Month: March 2019

7:09 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart headlined the six new nominees eligible for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Stewart on Wednesday joined Neil Bonnett, a popular member of the “Alabama Gang,” two-time Xfinity Series champion Sam Ard, former Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch, short-track racer Jim
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7:09 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart headlined the six new nominees eligible for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Stewart on Wednesday joined Neil Bonnett, a popular member of the “Alabama Gang,” two-time Xfinity Series champion Sam Ard, former Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch, short-track racer Jim
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6:06 PM ET Pratima Sherpa, a 19-year-old amateur golfer from Nepal, will make her first appearance in a professional event on the Symetra Tour later this month. Sherpa, the subject of an Emmy-winning SC Featured installment last April, will play in the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa on a sponsor exemption
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7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN To paraphrase Billy Zane in “Titanic,” some teams just seem to “make their own luck,” through their given style of play or the skill of their players. But “puck luck” is very much a thing in the NHL: Sometimes teams and players benefit from it, and other times the puck
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5:15 PM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Phil Mickelson will play this summer in the 3M Open, the new PGA Tour stop in Minnesota. Mickelson’s commitment was announced Wednesday by tournament officials, giving the July 4-7 event a five-time major championship winner as a premier attraction. Mickelson is currently 20th in the world rankings.
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12:02 AM ET ESPN News Services INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal defeated qualifier Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal remains on track for a potential semifinal against five-time champion Roger Federer in the bottom half of the draw. The top half was rocked by
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4:05 PM ET The Chicago Bears signed guard Ted Larsen to a one-year contract on Wednesday, the team announced. Larsen was released by the Miami Dolphins on March 7 in a salary cap move. Larsen, 31, made the key block to launch Kenyan Drake into a favorable one-on-one against Rob Gronkowski in the “Miami Miracle”
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4:04 PM ET Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Slowly and sensibly, Francisco Lindor is working his way back onto the field. The Indians’ three-time All-Star shortstop was scheduled to play in a controlled minor league game on Wednesday, a major step in his recovery from a calf strain that has sidelined him for weeks. Lindor
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4:01 PM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson tweeted an apology on Wednesday for comments made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns, in which Thompson said there was a lack of energy in Oracle Arena. I love DubNation. We have the greatest fan base in sports. We feed greatly off
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2:23 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Plenty of controversy has enveloped the unveiling of several new golf rules in 2019, but that will not be cause for the PGA Tour to break away from the game’s governing bodies and come up with its own rulebook. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan made that clear
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