Month: November 2020

6:38 PM ET ESPN News Services AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver is now a Cup champion, too. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup title Sunday, driving from the back of the field to Victory Lane at Phoenix Raceway. The win for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet
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3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — After 90 minutes between the Premier League’s best two teams there was no clear winner, and if anything, Manchester City‘s 1-1 draw with Liverpool served as more evidence that this season’s title race is open to anyone. After a weekend that saw Southampton, Tottenham and Leicester all
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The PGA Tour Champions season will last at least another day. The final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship will be played on Monday after Kevin Sutherland and Paul Broadhurst traded pars through six playoff holes in near darkness. Broadhurst played a superb final round on
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7:18 PM ET Islam Makhachev‘s first appearance in a UFC main event will have to wait, as the lightweight has withdrawn from Saturday’s headliner with an undisclosed injury. Makhachev (18-1) was scheduled to face former champion Rafael dos Anjos (29-13) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas but was forced to withdraw on
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5:21 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden. The Nats have invited Biden to toss out the ceremonial first ball next season on Opening Day. Washington is scheduled to host the New York Mets at Nationals Park on April 1. “We’re excited to continue the
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IPL 2020: Shikhar Dhawan smashed his sixth half-century of the season against SunRisers Hyderabad.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals batsman Shikhar Dhawan completed 600 runs in the 13th edition of the IPL and also surpassed Rohit Sharma in the tournament’s all-time run-getters list on Sunday. Dhawan achieved the double feat against SunRisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2. The
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9:38 AM ET The Boston Red Sox have rehired former manager Alex Cora, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Cora led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title, but mutually agreed to part with the club amid the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. He was suspended for one season by Major League Baseball
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12:05 PM ET Associated Press Daniil Medvedev won the Paris Masters for the first time by beating Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 Sunday for his eighth career title and third at a Masters event. The third-seeded Russian secured just his second win against the fourth-seeded Zverev in seven matches, and his previous victory against the
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Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Shreyas Iyer expressed his immense happiness after leading the side to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) final. DC defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 17 runs to seal their spot in the IPL 2020 final, where they will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Iyer termed qualification for a historic
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