Month: March 2021

7:06 PM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Scott Hend and Kalle Samooja shared a one-shot lead on Friday after two rounds of the European Tour’s Kenya Open. Hend shot the joint best round of the day with a 7-under 64 to move 11 under overall. The Australian had eight birdies and only one
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6:54 PM ET Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Wise is making PGA National look easy. Wise shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Honda Classic. The 128 total is the lowest 36-hole score at PGA National since the tournament moved there
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. Christie, 58, was New Jersey’s governor from January 2010 to January 2016. His son Andrew has worked for the team since 2018 and is the Mets’ coordinator of international scouting.
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1:31 PM ET JuJu Smith-Schuster on Friday announced he has agreed to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming just the third wide receiver in the modern era to earn a second contract with the organization, joining Hines Ward and Antonio Brown. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Baltimore Ravens made a hard push to
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4:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Margarita Gasparyan upset the top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 7-5 on Friday, when Russian players filled the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The 126th-ranked Gasparyan saved three of the six break points she faced and broke Alexandrova six times for a last-four clash with
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open on Friday, citing coronavirus restrictions as he joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sideline. The tournament begins Tuesday, with only 750 fans allowed on the grounds per session. The pandemic is also affecting attendance by
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3:41 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Penguins say center Evgeni Malkin is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The team placed the Russian star on injured reserve Thursday, two days after Malkin appeared to hurt his right knee in a loss to the Boston Bruins. Head coach Mike Sullivan described Malkin as “week-to-week.”
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