9:27 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Katie Volynets reached her first WTA semifinal by taking big leads in each set and holding off reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns to win 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open on Friday. Volynets, a Californian who is
Month: March 2023
9:24 PM ET Brett Quigley fired a 7-under-par 65 to grab the first-round lead at the PGA Tour Champions’ Cologuard Classic on Friday in Tucson, Arizona. Quigley is 1 shot ahead of John Huston, Kirk Triplett and Brian Cooper, who opened with rounds of 6-under 66 at Omni Tucson National. Quigley, 53, made five of
7:37 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama is chasing his first PGA Tour victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a world-class group of contenders right behind him. Kitayama should be used to that. Last year alone, he fell 1 shot short of Jon Rahm in Mexico, Xander Schauffele in Scotland and
3:37 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders are planning to use the franchise tag on reigning NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs for the 2023 season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The franchise tag for running backs for the 2023 season will cost $10.09 million. The deadline for teams to use the tag is Tuesday
7:06 PM ET James van Riemsdyk was headed to the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL trade deadline — until he wasn’t. During a fairly quiet deadline day on Friday, one of the biggest attention-getting moves was one that didn’t happen. There were reports that the Philadelphia Flyers were trading van Riemsdyk, a veteran winger,
6:35 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL trade season had it all: Contenders such as the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils loaded up. Star players were on the move, such as Patrick Kane, Ryan O’Reilly, Timo Meier and Jakob Chychrun. There was lots of angst on social
5:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan cornerback DJ Turner put himself on one of history’s shortest lists at the NFL’s scouting combine Friday, running the 40-yard dash in a blazing 4.26 seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is the fourth-fastest time in the 40 at the combine since 2003, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
4:27 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Despite having two players arrested in the past two weeks for street-racing offenses, including Jalen Carter‘s booking Wednesday in connection with a Jan. 15 crash that killed a Georgia football player and a recruiting staff member, coach Kirby Smart insists his program does not have a culture problem. “Absolutely
6:32 AM ET Achraf Hakimi has been placed under police monitoring and was banned from contact with the alleged victim. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was given preliminary charges of rape, the prosecutor’s department of Nanterre told ESPN on Friday. A preliminary investigation was opened against Hakimi last week after
8:00 AM ET With league titles and golden boots on the line, many of the big stars across Europe’s elite clubs have been proving their worth with vital goals as we prepare to enter the final third of the season. But which two players have combined for the most goal contributions in Europe’s “Big Five”
Mar 3, 2023 UCLA coach Chip Kelly has signed a contract extension through the 2027 season, the school announced Friday. UCLA finished 9-4 last season with a 37-35 loss to Pittsburgh in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, but his winning percentage has increased in each of his five seasons. Last season was the first
Dinesh Karthik behind the mic is something that World Cup-winning former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni “really enjoys”, the Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper-batter said, terming it “my biggest accolade”. Currently commentating on the India-Australia Test series, the 37-year-old Karthik will be next seen in action in the upcoming IPL. He said a word of praise
Mar 3, 2023 The Minnesota Wild have reportedly landed defenseman John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in a deal that got completed just before the deadline Friday. The Ducks will receive defenseman Andrej Sustr, the rights to forward Nikita Nesterenko and a fourth-round pick in 2025. Anaheim retains 50% of Klingberg’s remaining salary this year.
7:00 AM ET When the rosters of the 20 participants in the 2023 World Baseball Classic were announced last month, our imaginations were captured by some prospective lineups that looked absolutely stacked. While it’ll be decades before we know how many Hall of Famers will be featured in the tournament, which begins next week, we
Mar 3, 2023 Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University INDIANAPOLIS — Former Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba says he is fully healed from the hamstring injury that kept him out for most of last season, and he intends to participate
2:07 PM ET Atlanta Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler told ESPN that his franchise has underachieved in relation to its roster talent and that the organization’s moves to hire Quin Snyder as coach and elevate Landry Fields to oversee basketball operations will translate into more long-term success. In an interview Friday, Ressler insisted he isn’t
12:54 PM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev ended Novak Djokovic‘s 20-match winning streak by beating the world’s top-ranked player 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. Third-seeded Medvedev will face defending champion Andrey Rublev in an all-Russian final that could have political overtones after Rublev reiterated his call for peace.
2:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones spent more than two years packing on the pounds, prepping for his move up to heavyweight. The result: The former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion actually weighed more than his opponent Friday morning. Jones hit the scale at 248 pounds, which is 43 more pounds than he
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