Month: March 2019

9:00 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — It all began with a simple question, posed around the middle of last summer. The Los Angeles Angels‘ three most important decision-makers — owner Arte Moreno, president John Carpino and general manager Billy Eppler — wanted to know if Mike Trout would listen to offers ahead of free agency.
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10:57 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Mike Trout-themed backdrop was stationed in front of the main entrance to Angel Stadium on Sunday afternoon, right in front of an electronic banner that marked the occasion with the word “loyalty.” Trout stepped to the podium amid a chorus of “MVP” chants from the 3,000 or so
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6:52 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey became the first back-to-back winner of the Valspar Championship on Sunday by closing with a 1-over 72 for a one-shot victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen. Casey thought his biggest challenge would be Dustin Johnson, who was one shot behind. Instead, the world’s
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Brad Keselowski routed the field at Martinsville Speedway to give Team Penske its third Cup victory through the first six races of the NASCAR season. Keselowski led 446 of the 500 laps around the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule but was challenged a handful of times
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7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Justin Faulk has been waiting for this. Waiting for nearly 550 games. Waiting for eight seasons, since he broke into the NHL as a 19-year-old defenseman out of South St. Paul, Minnesota. Waiting as he watched players from his draft class in 2010 and the U.S. national teams on which
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8:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Novak Djokovic pulled a spare ball from his pocket, angrily whacked it against the backstop and then pounded his uncooperative racket into the concrete. He lost his temper, but not the match. Annoyed after squandering a second-set lead, Djokovic regrouped and beat Federico Delbonis 7-5,
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2:50 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — John Isner was broken in the first game but held thereafter and hit 16 aces to beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 7-6 (6) Sunday in the third round of the Miami Open. Isner, now 33, won the biggest title of his career in the tournament a year
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  shares © AFP Australian quick Jhye Richardson will not take to the field again in the second ODI after suffering a dislocated shoulder. The 22-year old suffered the injury on the fifth ball of the 11th over diving to his left in an attempt to save a boundary in the deep midwicket area. He
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2:09 PM ET Georgia Tech defensive lineman Brandon Adams died in Atlanta on Saturday, the school announced. The school didn’t disclose the cause of Adams’ death. He was 21. “All of us here at Georgia Tech send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Brandon Adams,” Georgia Tech president George “Bud” Peterson said
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