Month: January 2022

5:53 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — California football coach Justin Wilcox has signed an extension through the 2027 season. Wilcox was rewarded with the extension Thursday after leading the Golden Bears to two bowls in five seasons as coach. The contract also increases the salary pool for assistant coaches. “Justin Wilcox is a
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8:25 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Standing on the court as her ever-so-slight lead slipped away and now just one point away from entering a third-set tiebreak, Naomi Osaka prepared for Amanda Anisimova‘s next serve during their third-round match at the Australian Open on Friday. Osaka, the tournament’s defending champ, had looked frustrated as she walked
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5:49 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Naomi Osaka didn’t make it to a much-anticipated fourth-round contest against top-ranked Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open. Amanda Anisimova, a 20-year-old American ranked 60th in the world, ensured that so-called final-before-the-final wouldn’t happen when she beat the four-time major champion 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
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12:35 AM ET Associated Press KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii. — Ernie Els birdied the final hole Thursday, set up by a difficult wedge from a fairway bunker, giving him an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Vijay Singh as the PGA Tour Champions season began at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. Bernhard Langer, coming off
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11:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Charlie McAvoy scored a power-play goal with 45 seconds left in the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. But the win might have been costly for Boston, which lost winger Brad Marchand to an apparent right shoulder injury
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Pakistan defeated neighbours Afghanistan in a thrilling game in a U19 World Cup Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Thursday. During the match, Afghanistan pacer Bilal Sami hogged all the limelight for his ferocious delivery and fiery celebration after getting the better of Pakistan batter Haseebullah Khan. The incident took
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9:54 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com American Jessica Pegula advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Thursday. The tournament’s No. 21 seed recorded seven aces and 20 winners in the 91-minute clash. She’ll next face the winner of
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6:57 PM ET Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been fined $25,000 by the league for his postgame comments related to the game officials following Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN on Thursday. A postgame question to Prescott on Sunday initially indicated the fans were throwing things at his teammates
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