Month: September 2018

1:27 PM ET Although his Russian Grand Prix only lasted four laps before he retired with a brake issue on his Toro Rosso, Pierre Gasly said he experienced a “really scary” moment when his visor was struck by a piece of debris on the opening lap. Gasly was following Daniel Ricciardo, who sustained front wing
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12:35 PM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Top-ranked Simona Halep retired Sunday from her first-round match at the China Open. Halep lost the first set 6-1 to Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur before retiring with a back injury. She also had back problems at last week’s Wuhan Open. It’s the fourth straight loss for the defending French
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12:55 PM ET New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes said Sunday he is scheduled for his second heel surgery on Oct. 23, but can’t predict how much he’ll be able to play next season. “I think it’s unpredictable given what will happen and I can’t say I will play X, Y, Z amount of games,”
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12:38 PM ET Spaniard Alejandro Valverde sprinted to a dramatic victory in the men’s road race at the UCI World Championships in Austria on Sunday to finally claim an elusive first title ahead of Frenchman Romain Bardet and Canada’s Michael Woods. Valverde, who had previously finished on the podium a record six times without winning,
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11:47 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers are open to offers for star running back Le’Veon Bell, but no trade talks have advanced to a serious stage at this time, league sources tell ESPN. Some teams have inquired with Pittsburgh, while others are mulling whether to make a move, but none has been aggressive so far,
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11:51 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout wanted to see the numbers. The game’s best all-around player began 2018 with his mind set on turning himself into an elite defensive center fielder, a distinction that continually eluded him. He wanted to know what the advanced stats had to say about his first step, and
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