The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls on Friday by the final score of 5-1. Five different goal scorers helped the Firebirds to their 34th win of the season and extends their point streak to eight games. For the game’s full box score, click HERE. The victory moves Coachella Valley’s record to 34-13-5-3 and
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Elena Rybakina will not get the opportunity to defend her title at this year’s BNP Paribas Open. The 24-year-old announced on Friday that she is withdrawing from the tournament due to illness. Elena Rybakina has withdrawn due to illness.We wish our 2023 champion a speedy recovery ❤️ #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/6kmvhNU00P— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 9,
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The BNP Paribas Open honored all the women for International Women’s Day. With plenty of moms, fans and much more, the BNP had a pannel of BNP executives, current players, legends, and the number one pickleball player. Happy International Women’s Day at the BNP Paribas Open. Such a great panel with FILA sponsored WTA player
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It was another jam-packed day of tennis and more in Indian Wells on Thursday. Unfortunately, rain suspended play in the evening session yet again. #breakingnews Rain coming down in Stadium 1 @BNPPARIBASOPEN Play has been suspended till this passes and courts are dry @BlakeArthur24 @KenjiitoKESQ @KESQHaley pic.twitter.com/3HDCLSVpQg— Chris Tarpening (@Tarp1969) March 8, 2024 Prior to
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Venus Williams played a match on tour for the first time in about six months on Thursday, and the 43-year-old owner of seven Grand Slam titles gave away the lead and the last 10 games in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 loss to qualifier Nao Hibino at the BNP Paribas Open.
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What a wild Wednesday in Indian Wells. Despite Rafa Nadal withdrawing from the tournament and weather suspending play, Wednesday was still a fun day, featuring some of the biggest names in the sport of tennis. Despite the double whammy on Wednesday night with weather issues and Rafael Nadal withdrawing, it was still a fun day
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost in a shootout to the San Diego Gulls 4-3 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, Ca. In a high scoring affair, both the Firebirds and Gulls scored in each period. Devin Shore got the scoring started for Coachella Valley and Ryan Winterton not only tallied one, but two goals on
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Rafael Nadal, a 22-time grand slam champion and one of the greatest players of all time, has withdrawn from the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. Nadal, 37, issued a statement on his decision Wednesday evening. “It is with great sadness that I have to withdraw from this amazing tournament. Everyone knows how much I love this
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The Stars and Stripes stole the show under the lights on Tuesday inside Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. #EisenhowerCup debutants win the title!@BenShelton & Emma Navarro defeat Tsitsidosa 10-8 in the final to claim victory 🏆 pic.twitter.com/hjbocgSC81— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 6, 2024 The American team of Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro
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Palm Desert’s boys tennis player Bhargav Jakkaraju is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Playing on the varsity team his freshman year, coaches and teammates noticed that Jakkaraju was more than an athlete; he was a student of the game. “He has really matured very much. He started playing for me as a freshman. In
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The draws are out and play is soon to follow at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. The path to the title is set, who will take it all? 🏆#TennisParadise— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 5, 2024 MEN’S DRAW #1 Novak Djokovic (5-time tournament champion, 24-time grand slam champion) #2 Carlos Alcaraz (2023 tournament champion) #3
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They don’t call it the unofficial 5th grand slam for nothing. The field is set 🎾 All of the top 10 men & women will be in #TennisParadise from March 3-17, including World No. 1's @djokernole & @iga_swiatek.— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) February 7, 2024 This year’s edition of the BNP Paribas Open features a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Jose Barracuda 3-2 in a shootout win at Tech CU Arena in Bakersfield, Ca. The Barracuda struck first in the first period, but Jimmy Schuldt got the scoring started for the Firebirds in the second. In the third, Andrew Poturalski gave Coachella Valley a 2-1 lead, but San
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points, but Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets made a late push to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 on Saturday night. Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 3:49 remaining to put Denver back in front,
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Bakersfield Condors 4-1 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, Ca. The Firebirds showed why they are the best team in the Pacific Division scoring in every period. Shane Wright started the scoring for the birds and then Marian Studenic followed after in the second period. Logan Morrison not only
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2021 US Open Champion Emma Raducanu headlines the list of players awarded main draw wild cards into the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, which will be held March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Raducanu, 22, heads to Tennis Paradise looking to jumpstart her 2024 season after a career-best showing in Indian Wells last March,
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The first-place Firebirds continued their winning ways Wednesday night, taking down the San Jose Barracuda 4-1 at Acrisure Arena on KESQ Night. Drop the puck, don't drop the ball. @KESQ // @Firebirds pic.twitter.com/aH4CA0lNyv— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) February 29, 2024 CV was powered by two shorthanded goals, coming in the second period via Ryan Winteron and
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Join us for News Channel 3 Night at the Coachella Valley Firebirds! The special night will be on Wednesday, February 28. The Firebirds host the San Jose Barracuda. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. See News Channel 3’s First Alert Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson give her forecast live outside the arena before the game. And
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Xavier Prep softball pitcher and utility player Dani Dardano is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Dardano, who has played on varsity since her sophomore year, mentioned that balance is the key to being an all-around athlete and a great student in the classroom. “I like to keep a really balanced life,” Dardano said. “I
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Palm Desert and Shadow Hills represented the valley in the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, CA. Both schools had representatives for the championship, nine Aztecs and two for the Knights. Brock Mantanona, Andrew Barbosa, David Alonso, Diego Costa, Diego Morales, and Chloe Overgaag highlighted the Aztecs, while Kaylin Montano
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