Month: July 2018

6:51 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Texas — Bruce Lietzke, the fun-loving, draw-hitting PGA Tour winner whose practice regime — or lack of one — spawned an often-told spoiled banana story, died Saturday of brain cancer. He was 67. Lietzke’s family said he died at his Athens ranch. “Our PGA Tour family lost a treasured
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2:32 PM ET 17-year-old Olga Danilovic defeated fifth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to reach the final of the Moscow River Cup, extending her incredible run at the competition. Danilovic only qualified for the main draw as the lucky loser but has now beaten Sasnovich, eighth seed Kaia Kanepi and top seed Julia Goerges
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7:31 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports LONG POND, Pa. — Daniel Suarez won his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole Saturday but had to wait about 30 minutes to find out that he won it. The native of Mexico
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2:38 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sergio Perez says he took action to put Force India into administration for the good of the team and is hopeful it will result in a brighter future for he Silverstone-based outfit. Force India entered administration on Friday night after Perez brought legal action against the team with the
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1:55 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo said his elimination from Q2, which consigned him to starting 12th on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix, was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. After another dramatic F1 contest in the rain, a round-up of the main talking points
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8:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports LONG POND, Pa. – Hendrick Motorsports hit a benchmark this week many thought would never come. It hit the 1-year anniversary of its last win, which came July 23 when Kasey Kahne won
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12:51 PM ET The New York Rangers have reached an agreement with defenseman Brady Skjei on a six-year deal worth $31.5 million, the team announced Saturday. There are nearly a dozen teams in rebuild mode, though some refuse to use that word. Here’s who gets back into Stanley Cup contention first. The 24-year-old Skjei, who
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12:28 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari’s qualifying performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix was not a disaster despite being outperformed by Mercedes at a track where the Italian team was favourite for pole position. Just one week after Vettel crashed out of the lead of the German Grand Prix in damp
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