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Grizzlies’ Ja Morant wins NBA’s rookie of the year awardVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Ja Morant wants someone to give him a big assist after running away with the rookie of the year award. Tell him the name of the lone voter not to put him first. “I want to shoot a direct message to them and thank them...
‘Burgh’s Best to Never Wear It: John Woodruff’s roots remain strong in Connellsville
The Tribune-Review is following its Best to Ever Wear It series, a daily countdown of the greatest college and pro athletes to wear every jersey number from 99 to 0/00, by honoring the Best to Never Wear It. The six athletes spotlighted didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride...
Johnson gets 2-shot lead and another crack at FedEx CupVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson is the No. 1 seed and starts with a two-shot lead at the Tour Championship, not nearly enough to tempt him into looking too far ahead at a FedEx Cup title that already has slipped away from him once before. “It’s not like I’ve got a...
Kentucky Derby traditions getting swift kick this year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Change is slow in coming to the Kentucky Derby. From being run on the first Saturday in May to the playing of “My Old Kentucky Home” since 1921, tradition rules America’s most famous race. Custom is getting a swift kick in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic forced the...
FedEx Cup likely to be final judgment on PGA Tour Player of the YearVideo
ATLANTA — It is not unusual for the PGA Tour postseason, particularly who wins the FedEx Cup, to go a long way toward who gets voted player of the year. That is particularly true this season with only one major championship in the books. The leading candidates for the Jack...
Covid-19 concerns make for cautious NASCAR playoff driversVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR decided it will not grant covid-19 relief during the playoffs, meaning a positive coronavirus test will end a driver’s championship bid. The playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without a safety net for the 16 participants during the pandemic. It’s up to each...
Nets hire Hall of Famer Steve Nash to run floor as coachVideo
Steve Nash was one of the NBA’s most entertaining point guards, the engineer of a high-scoring team that helped usher in a new era of basketball. Now the Brooklyn Nets want to see what he can do as a coach. The Nets hired Nash on Thursday, putting the Hall of...
Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6; Yates keeps yellow jerseyVideo
MONT AIGOUAL, France — On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seemed like it might tempt top contenders to test each other on the rugged,...
Rory McIlroy and wife announce birth of their daughter
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy is the last of 30 players to arrive at the Tour Championship and couldn’t be more thrilled. His wife gave birth to their first child. McIlroy announced on social media that his daughter, Poppy Kennedy McIlroy, was born Monday in Florida. “She is the absolute love...
This day in sports history: Sept. 3Video
1921 — The United States defeats Japan in five straight matches to win the Davis Cup. 1932 — Ellsworth Vines wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a three-set victory over France’s Henri Cochet. 1944 — Frank Parker wins the men’s singles title with...
Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova in no mood to talk after U.S. Open lossVideo
NEW YORK — Under normal circumstances, Karolina Pliskova would not have been seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open and so, while a second-round loss certainly would have been disappointing to her, and noticed by others, it wouldn’t have been as newsworthy. But what’s normal in 2020? With the women...
Georgia QB Jamie Newman opting out of season to prepare for draftVideo
ATHENS, Ga. — Jamie Newman, the Wake Forest transfer who was projected to start at quarterback for No. 4 Georgia, is opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. Newman announced his decision on his Twitter account Wednesday. He said he decided to skip the season...
This college football season will be unlike any otherVideo
A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of covid-19: Take it one day at a time. With so much uncertainty, trying to figure how this will go is impossible. But there will be games, including a few this weekend, though...
PGA Tour embarks on plan toward diversity as wild season nears endVideo
ATLANTA — What started as the “Return to Golf” has yielded to “Crossing the Finish Line.” Twelve weeks after the PGA Tour ended its longest stoppage since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it marked progress with two slogans that brought equal measures of satisfaction and a sigh...
From Derby DQ to doping, a chaotic year in horse racingVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby. What happened next set horse racing off on a yearlong odyssey of chaos: from a historic DQ to doping, from lawsuits to a pandemic, and now a Triple Crown turned upside down. Amidst the uncertainty,...
With pros in the stands, Andy Murray saves match point at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — It was the sort of match Andy Murray came back for, the sort of competition and comeback he always lived for, the reason he went through two hip operations and all the hard work that followed. And it was the type of vintage Murray performance — undaunted...
Kim Clijsters loses in 1st Grand Slam in 8 years at U.S. Open
Mounting a comeback at the U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters fell victim to one. The three-time champion powered her way to an early lead but couldn’t hold it, and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova rallied Tuesday night for a first-round victory, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. It was Clijsters’ first match at a Grand Slam...
‘Burgh’s Best to Never Wear It: Bruno Sammartino forged authentic connection with fans
The Tribune-Review is following its Best to Ever Wear It series, a daily countdown of the greatest college and pro athletes to wear every jersey number from 99 to 0/00, by honoring the Best to Never Wear It. The six athletes spotlighted didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride...
Former No. 1 Andy Murray wins wild U.S. Open match as top players watchVideo
NEW YORK — This is was the sort of match Andy Murray came back for, the sort of competition and comeback he always lived for, the reason he went through two hip operations and all the hard work that followed. And it was the type of vintage Murray performance —...
Riverhounds take advantage of 2 early goals to beat Loudoun UnitedVideo
For the second time this season, the Riverhounds took advantage of scoring two goals in the first 11 minutes of the game to defeat Loudoun United and earn another three points. Mark Forest and Anthony Velarde converted penalty kicks in the fourth and seventh minutes of the game. Then, in...
President Trump wants Big Ten to play footballVideo
The Big Ten Conference, already in court and under pressure from players and parents over its decision to cancel fall football, is hearing from President Donald Trump. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he had spoken with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren about reinstating the fall season. “Had a very productive conversation...
Doug Ferguson: 11 states, 12 weeks and golf rolls on in a pandemicVideo
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has saved nearly a dozen ribbons, an unusual set of keepsakes that are as much about caution as celebration. At the end of every tournament he attends — all but one — Monahan clips off the vinyl cloth band on his left wrist that was...
Notre Dame playing for 2 titles this season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Most seasons at Notre Dame, expectations include questions about contending for a championship. This year, there are questions about two. One of the most unusual seasons in the history of college sports is about to begin, and it includes a pandemic-prompted wrinkle for the 10th-ranked Fighting...
This date in sports history: Sept. 2Video
1901 — Seven-year-old Ogden wins two races in a single day at Sheepshead Bay race track in Coney Island, N.Y. Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six-furlong sprint on the main track. In the sixth race, a 1 1/16 mile distance on...
Primoz Roglic wins 4th stage; Alaphilippe keeps lead at Tour de FranceVideo
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France — Primoz Roglic asserted his Tour de France credentials with a victory in the first mountain stage Tuesday as Julian Alaphilippe kept the race leader’s yellow jersey. Roglic, a former ski jumper from Slovenia who won the Spanish Vuelta last year, posted his third career stage win at...
