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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...
Covid-19, not championships, hot topic at SEC practicesVideo
SEC teams opened preseason camp Monday with the precarious status of the season largely overshadowing even the annual ambitions of Alabama and Georgia. Questions such as how will LSU fare without quarterback Joe Burrow took a backseat to uncertainty. Quarterback battles seem fairly inconsequential with covid-19 threatening the season —...
LeBron James on his return to postseason: ‘This is the toughest’
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James never took it for granted, no matter how routine it became. He never counted on playing even one playoff game in a season, even long after it became viewed as a failure if he didn’t play for a title. The NBA is hard....
Top NASCAR drivers welcome more road races at DaytonaVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Racing the road course at Daytona International Speedway could have been a debacle. No practice. No qualifying. No experience for most of the field. Drivers balked, some fearing a lack of preparation would result in a ton of consternation. But the Cup Series’ debut race on...
Western Pa. players affected by cancellation of CFL seasonVideo
The Canadian Football League became a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, officially canceling its 2020 season Monday. The nine-team league had been trying to salvage at least a shortened season. First, the CFL announced March 30 the start of May’s training camps would be delayed. A week later, the June...
Riverhounds enter busy week, look to bounce back from 3rd loss
It was another close game, but for the second time this season the Riverhounds dropped a close match to Indy Eleven on Saturday, courtesy of a Tyler Pasher goal. The Riverhounds controlled possession and won the shot battle but failed to convert a penalty kick and take advantage of playing...
In The Pits: Andretti digs deep to honor family at IndianapolisVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off one of the biggest moments of his career, Marco Andretti headed to St. Elmo’s Steakhouse for a small celebration with friends and teammates. Another diner at the Indianapolis landmark said, “Go get ‘em Marco” as he passed by their table. His guests raised a glass to...
Today in sports history: Aug. 18Video
Aug. 18 1923 — Helen Mills, 17, ends Molla Bjurstedt Mallory’s domination of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships and starts her own with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. 1958 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Roy Harris in the 13th round at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles to retain his world...
Wimbledon champion Simona Halep opts out of playing at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. “After weighing up...
As the NBA playoffs begin, here are 10 things to know
The NBA playoff pool is deeper than ever this season. Playoff teams will split a record $23,287,266 for making the NBA postseason, a figure that’s up about $1.6 million from last year. And the Milwaukee Bucks stand to grab the biggest share of a pool ever, if they win the...
Former Pitt assistant Aubrey Hill dies at 48 after cancer battleVideo
MIAMI — FIU said Sunday night that wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill, a standout player at Florida before becoming a longtime coach at Miami, Pitt and other stops, died after a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 48. “Aubrey was loved and adored by so many who saw him not...
Chase Elliott wins at Daytona for 3rd straight road-course victoryVideo
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Make it three in a row on the road for Chase Elliott. NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Cup Series road course race Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, holding off hard-charging Denny Hamlin after a late restart and notching his third consecutive victory away from ovals....
NCAA’s top doctor: Covid-19 testing needs to improve to play
The NCAA’s chief medical officer says there is a narrow path to playing college sports during the coronavirus pandemic and if testing nationwide does not improve, it cannot be done. Dr. Brian Hainline told CNN late Saturday that “everything would have to line up perfectly” for college sports to be...
An Andretti wins Indy 500 pole for 1st time in 33 yearsVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in a lightning-fast first step toward snapping the infamous “Andretti Curse” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti logged a four-lap average of 231.068 mph in Sunday qualifying, and an Andretti will lead the field to green for the first time...
Riverhounds fall to Indy Eleven for 2nd time this season
The Riverhounds suffered their third loss of the season Saturday, and it looked awfully familiar. In the 13th minute of the game, former Riverhound Tyler Pasher received a pass on the right wing in open space and made a quick move past Pittsburgh keeper Tomas Gomez in the box to...
