Month: February 2022

7:24 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Joaquin Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week Sunday when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invitational in 53 years. Staked to a three-shot lead, Niemann’s margin was down to
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4:03 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul is the first recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award, the league announced
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz beat Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 to win the Rio Open on Sunday. The 18-year-old Alcaraz overcame third-seeded Schwartzman in the final to the delight of Brazilian fans at the clay-court tournament. The seventh-seeded Spaniard won his first professional match in Rio
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4:04 PM ET The Super Golf League, which is being backed by Saudi Arabian money and fronted by Greg Norman, was dealt a pair of serious blows Sunday when two of golf’s biggest stars believed to be connected to the proposed breakaway circuit pledged their support to the PGA Tour. Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson
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12:05 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first two goals for Barcelona in a convincing 4-1 win at Valencia on Sunday, lifting his side to fourth place in LaLiga. It was the eighth and ninth goals of the season for the former Arsenal striker, who last found the
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10:59 AM ET Fred put Manchester United back into the lead at Elland Road just three minutes after coming off the bench. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Late goals from substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga helped Manchester United avoid a stunning second-half collapse in a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday. United captain
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1:32 PM ET Jack Wilshere has joined AGF Aarhus until the end of the season. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Danish side AGF Aarhus on a free transfer until the end of the season, the club announced on Sunday. Wilshere had been training with Arsenal while he looked
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12:59 PM ET United States midfielder Giovanni Reyna limped off in the 30th minute of Borussia Dortmund’s match against Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday with an apparent injury. Reyna, who only just returned from a hamstring injury that kept him out six months, was replaced by Julian Brandt. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA
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