5:51 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Lexi Thompson birdied four of her last five holes Friday for a 6-under 64 to share the lead with Jennifer Kupcho going into the weekend at the Pelican Women’s Championship. One big prize was awarded when Pavarisa Yoktuan made a hole-in-one with an 8-iron on the 145-yard
Month: November 2021
7:01 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Martin Trainer was in rare territory Friday. Not only did he play well enough to stick around for the weekend, he found himself leading the Houston Open. Trainer holed a pair of long birdie putts and three short ones in a bogey-free round at Memorial Park for a
1:31 PM ET Brent Strom is joining the Arizona Diamondbacks as their new pitching coach, he told the Houston Chronicle on Friday. Strom, 73, had served as the Houston Astros‘ pitching coach since 2014 before saying he was leaving the team following its World Series run last season. He told the Chronicle that he wanted
6:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Andrew Heaney is eager to bounce back from a rough season. The Los Angeles Dodgers believe he can too, with some adjustments. The free agent left-hander signed an $8.5 million, one-year deal this week that brings him back to Southern California, where he pitched for the Angels
5:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Gabe Kapler has been rewarded with a new contract after a record-setting season during which San Francisco won a franchise-best 107 games and the NL West. The extension announced Friday runs through the 2024 season. The 46-year-old Kapler has just completed his second season as
5:35 PM ET Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 on Friday to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian now has won 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit,
5:07 PM ET The legality of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes car was called into question and reported to the stewards on Friday following an alleged technical infringement during qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton set the fastest time in qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race, but during a post-qualifying inspection the opening of the Drag
5:44 PM ET LONDON — Antonio Conte rued the timing of this international break coming so soon after becoming Tottenham’s new coach, but Friday’s 5-0 win over Albania in World Cup qualifying could be the catalyst for Harry Kane to finally kick-start his season. It should be noted at the outset that Albania were a
2:26 PM ET Scotland will look to end their 22-year World Cup appearance drought, having last qualified in 1998. Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images Scotland booked their place in the 2022 World Cup playoffs in March with a 2-0 away win over Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium on Friday. A year to the day that
4:54 PM ET Italy midfielder Jorginho blazed a late penalty over the bar as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in their Group C World Cup qualifier at the Stadio Olimpico on Friday, leaving both sides with a chance of automatic qualification for Qatar. With 15 points from seven games and