4:22 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Kiki Bertens beat two-time Madrid Open champion Simona Halep 6-4, 6-4 to take the women’s title on Saturday. Last year’s runner-up Bertens defeated Halep for her second title of the year, adding to her victory in St. Petersburg, Russia. The seventh-ranked Dutch became the first woman to win
Month: May 2019
4:14 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed starting pitcher Vince Velasquez on the injured list with a right forearm strain, the team announced Saturday. The right-hander lasted just four innings in his last start Monday, giving up four hits (three home runs), five walks and five earned runs against the St. Louis Cardinals. Velasquez has
8:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Edwin Jackson was acquired by Toronto from Oakland for cash on Saturday and would set a record by pitching for 14 major league teams when he makes his Blue Jays debut. A 35-year-old right-hander, Jackson would be appearing in his 17th big league season. He signed a minor
3:51 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Steve Stricker birdied the final hole for a 2-under 70 and held onto the lead Saturday after three rounds at the Regions Tradition, with Bernhard Langer among three players two strokes back. Stricker heads into the final round of the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors
4:15 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith is not happy with the way some people have reacted to his decision to step away from football for the 2019 season. Smith posted an Instagram story on Saturday in which he said he is getting irritated with the criticism and reminded people that there
3:09 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith is apparently not happy with the way some people have reacted to his decision to step away from football for the 2019 season. Smith posted an Instagram story on Saturday in which he said he’s getting irritated with the criticism and reminded people that
2:37 PM ET Sweden’s Marcus Kinhult carded a four-under-par 68 in the British Masters third round on Saturday to join England’s Matt Wallace at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day. Overnight leader Wallace, who went bogey-free in the opening two rounds, started well with back-to-back birdies in the first three holes
7:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Seattle Mariners veteran Felix Hernandez became the 36th major league pitcher with 2,500 career strikeouts, reaching the milestone in the second inning of Saturday’s 9-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The right-hander fanned rookie Michael Chavis looking with a 92 mph fastball for the historic strikeout. Hernandez is
2:22 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Seattle Mariners veteran Felix Hernandez became the 36th major league pitcher with 2,500 career strikeouts, getting it in the second inning Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. The 33-year-old right-hander fanned rookie Michael Chavis looking with a 92 mph fastball for the milestone. He is the fourth
1:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Brewers have scratched slugger Ryan Braun from the lineup against the Cubs because of a sore left hamstring. Ben Gamel started in left field in Braun’s place Saturday. Braun — batting .254 with eight homers and 23 RBIs — has been on a tear lately. The 2011