Month: February 2019

11:35 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — American Mackenzie McDonald beat No. 1-seeded Juan Martin del Potro on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5). McDonald, ranked 84th, advanced to his first ATP Tour semifinal. Del Potro was playing in his first event after missing four
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11:29 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay advanced to the Rio Open semifinals Friday, beating Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Cuevas, the 2016 winner in the clay-court event, will face 18-year-old Felix Auger Aliassime of Canada. Aliassime beat Spain’s Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-3. In the other quarterfinals, Serbia’s
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10:28 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has suffered a right quad injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The franchise plans to be cautious with a timetable on its young star’s return. Jackson Jr. was ruled out for Friday’s home game against the
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11:10 PM ET An interim lightweight title fight between featherweight champion Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier will headline UFC 236 on April 13, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. The UFC 236 pay-per-view event will take place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. An interim middleweight title fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel
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10:25 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies managing general partner John Middleton took the team jet to Las Vegas on Friday night to meet with free agent Bryce Harper, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Barring something completely unexpected, Harper and the Phillies will not be consummating a deal Friday night, league sources tell Passan. It is
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8:52 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Coach Scott Gordon says veteran goaltender Brian Elliott will start the Philadelphia Flyers‘ Stadium Series outdoor game Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins instead of rookie sensation Carter Hart. Gordon told Elliott and Hart of his difficult decision before Philadelphia’s outdoor practice under the lights Friday at Lincoln
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