Month: July 2019

8:27 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — Chase Briscoe passed Christopher Bell with seven laps to go and won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night for his first victory of the year. Briscoe’s only other Xfinity victory came last season on the roval in Charlotte, North Carolina. Briscoe’s No. 98
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8:05 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — August Wold pulled on his tiny green No. 19 Oakland Athletics jersey, began swinging a Khris Davis bat from both sides while standing in front of his very own locker, then made sure everyone knew something was still missing. “I hope I get to use batting gloves,”
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Junior lightweight world titlist Tevin Farmer easily took care of mandatory challenger Guillaume Frenois on Saturday night, winning a lopsided unanimous decision in the co-feature of the Maurice Hooker-Jose Ramirez junior welterweight unification fight at the College Park Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington. The judges scored
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7:32 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Tyreek Hill returned to the Kansas City Chiefs practice field on Saturday to cheers from fans. The wide receiver pumped his arms and did a high-step to illustrate his excitement at being back with the team. Hill then looked in practice as those fans would remember him, flashing
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7:30 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff has moved on in qualifying for the Citi Open. Gauff beat Maegan Manasse 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the qualification tournament Saturday. She must beat Hiroko Kuwata of Japan on Sunday to qualify for the main draw of the tournament. Kuwata, ranked 265th in
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7:11 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles signed 32-year old cornerback Orlando Scandrick to a one-year deal Saturday after injuries hit the position earlier in the week. Scandrick played for the Kansas City Chiefs last season after nine years with the Dallas Cowboys; in 2018, he had an interception and 13 passes defensed. He
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6:36 PM ET NAPA, Calif. — Saying he wanted to “make it right,” offensive lineman Richie Incognito said Saturday his May signing with the Oakland Raiders was about “redemption” and that the team was getting “the best version of myself” while discussing mental health. Incognito, who will serve an NFL-mandated two-game suspension for violating the
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6:10 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back versatile defensive back DeShawn Shead, a former special teams standout and starter in the Legion of Boom. Shead’s deal is for one year and the veteran minimum salary, a source told ESPN. The Seahawks announced Shead’s return Saturday, along with three other roster moves.
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6:02 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rory McIlroy shot an 8-under 62 on Saturday at the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to take a one-stroke lead over Brooks Koepka at the World Golf Championships event. McIlroy, who missed the cut by a stroke last week in the Open Championship on his home turf in
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