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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...
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...
