By Raja Razek, Homero De la Fuente, Steve Almasy, Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Faced with growing attention over a theft and gambling scandal, baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie and placed the blame for the improprieties squarely on his former interpreter
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The Thermal Club held its first $1 Million Challenge in Thermal, Ca. Alex Palou led all 20 laps and won the race finishing with a time of 39:30.2292. Palou finished six seconds above Scott McLaughlin, who finished with a time of 39:36.0221. Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the podium with a 39:39.9879 time. Palou earned $500,000
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 4-2 at Acrisure Arena on Military Appreciation Night. Ryan Winterton got the scoring started for the Firebirds, but the Stars answered two goals on their own with one in the first and the other in the second. Down 2-1 in the third period, Coachella Valley switched gears
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are going to the playoffs! The @Firebirds have punched their ticket to the #CalderCup Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/IWfJ3yGdzD— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) March 23, 2024 The Firebirds clinched their spot in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs thanks to a loss by the San Diego Gulls Friday night. San Diego lost thanks to a
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The majority of the field for The Galleri Classic Presented by Spotlight 29 Casino was finalized on Friday with 74-of-78 players set for the second-annual PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament, contested March 29-31 on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at iconic Mission Hills Country Club. The Galleri Classic, named after title sponsor GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test,
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker. “Major League
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The second annual Coachella Valley pride hockey tournament is back here in the desert. It kicked off Thursday afternoon at the Berger Foundation Iceplex, and runs through Sunday. The Coachella Valley Firebirds are partners for the Palm Springs International Pride Hockey Tournament, which was created to make a safe space for all LGBTQ+ players. 14-teams from
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Start your engines! The one-of-a-kind Thermal Club in the east valley is set to host the $1 Million Challenge this weekend, the first event of its kind. Sports Director Blake Arthur had the opportunity to visit the track and see what the racing experience is all about. 👀🏎️@IndyCar @ThermalClub @KESQ #INDYCAR #ThermalChallenge pic.twitter.com/iDfedLLdpz— Blake Arthur
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars 4-3 in overtime at Acrisure Arena. It was an offensive showcase for both teams in the first period as the Firebirds led 3-2. The goal scorers were Ryan Winterton, Kole Lind, and Cameron Hughes. Scoreless in the second and one goal in the third by the Stars,
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Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers today amid allegations he stole millions of dollars from the Japanese slugger to place bets with a purported illegal bookmaker, according to an online report. Attorneys for Ohtani, responding to inquiries from the Los Angeles Times, told the paper in a statement Wednesday, “In
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Rancho Mirage baseball pitcher and shortstop Malakai Lopez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. As a multi-sport athlete, Lopez uses his competitive fuel to become a better student and athlete. “I feel like I’m a very competitive person. I’m always wanting to get better,” Lopez said. “I always want to get to the next
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The Dodgers will open their much-anticipated 2024 regular season early Wednesday morning in Seoul, South Korea, against the San Diego Padres, with Shohei Ohtani making his Dodger debut after signing the largest contract in professional sports history. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 a.m. Pacific Time, with another new Dodger, Tyler Glasnow, taking the mound
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It was another successful tennis tournament in Indian Wells, which witnessed repeat champions and new tournament records. Major economic impact from the unofficial 5th major of tennis.The @BNPPARIBASOPEN generates half a billion dollars of revenue for the Coachella Valley every year with 8,000 full-time jobs created. The middle weekend had 53K fans on Saturday and
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz arrived at Indian Wells full of doubt about his twisted right ankle. He’s leaving as a two-time champion. He defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5), 6-1 for the second straight year in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday, earning his first title since winning Wimbledon last year. Iga
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Iga Swiatek flinched when the celebratory streamers shot into the sky. It was the only thing that bothered the world’s top-ranked woman. “I just thought it’s going to happen a little bit later,” she said, laughing. She beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 in just over an hour to win the
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to end the Italian’s 19-match winning streak and advance to the BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday night. Alcaraz retained his world No. 2 ranking with the victory and extended his winning streak to 11 matches at Indian Wells, where he’ll play
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final. Sakkari will play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-2
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final. Swiatek improved to 19-2 this year, with her match wins leading the WTA Tour. First in the world, first finalist in Indian Wells. Looking every bit the part in the desert as
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When you think of a tennis tournament like the BNP Paribas Open, the players and environment come to mind, but life of the ball crew is like no other. People ages 13 to early 30’s all around the United States get to experience some of the best players in the world right in front of
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald spent 10 years flattening quarterbacks, crushing ball-carriers, fighting through perpetual double-teams and generally wrecking NFL offenses. He was relentless, reliable and infinitely resourceful while he led the Los Angeles Rams all the way to a Super Bowl championship. And on Friday, Donald decided
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