Month: April 2024

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Top-seeded Ben Shelton beat Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6 (9) on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. “Definitely not an easy matchup today with the way Brandon was serving and playing,” Shelton said. “He made things
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Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Spencer Strider, Atlanta’s ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, will have tests on his right elbow Saturday after complaining about discomfort in Friday night’s game. Strider lasted only four innings, allowing five runs on seven hits.
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story left Boston’s game against the Angels in the fourth inning Friday night after injuring his shoulder on a backhand dive to stop a hit by Mike Trout. Story got his glove on Trout’s hard grounder, but
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Nelly Korda kept her hopes alive for a fourth consecutive LPGA Tour victory by shooting a 3-under 69 on Friday for a three-day total of 1-under par in the T-Mobile Match Play, putting her into the quarterfinals for the
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ESPN News Services Apr 5, 2024, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chiefs defensive end Mike Danna has agreed on a three-year, $24 million deal to remain in Kansas City, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula saved four match points in a third-set tiebreaker and beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) Friday to reach the Charleston Open semifinals. Pegula squandered four match points of her own, up 5-4 in the final set against
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Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Knicks guard OG Anunoby is in the starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, returning for his first game since March 16. Anunoby had missed the last nine games with lingering discomfort in his right elbow. The Knicks are 15-2
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers third baseman Josh Jung got emotional reading what he had prepared to explain how he felt about his fractured right wrist and the fourth surgery of his young career. Though some of the words might have been familiar, the feelings
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ leading scorer, missed the Pelicans’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night because of a bruised left finger. Williamson, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists this season, injured the hand while trying to
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Princeton sophomore Xaivian Lee, a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League guard, will declare for the 2024 NBA draft and maintain his college eligibility, Lee told ESPN on Friday night. Lee, a Canadian native with South Korean roots, delivered a dazzling season for the Tigers and
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken stole a quick moment to make an important pregame stop ahead of San Francisco’s home opener: The assistant coach ducked into the family room not far from the Giants clubhouse to check on her new baby daughter and husband.
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Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 05:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Eric Musselman finally had a chance to catch his breath. Sitting next to athletic director Jen Cohen, he calmly surveyed the crowd at his introduction as USC‘s men’s basketball coach Friday. It was the culmination of a hurried courtship. Andy Enfield
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