Month: June 2019

3:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Alexander Zverev and Karen Khachanov bounced back from disappointments in Stuttgart last week to reach the second round of the Halle Open on Monday. Second-seeded Zverev defeated Robin Haase 6-4, 7-5, while Khachanov celebrated his first match as a top-10 player with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win
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1:55 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Four members of a Texas family have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme that used stolen identities to obtain tickets to the Masters golf tournament, which were then resold for a profit. U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine’s office said in a news
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1:17 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford confirmed the rumor Monday that forward Phil Kessel had vetoed a recent trade. The GM did not name the team involved, but it had been widely reported that the Penguins had a deal on the table with the Minnesota Wild in which Kessel and Jack Johnson
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11:24 AM ET Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said Monday that he looks at any tension between Chris Paul and James Harden as a good thing because it means both stars want to win. Morey, speaking in an interview with ESPN Radio’s Golic & Wingo, also said Paul has not asked to be traded
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7:52 AM ET Jade Morris Bellator’s rising star James Gallagher says he will soon be the face of MMA ahead of his return to face Jeremiah Labiano at Bellator London on Saturday. Coming off an impressive first-round submission victory against Steven Graham at Bellator 217 in Dublin earlier this year, Gallagher says he is exactly
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10:55 AM ET Defending champion Marin Cilic booked his place in the second round of the Fever Tree Championships at the Queen’s Club in London with victory over Chile’s Christian Garin. Croatian Cilic — who defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in last year’s final — cruised through the first set before showing his mettle
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11:05 AM ET The San Jose Sharks have kept one of the premier free agents off the market, agreeing with defenseman Erik Karlsson on an eight-year deal for more than $11 million per season, according to multiple reports. The deal makes Karlsson, 29, the league’s highest paid defenseman, barely surpassing the eight-year, $88 million deal
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