Month: March 2019

4:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Roger Federer is finally through to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open. The fourth-seeded Federer had little trouble defeating 13th-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-2 in 61 minutes on Wednesday, earning the three-time Miami champion a spot in the quarters against sixth-seeded Kevin Anderson. The Federer-Medvedev match
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4:19 PM ET Associated Press ESTEVAN, Saskatchewan — A year after several players were killed in a bus crash, the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was eliminated from the postseason with a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 7 against the Estevan Bruins on Tuesday night. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League club led the opening-round series
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3:56 PM ET Mike DiRocco GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jachai Polite wasn’t able to do much at Florida’s pro day to make up for his lackluster on-field performance at the NFL combine. The 6-foot-2, 254-pound defensive lineman ran another disappointing 4.8-second 40-yard dash — the same number he posted in Indianapolis — and aggravated the hamstring
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3:44 PM ET LeBron James is out for Wednesday night’s game at Utah, the Lakers announced. James played Tuesday against the Washington Wizards at Staples Center and had 23 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds in a 124-106 win. Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, he recorded his eighth triple-double of the season (and 81st of
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3:02 PM ET NORMAN, Okla. – In his first interview since transferring to Oklahoma, quarterback Jalen Hurts embraced the pressure of replacing back-to-back Heisman Trophy winners while shifting the focus of questions about his Alabama past to his upcoming season with the Sooners. “I think I clearly understood what I got myself into, but I
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1:48 PM ET Human rights groups called on Wednesday for Formula One and its governing body, the FIA, to seek the immediate release of a jailed female activist and blogger ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) were among 15 signatories
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1:06 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson and Oklahoma will play a home-and-home series in 2035 and 2036. The schools announced the two games Wednesday. Oklahoma will make its first trip to Clemson’s Death Valley on Sept. 15, 2035 while the Tigers will play in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sept. 13, 2036. The teams
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12:04 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a three-year, entry-level contract. Fabbro collected 33 points and 28 assists as a junior at Boston University this season. The 20-year-old Fabbro was the only college player to have at least 30 points and 80 blocked shots this
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