Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 09:29 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the top-ranked players in tennis, got past adverse weather conditions and challenging opponents on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. Alcaraz overcame two rain delays totaling 2 hours, 35 minutes and 14th-seeded American Tommy Paul, who
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 09:01 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Rory McIlroy didn’t mind being in the rough at rain-soaked Olympia Fields, except for having trees and a bunker between him and the 17th green. And even that didn’t matter Thursday in the BMW Championship. McIlroy found the short grass only six times
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 08:26 PM ET WELCOME, N.C. — Austin Hill has signed a multi-year contract extension to drive for Richard Childress Racing’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program. The team announced the deal Thursday, a day before the series heads to Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York. Hill, 29, leads the Xfinity
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2023, 11:47 PM ET ATLANTA — While the Atlanta Braves focus on 100 wins, the New York Yankees‘ new goal is shaking their losing record. Charlie Morton recorded 10 strikeouts in six innings, Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer and the Braves beat New York 2-0 on Wednesday night to complete
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 17, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jonathan Toews says he is stepping away from hockey — but not for good. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain — and current unrestricted free agent — announced in a social media post Thursday that while
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 05:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR indefinitely suspended part-time drivers Chris Hacker and Jason White on Thursday following their recent arrests for allegedly driving while impaired. The sanctioning body also indefinitely suspended Joel Courage, who was arrested last week on charges he failed to register as a sex offender
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 03:34 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — Daniel Brown of England shot 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational on the European tour on Thursday. In the co-sanctioned LPGA Tour event taking place concurrently, there was a four-way share of
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 17, 2023, 03:04 PM ET The 2023-24 season will tip off in Denver, where the defending champion Nuggets will raise a banner to the rafters of Ball Arena for the first time in team history before playing the Los Angeles Lakers. The league released its schedule for next season on a special
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