Month: March 2024

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ugo Humbert stayed undefeated in ATP Tour finals by beating Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday. The French player, who upset defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals, improved to 6-0 in finals. Humbert is the third player
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 2, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson was charged with third-degree felony fleeing a police officer at his arraignment Saturday morning after officers said he led them on a 6-plus-mile chase with speeds exceeding 130 mph, according to the Huron Township (Michigan) director of public safety. Anderson, per police, fled
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Getty Images Slovenia’s two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar pulled off a stunning solo ride to win the Strade Bianche in Tuscany. The UAE Team Emirates rider attacked with 81km of the 215km race remaining. He finished a record two minutes 44 seconds ahead of second-placed Toms Skujins in Siena, with Britain’s defending champion
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Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Joaquin Niemann took six holes to get going Saturday and then ran off six birdies on his way to a 6-under 64, giving him a 2-shot lead in LIV Golf Jeddah as he goes for his second
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sent out a chilling message to his Formula 1 rivals with a crushing victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. He brushed off controversy surrounding his team principal Christian Horner to dominate after a brief challenge at the start from Ferrari’s
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Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Anna Blinkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the San Diego Open. Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, will face Marta Kostyuk on Saturday. Kostyuk dropped the opening set to Anastasia
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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterMar 2, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Matt Chapman, regarded as one of the best defensive infielders in baseball, agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, sources
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ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dylan Guenther scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Friday night to snap a 14-game losing streak. Michael Carcone, J.J. Moser, Nick Schmaltz and Matias Maccelli also scored to help the
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Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 01:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Ayaka Furue of Japan took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship with a 4-under 68 on Saturday. The 23-year-old Furue, who won the Women’s Scottish Open in her first year on tour in 2022,
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ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Rajah Caruth made a promise after taking the checkered flag in the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “There’s more to come, for sure,” the 21-year-old Spire Motorsports driver said moments after securing his first NASCAR Truck
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Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — Defending champion Alex de Minaur advanced to the final of the Mexican Open when Jack Draper retired in the third set Friday. The third-seeded Australian won the first set 6-3, dropped the second 6-2 and was leading 4-0 in the third
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