BALTIMORE (AP) – Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through. After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday’s Preakness to extend racing’s Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the Belmont Stakes is a rematch. And, it appears one is in the making. Both trainers are giving [...]
Horse Racing: Trainer McGaughey closing in on Derby try with Orb
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — Shug McGaughey catches Derby fever every once in a while, and the Hall of Fame trainer just might have it again thanks to a 3-year-old colt named Orb. Sure, it’s more than two months before the Kentucky Derby, but it’s never too early to start planning for a trip to Churchill [...]
Racing: Peterhansel takes commanding lead in Dakar Rally
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
CORDOBA, Argentina (AP) — Ten-time Dakar Rally champion Stephane Peterhansel took a commanding lead in the car category after finishing second in Monday’s ninth stage. Peterhansel was beaten by Spain’s Joan Roma in the stage, but increased his overall lead to 49 minutes, 31 seconds over Giniel Devilliers of South Africa. Nasser Al-Attiyah, who trailed [...]
Soccer Spain: Falcao leads Atletico to rout of Bilbao
August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Radamel Falcao #9 of Club Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring their first goal during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Athletic Club, at Vicente Calderon Stadium on August 27, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (August 26, 2012 – Source: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Europe) MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao [...]
MLB: Oswalt agrees to minor league deal with Rangers
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tarting pitcher Roy Oswalt #44 of the Philadelphia Phillies on the mound in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 5, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (October 4, 2011 – Source: Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — [...]
Preakness 2012: I’ll Have Another, Bodemeister to duel again
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — BALTIMORE – The only certainty entering the 137th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course is that it won’t look anything like the Kentucky Derby. I’ll Have Another enjoyed the luxury of sitting comfortably off the pace in the early going while Bodemeister set scorching fractions in the Run [...]
Newman jokes: ‘Glad I finally contributed’ at Stewart-Haas
April 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Since Ryan Newman entered NASCAR’s premier series a decade ago, his rate of victories has slowed. The variety of racetracks he has conquered hasn’t. Including the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, three of Newman’s past four wins have represented a virgin trip to [...]
NCAA Bubble talk: Winners and losers from weekend games
February 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — This weekend was an interesting one for teams on the NCAA tournament bubble. USA TODAY looks at who some of the winners and losers are. MORE: USA TODAY’s Bubble Tracker WINNERS: Creighton: Thrilling finish to Saturday’s game vs. Long Beach State. Bluejays needed a win like that after their recent [...]
Olympics: London crunches the numbers with six months to go
January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – London marked a mere six months to the start of its Olympic Games Friday by focusing on the minutiae of putting on the show now that the monumental stage has been built. As a host of countdown clocks showed 182 days to go, organizers LOCOG took charge of the Olympic Village site that [...]
NASCAR: Kenseth grabs Phoenix pole; Stewart eighth, Edwards ninth
November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Crown Royal Ford, poses after setting the pole position in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona. (November 11, 2011 – Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — AVONDALE, Ariz. [...]
