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Tiz the Law wins a very unusual Florida Derby at GulfstreamVideo
MIAMI — If there is a Kentucky Derby this year, Tiz the Law will have a shot to be there. And if he runs the way he did in the Florida Derby, he very easily could be a contender. Tiz the Law ran away in the stretch Saturday to easily...
Crystal ball: Projecting the upcoming NFL scheduleVideo
Besides the draft, the other big event on April’s NFL calendar is the release of the regular-season schedule. Teams have known their opponents since late December, but Howard Katz and his scheduling department continue to parse through over 50,000 scenarios pumped out by nearly 1,500 computers across the world. Now...
Athletic trainers step up: App aids overworked hospitalsVideo
Athletic trainers across the country are changing their routines and joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The National Athletic Trainers Association put together an app aimed at helping trainers assist understaffed hospitals. The app was intended to give health care providers a database to look for help nationwide. More...
Runners find ways to push on amid coronavirus concernsVideo
Henry Ton was looking for a way to help himself and neighbors stay fit and active after his gym closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 46-year-old software engineer in suburban Phoenix organized a small running group he jokingly calls his “Social Distance Distance Running Club.” Runners across the country...
Celtics coach Brad Stevens adjusting to NBA’s virus-imposed stoppageVideo
BOSTON — Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens can remember leaving his home on only a few occasions over the past two weeks. It is part of the new status quo for coaches and players across the NBA since the coronavirus pandemic sparked a rolling shutdown of professional sports across the...
Mel Kiper Jr., Steelers’ Kevin Colbert weigh in on new-look NFL DraftVideo
With the bravado of a 19th century ringmaster, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week proclaimed the show must go on as it pertains to the league’s annual draft. Amid the escalating coronavirus pandemic, the seven-round event will proceed as scheduled, April 23-25, even though the draft no longer will be...
NHL has thorny issue gauging teams’ regular-season worth
There’s a dirty little secret that the handlers who carry the Stanley Cup around every summer don’t necessarily want hockey fans to know. Most years, the best hockey team in the world doesn’t take the famous 35-pound silver trophy home. The NHL started handing out the Presidents Trophy to the...
Shaka Smart to remain at Texas next seasonVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will stick with coach Shaka Smart next season after the Longhorns won five of their final six games and were fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament before it was canceled amid the coronavirus scare. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte told the Austin American-Statesman,...
Roger Penske talks postponing Indy 500, other racing issuesVideo
Roger Penske, at 83 and considered high risk for the coronavirus as a 2017 kidney transplant recipient, still makes the daily three-minute commute to his Bloomfield Hills, Mich., office. He works 12 or more hours a day from his conference room at Penske Corp., which has a skeleton crew practicing...
Char Valley grad Christian Kuntz ready for 2nd chance with Steelers after XFL runVideo
Christian Kuntz’s foray into the XFL produced the desired result. Kuntz, a Chartiers Valley and Duquesne graduate, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, two weeks after the XFL canceled its season after five games because of concerns over the spread of covid-19. Kuntz played long snapper for the Dallas...
Pitt’s Au’Diese Toney says he’s staying with Panthers
After two Pitt guards revealed plans to transfer, junior-to-be Au’Diese Toney announced Saturday on Twitter he is staying. “You never forget those who believed in your first,” Toney wrote. You never forget those who believed in you first and you never abandon those who held you down while experiencing your...
Isolated college coaches, players deal with change in recruiting landscape
When it’s time to get serious about next football season, Ethan Carr will get down on the floor and do a series of push-ups and sit-ups, followed by some challenging pull-ups. Then, he might open the front door and run through the mostly deserted streets of Harrison City. It is...
Live tweeting replays helping fill the college hoops voidVideo
Kansas had kept Derrick Rose in check well into the 2008 national championship game when coach Bill Self decided it was time to change defenses against the Memphis star. Bad idea. “Well. They have momentum. I made mistake,” Self said while live tweeting a replay of the game recently. “Had...
Melvin Gordon using lessons of holdout as motivation in 2020Video
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Melvin Gordon’s futile holdout last season holds many a lesson for the sixth-year running back, including the realization that the former Los Angeles Chargers star still has plenty of doubters despite scoring 49 touchdowns in college and 47 more in the NFL. “I’m coming in hungry, ready...
For Loyola’s Sister Jean, pandemic is new territoryVideo
CHICAGO — Even to Sister Jean, the lovable nonagenarian nun who became a star during Loyola Chicago’s stunning run to the Final Four two years ago, this is new territory. The coronavirus pandemic has brought big chunks of the world to a near standstill. “This is very different,” said Sister...
Keeping fit with no gyms open a new NBA challengeVideo
Denver’s players, if they’re so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized daily workout plan that was created by the Nuggets’ strength and conditioning staff. For now, it’s the best idea the Nuggets have — as they,...
New playbook: Women rising through NFL ranks at many levelsVideo
NEW YORK — Sophia Lewin was 12 years old when she told her father about her career goal: coaching football. Her dad didn’t exactly scoff, but he suggested perhaps scouting would be a more attainable profession. Nowadays, there are women handling both jobs. According to 2019 research by the Institute...
MLB owners ratify deal; final pitch could be closer to Christmas than HalloweenVideo
NEW YORK — If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that’s fine with the players. MLB owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union Friday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with players willing to extend the season as long as...
Questions about MLB’s new deal with its players? Here are your answersVideo
NEW YORK — Details of the agreement Thursday between MLB and the MLB Players Association and approved by teams Friday, as obtained by the Associated Press: STARTING SEASON There must be no government restrictions on mass gatherings or travel restrictions throughout the U.S. and Canada, provided the commissioner will consider...
Column: As we battle virus, don’t forget 1919 Stanley CupVideo
Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it really is necessary to shut down sports around the world, needs a primer on the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals. The tragic turn of events is right there on the silver chalice, engraved...
Who’s Zooming? Dolphins newcomers get virtual introductionsVideo
MIAMI — As linebacker Kyle Van Noy visited with reporters for the first time since joining the Miami Dolphins, he wore headphones — not for noise canceling, but to hear the questions. Because of the new coronavirus, the Dolphins arranged media interviews via Zoom for eight newly acquired free agents....
Big Ten extends ban on organized team activitiesVideo
The Big Ten extended the suspension of all organized team activities through May 4. Big Ten officials said this is an additional measure to the previously announced cancellation of all conference and non-league competitions through the end of the 2019-20 academic year, including spring sports that extend beyond the academic...
No games, big losses: Money crisis faces U.S. Olympic sportsVideo
DENVER — The postponement of the Tokyo Games has catapulted the sports organizations that make up the backbone of the U.S. Olympic team into crisis. At least one has already started layoffs, and others are desperate to stay solvent. Some are expecting a major downturn in membership dues, while others...
Santa Anita ends live racing because of coronavirusVideo
LOS ANGELES — Santa Anita canceled live racing Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. The track in Arcadia, Calif., was preparing to stage eight races when the cancellation was announced about 30 minutes before the first race. It’s not immediately known...
Jim Rutherford thinks long layoff would help Penguins. Would it?
When Sidney Crosby was asked during an NHL-run video call which teammate he would want to be stuck in quarantine with, he was quick with an answer. “Kris Letang,” Crosby said during the Zoom call open to media. “He’s in the know. He’d get all the info. I’d have a...
