Month: February 2023

12:48 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — NASCAR has canceled practice and qualifying sessions for the weekend races at Fontana because of ongoing heavy rains. Both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series drivers will race without practice on the track east of Los Angeles, with the starting orders determined by the metric used to
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6:46 AM ET Associated Press PATTAYA, Thailand — Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a bogey-free 64 to grab a 4-stroke lead over fellow countrywoman Atthaya Thitikul after round three of the US$1.7 million LPGA Thailand on Saturday. Vongtaveelap began with an eagle and went on to notch six birdies, including three in a row from
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5:30 PM ET Graham Potter left Brighton to replace Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea manager last September. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Graham Potter has revealed both he and his family have received death threats from Chelsea supporters frustrated at the team’s disappointing form. The Blues have won just two of their last 14 matches across
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8:45 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a right knee injury and exited with 1:13 remaining in the first quarter of Friday night’s 128-99 victory over the Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo was hurt when he knocked knees with a Heat player, and the team announced during the second quarter that he
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7:48 PM ET Associated Press PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Paul Casey birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Jason Kokrak on Friday as the second season of Saudi-funded LIV Golf began at Mayakoba. Casey was 5 under through 10 holes before he lost ground with
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Feb 24, 2023 Russell Wilson pushed to have Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fired before his departure from Seattle, according to a report Friday from The Athletic, though the Denver Broncos‘ quarterback subsequently denied doing so on social media. According to the report, Wilson asked Seahawks ownership in February 2022 to fire Carroll and general manager
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4:23 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs stayed within the organization for their new offensive coordinator, promoting Matt Nagy into the spot as a replacement for Eric Bieniemy. Nagy, 44, was the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator on Andy Reid’s staff in 2016 and 2017, their last two seasons with Alex Smith as starting quarterback.
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5:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak has been suspended for two games for elbowing Buffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo in the head. The NHL’s department of player safety announced the suspension Friday, a day after Cernak struck Okposo with his left elbow during Tampa Bay’s 6-5 overtime
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5:04 PM ET Florida State athletic director Michael Alford told his board of trustees on Friday that “something has to change” when it comes to closing the growing revenue gap with other conferences — a sign that one of the biggest brands in the ACC is unhappy with the current structure. In a phone interview
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6:41 PM ET Jim Miller‘s goal of competing at UFC 300 is undeterred despite an alarming injury. Miller, a lightweight veteran who has the most wins (24) and fights (41) in UFC history, announced Thursday on Instagram that he suffered a traumatic cataract in his right eye in his fight last weekend with Alexander Hernandez,
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