Month: February 2019

9:23 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — John Isner advanced to the semifinals of the New York Open, where he will face the player who knocked him out of the Australian Open. The top-seeded Isner beat No. 7 seed Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-4, 6-1 on Friday night. He will play fellow American Reilly
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9:13 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Justin Thomas put together enough birdies in a cold rain at Riviera to reach 10-under par and share the lead with Adam Scott when the second round of the Genesis Open was halted by darkness. Beginning in 2020, the Genesis Open will have a significantly higher purse,
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9:01 PM ET Betting on LeBron James to make the postseason has been a wise (and profitable) move historically. Since missing the playoffs in his first two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James’ teams have made the postseason 13 consecutive times. But will his Los Angeles Lakers will make the playoffs this season? One Las
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8:45 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt‘s civil lawsuit against his former employer suffered a massive hit Thursday. U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey threw out all but one of the claims Hunt made against the UFC, UFC president Dana White and former opponent Brock Lesnar in a civil lawsuit filed in early 2017.
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7:53 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just days after the NBA ruled that Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson did not commit a tampering violation for answering a question about Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, Johnson wasn’t taking any chances when asked for his thoughts on Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker. “You know I
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7:43 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Confined to crutches and unable to contribute, Corey Seager found himself in an awkward middle space while his Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to a second consecutive World Series last fall. He didn’t want to be intrusive, but he wanted to feel included. He wanted to offer advice, but he
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7:16 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN If the New York Islanders make the playoffs, they’ll play their postseason games in Long Island at the Nassau Coliseum – for the first round, that is. All subsequent rounds would be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the team announced Friday. According to the release, the decision to
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7:02 PM ET Finalists for the 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class were announced Friday as the NBA kicked off All-Star Weekend, headlined by new nominees Marques Johnson, Jack Sikma, Ben Wallace and Paul Westphal. Johnson, a five-time All-Star and 1979 national collegiate player of the year, averaged 20.1 points and 7.0 rebounds
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