Month: February 2023

1:33 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Yibing Wu became the first Chinese player to reach an ATP Tour final, rallying for a three-set victory over top-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the Dallas Open on Saturday night. Wu will play John Isner, who also won after dropping the first set and advanced to the final
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7:08 PM ET Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will fill in for Taila Santos in the UFC Fight Night main event Feb. 18 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Saturday. Andrade will face top prospect Erin Blanchfield in a women’s flyweight contender bout. Santos’ cornermen, including her husband, Pedro Barbosa, were denied visas
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11:15 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown, who captained the Los Angeles Kings to both of their Stanley Cup titles, had his No. 23 retired and a statue of him unveiled during a ceremony before Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brown played 18 seasons with the Kings before retiring at
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11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services After completing a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets, veteran guard Reggie Jackson intends to sign a free agent deal with the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The LA Clippers traded Jackson to the Hornets for Mason Plumlee ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. Jackson was
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10:19 PM ET Canada’s women’s national team has called off a strike and will play in the SheBelieves Cup beginning next week after Canada Soccer threatened to take legal action, the players said in a statement Saturday. The players preparing for the upcoming competition in Orlando, Florida, had said Friday that they were taking job
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Feb 7, 2023 Ireland underlined their status as the world’s number one team as they overwhelmed defending champions France 32-19 on Saturday in a fantastic Six Nations match that absolutely lived up to its billing, delivering wonderful tries and relentless quality. It was the first time in Five and Six Nations history that the world’s
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9:36 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottie Scheffler held onto the lead Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to successfully defend his title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world. The second-ranked Scheffler shot a 3-under 68 in front of some 200,000 fans — including WNBA star Brittney
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8:21 PM ET The Oakland Athletics acquired veteran outfielder JJ Bleday from the Miami Marlins for left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk on Saturday, both teams announced. Bleday, 25, was used sparingly in Miami last season, appearing in 65 games with 204 at-bats. He finished with a .167 batting average but showed some power in limited duty.
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Feb 11, 2023 Associated Press QUEBEC CITY — The decision to have players from both teams line up arm in arm at center ice for the playing of the national anthems of Ukraine and the United States was preplanned in what stood as a symbol of unity and solidarity. What no one anticipated was the
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