Month: May 2022

7:37 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Christopher Bell qualified on the pole for the Sunday race at Kansas Speedway, topping the time set by Tyler Reddick earlier in the session and grabbing his third pole of the NASCAR Cup Series season for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell turned a lap of 179.575 mph
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11:57 AM ET Associated Press ROME — This is just what Novak Djokovic needed a week before the French Open. The top-ranked Serb beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-3 at the Italian Open on Saturday to reach his biggest final of the year. Having missed a big portion of the season because he wasn’t vaccinated against
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5:31 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Eighth-ranked Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the upcoming French Open as he continues his recovery from surgery on his right hand. The Italian announced in late March that he was having minor surgery. On Saturday, he said on social media that that he’s making good progress but is not
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2:46 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — After Memphis bowed out of the NBA playoffs with a 110-96 loss to Golden State in Game 6 of their conference semifinals series Friday, Memphis forward Dillon Brooks said the Grizzlies are hot on the trail of the Warriors. “We’re young, and they’re getting old,” Brooks said. “They know
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3:26 PM ET Sidney Crosby, who did not play in a Game 6 loss to the New York Rangers, skated with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, coach Mike Sullivan said. Sources told ESPN on Friday that Crosby was held out of the 5-3 loss with a concussion. The Penguins have only said that he suffered
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4:36 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders have traded wide receiver Bryan Edwards and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 draft to the Atlanta Falcons for their fifth-round selection next year, the teams announced Friday. Edwards, 23, has 45 catches for 764 yards and four touchdowns in 28 career games (15
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1:40 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — With boxing’s status at the Olympics in doubt, the IOC was not impressed on Saturday with the leadership election of the sport’s governing body that was stripped of recognition in 2019. International Boxing Association members reelected their Russian president, Umar Kremlev, by acclamation two days after the only
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8:17 AM ET ESPN News Services Not since Serena Williams seven years ago has another woman had such a hot streak in tennis. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to extend her winning streak to 27 matches and reach the Italian Open final. Williams won the same number of consecutive matches
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