Month: February 2019

7:02 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Laslo Djere of Serbia beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 7-5 in the Rio Open on Sunday for his first ATP Tour title. The 23-year-old Djere beat top-seed Dominic Thiem of Austria, Taro Daniel of Japan and Casper Ruud of Norway en route to the final
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson struggled early, caught a good break from behind a tree and then breezed to his sixth World Golf Championship title on Sunday by closing with a 5-under 66 for a five-shot victory over Rory McIlroy in the Mexico Championship. Johnson started the final round with
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Brad Keselowski was so sick at Atlanta Motor Speedway his team had a standby driver on call. Keselowski said the help was not needed. The winningest driver in Team Penske history raced to an unlikely victory Sunday by recovering from a stomach virus to win at Atlanta
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6:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Mats Zuccarello had a goal and assist in his first game with the Dallas Stars Sunday, but his second game won’t come for a while. He blocked a shot in the waning moments of the second period, and the team tweeted after the game that he is “heading back
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After one exhibition start, Jacob deGrom has a 9.00 ERA. No worries, because all other signs are positive for one of the top pitchers in the major leagues. “Still plenty of time to hopefully get that down,” the New York Mets ace said Sunday with
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5:54 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Martin Trainer won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 at windy Coco Beach Golf and Country Club for a three-stroke victory over four players. Making his 11th PGA Tour start, Trainer birdied four of
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4:55 PM ET SCOTTSDALE — Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell played in his first game, on Sunday, since being suspended for 40 games last September for violating baseball’s domestic abuse policy. Russell, 25, was met with little reaction from the home crowd at Scottsdale Stadium, when he was introduced before batting in the second inning
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Rapper Ja Rule is taking heat on social media after problems with his halftime show during Saturday’s Timberwolves-Bucks game. Videos posted online show Ja Rule had sound problems at the beginning of his performance. At one point he said, “Are we ready?” then said, “I guess not,” before
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