Month: March 2019

11:43 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in just over two hours in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night. Both players returned from maternity leave a year ago at the desert tournament. Since then, Williams has reached two Grand Slam finals
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8:52 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Scott McCarron closed with a birdie for a 7-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Fran Quinn on Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic. McCarron rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 16th with the birdie on the par-5 18th at
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8:10 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban took issue with the criticism offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has faced for his brief time with the program during the 2016 season. Sarkisian was initially hired as an analyst on staff but was elevated to O.C. before the CFP National Championship Game when Lane Kiffin
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7:49 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney turned the fastest lap in practice and never slowed down in qualifying, putting his No. 12 Ford on the pole Friday for this weekend’s race at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. Blaney turned a lap of 141.287 mph to keep Penske Racing’s early-season success going. It
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11:24 PM ET ESPN News Services AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Suarez threw Michael McDowell to the ground and both drivers had to be forcibly restrained Friday after they were eliminated while jockeying for position in the first round of qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series race at ISM Raceway. Just about everybody waited until the
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6:58 PM ET North Carolina tight end Brandon Fritts tore the ACL in his right knee Thursday, one year after he tore the left ACL during spring practice. UNC announced the injury Friday and said Fritts, who missed all of last season, would be evaluated for the fall. “Obviously, I’m disappointed with this injury, but
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans say guard E’Twaun Moore will be sidelined at least a week after reinjuring his left quadriceps. The Pelicans, who announced Moore’s condition before Friday night’s game against Toronto, say Moore’s recurrent contusion occurred during Wednesday night’s 114-104 loss to Toronto. The club says
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6:13 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show British light-heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde moved a step closer to challenging WBO world titleholder Sergey Kovalev with a fifth-round win over Travis Reeves at
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