Month: September 2020

1:58 AM ET The last time we saw the Los Angeles Lakers, nearly a week ago when they were finishing off the small-ball Houston Rockets in the second round of the playoffs, centers Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee had been relegated to socially distant cheerleaders on the bench. An important role in a mostly-empty, fanless
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11:14 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols passed Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list, hitting No. 661 on Friday night against Texas. The 40-year-old Pujols connected for a solo homer with one out in the fifth inning. He sent Wes Benjamin‘s fastball
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11:06 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Hannah Green had to wait an extra day to open her title defense in the Cambria Portland Classic. Once she got going, about the only thing that slowed her was a 1 1/2-hour lightning delay and fading light. Green shot a 6-under 66 on Friday at Columbia
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9:53 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — The final regular-season race of the Xfinity Series proved to be a preview of the upcoming playoffs as title contenders Chase Briscoe and Austin Cindric dominated yet another event. Briscoe passed Cindric with five laps remaining Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, pouncing when Cindric lost power
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8:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is out, Brayden Point is hurting and Anthony Cirelli is hobbling, too. The Lightning enter the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday against the Dallas Stars with several key players dealing with injuries the team somehow was able to withstand during an impressive run
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Every shot required full attention. Every hole was a test. Every par was valued. Patrick Reed embraced every aspect of it Friday when the U.S. Open lived up to its reputation as the toughest test in golf, and so did Winged Foot. “I love the grind,” Reed
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9:25 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jim Furyk birdied four of the last six holes for an 8-under 64 and the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship. Trying to join Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two starts on the
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