Tennis star and three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray is much more than just a tennis a player. Murray announced on Tuesday on his Twitter that he is going to donate his earnings from the rest of the season to Ukraine in an effort to help children affected by the war. Over 7.5m children are
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The BNP Paribas Open is back! It’s go time! Coverage all week of the @BNPPARIBASOPEN on @KESQ! 🎾 pic.twitter.com/kzRoDtB8Vd— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 7, 2022 The two-week tennis tournament, widely regarded as the unofficial 5th major, returns to its normal time slot in March for the first time since 2019. This after a cancelled tournament
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Dominic Thiem, the 2019 BNP Paribas Open men’s champion, has withdrawn from this year’s tournament due to a wrist injury, it was announced today. Thiem initially injured his wrist at the 2021 Mallorca Open and has decided to wait until the clay court season to start playing again. “It’s still the surface where I feel
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“We are back in springtime where we belong.” “March is our vibe.” “Players are fresh. They are excited, it’s the first combined 1000 event of the season. So you have the top me the top women. All heading out to the desert,” said Tennis Channel host Steve Weissman. Monday is the start of 14 days
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Yucca Valley is now the lone local basketball team still playing. The Trojans cruise by Corcoran, 72-42, to advance to the quarterfinals of the CIF state tournament. Yucca Valley has won their last two games by a combined 52 points. In Indio, Shadow Hills found themselves down 16 points at the half to Orcutt Academy
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The BNP Paribas Open kicks off at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens next week. Players from all around the world will compete to win this year’s tournament. There are 15 players scheduled to compete that are from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Some of those players are favorites to win it all. Check Out Our BNP
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World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. The tournament announced the withdrawal on Thursday, citing injuries following the Australian Open. “Unfortunately my body has not recovered the way I’d hoped after the Australian Open and I have not been able to adequately prepare for Indian Wells and Miami. I
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Evan Lienau is a freshman at Palm Desert high school and plays hockey for the 14-U Anaheim Lady Ducks. The star goaltender for the team, Evan and the Ducks recently won the state championship in San Jose. Now, they’re in Alaska for the Pacific District Championship. The tournament goes from March 2 through March 6th
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Now that we are officially transitioning from the winter to spring sports season, you are going to start to see a lot of these flying around the valley as softball season is upon us. Here at Desert Hot Springs high school, one senior has been the heartbeat, the engine, of this Golden Eagle softball team.
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The Lady Knights and Trojans are moving on in the CIF State tournament for girls basketball. No. 7 seed Shadow Hills came back to defeat No. 10 Fallbrook in Division 3, 50-44 the final in Indio. Couple of stars tonight in the first round of the @CIFState tournament.1. the DJ2. Sonia Urbina Spinnin’ and shootin’
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By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points and Kerr Kriisa added 18 to help No. 2 Arizona wrap up its first Pac-12 Conference regular-season title in four seasons with a 91-71 rout of No. 16 Southern California. Justin Kier scored 12 points as the Wildcats (26-3, 16-2) rebounded
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Two more fan favorites have been added to the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. Officials announced on Tuesday that Andy Murray and Sofia Kenin have been granted wild cards for the tournament, which will kick off next week. Check Out Our BNP Paribas Open Section for Continuing Coverage Murray, 34, is a former World No. 1,
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By RONALD BLUM JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years after acrimonious lockout talks collapsed in the hours before management’s deadline. Manfred said he is canceling the first
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Palm Desert wrestling, a local powerhouse program, represented the valley in a major way over the weekend in Bakersfield at the CIF State Championships. PD produced two individual champions and finished 4th overall as a team. Sophomore stars Brock Mantanona (126) and Daniel Herrera (285) both won their respective weight division via pins. Mantanona and
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It was a huge Saturday for our winter sports teams competing for championships. Shadow Hills Lady Knights traveled to Westlake Village for their 3A CIF-SS title game against Oaks Christian. The Knights found themselves down 10 at the half and were unable to bounce back. Oaks Christian was stout on defense. 54-33, the final. Credit
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Phil Mickelson, a 6-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Famer, has been removed as tournament host of the American Express. The PGA TOUR confirmed this on Saturday to KESQ News Channel 3 but had no further comments. As anticipated, 6-time major champion Phil Mickelson is OUT as tournament host of @theamexgolf. He’s been
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The Nutter is back! After missing last year due to the pandemic, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic has returned. Beverages, 🥎, good eats, some ☀️, and a whole lotta school pride out at @NutterClassic! Hear from tournament Co-Owner Kirk Walker (@UCLASoftball) and traveling @OU_Softball fans…a sea of Sooner red out west! + more on @KESQ
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On an incredibly wild Wednesday, two of our four local teams survived their respective semifinal game, advancing to play for a CIF-SS title. Shadow Hills girls basketball outlasted Trinity Classical Academy 60-58 in the 3AA semifinal. The No. 2 ranked Knights will now play top-ranked Oaks Christian on the road Saturday. Meanwhile, in the 5AA
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Anchor Down! Whatever Vanderbilt had for breakfast Wednesday morning sure was special. After two days of windy conditions at the Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST for the 22nd Prestige, it was anyone’s tournament coming into Wednesday’s final round. That’s when the No. 18 ranked Commodores made their move, shooting 14-under par on Wednesday to
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For over 40 years, Librado “Lee” Espinoza has managed and trained young boxers in the Coachella Valley. Espinoza started the Coachella Valley Boxing Club out of a cramped single room in Indio. The club moved to the former fire station next to Coachella City Hall in 1985. In 1996, Espinoza’s gym moved to its
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