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Back in Time: January 27
1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name Chuck Noll coach. The 37-year-old Noll is the youngest head coach in NFL history at the time. 1970 — The Pittsburgh Steelers select Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw with...
Analysis: Kobe’s presence remains strong, legacy growing
Kobe Bryant wasn’t in the bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers last fall when they won the NBA championship. He wasn’t at the All-Star weekend in Chicago where half the players wore his number on their uniforms, the other half wearing his daughter’s jersey number. He wasn’t there to hear...
This date in sports history: Jan. 26Video
1913 — Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of having been a professional. He was paid $25 for playing in a semipro baseball game. 1951 — Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1955 —...
Southern Hills to replace Trump National for ’22 PGAVideo
The PGA Championship is headed back to Southern Hills next year, the Oklahoma course that gets its eighth major championship earlier than expected after the PGA of America cut ties with former President Donald Trump. The 2022 PGA Championship originally was to be played at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J....
Oft-suspended former Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant joins CFLVideo
Martavis Bryant, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and then-Oakland Raiders wide receiver suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violations, signed with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts. The ex-Clemson star drew an indefinite suspension in 2018 while with Oakland. He has not played in the league since. The NFL said...
Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Alabama cracks top 10
Gonzaga and Baylor have remained firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll all season while everyone else keeps rotating in and out of the top 10 beneath them as potential challengers. This week, that includes Alabama for the first time in 14 years. While the Bulldogs and Bears...
This date in sports history: Jan. 25Video
1894 — Jim Corbett knocks out Charley Mitchell in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1924 — The first Winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. 1939 — Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis at 2 minutes, 39 seconds of the first round to retain the...
Heat to use covid-19-sniffing dogs to screen fans at gamesVideo
MIAMI — The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They have been working on the plan for months, and the highly trained dogs have been in place...
Dustin Poirier knocks out Conor McGregor in 2nd round at UFC 257
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Dustin Poirier stopped Conor McGregor with a flurry of punches midway through the second round Sunday, avenging his loss to the Irish superstar with a knockout victory at UFC 257. Poirier (26-7) caught McGregor with a series of shots to the head before buckling...
‘Relentless’ Max Homa surges into 3-way tie atop PGA’s American ExpressVideo
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Max Homa has the word “relentless” tattooed on his right arm so the Southern California native will see it every morning when he brushes his teeth. Homa has been mercilessly chewing up the Stadium Course at The American Express with 17 birdies in the last two...
This date in sports history: Jan. 23Video
1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers, 15-0, at Olympia Stadium to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. The loss starts a 25-game winless streak for the Rangers that carries over into the next season. 1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St....
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics ‘focused on hosting’
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again....
Japanese government: Tokyo Olympics on thin ice because of covidVideo
Japan’s government has privately agreed that the Tokyo Olympics will have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, The (London) Times reported on Friday, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition. The government’s focus is now securing the Games for Tokyo in the next available spot, 2032,...
This Date in Sports History: Jan. 21
1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1953 — Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball writers pass over Joe...
Duquesne grad Mike James looks back on role in Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game
Jan. 22, 2006, should have been one of the best nights of Mike James’ basketball life. Against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Duquesne product led the Toronto Raptors with 26 points — on 10-of-15 shooting — 10 assists and two steals. But that game 15 years ago is remembered for...
This date in sports history: Jan. 20Video
1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass., is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn’t until 1905 that someone removed the baskets’ bottoms. 1937 — Nels Stewart of the New York Americans becomes the NHL’s all-time scorer with his 270th goal...
Ladies first? Women-led race team gearing up to run in Indianapolis 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Beth Paretta has a vision for her new IndyCar team. She wants to send the first female driver to victory lane at the Indianapolis 500 with the support of a predominantly female cast. And then Paretta hopes to turn it into a full-time pipeline for women in racing....
As golf evolves, appreciate the PGA Tour’s long-standing recordsVideo
HONOLULU — Chris Kirk shot 65 four days in a row, and it wasn’t enough to win on the PGA Tour. Joaquin Niemann can appreciate the feeling. The dynamic 22-year-old from Chile played both tournaments in Hawaii and was a combined 45-under-par. He lost in a playoff at Kapalua and...
Back surgery No. 5 for Tiger Woods, who will miss multiple tournamentsVideo
Tiger Woods has suffered a setback with his back, disclosing Tuesday he recently had a fifth surgery that will keep him from starting the year until after the West Coast Swing on the PGA Tour. Woods will not play next week in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which...
NCAA announces tighter schedule for March MadnessVideo
INDIANAPOLIS— That much-anticipated opening Thursday of March Madness will belong to the play-in teams, part of a scrambled and modestly condensed schedule for the 2021 tournament released Tuesday. The coronavirus pandemic forced the NCAA to move the entire 67-game tournament to Indiana, which means the schedule doesn’t have to be...
Kyrie Irving rejoins Nets, says he ‘just needed a pause’
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving rejoined the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, saying he took a leave of absence because he “just needed a pause.” Irving practiced with the team and could play Wednesday in Cleveland. He has missed the last seven games — five while away from the team and...
NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert — the first big performance at a track during the pandemic — featuring country music star Luke Combs. Combs, who performed virtually for NASCAR’s season finale in November, has not done a...
This date in sports history: Jan. 19
1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting. 1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of blacks in golf tournaments. 1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player...
Sam Mewis’ hat trick leads U.S. women past Colombia 4-0Video
ORLANDO, Fla. — Samantha Mewis scored three goals and her big sister Kristie Mewis added another to give the United States a 4-0 exhibition victory over short-handed Colombia on Monday. The U.S. extended its unbeaten streak to 33 matches. The defending World Cup champions have a 49-game undefeated streak on...
NASCAR legend Tony Stewart balances personal bliss, professional angstVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart is angry — what else is new? — and wants the record set straight regarding recent business decisions. He also is in love — wait, who? Smoke? — and five months away from his 50th birthday finds himself happier in his personal life than ever...
