following a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting, according to Toronto Blue Jays teammate Kevin Gausman. “I think he tried to rush and get
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ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pablo Sandoval is back in baseball and in a familiar spot, too. The 37-year-old Sandoval will return to Giants camp as a non-roster invitee, NBC Sports Bay Area first reported Saturday, marking a return to San Francisco for a player affectionately known as
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Feb 17, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. – Alexander Volkanovski played up his age this week, wearing clothes befitting a grandpa, old-man glasses and pretending to fall asleep at the prefight news conference. Volkanovski is not actually old. He’s just 35. But, technically, that is an advanced age for a UFC
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 17, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has insisted Erling Haaland was not to blame for Manchester City dropping points against Chelsea despite having nine shots without scoring. City and Chelsea drew 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to slip behind Liverpool and Arsenal — who both won
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ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help top-ranked UConn rout No. 4 Marquette 81-53 Saturday and take control of the race for the Big East regular-season title. It was a historic blowout; UConn’s 28-point margin of victory
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ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ketron Shaw scored 15 points and Jaylen Alston had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to pace Winston-Salem State to a 64-47 victory over Virginia Union on Saturday in the NBA HBCU Classic. Issac Parson added 10 assists for
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ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils defeated Florida State 76-67 on Saturday. McCain hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and
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Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton played a ton of basketball last summer as part of the team that USA Basketball sent to the Philippines for the World Cup. And he’s hoping to play a ton of basketball this summer, too. Haliburton didn’t hesitate when asked
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 17, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City and Chelsea played out an entertaining, and at times chaotic, 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and afterwards both teams were able to take both positives and negatives. City showed the occasional vulnerability of their high defensive
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ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 04:22 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael has contracted another infection and was undergoing a blood transfusion days after being admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital, his family said in a statement Saturday. The family said the 66-year-old McMichael — who went public
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Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Left-hander Tanner Scott beat the Miami Marlins on Saturday in the year’s final salary arbitration case, leaving players with a 9-6 margin in decisions this year. Scott was awarded $5.7 million instead of the Marlins’ $5.15 million offer by Robert Herman,
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