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MLB: Machado and the Padres finish off a sweep in San Francisco
Five runs up before the second inning was over San Francisco never had a grip on this one. Five down before the second was finished, and that was the ballgame. The Padres won 6-4 in the Bay and completed a three-game sweep. It started fast. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Dustin Harris opened with back-to-back hits…
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Tennis: 16 double faults, and Parks still survives in Guadalajara
Sixteen double faults and a win anyway Alycia Parks got through. Barely. And only after a match that makes very little sense on paper. The American beat compatriot Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Guadalajara Open overnight. Her numbers tell their own strange story. Parks landed 44.2% of her first…
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NBA: Ballmer takes the one-year ban and drops the fight
Twelve days that changed the tone Steve Ballmer put out a statement overnight on the Los Angeles Clippers’ X account. The owner has accepted the NBA’s penalties, his own one-year suspension included. He says he carries “deep regrets”. “This period has been very hard for everyone connected with the Clippers, and for that I am…
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Football: Ecuador hand the job to Marcelo Gallardo
“Welcome, Marcelo” The Ecuadorian federation posted in Spanish on Monday morning. “We have the talent, the structure and the ambition. We are ready.” Then two hashtags: #LaNuevaEra, #LaEraGallardo. Marcelo Gallardo is Ecuador’s new head coach. Official. At 50, the Argentine takes charge of a national team for the first time in his career. “We went…
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LaLiga: Mourinho hands the Tchouameni call to Zidane
A reply that sounded a lot like a warning Jose Mourinho faced the press on Monday morning, on the eve of Real Madrid’s trip to Elche. The Aurelien Tchouameni question came up fast. The France midfielder, hurt against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, had only just come back from a previous muscle problem. And Zinedine Zidane…
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Football: Guardiola rules out any return this season
His agent shuts the door Josep Maria Orobitg spoke to Spanish daily AS a few hours ago and left no room for doubt. “Pep will not coach any club, or any national team, this season,” Guardiola’s agent said. That settles it. No touchline for Pep until next summer at the earliest. The statement lands with…
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MLB: Guardians host White Sox with AL Central lead at stake
Half a game separates them, and the schedule has just put them in the same ballpark for three days. Cleveland hosts Chicago with the AL Central on the line.
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Rugby: Red Roses get Twickenham for France Six Nations clash
England’s round-five meeting with France has decided the title more often than not. Next year it gets Twickenham. Italy go to Franklin’s Gardens.
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Rugby: Petaia recalled by Wallabies for Springboks Test
Three years out of the Test arena, an NFL trial and a season in the Top 14 later, Jordan Petaia is back in the Wallabies squad. Perth hosts the Springboks in two weeks.