Hootenanny wins Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (The Associated Press) ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Hootenanny won the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf by three-quarters of a length, snapping trainer Wesley Ward's 0 for 16 skid. … [Read more...]
Misconnect wins Aqueduct feature (The Associated Press)
Misconnect wins Aqueduct feature (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Misconnect edged Stan Abhaile by a neck on Friday in the $67,620 allowance feature at Aqueduct. … [Read more...]
Jim Rome co-owns Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite (The Associated Press)
Jim Rome co-owns Breeders' Cup Classic favorite (The Associated Press) Jim Rome is a softie as a horse owner. ''I've been lucky,'' Rome said in a phone interview this week. Plus, he was simply ''pushing buttons,'' a specialty for a guy who still may be most famous for a decades-old confrontation with former NFL quarterback Jim Everett. After Rome repeatedly called him ''Chris'' - in … [Read more...]
From the Marbles visits Formula 1 for the first time (Photos)
From the Marbles visits Formula 1 for the first time (Photos) AUSTIN, Texas – When you're in the NASCAR garage, you don't normally hear others being greeted with "bonjour." At a Formula 1 race, that's commonplace, along with "hello" in a myriad of different languages. Even if you didn't recognize any of the companies with advertisments plastered all over the Circuit of the Americas in … [Read more...]
NFL against the spread picks: Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning. Enjoy
NFL against the spread picks: Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning. Enjoy We're pretty fortunate to have seen one of the great sports rivalries unfold before us this century. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning don't literally face each other – I assume they’ve never been on the field together for even one play in 15 head-to-head games – but it’s incredible to see one of the greatest quarterbacks of all … [Read more...]
Sandoval seeking $100M, wants to stay in SF
Sandoval seeking $100M, wants to stay in SF Pablo Sandoval has sought a contract in the $100 million range. (USATSI) Back in April and May when he was uncharacteristically struggling and batting south of .200, Pablo Sandoval might have been wondering whether he made the right call turning down the Giants' multiyear offer in spring training. But now that he's a three-time World Series winner with … [Read more...]
Colsaerts birdies his way to BMW lead
Colsaerts birdies his way to BMW lead Colsaerts leads Levy by one in Shanghai Nicolas Colsaerts made nine birdies on a soft Lake Malaren course on Friday for an eight-under 64, giving him a one-shot lead over Alexander Levy going into the weekend at the BMW Masters. It was the latest step for Colsaerts in regaining some of his form after going 75 tournaments worldwide since his last victory in … [Read more...]
Suarez Navarro beats Pironkova, advances to semis (Yahoo Sports)
Suarez Navarro beats Pironkova, advances to semis (Yahoo Sports) Carla Suarez Navarro advanced to the semifinals of the season-ending Tournament of Champions by beating Tsvetana Pironkova 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Friday. Home favorite Pironkova tried hard but failed to convert two set points at 6-5 in the tiebreaker. Suarez Navarro took a quick 5-0 lead in the second set and allowed Pironkova just … [Read more...]
LPGA player Kang wins two cars with an ace in consecutive tournaments
LPGA player Kang wins two cars with an ace in consecutive tournaments It's been a good eight days for Danielle Kang. The 22-year-old LPGA player has not only made an ace in back-to-back tournaments, but she's also won a car for each ace she's made. The second ace came on Friday in the second round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship. Kang used a 7-iron from 158 yards to make an ace at the 17th … [Read more...]
Chasing Van Brocklin: 500-yard passers in rare air, but his record remains
Chasing Van Brocklin: 500-yard passers in rare air, but his record remains So shrouded in mystery is the NFL’s all-time single-game passing-yards mark — 554, by Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams in 1951 — that there are no physical relics from the game in question at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Canton is full of memorabilia and artifacts from many of the other significant … [Read more...]