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After long journey, Quaker Valley grad Ethan Moore settling into new home at Murray State
Over the past two years, former Quaker Valley standout Ethan Moore has been on a journey that’s taken him from Western Pennsylvania to Kent State and now to Oklahoma, where he’s on the baseball diamond at Murray State College. In 39 games at his new school, Moore has hit .299,...
Penske’s NASCAR drivers aim to avoid Daytona repeat at TalladegaVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Roger Penske doesn’t want a repeat of the Daytona 500, when teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski took each other out racing for the win on the final lap. The owner of Team Penske convened his drivers for a Zoom session ahead of Sunday’s Geico 500 at...
Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel pairing surges to Zurich Classic 3rd-round leadVideo
AVONDALE, La. — Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen got away with an unremarkable first 11 holes Saturday at the Zurich Classic before lifting his team atop the leaderboard with a finishing flourish. Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel birdied six of their final eight holes at a windy TPC Louisiana to...
Jeb Burton break drought, wins 1st Xfinity Series race at TalladegaVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — The rain came at a good time for Jeb Burton, helping him end a years-long personal winless stretch that had left him at times doubting his future in racing. Burton got his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday when heavy rain halted the action with 23 laps...
UEFA president Ceferin details crushing the Super League rebellionVideo
LONDON — A moment that prepared Aleksander Ceferin for the stresses and tensions running European football came three decades ago, in a far graver moment for the continent. The law graduate was relaxing at his family home in Slovenia on June 25, 1991, sitting on the terrace with his parents,...
Real Madrid president: Super League clubs ‘can’t leave’ planVideo
MADRID — Real Madrid’s president insists all 12 clubs that signed up for the ill-fated Super League are bound by contract to launching the controversial breakaway of Europe’s elite soccer teams. In an interview with Spanish sports daily AS on Saturday, Madrid president Florentino Pérez said the clubs can’t back...
Hampton product Bischke roams to Oklahoma juco
Former Hampton infielder Tyler Bischke took the long way to end up “in the middle of nowhere.” After playing an abbreviated season at Division I Kent State, the 2019 Hampton graduate has found a new home following a transfer to Murray State, a tiny junior college in Southeastern Oklahoma. Bischke...
This Date in Sports History: April 24
1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and succeeds Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who died in November 1944. 1963 — Bob Cousy ends his 13-year career by...
Finau-Champ, Hovland-Ventura share 2nd-round lead at Zurich
AVONDALE, La. — Tony Finau and Cameron Champ shot a 4-under-par 68 in alternate-shot play Friday for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with the Norwegian duo of Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura. “I know we’re having a good time with this format up to this point,” Finau said...
Harrison Burton, 20, set for NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Jeff Burton the former NASCAR driver sees some benefits to his son making his Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeff Burton the father is more anxious about it. “As mom and dad, it’s going to be a little nerve-racking,” Jeff Burton said. “Obviously Talladega is a...
Arsenal fans protest against owner for Super League debacle
LONDON — Several hundred Arsenal fans protested outside Emirates Stadium before the English Premier League match against Everton on Friday to call for owner Stan Kroenke to leave the club for joining the Super League. Fans gathered on the stadium’s concourse more than two hours before kickoff, banging metal screens...
Therapy bunny at San Francisco ballpark brings smiles, is instant hit
SAN FRANCISCO — A handsome, golden-colored therapy bunny named Alex came to the ballpark and stole the hearts of San Francisco Giants fans Thursday night, attending the series opener against Miami with owners Kei Kato and Josh Row. Sporting a dark bow tie with orange crabs to represent the Giants’...
Women’s Champions League title up for grabs with Lyon gone
Now that seven-time champion Lyon is gone, the remaining four clubs in the Women’s Champions League have a chance to win the title for the first time. None of the semifinalists have ever won Europe’s premier club competition and they know a golden opportunity awaits when the first-leg matches kick...
LeBron James takes heat for tweet about the killing of Ma’Khia Bryant
LOS ANGELES — Lakers star LeBron James is once again involved in controversy regarding a deleted tweet in the wake of a police shooting in Columbus, Ohio. James tweeted, “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY,” with a photo of the officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on Wednesday in James’ home...
EPL looks to deploy moves to stop future Super League threat
LONDON — Having rapidly mobilized to thwart rebel clubs from joining a breakaway European competition, the Premier League is taking steps to prevent the so-called “Big Six” from attempting something similar in the future. England’s biggest clubs have often used threats of joining a Super League as a power play...
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive covid-19 case
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for covid-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic torch relay. It is the first positive test connected to the relay since it began March 25 from northeastern Fukushima prefecture. Organizers say the policeman, who...
Protesters gain access to Manchester United training ground
MANCHESTER, England — A group of Manchester United fans unhappy with the club’s involvement in the abandoned Super League plan gained access to its training ground on Thursday and spoke to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and some members of staff. The protesters carried banners with messages including “Glazers out,” in...
This date in sports history: April 22Video
1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played with Boston beating Philadelphia, 6-5. 1945 — The Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Detroit Red Wings, 2-1, to win the Stanley Cup in seven games. 1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors, behind Joe Fulks’ 34 points, beat the Chicago Staggs,...
Zurich Classic format gives PGA players chances to ‘let it rip’Video
AVONDALE, La. — Tony Finau is among the PGA Tour players primed to take some unusual risks and big swings this week. The tour is back in New Orleans with the Zurich Classic’s two-man team format being held for the first time since 2019. While the second and final rounds...
Indy 500 to host 135,000 in largest sports event in pandemic
The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” next month. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Wednesday it worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to determine that...
Clubs try to keep Super League idea alive as it collapses
MADRID — While trying to at least keep the idea of the Super League alive, more of the founding members of the controversial breakaway competition abandoned the project on Wednesday. The moves by Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid came a day after the six Premier League clubs...
Tokyo Games delay decision until June on having fans
TOKYO — Japanese residents with tickets to the Tokyo Olympics may not know until weeks before the games open if they’ll be allowed to attend. Fans from abroad have already been barred, and on Wednesday organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a decision on venue capacity — or if there...
This date in sports history: April 21Video
1951 — Bob Davies’ two foul shots and Jack Coleman’s layup give the Rochester Royals a 79-75 triumph over the New York Knicks in the seventh game of the NBA championship series. 1951 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in five years as...
Golf Notes: Jason Day on US Open exemption bubble with month left
Rickie Fowler was eligible to play in every major dating to the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews, a streak that ended at the Masters when he fell out of the top 50 in the world. Jason Day could be next in line for major streaks being in jeopardy. Day...
PGA Tour offering $40 million in bonus money to top starsVideo
The PGA Tour is awarding a $40 million bonus pool to the top 10 players who move the needle in golf, regardless of how they perform inside the ropes. Some of the top players and managers loosely have hinted at the plan, called the “Player Impact Program,” since the start...
