Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 05:04 PM ET WASHINGTON — Maria Sakkari let a huge lead disappear but recovered to take the last four games and beat top-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the DC Open semifinals Saturday. Sakkari, a 28-year-old from Greece who is ranked No. 9 and seeded No. 4 at the
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Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 07:02 PM ET WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Matthew Wolff made enough birdies to offset a few mistakes Saturday for a 3-under 67 that gave him a share of the lead with David Puig at LIV Golf-Greenbrier. The third and final round is wide open on the Old White course
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 07:57 PM ET Jake Paul takes on former UFC star Nate Diaz in a 10-round cruiserweight bout (catchweight of 185 pounds) at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday (ESPN+ PPV, 8 p.m. ET). Paul (6-1, 4 KOs), 26, suffered a split-decision loss to Tommy Fury in his
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 01:51 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Aug 5, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Celine Boutier inched closer to her second title in as many weeks after seizing a three-stroke lead following the third round of the Women’s Scottish Open on Saturday in Ayrshire, Scotland. Boutier, who captured her first major title at last week’s Evian Championship in her native France, carded a
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Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 03:40 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — Martin Truex Jr. is returning for another run with Joe Gibbs Racing, signing a deal to compete in NASCAR races again next year. The Cup Series points leader made the announcement after he qualified fifth for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while playing for Slovenia in a World Cup preparation game Friday, sources
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Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 01:07 PM ET PRAGUE — Rain has washed out the entire Saturday schedule of the Prague Open. Both semifinal games were rescheduled to take place on Sunday, along with the final. Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic will play qualifier Tamara Korpatsch of Germany, and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA’s training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the select team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group
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Aug 5, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Next Saturday’s fight between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte has been cancelled after Whyte failed a pre-fight drugs test, promoters Matchroom announced on Saturday. The bout, Joshua’s latest fight as he charts his comeback to the top of the heavyweight division, was meant to take place at
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNAug 5, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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