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Patriot League decides to cancel season for fall sports
Following suit with the Ivy League’s announcement last week, the Patriot League announced Monday that it would be canceling its fall sports season because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. ?Patriot League Announces Decisions Surrounding Fall Sport Season? pic.twitter.com/FUXyhPJsTb— Patriot League (@PatriotLeague) July 13, 2020 Despite canceling fall sports...
Riverhounds spoil Lynn Family Stadium opening for Louisville City FC with 3-1 win
Leading up to the Riverhounds’ season opener on Sunday, coach Bob Lilley preached to his team to start the season on the right foot by being aggressive against one of the top teams in the USL Championship. His team answered the call at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville as the...
NASCAR Cup rookie Cole Custer wins shocker at KentuckyVideo
SPARTA, Ky. — Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the lap 265...
John Steigerwald: Overreactions will keep sports from being played
I’ll believe it when I see it. That’s been my attitude for months when it comes to the return of the four major sports. What has happened lately to make me believe we’ll be seeing some semblance of a season any time soon? Major League Soccer isn’t part of the...
Collin Morikawa clutch in finish and playoff to win Workday OpenVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa never looked like a winner at the Workday Charity Open until he tapped in for par on the third playoff hole, capping off a wild finish Sunday at Muirfield Village. Morikawa trailed Justin Thomas by three shots with three holes to play and managed to...
NBA equipment managers facing different challenges with league’s restart at DisneyVideo
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rob Pimental spent a good amount of time thinking about everything the Miami Heat would need for what could be a three-month trip to Walt Disney World. He is the Heat equipment manager. Every jersey, sock, sneaker — whatever the team needs — it’s his...
Fans return to soccer matches in FranceVideo
LE HAVRE, France — For the first time since coronavirus shut down sports and chased away spectators, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were starring in the return Sunday of fans to elite European soccer. “Now it’s for real … we’re back,” Mbappe tweeted before the kickoff of Paris Saint-Germain against Le...
Justin Thomas keeps clean card for 2-shot lead at Muirfield VillageVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas kept another clean card at Muirfield Village and had a 6-under-par 66 to turn a three-shot deficit into a two-shot lead Saturday in the Workday Charity Open. Thomas first had to run off a string of birdies to stay within range of Collin Morikawa. And...
Art Collector pulls away to win Blue Grass at KeenelandVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Art Collector took a big step toward the Kentucky Derby, pulling away from the filly Swiss Skydiver in the stretch in the Blue Grass at Keeneland for his first graded stakes victory. The Kentucky-bred son of Bernardini and Distorted Legacy by Distorted Humor started the $600,000, Grade...
Gregg Popovich had reservations, but Spurs coach ready for restartVideo
Gregg Popovich fondly remembers his freshman year at the United States Air Force Academy, even though as a first-year cadet he was extremely limited in where he could go and what activities were allowed. Lockdown at Walt Disney World, he said, reminded him of those days. “But two days, anybody...
Pistons’ onetime home, the Palace of Auburn Hills, torn downVideo
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — One of Michigan’s most beloved sports and entertainment venues was turned into rubble on Saturday with a series of controlled explosions. The shell and roof of the Palace of Auburn Hills, which was home to three championship Detroit Pistons teams and three Detroit Shock teams and...
Los Alamitos track on 10-day probation after horse deathsVideo
LOS ANGELES — The California Horse Racing Board on Friday put Los Alamitos on probation for 10 days while the track develops a plan to address an increase in horse deaths. The board voted 5-1 remotely in an emergency meeting to allow the Orange County track to continue racing during...
Collin Morikawa builds big lead at Muirfield Village before stormsVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Among the lessons Collin Morikawa took away from missing his first cut as a pro was that his reliable cut shot had left him. He found at it Muirfield Village, and suddenly looks as though he will be tough to catch at the Workday Charity Open. Morikawa...
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley now pulling top QBs from prep ranksVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — On his official visit, Caleb Williams was scheduled to chat with Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley for 20 minutes. The conversation lasted two hours. “I was very comfortable, very peaceful,” Williams said. “I guess you could say, like, chill.” Williams since has committed to the Sooners. The No....
Sixers’ Joel Embiid rocks hazmat-esque suit on way to NBA bubble
“The Process” looked ready to step into a lab when he showed up at the airport Thursday. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wore what looked to be a hazmat suit en route to the NBA bubble in Orlando. View this post on Instagram Get rich or die trying!!! Orlando here...
Jimmie Johnson confused, frustrated after virus scare
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson is just as confused as everyone else about his plight with the coronavirus. A positive test caused the seven-time NASCAR champion to miss the first race of his career, and it was followed three days later by a negative test. He never suffered any symptoms...
No longer Dana White’s dream, UFC’s Fight Island is realVideo
The imagery evoked by Dana White’s crazy idea was undeniably intoxicating: an octagon perched amid swaying palm trees on a white sand beach, waves lapping at the canvas while mixed martial arts fighters traded blows in the tropical sun. A few months later, the project that came to be known...
Collin Morikawa back from missed cut with strong debut at MuirfieldVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa didn’t get rattled by his first missed cut as a pro or his first time playing Muirfield Village. Morikawa finally had a forced weekend off two weeks ago after 22 consecutive cuts to start his PGA Tour career, three short of the standard set by...
Former Penn-Trafford baseball standout Josh Spiegel transferring from Oklahoma State
Josh Spiegel is leaving Oklahoma State after two seasons for a new school closer to home. The 2018 Penn-Trafford graduate has a couple of locations in mind but said he’s awaiting word from the schools’ admissions departments. “I haven’t made my mind up yet,” said Spiegel, who is a catcher....
Still testing positive, Dylan Frittelli among 3 golfers back to workVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Dylan Frittelli says it was hard not to feel like an outcast Thursday at the Workday Charity Open in a group of three players who tested positive for the coronavirus and keep doing so. But at least he was playing. “It was fun to get out there,”...
It’s Fauci by a length; horse wins 1st race at KeenelandVideo
A horse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci won his first race at Keeneland on Thursday. The 2-year-old colt won by 1 length as the heavy favorite against 11 rivals in the $70,000 race. Fauci ran 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 58.65 seconds under jockey Tyler Gaffalione and paid $4.20...
Tiger Woods to return next week at Muirfield VillageVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — The PGA Tour returned five weeks ago with some of its strongest fields. Now it gets its biggest star. Tiger Woods announced Thursday on Twitter he will play next week at the Memorial, a tournament he has won a record five times, as he goes after his...
Yale’s Zane Dudek, other WPIAL grads react to Ivy League canceling fall sports
Zane Dudek has spent the past several months preparing for his final football season at Yale, ready to challenge for a third Ivy League title alongside his teammates. The former Armstrong running back who set a then-WPIAL single-season record with 2,955 yards in 2016 won’t get that chance this fall...
PGA Tour players who tested positive for covid-19 grouped at Workday Charity OpenVideo
Three players who have tested positive for the coronavirus but are no longer symptomatic will play together at the Workday Charity Open, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday in the latest revision of its covid-19 policies. Nick Watney, the first tour player to test positive, will play alongside Dylan Frittelli and...
Ivy League suspends fall sports because of coronavirus pandemicVideo
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the outbreak is better controlled by then. “We simply do not believe we can create...
