The Eisenhower Cup returned to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Tuesday night, which was also 2022 International Women’s Day. The field of players consisted of all women, with Amanda Anisimova outlasting the rest to take the title and grand prize of $150,000 dollars. Congratulations to our 2022 Eisenhower Cup champion, @AnisimovaAmanda 🏆#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/V0yOpuAu9z— BNP
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Yucca Valley lost to Imperial on Tuesday night in the Division 4 CIF State regional final, ending their season in disappointment. Tough loss but a great season. Division 4 Girls State Regional FinalsYucca Valley 46Imperial 52Final— Coach Johnson (@CoachJohnsonYV) March 9, 2022 However, as undefeated DVL champions and making it to the state final of
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The La Quinta High School Swim Team is celebrating the unveiling of a new scoreboard. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the scoreboard, which has been in the works for several years. Fundraising for the scoreboard began over four years ago. The new scoreboard includes an electronic timing system required by CIF as well
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Update – 3/9/22: Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to the CDC not changing its travel regulations for unvaccinated Non-Residents. Full Details: Novak Djokovic withdraws from BNP Paribas Open Original Report – 3/8/22: Speculation continues over whether World No. 2 Novak Djokovic will be at Indian Wells for the 2022
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By ARNIE STAPLETON ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the
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World No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to an elbow injury. Check Out Our BNP Paribas Open Section For More Coverage “I am extremely disappointed and sad to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open. I was looking forward to playing in Indian Wells very much but unfortunately, I won’t
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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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