Month: April 2023

5:32 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Twelfth-seeded veteran Petra Kvitova, in her 13th appearance at the Miami Open, finally won her first crown here, upsetting seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina on Saturday with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 win. The 33-year-old Kvitova, 10 years older than her opponent, snapped Rybakina’s 13-match
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3:54 PM ET The implementation of the first nationwide anti-doping program for racehorses in the U.S. has been delayed by at least one month as it awaits approval by the federal agency that oversees it, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said. The new rules, which had been scheduled to take effect late last
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4:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Ottawa Senators forward Derick Brassard will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery for a broken fibula Saturday. Brassard sustained the injury after getting tangled up with Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen late in the second period of Thursday’s game in Ottawa. Brassard
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2:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game without pay for head-butting Celtics forward Blake Griffin on Thursday night. Antetokounmpo was ejected from the game after the incident, which occurred with 1:25 remaining in the Bucks’ 140-99 blowout loss. Antetokounmpo will serve his suspension Sunday when the
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11:16 AM ET Ken Buchanan, Scotland’s first undisputed boxing world champion, has died at the age of 77, the former lightweight’s charity foundation said Saturday. Edinburgh-born Buchanan beat Panama’s Ismael Laguna in Puerto Rico for the WBA lightweight title in 1970 and took the vacant WBC belt a year later after fighting Ruben Navarro in
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1:58 PM ET New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal will skate with the team this weekend and is getting closer to a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-February, general manager Lou Lamoriello said Saturday. The Islanders (39-28-9, 87 points) have six games remaining in the regular season, including Saturday’s matchup
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12:18 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Patrick Rodgers‘ three-shot lead at the Valero Texas Open remained intact when the field completed the weather-delayed second round on Saturday. Rodgers, looking for his first PGA Tour victory and first Masters appearance, had completed rounds of 66-67 for 11-under Friday while much of the afternoon portion
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