Month: September 2020

11:03 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Luck finally fell Kurt Busch‘s way at his home track, where he pulled out an upset Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. Busch ended an 0-for-21 losing streak at Las Vegas with good
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8:38 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Miami outfielder Starling Marte and right-hander Jose Urena left Sundays’ regular-season finale against the New York Yankees after getting hurt in the early innings. Marte was hit on the front of his helmet by Clarke Schmidt‘s 94 mph fastball in the second inning. The pitch knocked
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6:44 PM ET Associated Press PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Hudson Swafford stopped his slide with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, and he finished with an 8-foot par putt to hold on for a one-shot victory Sunday in the Corales Puntacana Club and Resort Championship. Swafford closed with a 3-under 69, doing
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6:05 PM ET UFC president Dana White and his promotion’s biggest star, Conor McGregor, are in an apparent flap over released direct messages and potential fights. McGregor tweeted Sunday morning that White should “stop lying,” in reference to comments White has made about McGregor’s desire to fight and a potential boxing match between McGregor and
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5:52 PM ET Julian Alaphilippe timed his late attack perfectly to claim the world championship road race title on Sunday, giving France its first rainbow jersey since 1997. Alaphilippe’s brutal acceleration on the last climb of the 258.2km race left his rivals in his wake and the Frenchman eased to the line with Belgian Wout
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4:21 PM ET Benoit Paire was one of the few French Open competitors who did not complain about the weather following his first-round win over Korea’s SoonWoo Kwan on Sunday. He’s grateful to be playing at all, due to having tested positive for the coronavirus at two of the three previous events he entered as
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4:19 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Swiss Skydiver will become the first filly since Rachel Alexandra won in 2009 to run against males in the Preakness on Saturday. Trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed the decision on Sunday. Jockey Robby Albarado, who won the 2007 Preakness aboard Curlin, will replace Tyler Gaffalione on Swiss Skydiver. In
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