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Riverhounds, St. Louis battle to 2-2 tie at Highmark Stadium
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds didn’t hold an early lead Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Although Pittsburgh (5-3-1) took a 2-0 lead on St. Louis (4-3-1) with two goals in the first 40 minutes, the Black and Gold couldn’t hold on as the skies opened up on their home field in the...
Dustin Johnson’s big finish gives him 5-shot lead at TPC BostonVideo
NORTON, Mass. — Dustin Johnson could have used a finish like this for a record score. The birdie-eagle ending to his round Saturday at The Northern Trust gave him a 7-under-par 64 and stretched his lead to five shots in the FedEx Cup playoffs opener. Johnson, coming off a remarkable...
Denny Hamlin holds off Gibbs teammate Martin Truex Jr. for 1st Dover victoryVideo
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin zipped past teammate Martin Truex Jr. with less than 10 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin matched Kevin Harvick for the season victory lead with six, matching his total from last season and closing within...
All eyes on Marco Andretti at Indy 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti will lead the Indianapolis 500 field to green Sunday as the first Andretti on the pole for the Indy 500 since grandfather Mario in 1987. His father never won a pole at Indy, same for his uncle and his cousin. Five racers over three generations have...
Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg to undergo season-ending surgeryVideo
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg’s season is over. The Washington Nationals transferred the star right-hander to the 60-day disabled list Saturday. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg will undergo carpal tunnel surgery next week. Strasburg, last year’s World Series MVP, was first placed on the injured list Aug. 15 with carpal...
Moses named 1st Black track president in NASCAR historyVideo
DOVER, Del. — Erik Moses was named president of Nashville Superspeedway, the first Black man to hold that title at any NASCAR track. Moses most recently served as president of the XFL’s DC Defenders and now leads the charge of the scheduled Nashville reboot in 2021. The 1.33-mile concrete track...
This date in sports history: Aug. 23Video
1898 — Malcolm Whitman wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1926 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan to capture her seventh singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1933 — The first televised boxing match is an exhibition fight between Archie...
A 59 for Scheffler, a near-miss for Dustin Johnson in BostonVideo
NORTON, Mass. — It took a disappointing par for Scottie Scheffler to realize he was making enough birdies to have a shot at 59, and he seized on the chance Friday with four birdies over his last five holes to post the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. For...
Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR playoff hopes ride on Dover track where he has dominatedVideo
Jimmie Johnson is at the win-or-else stage of his playoff push as he hits his favorite track. Johnson has a record 11 victories at Dover International Speedway, a staggering total that started in 2002 and stretched to June 2017, a win that has stood for three-plus years as his last...
This date in sports history: Aug. 22Video
1851 — The U.S. wins the first international yacht race. The schooner America beats 14 British yachts. 1885 — Richard Sears beats Godfrey M. Brinley, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, to win the U.S. men’s national tennis championship held at the Newport (R.I.) Casino. 1898 — Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight F....
5 things to watch as the Riverhounds host St. Louis FC
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds return home to Highmark Stadium for their third game in eight days when they take on St. Louis FC at 7 p.m. Saturday. Pittsburgh (5-3) beat Loudoun United, 2-0, on Wednesday night, and St. Louis FC (4-3-1) is fresh off a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City...
After fast start, Scott Dixon is confident heading into Indy 500 weekend
Scott Dixon is off to one of the hottest starts of his career as the IndyCar racing series speeds toward Indianapolis for the illustrious Indy 500 on Sunday. In six starts this season, the Auckland, New Zealand, native and driver for Fox Chapel native Chip Ganassi’s team has three wins,...
Minnesota wins NBA Draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick
The NBA Draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves certainly feel the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, N.J. Golden...
Packers’ Jordan Love learning from Aaron Rodgers while adapting to NFLVideo
Green Bay Packers rookie Jordan Love says he has tried not to pay attention to all the media speculation surrounding the team’s long-term quarterback plans now that they’ve drafted him as Aaron Rodgers’ potential successor. Love instead is trying to soak in as much as possible as the former Utah...
English continues surge, ties for 1st-round lead at Northern TrustVideo
NORTON, Mass. — Harris English made the difficult look easy Thursday in The Northern Trust, just like he has done all year to even reach this position in the PGA Tour’s postseason. Facing the tough stretch on the back nine of TPC Boston to start his round, English hit 5-iron...
Roger Penske to Indianapolis 500 fans: ‘I wanted you here’Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske will not pretend he isn’t disappointed he can’t open the gates to spectators for his first Indianapolis 500 as steward of the iconic event. Penske purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January and spent an additional $15 million on capital improvements for an enhanced fan experience. He...
Today in sports history: Aug. 21Video
1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans. 1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA Championship with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar. 1931...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds score 2 early goals to take down Loudoun United
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds got back in the win column Wednesday as they took down Group F opponent Loudoun United FC, 2-0. “I think Loudoun showed they have the ability to be a dangerous team,” Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley said. “We did better as the game went on. We got two...
Big Ten’s Kevin Warren, under fire, elaborates on virus concernsVideo
Facing backlash from fans, players’ parents and others, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren sought to elaborate on the decision last week to postpone football season until spring. The first-year commissioner has been criticized for a lack of transparency in how the decision to call off football this fall was made....
NASCAR’s Kyle Larson on slur: ‘I was just ignorant’Video
INDIANAPOLIS — What do you do when the entire world believes you are a racist? When your career has collapsed because you uttered the N-word while playing a late-night video game? Kyle Larson packed his things and left North Carolina, returning to his native California too embarrassed to show his...
Tiger Woods hopeful of having a busy golf scheduleVideo
NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods has been careful to manage his schedule to avoid playing too much as he tends to a lower back that has gone through four surgeries. Now the idea is to play as much as he can. “The plan is to play four out of five,”...
Today in sports history: Aug. 20Video
1921 — Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Mary Browne, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, to win the U.S. women’s national tennis title at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia. 1931 — Helen Wills Moody beats Eileen Bennett Whitingstall, 6-4, 6-1 ,to capture the women’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1944...
5 things to watch for as Riverhounds take on Loudoun United
The Riverhounds are heading to Virginia on Wednesday for the first time this season to take on Group F opponent Loudoun United. Pittsburgh (4-3) is coming off a 1-0 setback on Saturday, its third loss of the season and its second to Indy Eleven. Loudoun United (1-3-1) is coming off...
Today in sports history: Aug. 19Video
1909 — The first race is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a 5-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 mph. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes the deaths of two...
Ferrari, McLaren 1st to confirm signing new F1 agreement
LONDON — Ferrari and McLaren on Tuesday became the first teams to confirm they have signed the new Concorde Agreement on the future of Formula One racing. The agreement will cover the 2021 through 2025 seasons and follows years of intense negotiation on the sport’s commercial side. “We are pleased...
