Month: October 2022

Oct 8, 2022 Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR says it had a productive test of its new car and promised drivers that solutions to some of their safety concerns should be implemented by next season. NASCAR’s top leadership held a 75-minute meeting ahead of Saturday’s practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It said it expects
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1:52 PM ET The UFC has added a key welterweight matchup between Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov to an event on Jan. 14, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Contracts have not been signed but both welterweights have agreed to the three-round contest, sources told ESPN. The UFC Fight Night event is expected to take place
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12:31 PM ET Associated Press ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Novak Djokovic survived a second-set tiebreaker in the Astana Open semifinals and shortly after his opponent Daniil Medvedev retired with a leg injury on Saturday. Djokovic advanced at 4-6, 7-6 (6). He will play third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final. “I really hope that his injury is
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12:15 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said that additional allegations of abuse have come to light since the publication of the Yates report on Monday. Parlow Cone made the disclosure of at least three additional cases in a pair of interviews with CNN. According to CNN’s report, Parlow Cone didn’t provide
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6:14 AM ET Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand — One of the best former amateur golfers in the world is leading after two rounds of the LIV Golf tournament in Thailand. Ex-Oklahoma State player Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra turned professional to play on the LIV series. The two-time first-team All-American was No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf
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2:40 AM BST Laure Sansus scored two tries as France underlined their title credentials with a bonus-point 40-5 victory over South Africa in the opening match of the women’s Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The match was the first of a triple-header at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby,
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Oct 7, 2022 Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman MacKenzie Weegar to an eight-year, $50 million extension, the team announced Friday. Weegar came to Calgary on July 25 along with Jonathan Huberdeau in a trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. Weegar would have become an unrestricted free
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