Month: October 2021

Oct 3, 2021 Jannik Sinner beat Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 to successfully defend his Sofia Open title at the Arena Armeec on Sunday. Sinner, 20, added momentum to his chances at qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals as he won his third career title, moving up to become world No. 10. The Italian broke Monfils’
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4:47 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Celine Boutier birdied two of her last three holes for an 8-under 63 and won the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday when South Korea’s two best players faltered down the stretch. Starting the final round five shots behind, Boutier ran off six birdies on the front nine
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4:28 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway was washed out and rescheduled for Monday because persistent rain backed the series into too tight of a window to run as scheduled. The race was initially delayed almost two hours and NASCAR made one attempt Sunday at starting the 500-miler.
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Oct 1, 2021 Tim Bontemps Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The Philadelphia 76ers did not pay Ben Simmons the $8.25 million — 25% of his contract — that he was owed Friday and placed that money into an escrow
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Oct 1, 2021 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Nineteen seasons into his NBA career and with a slew of accomplishments to show for his tenure, Carmelo Anthony‘s résumé would suggest an automatic featured role for this season’s Los Angeles Lakers. However, Anthony, 37, is open to whatever his new team asks of him as he continues
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told the Athens Banner-Herald. A 30-year-old woman was hurt,
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8:21 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama’s 42-21 win over Ole Miss on Saturday came with a cost as running back Jase McClellan suffered what’s believed to be a significant knee injury. McClellan is tied for second on the team with five total touchdowns — three receiving, one rushing and one returning a blocked punt.
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