Month: September 2019

3:54 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — Former ski jumper Primoz Roglic comfortably won the Spanish Vuelta for his first Grand Tour title on Sunday, finishing more than two minutes ahead of world champion Alejandro Valverde after the 21st stage. Following custom, riders respected the leader’s lead on the last day when the race
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3:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA is looking to further crack down on tampering, proposing a new top fine of $10 million for teams conducting the practice, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN. Other maximum-fine levels could be raised significantly as well, provided the league’s board of governors approves the measures
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3:15 PM ET Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had to be helped off the field after turning his ankle while fielding a sacrifice bunt. The team announced that he has a sprained ankle and will undergo an MRI Monday. X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Rizzo, who is known for charging hard on bunt
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1:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Sean Payton signed a five-year extension with the New Orleans Saints, a source confirmed to ESPN, meaning one of the NFL’s longest-running partnerships will continue well into its second decade. Only Bill Belichick has been with his team longer than Payton, who was hired in 2006 and has a
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1:34 PM ET Associated Press ZHENGZHOU, China — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova overcame rain delays and an early deficit to beat Petra Martic 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Zhengzhou Open on Sunday. Rain halted play in the first set after seventh-seeded Martic went 2-0 ahead. When play resumed, Pliskova won the next three games
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12:41 PM ET Atlanta Braves utility man Charlie Culberson suffered multiple facial fractures after being hit on the right cheekbone by a 91 mph fastball on Saturday, the team announced Sunday. Culberson has been cleared to travel from Washington to Atlanta, where he will meet Sunday with the team’s doctors to determine the next steps
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VOLATILE!! 9 guys moved from outside to inside the Finals 25, earning their PGA Tour cards after Monday’s final round of Korn Ferry Tour Finals (formerly Web.com Tour). 50 players; top 25 from the season-long Korn Ferry Tour money list, and 25 from the 3 Korn Ferry Tour Finals events’ money list earned their full
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12:01 PM ET Spain’s Sergio Garcia kept his composure despite a roller coaster final-round 69 to win the KLM Open in Amsterdam on Sunday. The 2017 Masters champion edged past Denmark’s Micolai Hojgaard to secure his 40th professional win, and his 16th on the European Tour. Garcia, 39, didn’t make a par until the eighth
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