The first professional victory of Sophia Popov’s career came at a major championship on Sunday when the 304th ranked German won the Women’s Open at Royal Troon. Popov recovered from a bogey on the first hole by making five birdies for a 3-under 68 in the final round, leaving 7 …
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Mike Milbury will not appear on NBC Sports’ coverage for the remainder of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2020, he said Saturday. The news comes a day after the NHL condemned Milbury’s comments that players are not as distracted because there are no women in the league’s bubble as “insensitive …
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5:12 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s basketball competition, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel started covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Phoenix center Brittney Griner has left the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida for personal reasons, Mercury …
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Serena Williams said she enjoyed the National Tennis Center, but she lives in a rented apartment to further isolate herself from exposure to the coronavirus because of her history of major lung complications. “I want to be here, but I have real health issues,” Williams said Friday in a Zoom …
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The board of directors of NCAA Division I voted Friday to give all fallout student athletes an extra year of eligibility and an extra year to complete it through a low consideration. The move eliminates a cloud of uncertainty for athletes in the fall sports whose seasons have been delayed …
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