Month: February 2024

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball’s move to slice two seconds off the pitch clock with runners on base is too much, too soon, according to players’ association head Tony Clark. The clock is shortening this season to 18 seconds from 20 with men
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SWpix.com By Katie Falkingham BBC Sport at the National Cycling Centre, Manchester Lauren Bell won her second British title inside 24 hours with keirin victory on the last day of the National Track Championships in Manchester. Bell, a two-time team sprint world medallist, held off a late charge from Rhian Edmunds to narrowly pip her
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Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHONBURI, Thailand — Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit held off a fast-finishing Albane Valenzuela to clinch the LPGA Thailand by one stroke on Sunday. The 24-year-old Bangkok native showcased her prowess with a brilliant approach shot to tap in an easy birdie on the final
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Getty Images Britain’s Kye Whyte won his first final “in ages”, claiming gold at the BMX Racing World Cup in Brisbane. The 24-year-old beat Switzerland’s Cedric Butti by less than two hundredths of a second to win his first gold medal since 2019. The Olympic silver medallist has endured a difficult 12 months but his
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Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Cubs are in agreement on a three-year, $80 million contract, sources told ESPN, ending a prolonged free agency with a return
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC top prospect Raul Rosas Jr. fell ill and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled bantamweight fight Saturday night at UFC Mexico City just minutes before the fighters were supposed to enter the cage, it was announced on the broadcast. Rosas
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Who will fight Francis Ngannou when he returns to the world of mixed martial arts? The answer is an emphatic Renan Ferreira. Ferreira (13-3) knocked out Bellator
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 25, 2024, 01:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Royval was not the favorite Saturday night. Not in the betting odds, nor in the eyes of the fans in the building. Across the cage from him was Brandon Moreno, the first Mexican-born UFC champion who had yet to win a
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Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — When Kyle Busch sold his NASCAR Truck Series team to Spire Motorsports last year, he didn’t surrender his prowess behind the wheel. Driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in his first start of 2024, Busch inherited the lead from
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