Nadal, Alcaraz look fine in exhibition
There has been plenty of mystery around Rafael Nadal and his health because he has played just 12 official matches since the 2022 U.S. Open.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner played an unofficial event in Las Vegas, losing an exhibition to fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 3-6, 6-4 (14-12) in The Netflix Slam before a sellout crowd of 9,489. Nadal, 37, showed no apparent sign of any issues related to his hip.
Nadal said during a courtside interview while up 5-2 in the first set that his performance at that point was “much better than expected.”
The match was also a bit of a physical test for Alcaraz, who injured his right ankle Feb. 20 in the Rio Open. Like Nadal, he didn’t show any noticeable signs of being physically limited.
The question facing Nadal now is whether he will be ready for the French Open in May. Nadal has dominated that event like no other, winning the major 14 times.
The match against Alcaraz was an encouraging sign.
• Australian Alex De Minaur beat Casper Rudd 6-4, 6-4 late Saturday to become the first player to win back-to back ATP titles in the Mexican Open since 2012.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
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D.C. United Montréal Charlotte Columbus Cincinnati NY R. Bulls Toronto Philadelphia Nashville Chicago Orlando Atlanta N. England NYCFC
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Sunday’s result
Toronto FC 1, New England 0
Saturday’s games
Portland at New York City FC, 11 a.m. Charlotte FC at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.
New England at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. FC Dallas at New York, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. St Louis City at Austin FC, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Real Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at LAFC, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s gmes
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
D.C. United at Cincinnati, noon Galaxy at Nashville, noon CF Montréal at Miami, 2 p.m.
WTA-SAN DIEGO OPEN
At Barnes Tennis Center San Diego
Surface: Hardcourt outdoor
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
Championship
8 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 4 5 1 4 3
Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Ellen Perez (3), Australia, def. Jessica Pegula and Desirae Krawczyk (1), United States, 6-1, 6-2.
MEN
AP TOP 25 SCORES
UConn 91, Seton Hall 61
TODAY’S AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE
No. 10 Duke at N.C. State, 4 p.m. No. 15 Baylor vs. Texas, 6 p.m.
WOMEN
AP TOP 25 SCORES
No. 1 South Carolina 76, Tennessee 68 No. 6 Iowa 93, No. 2 Ohio St. 83
Virginia 80, No. 5 Virginia Tech 75
No. 9 LSU 77, Kentucky 56
No. 12 N.C. State 75, Wake Forest 57
No. 14 Indiana 71, Maryland 54
No. 17 Notre Dame 74, No. 22 Louisville 58 No. 21 Baylor 67, Oklahoma St. 45
No. 23 Creighton 72, Seton Hall 65
TODAY’S AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
SPRING TRAINING
Sunday’s results
Dodgers 7, Colorado 4
Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Boston 3, Toronto 1
Baltimore 5, Pittsburgh 2
Detroit 7, N.Y. Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 4 Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 2
St. Louis vs Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., canc. Washington vs Miami (ss) at West Palm Beach, Fla., canc. Houston 5, N.Y. Mets 2, 6 innings Oakland 5, Texas 2
Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 3 Chicago Cubs 5, Cleveland (ss) 3 San Francisco 6, Cleveland (ss) 5 San Diego 12, Seattle 4 Milwaukee 10, Arizona 4
Today’s games
Baltimore vs Minnesota (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Detroit vs Boston at Lakeland, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Minnesota (ss) vs Atlanta at Fort Myers, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs Pittsburgh at Port Charlotte, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Washington vs St. Louis at West Palm Beach, Fla., 10:05 a.m. Toronto vs Philadelphia at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07 a.m.
Chicago White Sox vs Arizona
|at Phoenix, 12:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs Oakland at Goodyear, Ariz., 12:05 p.m.
Texas vs Angels at Surprise, Ariz., 12:05 p.m. Colorado vs San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 12:10 p.m.
San Diego vs Chicago Cubs at Peoria, Ariz., 12:10 p.m.
Miami vs N.Y. Yankees at Jupiter, Fla., 3:40 p.m.
NASCAR CUP-PENNZOIL 400
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Lap length:
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 60 points. 2. (18) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 267, 53. 3. (15) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267,
41. 4. (20) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 267,
36. 5. (8) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 267, 37. 6.
(30) Noah Gragson, Ford, 267, 31. 7. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 44. 8. (28) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 43. 9. (1)
Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 30. 10. (4) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 27.
11. (16) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 267, 26.
12. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 30.
13. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 24.
14. (22) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 24. 15.
(14) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 267, 22.
16. (19) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 25.
17. (13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 267, 20. 18. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, 22. 19. (34) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 267, 18. 20. (26) Josh Berry, Ford, 267, 17.
21. (6) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 267, 16. 22. (27) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 267, 15.
23. (36) Ryan Preece, Ford, 267, 14. 24. (31) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 267, 13. 25. (12) Michael McDowell, Ford, 267, 12. 26. (21) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 18. 27. (35) Justin Haley, Ford, 267, 10. 28. (33) Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 267, 9. 29. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 267, 10. 30. (29) Harrison Burton, Ford, 267, 7.
31. (32) Kaz Grala, Ford, 267, 6. 32. (17) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 266, 9. 33. (10) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 265, 5. 34. (37) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 261, 0. 35. (5) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 254, 2. 36. (24) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 254, 1. 37. (9) Chris Buescher, Ford, accident, 27, 1.
Race Statistics
Average speed of race winner: Time of race:
Margin of victory: Caution flags:
Lead changes:
Lap leaders:
133.193 3 hours, .0 minutes,
0.441
6 for 35 laps; 24 among 15 drivers; J.Logano 0-2; K.Larson
3-12; D.Hemric 13; C.Buescher 14-15; C.Briscoe 16; W.Byron 17-30; K.Larson 31; D.Suárez 32-42; K.Busch 43-60; K.Larson 61-84; M.Truex 85-88; D.Hamlin 89-104; K.Larson 105-119; R.Chastain 120; T.Reddick 121; K.Larson 122-158; A.Bowman 159-161; K.Larson 162210; W.Byron 211; D.Suárez 212-215; M.McDowell 216-219; D.Kraus 220-221; K.Larson 222-239; R.Chastain 240; K.Larson 241-26; mph; 25 seconds; seconds;
1.50 miles
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
K.Larson, 8 times for 181 laps; K.Busch, 1 time for 18 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 16 laps; W.Byron, 2 times for 15 laps; D.Suárez, 2 times for 15 laps; M.Truex, 1 time for 4 laps; M.McDowell, 1 time for 4 laps; A.Bowman, 1 time for 3 laps; R.Chastain, 2 times for 2 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Kraus, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Buescher, 1 time for 2 laps; T.Reddick, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Hemric, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Briscoe, 1 time for 1 lap.
K.Larson, 1; W.Byron, 1; D.Suárez, 1.
1. K.Larson, 118;
2. R.Blaney, 110; 3. M.Truex, 104; 4. W.Byron, 103; 5. R.Chastain, 98; 6. K.Busch, 95; 7. C.Elliott, 95; 8. D.Suárez, 90; 9. T.Gibbs, 87; 10. D.Hamlin, 87; 11. A.Cindric, 86; 12. T.Reddick, 84; 13. A.Bowman, 82; 14. B.Wallace, 76; 15. E.Jones, 71; 16. J.Nemechek, 68.