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Riverhounds look to stay sharp for important matchup with Hartford Athletic
Every win matters for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at this point in the season, but Saturday’s contest with Hartford Athletic is one of utmost importance. Heading into their second meeting of the season, the teams are battling for first place in Group F. Although the Riverhounds lead the group by six...
Jimmie Johnson teams with Ganassi on 2-year IndyCar programVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson will transition from NASCAR to IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing in a partnership that could pair two of the most dominant drivers of this generation on one team. The seven-time NASCAR champion will work with the Ganassi organization, owned by Fox Chapel’s Chip Ganassi, to...
Riverhounds Notebook: Team looks to build on perfect week
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are coming off of their best week of the season. From Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, the Riverhounds played three games and went undefeated without allowing a goal and scoring nine. It was a week most coaches dream of, and it put the Riverhounds in prime position,...
In just over a year, Moon native Khama Worthy rockets to top of UFC fight card
The last year has been a little weird for Moon township native Khama Worthy, as the 33-year-old UFC fighter has gone from a last-minute replacement to a co-main event star. On Aug. 17 last year, Worthy took a fight against Devonte Smith, who was 10-1 at the time, on four...
This date in sports history: Sept. 10
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford. 1961 — Australia’s Roy Emerson upsets countryman Rod Laver to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Darlene Hard wins the women’s title for the second straight...
This date in sports history: Sept. 9Video
1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs. 1956 — Australia’s Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set...
Alexander Zverev, Naomi Osaka reach U.S. Open semifinalsVideo
NEW YORK — The disqualification of Novak Djokovic from the U.S. Open, and the absences of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, presented quite an opportunity to Alexander Zverev and the other men left in the tournament — all in their 20s, all seeking a first Grand Slam title. Who would...
WWE wrestler Adam Cole talks about Children’s Hospital visit, Kurt AngleVideo
Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, WWE Superstars visiting children at hospitals around the country was a routine part of their weekly schedule. WWE is still producing over seven hours of live television each week. all out of Orlando, Fla., and they’re staying committed to having their wrestlers put smiles on...
This date in sports history: Sept. 8Video
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first Black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2. Australia’s Malcolm Anderson defeats countryman Ashley Cooper in three sets to become the...
French Open allowing spectators amid virus resurgenceVideo
PARIS — Spectators will be allowed at the French Open this month despite the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country, organizers said Monday. They unveiled the health protocols for the clay-court Grand Slam, which will take place at Roland Garros in western Paris from Sept. 27 after being...
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...
