Month: February 2023

8:53 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was far from his best against veteran Fabio Fognini, but he managed to advance to the Rio Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-seeded Alcaraz overcame the 35-year-old Italian 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hours, 47 minutes. The US Open champion’s next
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9:43 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Jan Stephenson, a three-time major champion and a World Golf Hall of Fame member, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her “Crossroads Foundation” said Thursday the cancer was stage 3 and the 71-year-old Australian will begin a treatment of chemotherapy and radiation in the next two
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6:46 PM ET ESPN News Services In a nod to the LIV Golf League, the PGA Championship has become the last of golf’s four majors to open an avenue for members of the rival circuit to compete this season. The PGA of America on Wednesday announced the addition of one category for three players from
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7:09 PM ET Jeff Bezos has hired an investment firm to examine the possibility of a bid on the Commanders, according to a report by The Washington Post. The paper reported that Bezos hired the boutique investment firm of Allen & Company, the same company that conducted the sale of both the Denver Broncos last
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4:43 PM ET SURPRISE, Ariz. — Dozens of Texas Rangers players, coaches, front-office members and other staffers congregated between two of the back fields at Surprise Stadium’s sprawling complex on Thursday morning, keeping their eyes fixed on one of the furthest bullpens, where Jacob deGrom, about a week removed from suffering tightness in his left
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6:02 PM ET Associated Press Tampa Bay Rays reliever Ryan Thompson called for more transparency in the arbitration process after losing his case last week. “The biggest issue with this process to me is that the arbitrators get to make whatever decision they come to, but with no explanation or defense of the decision,” Thompson
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12:50 PM ET Mark Kriegel Mike Coppinger Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez have agreed to a deal for Taylor’s WBO junior welterweight title June 10 in New York on ESPN/ESPN+, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound bout, which pits the former undisputed junior welterweight champion against Lopez, the ex-undisputed lightweight champion, will take place at either
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