9:21 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Three-time tournament champion Venus Williams won her opening match Thursday at the new site of the Miami Open by beating Dalila Jakupovic 7-5, 6-3. Williams won the tournament in 1998, 1999 and 2001 when it was played on Key Biscayne. The event moved this year to
Month: March 2019
8:54 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels manager Brad Ausmus likes to have his regulars play nine innings at least once in a spring training game and on Thursday, it was Mike Trout‘s turn against the Arizona Diamondbacks. “He’s making all that money, he needs to play nine,” Ausmus said. Mike
8:36 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead
8:41 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Veteran outfielder Hunter Pence is set to start the season with his hometown Texas Rangers. Manager Chris Woodward told Pence on Thursday that he will be on the 25-man roster as the team’s fourth outfielder when the Rangers open the regular season at home next Thursday against
8:09 PM ET Former USC kicker Matt Boermeester has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court, alleging the school ruined both his academic and athletic careers when he was expelled from the university after a “third-party, non-witness filed a false report” about a supposed altercation between him and his girlfriend in early 2017. The
8:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff James Pattinson will continue his push for a place on the Ashes tour with a return to Nottinghamshire in English county cricket. Pattinson is in line to play seven County Championship matches and the full Royal London Cup campaign although that could change if he is included in the Australia
7:35 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL’s competition committee has proposed two versions of a modified expansion of instant replay, according to documents released Thursday night. Both call for a one-year trial before any permanent decisions are
7:18 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a deal with longtime Minnesota Vikings punt returner Marcus Sherels, a source confirmed. The agreement was first reported by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which said it was a one-year deal. Terms have not been disclosed. Sherels, 31, was the Vikings’ primary
7:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday for shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Wednesday night. Smart was ejected less than a minute into the third quarter of the Sixers’ 118-115 victory over Boston for the two-handed shove into the back
Mar 20, 2019 Malika AndrewsESPN The book on guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo is evolving. When the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Utah Jazz‘s elite defense earlier this month, head coach Quin Snyder’s plan was to give Antetokounmpo a sizeable cushion on the perimeter to prevent him from driving. As soon as he elected to shoot, though, his
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