Month: September 2018

2:42 PM ET Yulia Putintseva secured her place in the final of the Guangzhou Open with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Bernarda Pera. Pera, who had knocked out fourth seed Aleksandra Krunic in the previous round, was no match for fifth seed Putintseva. It meant that the WTA World No.61 gained a little revenge for
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2:17 PM ET The initial trade market for Jimmy Butler is confused and cool, league sources say, as teams contemplate their appetite for risk and wonder whether the Timberwolves can coalesce around trade talks — or whether Tom Thibodeau’s reported desire to keep Butler at all costs wins the day. The three teams on Butler’s
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister on Friday, more than a week before the end of what will be the team’s first consecutive losing seasons in 10 years. Bench coach Don Wakamatsu will serve as interim manager for the remainder of the season, starting with Friday
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2:08 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN After being suspended for the rest of the NHL preseason, Max Domi of the Montreal Canadiens said that he regretted giving Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad a broken nose with a sucker punch. If “scores will get settled at a later date” happens as Florida’s Aaron Ekblad says, the next
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3:00 AM ET India chose to bowl v Bangladesh Ravindra Jadeja bowls at a practice session Jewel Samad / © AFP/Getty Images After flubbing a 256 chase against Afghanistan on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, Bangladesh were asked to bat in the first game of the Super Four stage by India in Dubai. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza
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12:34 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski‘s wife, Paige, skipped the race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway so she could be with family who live in eastern North Carolina in the path of Hurricane
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Sep 22, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports RICHMOND, Va. — The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season has been somewhat historic in the sense it is the first that three different drivers have won three consecutive races. Kevin Harvick rattled off
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12:12 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Remember that mind-blowing moment during Conor McGregor’s last fight in the Octagon? It happened early in the second round of the then-featherweight champion’s challenge of Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt in 2016. McGregor had already scored three crisp knockdowns and was in such ruthless command that he stepped to
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