Month: February 2023

5:02 PM ET Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio netted second-half goals as Real Madrid won 2-0 away to Osasuna to cut the gap to LaLiga leaders Barcelona to five points, but the reigning champions had to battle all the way to get their victory. With Karim Benzema missing through injury, Vinicius Junior had to carry
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4:00 PM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski said that do-everything defender Crystal Dunn can compete at any position she wants if she’s unhappy about playing left-back. Dunn is as versatile a player as there is in the women’s game given her ability to excel in multiple spots on the field. She has
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2:43 PM ET Chelsea coach Graham Potter acknowledged the frustration of fans who booed the Blues off after a 1-0 home defeat by the Premier League’s bottom club Southampton on Saturday but said his critics were wrong to put all the blame on him. “After a 1-0 defeat at home, any criticism you get is
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4:35 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached his first final since his milestone US Open triumph at the Argentina Open on Saturday. Alcaraz beat Spanish countryman Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals. In the final on Sunday, the world No. 2 will face No. 12 Cameron Norrie, who
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Milwaukee Brewers have signed left-handed pitcher Justin Wilson to a one-year contract with a club option for 2024 and placed right-hander Jason Alexander on the 60-day injured list. Alexander, who turns 30 on March 1, has a strained right rotator cuff. He went 2-3 with a 5.40
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5:19 PM ET GLENDALE — Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz had to fight back tears Saturday while discussing closer Liam Hendriks’ recent cancer diagnosis. “He’s special and everyone in that clubhouse knows that,” Katz said while choking up. Hendriks, 34, announced in early January that he’s receiving treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but that
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3:06 PM ET Associated Press Colorado Rockies right-hander German Marquez will not compete for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic because of a minor hamstring injury. He’s expected to be ready by Opening Day. Marquez is entering his eighth season with the Rockies. He went 9-13 with a 4.95 ERA in 31 starts last year.
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3:11 PM ET Associated Press The Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Hunter Strickland agreed to terms on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league camp. Strickland went 3-3 with a 4.91 ERA and seven saves in 66 relief appearances for the Reds last year. The previous season, he pitched for the Rays, Angels
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