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Dustin Johnson cashes in and finally wins the FedEx CupVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson hit his stride at just the right time, and it paid off in a big way. Johnson finally won the FedEx Cup on Monday by holding his nerve, hitting just enough fairways and making a few key putts when his lead began to shrink. He tapped...
Down but not out, Serena Williams yells herself to Open winVideo
NEW YORK — There’s no crowd at the U.S. Open this year to pull for Serena Williams and try to push her to victory. So she provided her own encouragement in a tough fourth-round match Monday. Shouting at herself point after point, Williams came back from a third-set deficit against...
Kevin Harvick takes Southern 500 after leaders Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. bump
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Another race, another win for Kevin Harvick. Again at Darlington Raceway and this time to open the playoffs and his march toward the NASCAR championship. Only difference? Harvick didn’t dominate the Southern 500 in his series-best eighth victory of the season. The regular-season champion and top seed...
From the fairway, Johnson builds 5-shot lead at East LakeVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson started with the lead, matched the low round Sunday at the Tour Championship with a 6-under-par 64 and now is one round away from capturing the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. Johnson missed only three fairways and putted for birdie on all but three...
Top seed Novak Djokovic hits line judge with ball, out of U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was defaulted from his fourth-round match at the U.S. Open after he accidentally hit a line judge in the neck with a tennis ball Sunday. It was a stunning end to Djokovic’s bid for an 18th Grand Slam title and his 26-0 start to...
This date in sports history: Sept. 7
1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1941 — Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs in four sets to win the men’s title in the U.S....
This date in sports history: Sept. 6Video
1920 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1920 — Bill Tilden wins his first of seven U.S. Open men’s singles titles, defeating Bill Johnston, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y....
Serena Williams rallies, bests Sloane Stephens at U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — In danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams turned things around and took over against Sloane Stephens. Williams emerged from the third-round matchup between two Americans who are past champions at Flushing Meadows — she’s won six...
Authentic wins Kentucky Derby, gives Baffert record-tying 6th victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert endured the lowest of lows and highest of highs within minutes in the Kentucky Derby. He was bummed before the horses left the paddock after Thousand Words reared up and fell on its side, getting disqualified and injuring Baffert’s assistant trainer. That emotion quickly was...
Riverhounds complete perfect week with win over New York Red Bulls II
The Riverhounds completed their best week of the season Saturday when they beat New York Red Bulls II, 3-0, on the road. The Riverhounds’ Ropapa Mensah scored just before halftime, then Robbie Mertz scored his fifth goal of the season to tie Steevan Dos Santos for the team lead in...
Johnson turns rough day into 1-shot lead at East LakeVideo
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson went the last three hours over 13 holes without hitting from the fairway and still manged to hang on to the lead Saturday after two rounds at the Tour Championship. Johnson could at least see his entire golf ball from the first cut on the par-5...
NASCAR playoffs begin with 14 drivers chasing Harvick and HamlinVideo
Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are expected to race head-to-head for the NASCAR Cup title when the 10-week playoff series begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway. The duo heads to the South Carolina track with a combined 13 regular-season wins between them — each won a race in May at Darlington...
Jon Rahm shoots 65 to catch up to Dustin Johnson at Tour ChampionshipVideo
ATLANTA — Five days later, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are still going at it. They dressed about the same Friday in the Tour Championship, matched birdies on five holes and wound up tied for the lead at East Lake. That required Rahm getting the better of Johnson again. Rahm,...
Naomi Osaka tosses racket at U.S. Open, overcomes test from teenager
NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka spiked her racket after one errant forehand late in the second set at the U.S. Open, then flung it the length of the baseline after a missed backhand return ceded that tiebreaker. Sometimes, that’s the sort of reaction it takes to right things for Osaka....
Tiz the Law big favorite in Kentucky Derby unlike any otherVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses — Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite in 31 years — but just about everything else makes the 146th edition...
Lionel Messi will stay with Barcelona despite wanting to leave
Lionel Messi made it clear it was time to move on, seek new challenges and be happy somewhere other than Barcelona. He had won dozens of titles and broken numerous records with the Catalan club but didn’t like the direction it was going, so the time had come to try...
This date in sports history: Sept. 5
1922 — The United States beats Australia, 4-1, to capture the Davis Cup for the third straight year. 1938 — Don Budge leads the United States to a 3-2 victory over Australia in the Davis Cup final. 1939 — Australia beats the United States to win the Davis Cup. Adrian...
Riverhounds prepare to deal with New York’s intense pressure in rubber match
The Riverhounds are in the middle of one of their best weeks of the season and they are looking to finish strong when they head to New Jersey on Saturday to face off with New York Red Bulls II. Last Friday, the Black and Gold got an important 3-0 win...
‘Burgh’s Best to Never Wear It: Rochester’s Lauryn Williams was a champion of comebacks
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. These six athletes didn’t wear a numbered uniform but brought pride to...
Serena Williams sets up showdown vs. Sloane Stephens at U.S. OpenVideo
NEW YORK — Yes, Serena Williams won in straight sets again. And yes, she moved into an all-American showdown at the U.S. Open against Sloane Stephens. Still, this victory did not quite go according to plan. Her serve only so-so at times, her footwork a bit off, Williams got by...
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...
