Month: August 2019

5:42 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — For Roger Federer, it was one big blur. The seven-time champion was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in barely over an hour, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he’d never faced. Andrey Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five player
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press MASON, Ohio — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was ousted from one of his favorite tournaments in only 61 minutes Thursday, falling in straight sets to a 21-year-old qualifier he’d never faced. Andre Rublev — with only one career win over a top-five player to his credit — took advantages of
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5:22 PM ET The Arizona Diamondbacks placed left-hander Robbie Ray on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of lower back spasms. Ray left his start on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the third inning because of the spasms. He struck out two, walked two and allowed one run over two innings.
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1:35 PM ET Free agent forward Patrick Patterson has agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the LA Clippers, league sources told ESPN. Patterson and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a buyout on the final season of his contract recently, allowing him to become a free agent. The Clippers, with one available roster
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4:34 PM ET A small plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and their 1-year-old daughter ran off the runway and caught fire at the Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee on Thursday, Elizabethton fire chief Barry Carrier told reporters. There were no injuries beyond cuts and abrasions, Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford said. Earnhardt was
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4:18 PM ET Junior welterweight contender Amir Imam, having settled a lawsuit with promoter Don King that has kept him out of the ring for more than a year, has signed a multiyear promotional agreement with Top Rank, the company announced on Thursday. Imam came to the attention of Top Rank officials in his last
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3:37 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia Tech quarterback Lucas Johnson has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Johnson can play three more college seasons after the decision announced Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback was granted the additional year after seeing action in just one of his first three seasons.
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2:05 PM ET Malaysia’s Gavin Green enjoyed a strong start to the Czech Masters for the second successive year as he took a one-shot lead after the opening round at Albatross Golf Resort. Green matched last year’s first-round tally of 64 with an equally impressive showing Thursday, finishing eight under par to clinch the solo
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