Month: August 2021

8:14 PM ET Associated Press HARRISON, N.Y. — Kentucky junior Jensen Castle rallied to advance to the U.S. Women’s Amateur final Saturday, beating NCAA champion Rachel Heck of Stanford with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole. Castle, from West Columbia, South Carolina, will face Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang of Taiwan in the 36-hole
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7:22 PM ET Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Captain Corey took the lead early, held off one challenge and then drew off in the stretch to give trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt his second win in the $1 million Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands. Svanstedt didn’t need any help from the judges this time. He
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6:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Audie Attar’s attempt to stop Manny Pacquiao from fighting Errol Spence Jr. has been denied. The official ruling was handed down Friday in Superior Court of California in Orange County, denying Paradigm Sports Management’s effort to obtain a preliminary injunction against Pacquiao that would have halted the Aug. 21 welterweight
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6:24 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Kid Galahad picked apart James “Jazza” Dickens to force a stoppage at the end of 11 rounds and win the IBF world featherweight title
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6:04 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has been elected as the president of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding two-term president Chris Paul, sources told ESPN. McCollum has been a vice president on the NBPA’s executive committee since 2018 and has been deeply involved in union decision-making and negotiations with the NBA.
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6:06 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Phil Mickelson went to the driving range after his third round at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, searching for answers. If he doesn’t find them soon, Mickelson said he does not deserve a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month. A victory in May at the PGA
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2:01 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox put slugger J.D. Martinez on the COVID-19-related injured list Saturday, further weakening a struggling offense that has scored five runs or fewer in 13 straight games. Martinez is batting .284 with 21 home runs and 68 RBIs in 104 games. “He felt sick last
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4:33 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Pole-sitter Austin Hill won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, taking the victory when lightning struck nearby and rain halted the race with 11 laps to go. Hill held off John Hunter Nemechek on a restart with 15 laps left as
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Dan Christian smashed 39 and spinner Mitchell Swepson returned figures of 3-12 as Australia edged out Bangladesh by three wickets for a consolation Twenty20 victory on Saturday. Chasing 105 for victory, Australia depended on Christian’s 15-ball blitz and Ashton Agar’s 27 to achieve their target in 19 overs of the fourth match in Dhaka. Bangladesh,
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NZLNZLAUSAUS NZL No. Name 15Damian McKenzie, FB 14Sevu Reece, W 13Anton Lienert-Brown, C 12David Havili, C 11Rieko Ioane, W 10Richie Mo’unga, FH  2 9Aaron Smith, SH 1George Bower, P 2Codie Taylor, H 3Nepo Laulala, P 4Brodie Retallick, L 5Samuel Whitelock, L 6Akira Ioane, FL 7Dalton Papalii, FL 8Ardie Savea, N8 Replacements 16Samisoni Taukei’aho, R
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10:40 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Josh Taylor is coming home to defend his undisputed championship. Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to terms for a Dec. 18 fight at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, sources told ESPN, and all four 140-pound belts will be on the line. Exact TV plans haven’t been finalized, but
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