Column: Memories abound from 20-plus years of Match Play
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Column: Memories abound from 20-plus years of Match Play

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The end of the World Golf Championships was a matter of time, especially with the arrival next year of smaller fields and enormous prize money for the elite players.What stings is losing the Match Play.The tournament began in 1999 at La Costa in California. If that seems like a long time… […]

Today in Sports
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Today in Sports

March 221932 — The blue lines are eliminated with the center red line used to determine offsides in an experiment by the NHL. With both teams out of playoff contention, the league tries it in the New York Americans’ 8-6 victory over Boston.1952 — The St. John’s Redmen avenge an earlier 41-point loss, beating top-ranked… […]

Source: Pats audible, have revised deal with Mills
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Source: Pats audible, have revised deal with Mills

11: 28 AM ETMike ReissESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ plans to release starting cornerback Jalen Mills have changed, with the sides agreeing to a revised one-year deal worth up to $6.1 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.Releasing Mills would have… […]

Russia barred from all hockey worlds in 2023-24
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Russia barred from all hockey worlds in 2023-24

12: 56 PM ETAssociated Press ZURICH — Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season, including the women’s event in the United States.The IIHF cited security concerns for players, competition staff and fans — because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — to… […]

UFC’s Holm, 41, re-signs with new six-fight deal
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UFC’s Holm, 41, re-signs with new six-fight deal

11: 35 AM ETBrett OkamotoESPN Staff Writer CloseMMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas SunHolly Holm’s fight career is showing no signs of slowing down, as the former MMA and boxing champion has signed a new six-fight deal with UFC, her manager, Lenny Fresquez, told the Albuquerque Journal on… […]

McIlroy supports proposals to limit ball distance
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McIlroy supports proposals to limit ball distance

Proposals to limit the distance golf balls travel when struck by elite players have received the surprise backing of four-time major winner Rory McIlroy.Several players, including world No. 2 Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas, have criticized the model local rule (MLR) proposal outlined last week by golf’s rules makers the R&A and USGA.However, McIlroy, one… […]

Sources: Canadian billionaire eyes Commanders
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Sources: Canadian billionaire eyes Commanders

12: 33 PM ETBrian WindhorstCloseBrian WindhorstESPN Senior WriterESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksAdam SchefterCloseAdam SchefterESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four booksCanadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has become the newest… […]

Exclusive: EU drafts plan to allow e-fuel combustion engine cars
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Exclusive: EU drafts plan to allow e-fuel combustion engine cars

Brussels proposes exception for e-fuels cars from 2035Germany still examining EU draft proposalBerlin sees technology condition as problematicGoal to reach decision by ThursdayBERLIN/BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) – The European Commission has drafted a plan to allow sales of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035 if they run only on climate neutral e-fuels, as… […]

Netherlands to house new $1.1 bln NATO innovation fund
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Netherlands to house new $1.1 bln NATO innovation fund

AMSTERDAM, March 21 (Reuters) – The Netherlands will house a new 1 billion euro ($1.07 billion) NATO fund that will invest in European startup companies developing technology with possible military or defence applications.The fund, announced last year, will be officially launched during NATO’s annual summit in July, the Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs said in… […]

Asheville isolated: Wrecked roads, knocked out cell service…
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Asheville isolated: Wrecked roads, knocked out cell service…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern Appalachia that left an unknown number dead and countless worried relatives unable to reach loved ones. […]