World number four Jessica Pegula rallied from a set and a break down to beat defending champion Danielle Collins 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Friday and reach the semi-finals of he WTA clay court tournament in Charleston, South Carolina.”That was tough,” said Pegula, who trailed 6-1, 2-0 but won 10 of the last 13 games — …
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Former British Open champion Brian Harman had eight birdies in a six-under-par 66 to surge to a four-shot lead on Friday midway through the PGA Tour Texas Open in San Antonio.Harman, chasing his first victory since his 2023 Open Championship triumph at Royal Liverpool, built a 12-under-par total at TPC San Antonio, and was four …
The NBA took aim at Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s imaginary gun gesture on Friday, fining him $75,000 after he used it to celebrate a basket for the second time in a week.NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said in a statement that Morant — who was suspended twice in 2023 for incidents with real …
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Stephen Curry scored 37 points as the Golden State Warriors outdueled LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 to claim a crucial victory in their blockbuster Western Conference clash on Thursday.Curry — fresh from scoring 52 points in the Warriors’ defeat of Memphis on Tuesday — produced a trademark burst of third-quarter scoring to …
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St. Petersburg city council members voted 7-1 on Thursday to approve spending $22.5 million on a new teflon-coated fiberglass roof for hurricane-damaged Tropicana Park to allow the Tampa Bay Rays to return in 2026.The enclosed-stadium roof was shredded by Hurricane Milton last October, forcing the Major League Baseball club to play its 2025 home schedule …
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Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.NBA rules dictate a player or coach is suspended for one game after accumulating 16 technical fouls during a regular season and for each two additional technical fouls in the regular …
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Los Angeles FC sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami spinning to their first defeat of the season on Wednesday, scoring an upset 1-0 victory in their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarter-final first-leg clash.A 57th-minute strike from Los Angeles-born El Salvador international Nathan Ordaz handed LAFC a precious advantage heading into next Wednesday’s return leg in Florida.”I …
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The Miami Heat ended Boston’s nine-game NBA winning streak with a 124-103 victory that pushed the reigning champion Celtics further behind Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland — who rallied to beat New York on Wednesday.Tyler Herro scored 25 points to lead seven players in double figures for the Heat, who fought off a late Celtics surge …
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Washington star Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal on Wednesday to move three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 as his Capitals fell 5-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes.Ovechkin scored for a third straight game late in the second period. Washington had a two-man advantage on the power play and Ovechkin unleashed …
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Former Australia rugby union back Jordan Petaia was on Wednesday signed by the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers after impressing during trials. Petaia spent 10 weeks from January learning the game at the International Player Pathway program in Florida, which gives global athletes from other sports the chance to play for one of the 32 NFL teams.Petaia …
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