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Reports: Pac-12 football to kick off in fallVideo
The Pac-12 on Thursday set a Nov. 6 start date for a six-game football regular season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic. The conference’s CEO group of university presidents voted unanimously to resume football and...
Kenardo Forbes scheduled to return soon for Riverhounds
The shutout streak continues. Since the Pittsburgh Riverhounds traveled to Hartford on Aug. 28, the Black and Gold have held their opponents scoreless. They’ve shutout Hartford twice, Loudoun United twice and New York Red Bulls II once. Last Saturday, they edged Loudoun, 1-0, for their third victory over their Group...
This Date in Sports History: Sept. 24
1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago quarterback Jim Hardy sets an NFL record by throwing eight interceptions. 1953 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Rolando La Starza in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in...
NBA players say Breonna Taylor grand jury decision ‘not enough’Video
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James sent the word to the Los Angeles Lakers in a group text Wednesday afternoon, and basketball suddenly seemed irrelevant. A grand jury in Kentucky finally had spoken. And James was letting his team know NBA players, who have spent months seeking justice for...
SEC football opens minus big crowds, tailgating, some starsVideo
SEC football games won’t have their normal scenes of packed stadiums and partying tailgaters. Gone, too, are some of the league’s best players, including LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and much-anticipated new Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman. In the season of covid-19, SEC teams finally open their 10-game league-only schedule Saturday....
Defenses take early edge in ACCVideo
Defense seems to have the early edge in the ACC after the start of this pandemic-affected college football season. There are 11 ACC teams among the top 40 in defense nationally, and that’s with Virginia and Virginia Tech sidelined so far because of covid-19 postponements. Still, the ACC is off...
In Britain, 100-loss journeymen boxers punch the clock
On just a day’s notice, journeyman boxer Jamie Quinn caught a train to London for a four-round bout. On the way, he learned that they switched opponents and made it a six-rounder. The news might unnerve some fighters, but Quinn has shown he is ready for just about anything during...
Reports: Joseph Laurinaitis, pro wrestling legend known as Road Warrior Animal, has died
Professional wrestling has lost another legend. Joseph Laurinaitis, who wrestled as Road Warrior Animal, has passed away, according to multiple reports as well as a post to his Twitter account. He was 60. The post to his Twitter account said the family is planning on releasing a statement later Wednesday....
This date in sports history: Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title. 1952 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1979 — St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s...
After Big Ten announcement, Minnesota’s Rashod Bateman wants to opt back inVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman decided to opt back in for the 2020 football season in light of the Big Ten’s resumption of fall competition, contingent on the star junior gaining the necessary eligibility clearance. Coach P.J. Fleck confirmed Tuesday that Bateman, who won the conference’s receiver of...
Belmont winner Tiz the Law won’t run in Preakness
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law won’t run in next month’s Preakness, spoiling what would have been a highly anticipated rematch with Kentucky Derby winner Authentic. The Preakness on Oct. 3 at Pimlico concludes this year’s reconfigured Triple Crown series, which was run out of order because of the coronavirus...
Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach, replacing Jim Boylen
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls hired Billy Donovan as their new coach Tuesday. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the...
New-look Carrier Dome at Syracuse turns 40Video
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands. Pete Sala remembers when the dome was just an idea on paper. It was the late 1970s, he was in high school, and the university decided to...
Commentary: U.S. Open more about modern athlete than modern game
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The power grabbed everyone’s attention, tee shots launched so far it reduced a big golf course into what seemed like a pitch and putt. Thoughts quickly turned to the next major and how his length would play at Augusta National. This was in 1991 after John Daly...
Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. sheriff over helicopter crash photos
LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. After the Jan. 26 crash, reports surfaced that graphic photos...
Notre Dame postpones game at Wake Forest after rash of positive covid testsVideo
Notre Dame’s game Saturday at Wake Forest has been postponed after positive covid-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and another 10 in quarantine. The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish said Tuesday the game would be rescheduled. Both teams are off Oct. 3. Notre Dame said 94 football players were...
This day in sports history: Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total. 1911 — Cy Young, 44, beats the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0, for his 511th and final major league victory. 1927 — Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10-round decision over Jack...
Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan start NASCAR team, hire Bubba Wallace to drive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin has joined Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. The partnership was announced Monday night in coordinated social...
Jenna Fryer: NASCAR’s dizzying silly season will change landscapeVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were two early warning signs NASCAR was heading into its most unpredictable “silly season” in decades. Former series champion Brad Keselowski accepted a one-year extension with Team Penske, and rookie Tyler Reddick renewed with Richard Childress Racing with barely a glance at other options. Those moves...
Analysis: DeChambeau charts path with new methods, hard workVideo
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The road to his U.S. Open title might have been tougher than anything Bryson DeChambeau faced at Winged Foot. And there were plenty of bread crumbs along the way. It was just under a year ago that DeChambeau tied for fourth in his final PGA Tour event...
‘Match made in heaven’: Deion Sanders to coach Jackson StateVideo
JACKSON, Miss. — Deion Sanders wiped away tears of joy and passion before speaking. Jackson State’s new football coach then stated “I believe” many times about what he envisions happening on and off the field. “I have a commitment to excellence in each and every thing I do,” the Hall...
Ross Chastain snags Ganassi Cup ride in busy NASCAR free agency
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ross Chastain snagged one of the coveted open Cup seats on Monday in a promotion at Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 42 next season. This year marks a particularly active free agency period with heavy turnover expected among a limited number of rides. The No....
Wolff hurt by bad breaks, mistakes and DeChambeau at U.S. OpenVideo
Matthew Wolff stood over the closest thing he would find to an easy shot at Winged Foot: 103 yards away from the pin on a flat lie in the fairway. The 21-year-old basher, who gouged his way out of the rough all week at the U.S. Open, blocked the wedge...
DeChambeau earns first major title at U.S. Open
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion. Bryson DeChambeau was not the least bit concerned by the narrow fairways or the ankle-deep rough that shape Winged Foot into historically the toughest of all U.S. Opens. With his extra 40 pounds...
AP Top 25: No. 12 Miami rises; Marshall jumps into rankingsVideo
A week before Big Ten teams become eligible again for the Associated Press college football poll, No. 25 Marshall is ranked for the first time since 2014, and Miami jumped to No. 12 after a conference road victory. Clemson remained a nearly unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25...
