3:10 AM ET Emma Raducanu won her first match since her US Open exit as she beat Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the Slovenia Open. Yastremska was forced to retire with top seed Raducanu 6-2, 5-3 up and two points away from victory. 1 Related Raducanu crashed out of the US Open
Month: September 2022
3:56 AM BST Hoskins Sotutu will make his first start of the year when the All Blacks take on the Wallabies in their Bledisloe Cup Test in Melbourne, with coach Ian Foster naming him to replace star No.8 Ardie Savea. New Zealand were forced to name a new-look back-row with Savea to miss Thursday night’s
2:03 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State senior golfer David Puig announced his decision to skip his senior season and turn pro through an Instagram post Monday. He didn’t include which professional tour he would be joining or when he would begin his pro career in the post, but he’s listed on the LIV
12:44 AM ET ESPN News Services PHOENIX — Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Monday night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season. For real, this time. The Dodgers
8:16 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout homered in his seventh consecutive game, one shy of the major league record, but the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians posted a 5-4 victory on Monday night. Amed Rosario doubled home Steven Kwan with the go-ahead run in the seventh for Cleveland,
5:45 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays put three new pitchers on the roster Monday before a pivotal four-day, five-game series against wild-card rival Toronto, adding right-hander Cooper Criswell as a substitute player to start the opener. Tampa Bay also selected righties Kevin Herget and Javy Guerra from Triple-A Durham.
8:39 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants agreed Monday to a contract that guarantees $16.5 million over the next three seasons and could be worth up to $21.5 million. Flores gets salaries of $6.5 million each in 2023 and 2024. The deal includes an $8.5 million
11:46 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Framber Valdez pitched his first career shutout, and the Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Monday night. Valdez (15-5) posted his 24th straight quality start, tying New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom (2018) for the longest single-season streak. “This means a lot to me, because
Outgoing coach Mark Boucher expressed his disappointment that South Africa’s batters did not give their bowlers enough of a chance to challenge England in what he called a “missed opportunity” to win what was his last Test series in charge. Speaking after the 2-1 series defeat, but before his resignation was made public, a visibly
11:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One day after becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to start and win a game at the age of 45, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he’s “feeling more” emotions than he has in the past and he suspects that it’s because he’s nearing the end of