Month: April 2023

6:51 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kyle Larson never thought he would tame the half-mile, paperclip-shaped track at Martinsville Speedway. And then came Sunday. Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to win his second Cup Series race of the season on a day when NASCAR welcomed back
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6:49 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday, adding that Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official, before the Canada-U.S. gold-medal game at the world women’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government
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6:04 PM ET Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday morning on his property. The crash occurred at around 1:20 a.m., according to the Delaware County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office, a day after the Buckeyes had their spring game. “Ohio State assistant
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1:52 PM ET Reds legend Joey Votto has ended his rehab assignment and returned to Cincinnati. Because a rehab assignment can’t last more than 20 days, the team halted Votto’s time at Triple-A Nashville with the clock ticking, bringing him back to Cincinnati to continue his recovery from shoulder surgery. The first baseman underwent surgery
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6:05 PM ET ESPN staff The XFL playoff picture is coming into focus after a wild Week 9. The Houston Roughnecks and their feared defense showed why they are the top team in the South Division with a victory over the Vegas Vipers, but home-field advantage throughout the XFL postseason goes to the D.C. Defenders.
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11:57 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Ryan Tepera on the 15-day injured list Sunday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Tepera, 35, is 1-1 with an 11.25 ERA in six relief appearances this season. He blew a save opportunity and took the loss in Saturday’s 9-7 setback in Boston, allowing three runs
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12:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Andrey Rublev made the most of Holger Rune‘s nerves to win a seesaw Monte Carlo final 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday and finally be rewarded with a Masters title. The fifth-seeded Rublev stayed composed when it mattered to eventually run down his 19-year-old opponent and claim the most prestigious
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