Month: July 2018

9:36 AM ET Colombian Fernando Gaviria snatched the lead of the Tour de France when he won the opening stage as favourites Chris Froome, Richie Porte and Nairo Quintana were involved in separate incidents and lost time on Saturday. Froome, hoping to become the first rider in 20 years to achieve a Giro-Tour double, crashed
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3:36 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani chased a changeup in the dirt, mishit a blooper that didn’t leave the infield, flailed at a slider outside, then fell behind in the count 0-2 against Kenley Jansen, one of the game’s best closers, with one out remaining in front of a sold-out crowd at Angel
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2:30 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When the UFC first announced middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya would face Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter Finale, the question on everyone’s mind was, “Is it too much, too soon?” The answer? It was not. Adesanya (14-0) improved his UFC record to 3-0 on Friday, dominating his way to
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2:15 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The Dallas Mavericks believe they got the best player in the draft by trading up to select Slovenian swingman Luka Doncic with the third overall pick. “He was the top player on our board,” Mavs owner Mark Cuban told ESPN. “It wasn’t even close.” Doncic sat out Dallas’ summer
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10:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Chicago Bulls have decided to match restricted free agent Zach LaVine‘s $78 million offer sheet from the Sacramento Kings, league sources told ESPN. Chicago has 48 hours to inform Sacramento that it will match the sheet and retain LaVine, and plans to meet the deadline before Sunday, sources said.
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2:17 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Cindric had never flipped in a stock car before Friday night, so he just did what was instinct when his Xfinity Series car did a couple of flips
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10:08 PM ET Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis. — Sei Young Kim got off to a great start in the second round and finished the day with a four-stroke lead at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Her advantage could have been even better. After missing makeable birdie putts on four of her final five holes, Kim
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