RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Several former World No. 1s officially committed to the Galleri Classic, which takes place later this month in Rancho Mirage. Tournament organizers announced 1992 Masters champion Fred Couples, four-time major champion Ernie Els and three-time major champion Vijay Singh will play in the event on the renowned Dinah Shore Tournament Course
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Men’s singles qualifying at the BNP Paribas Open is set to open today, while women’s singles qualifying enters its second day of action. The first leg of the “Sunshine Double,” the annual Indian Wells tournament sees top tennis players from around the world return to the desert for the first
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The Dominguez vs Desert Mirage CIF boys’ soccer title game was postponed due to poor air quality. Postponed, not canceled. Both teams agreed to play the title game on Monday, especially with regionals starting on Tuesday.— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) March 2, 2025 The final was scheduled for 5 PM, but it was announced around 6:44
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls 6-5 on Friday at Pechanga Arena. Jani Nyman opened the scoring, but Jan Mysak answered with a goal of his own to make the game even at one. Not even a minute later, Tucker Robertston helped the Firebirds get in front once more. back in the
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The Desert Mirage High School boys’ soccer team is the final team remaining in the CIF playoffs, and it’s for all the marbles. The Rams will compete against Dominguez High School out of Compton this Saturday for the Division 5 CIF title, their fifth in program history. “Once the league started, I could see the
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Coachella Valley girls soccer center back Savannah Rivera is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Being a captain for two different teams is nothing short of special; just ask Savannah Rivera. “It’s a relief, and it’s also like an accomplishment because it’s something that I’ve always wanted to become a leader,” Rivera said. Being on
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PaddleWar is a new team-based league set to start across the country, including in Palm Springs. Organizers say it “offers a fun, competitive environment for players of all levels, and it’s quickly becoming the go-to league for pickleball enthusiasts.” They say Palm Springs is the perfect destination for all pickleball fans to play, whether they’re beginners
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Jose Barracuda 5-3 on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. This is the first win against the Barracuda this season for the birds. The Firebirds fired on all cylinders in the opening period. Jani Nyman scored 48 seconds, and Gustav Olofsson scored five minutes and 41 seconds into the first
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7-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams withdraws from the BNP Paribas Open after not accepting the wild card invite. A Message From Tournament Director Tommy Haas:“Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wild card this year. We wish Venus all the best and hope to see her back in Indian Wells
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It was a busy Saturday night with two CIF-SS playoff soccer games and Firebirds hockey. The Firebirds faced off against the Pacific Division and Western Conference-leading Calgary Wranglers and came out on top, winning 4-1. Trailing 1-0 in the opening period, the Firebirds scored four unanswered goals from John Hayden, Lleyton Roed, and Ben Meyers.
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The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic kicked off its 21st season Thursday at the Big League Dreams Complex in Cathedral City. The classic is a four-day tournament as 31 Division One softball teams will compete at five different ballparks. Out of the 31 teams, eight teams are nationally ranked as Number 6 Tennessee, Number 7 UCLA,
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The BNP Paribas Open announced today an action-packed calendar of on-site activities and events set to greet fans for the 2025 tennis tournament. The annual Family Day will once again serve as an exciting, free kickoff event to ring in the start of the BNP Paribas Open. Families with children
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GLENDALE, Ariz (KESQ) – Dodgers reliever Bobby Miller was hit in the head by a line drive in today’s 12-4 loss in their spring training opener against the Chicago Cubs at their Camelback Ranch training facility in Glendale, Arizona and is in the concussion protocol. Michael Busch hit a 2-1 curveball from Miller back at
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners on Wednesday night by the final score of 5-2. Jani Nyman led the way with a pair of goals while Ty Nelson and Luke Henman each scored in the Firebirds’ 27th win of the season. Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 of 24 Tucson shots to secure his first
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The University of San Diego won both the team and individual title on the Prestige at the Greg Norman Course at PGA West. The University of San Diego won both the team and individual title of the 2025 Prestige.Led by Sophomore Ryan Abuan, who shot 11-under, the Toreros finished at 29-under over the three days.@KESQ
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Chargers will open their 2025 regular season in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the team announced today. The Chargers’ opponent, along with kickoff time for the Sept. 5 contest at Corinthians Arena, will be announced with the release of the full 2025 NFL schedule this spring. It will
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It was another jam-packed night of high school sports as the CIF-SS playoffs continued for our local winter sports programs. Unfortunately, we only had one local team win and advance to the next round. Tuesday @CIFSS results recap. Local teams went 1-7.👦🏀RM lost 60-57 to CanyonPD lost 75-69 to MaranathaCV lost 73-65 to Arroyo🤽♀️LQ lost
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La Quinta Girls water polo wing Amaris Martinez is this week’s student-athlete of the week. “She wasn’t one to really be vocal about anything,” head coach Greg Garczynski said. “Just very quiet and kind of went about her way and just continued to work hard, and it was definitely obvious to us coaches that we
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We had a pair of college golf tournaments in town on Monday with the first round of the Prestige at PGA West in La Quinta and the final round of the Alice and John Wallace Classic at Monterey CC in Palm Desert. North Carolina leads the Prestige after one round, led by top-ranked amateur David
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Bakersfield Condors 4-3 in the shootout on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. The Condors held the Firebirds scoreless in the opening period but added a goal of their own by Phil Kemp. Jacob Melanson tallied the game-tying goal in the second frame, which would be the lone goal in the
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