Month: April 2023

5:08 PM ET Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were on target as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Real Betis 4-0 on Saturday to tighten their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. With only six games remaining, Barca moved to 79 points and extended their lead to 11 points
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Ryan Truex won for the first time in 188 career NASCAR starts across all three national series in the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway. The 31-year-old younger brother of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. dominated on the concrete mile track and swept all
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4:45 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — No matter what happens with Sean Clifford, whether he becomes a starter or an afterthought, he’ll always have the distinction of being the first quarterback the Green Bay Packers acquired in the post-Aaron Rodgers era. The Packers drafted him in the fifth round on Saturday, at No. 149
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12:27 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen has called on Formula One to scrap sprint races after Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw a revised format tried for the first time. Sprint races were introduced during the 2021 season as a way of adding another competitive session between qualifying and the grand prix. Editor’s Picks
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3:33 PM ET Charles Leclerc caused some concern when he reported a “cut” while leading Saturday’s Formula One sprint race in Baku, but the Ferrari driver later clarified he was referring to a cat. Asked whether there had been any recurrence of what had sounded like an engine cutout, Leclerc told reporters: “Absolutely not. I
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3:07 PM BST England beat a spirited France 38-33 to win their fifth straight women’s Six Nations title with a Grand Slam in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham on Sunday to give coach Simon Middleton a fitting farewell. With 58,498 fans in attendance, top-ranked side England struggled with nerves at first before pulling
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11:22 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda has been placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right triceps strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday for Maeda, who exited Wednesday’s start against the New York Yankees after three-plus innings of work. An MRI on Thursday did not show any
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