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Thorpedo Anna goes wire-to-wire in 150th Kentucky Oaks for trainer Kenny McPeek
Thorpedo Anna went wire-to-wire to top a group of 14 fillies to win a historic 150th edition of the Grade 1, $1.5 million ... Read More
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John Clay: Even without Bob Baffert, Kentucky Derby 2024 boasts star power worthy of the roses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The transfer portal may be all the rage in college athletics, but not in horse racing. Not this Kentucky Derby anyway.
In year three of his Churchill Downs suspension, trainer Bob Baffert isn’t in ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Craig Counsell's reunion with Brewers turns sour when Cubs manager turns to struggling Adbert Alzolay
CHICAGO — Craig Counsell’s shocking decision to leave the Milwaukee Brewers for the Chicago Cubs managerial job last fall ensured he would be the focus of the I-94 rivalry for the immediate future.
While Cubs-Brewers ...Read more
How will 20-horse starting gate affect 2024 Kentucky Derby horses and their post positions?
The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be the fifth to use a custom-made, 65-foot starting gate to house the Derby field prior to the start of the race.
Specifically designed for the Kentucky Derby, the ...Read more
Bill Plaschke: Hasty firing of coach Darvin Ham is more Lakers madness
LOS ANGELES — Less than two years ago, LeBron James loved Darvin Ham.
“So damn excited,” he tweeted when the Lakers hired their rookie coach.
Less than a year ago, Rob Pelinka was thankful for Darvin Ham.
“I’m...Read more
Sky's Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese embrace 'finally' being teammates -- and they want to set a new tone on the boards
CHICAGO — When their names were announced as selections by the Chicago Sky on WNBA draft night, Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese shared one thought: finally.
Just weeks earlier, they were deadlocked in the paint in the ...Read more
Updated 2024 Kentucky Derby odds: Fierceness 5-2 favorite as betting opens Friday
The 150th Kentucky Derby is scheduled for a post time of 6:57 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, and official betting on the race began Friday morning.
Florida Derby winner Fierceness was established as the ...Read more
How the NBA's next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
It's a good time to be in the sports business, and no one knows that better than the NBA.
In the coming weeks, the league is expected to announce a new game-changing multiyear media rights pact that reportedly will more ...Read more
Dolphins signing former Pro Bowler Odell Beckham Jr. to be No. 3 wide receiver
The offer the Miami Dolphins made former star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was finally one he couldn’t refuse.
The Dolphins, after fielding a visit from Beckham in March and making him an offer, are signing him, ...Read more
Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham in the wake of first-round playoff loss
LOS ANGELES — After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Denver Nuggets for the second consecutive season, the Lakers have fired coach Darvin Ham, the team announced Friday.
The decision comes days after the ...Read more
Trainer Phil D'Amato realizes his Kentucky Derby dream thanks to Stronghold
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's really quite simple. If you're in horse racing, regardless of your job or position, you want to get to the Kentucky Derby. But the reality is very few make it.
Phil D'Amato has won multiple ...Read more
John Clay: How 2024 Kentucky Derby horses have run on sloppy or wet tracks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky weather is always subject to change.
So if rain is in the forecast for Kentucky Derby 150 on Saturday at Churchill Downs, here’s a breakdown of which horses have and have not raced on tracks...Read more
How every horse in the 2024 Kentucky Derby got its name and why it's such a challenge
The naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees and wordplay for inspiration. Take for example, Sierra Leone. One of his owners, Peter Brant, nodded to his sire, Gun ...Read more
Paul Sullivan: Don't forget Harry Caray's legacy with the White Sox -- for calling it like it is
CHICAGO — As Harry Caray’s Chicago Cubs career was celebrated Thursday with the 26th “Toast to Harry Caray” sponsored by his namesake restaurant, his legacy on the South Side continues to be overlooked by his ...Read more
Meet the jockeys: In the 150th Kentucky Derby, one of these riders will make history
For the jockeys contesting the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday evening at Churchill Downs, there is a little something extra at stake.
This year’s Run for the Roses is the 150th renewal of North America’s marquee ...Read more
Which post positions in the Kentucky Derby starting gate produce the most race winners?
The post position draw for this year’s 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby took place Saturday night at Churchill Downs in Louisville a full week before the running of the race this weekend.
As such, plenty of time has ...Read more
John Clay: Here are the long shots to bet who could beat the favorites in Kentucky Derby 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — According to most horse racing handicappers, Kentucky Derby 150 has a pair of potential superstars in morning-line favorite Fierceness and second-choice Sierra Leone.
The favorite doesn’t always win ...Read more
Joe Starkey: Where is the outrage and accountability for the Penguins' miserable failures?
PITTSBURGH — If the Penguins' bar gets any lower, Valtteri Puustinen will be able to hop it from a standing position. We've seen it go from winning Cups to making the playoffs to trying real hard at the end of the season...Read more
Sixers' season ends in 118-115 Game 6 loss to Knicks, despite Joel Embiid's 39 points
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers kept giving their fans hope.
Even after posting their worst regular-season winning percentage in seven seasons, there was belief the Sixers could make a deep postseason run. Joel ...Read more
How hitting with runners in scoring position has been Shohei Ohtani's one Dodgers flaw
LOS ANGELES — The timing was coincidental.
But, on Shohei Ohtani's first off day as a Dodger, the discourse Wednesday centered on the one big struggle of his 2024 season — a weakness that had cropped up once again the...Read more
Ex-Dodger Jayson Werth has a horse in the Kentucky Derby. It took him just two years
LOS ANGELES — Minds were blown when former Dodgers outfielder Jayson Werth agreed to a seven-year, $126 million free-agent contract with the Washington Nationals during the 2010 winter meetings.
So much money! So many ...Read more
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