Month: February 2025

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Even so, Briscoe insists he feels no new pressure. He said he already felt an urgency to win this
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Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 01:11 PM ET PHOENIX — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins is expected to miss the first month of the season after fracturing his right shin during batting practice. Brewers manager Pat Murphy revealed the severity of Perkins’ injury before their Cactus League opener Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds. “They’re estimating
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Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 01:04 PM ET ALTUS, Okla. — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88. The Lowell-Tims Funeral Home & Crematory in Altus says Fisher died Monday after a
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Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the New York Mets against the Houston Astros on Saturday. Soto signed a record
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Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — Andrey Rublev credited his mental approach after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 to win the Qatar Open for the second time Saturday. It was Rublev’s third three-set win in three days. The Russian also dropped the second set in his
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Sarah BarshopFeb 22, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. Open
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Field Level Media Feb 22, 2025, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov signed a two-year, $6 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal begins next season for Namestnikov, who was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer prior to signing the extension. Namestnikov, 32, has 29 points (10
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Field Level Media Feb 22, 2025, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Basketball Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki admitted that he, like most everyone else, was shocked that the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade earlier this month. “I think I was as shocked and surprised as
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Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 06:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PATTAYA, Thailand — Angel Yin birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine to help set up an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. The American had a three-round
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