Month: January 2021

5:30 AM ET Alex De Minaur is chuffed to have opened his 2021 season in style, claiming the first ATP title on offer for the year and his fourth overall with success at the Antalya Open in Turkey. The Australian No. 1 was leading Alexander Bublik 2-0 in Wednesday’s final when the Kazakh retired injured
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — No. 4-seeded Hubert Hurkacz advanced to his second career ATP Tour final by beating American qualifier Christian Harrison 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Tuesday at the Delray Beach Open. Hurkacz’s only other final was in 2019, when he won at Winston-Salem to become the second Polish tour-level
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10:53 PM ET Associated Press Jhonattan Vegas has tested positive for the coronavirus and withdrawn from the Sony Open in Hawaii. Vegas is the second PGA Tour player to withdraw because of a positive test this year. Jim Herman tested positive before leaving for Hawaii for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Xander Schauffele and Webb
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7:38 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Right-hander Michael Fulmer and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday to a $3.1 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration. The 2016 AL Rookie of the Year went 0-2 with an 8.78 ERA in 10 starts last season after missing all of 2019 because of Tommy John surgery. He earned
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10:38 AM ET The Boston Bruins will retire Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 and raise it into the rafters this season, honoring him for being the league’s first Black player. The Bruins will celebrate O’Ree in a ceremony on Feb. 18, before a game against the New Jersey Devils. O’Ree, who debuted for the Bruins 63
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