Month: August 2022

12:55 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Second-seeded Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff 7-6(4), 6-2 on Friday at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic to reach her fourth semifinal of the year. Badosa won nine straight points while Gauff struggled with her serve, and led 2-0 in the second set before easing to a
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2:50 PM ET Mike ClayESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings New or inexperienced when it comes to fantasy football? No worries – we have you covered! Our PPR cheat
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6:53 AM ET ESPN Fantasy Our ESPN Fantasy staff got together for the fourth mock draft of the year, this time using a 12-team, non PPR format. Pay close attention to some of the top storylines to come out of this practice draft. How long could fantasy managers wait to get a top-tier QB? And
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10:31 PM BST Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has withdrawn from the Argentina portion of the Rugby Championship on the eve of their opening Test, believing he’s not in the right “mindset” to lead the team. In a release on Saturday morning, Rugby Australia announced the 121-Test flanker had made the decision to withdraw from the
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9:16 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Padraig Harrington made a long eagle putt on the final hole Friday for a 6-under 64 that gave him a 1-shot lead over Kirk Triplett in the Shaw Charity Classic. Harrington matched his lowest score of the year on the PGA Tour Champions, and it was his
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9:51 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators signed forward Yakov Trenin to a two-year, $3.4 million contract Friday after going through arbitration. Trenin, 25, is coming off his best season, setting career-highs with 80 games played, 17 goals scored, 24 points, 33 blocked shots and 191 hits. With teammate Tanner Jeannot,
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9:45 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joohyung “Tom” Kim began the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple bogey on his first hole and wasn’t the least bit bothered. The kid seems to be going places in a hurry. Already assured a PGA Tour card for next season, Kim overcame his rough start with a
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4:53 PM ET Gabriel Martinelli celebrates scoring the first goal of the Premier League season to help Arsenal to victory over Crystal Palace. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Arsenal made a winning start to the season as a goal in either half gave Mikel Arteta’s side a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the opening game of the
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5:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the injured list, a day after he left his start at San Francisco with lower back pain. The team activated utility man Chris Taylor (foot) from the injured list, recalled right-hander Reyes Moronta and optioned outfielder James Outman.
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3:07 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty Friday in an attempted murder case in Santa Clara (California) County, his attorney Mark Geragos told ESPN. Velasquez, 40, is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly chased down a man, Harry Goularte
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6:31 PM ET The UFC has its Madison Square Garden main event. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York, Adesanya announced Friday on SportsCenter. Pereira owns two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing, including one via knockout. ESPN
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12:21 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ed Stewart, one of the top officials in the Big 12, is leaving for a new job at USC, according to ESPN sources. Stewart, the Big 12’s executive associate commissioner, is being hired as USC’s executive senior associate athletic director. His job duties will include oversight of USC‘s football program,
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3:31 PM ET Associated Press MUIRFIELD, Scotland — In Gee Chun is making another strong run at a major. The South Korean golfer took the halfway lead at the Women’s Open after a 5-under 66 in the second round on Friday, putting her in position to challenge for a second major title of the year,
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