May 19, 2013

College Basketball: Indiana No. 1 in preseason AP poll

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(Photo: Reid Compton, US PRESSWIRE) Story Highlights Indiana is also No. 1 in the preseason USA TODAY Coaches Poll Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State and Michigan round out the top five The Big Ten has five teams in the Top 25 (PhatzRadio / AP) — Tom Crean didn’t look like any of the other people in [...]

Horse Racing: Union Rags wins 144th running of Belmont Stakes

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Union Rags is riden by Julien Laparoux during the morning excercise session in preparation for the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (April 27, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — ELMONT, N.Y. – Union Rags by the narrowest of margins is [...]

Horse Racing: Napravnik wins Kentucky Oaks on Believe You Can

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Believe You Can ridden by Rosie Napravnik leads the pack during the 138th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 3, 2012 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) (Reuters) – Rosie Napravnik became the first woman jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks when she steered [...]

Horse Racing: Havre de Grace is third consecutive female horse of the year

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Trainer Larry Jones gallops Breeders’ Cup Classic hopeful Havre de Grace over the track during morning workouts for the upcoming Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 3, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 2, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Filly Havre [...]

Horse Racing: Todd Pletcher, Ramon Dominguez top trainer, jockey in 2011

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Trainer Todd Pletcher (L), and owner Mike Repole (R), talk about their horse, Breeders’ Cup Classic entrant Uncle Mo, during a news conference on the eve of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 3, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 2, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK [...]

NCAA College Basketball: Pitino plans to quit when contract ends in 2017

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Rick Pitino the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals gives instructions to his team during the game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at KFC YUM! Center on December 23, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville won 70-60. (December 22, 2011 – Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino said Tuesday [...]

Horse Racing: Drosselmeyer wins BC Classic on day of upsets

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Drosselmeyer, riden by Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic during the 2011 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 5, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 4, 2011 – Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LOUISVILLE – Jockey Mike Smith shed tears [...]

Breeders’ Cup: Royal Delta takes Ladies’ Classic

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Royal Delta, riden by Jose Lezcano, crosses the finish line to win the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic during the 2011 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs on November 4, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (November 3, 2011 – Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LOUISVILLE – Just when trainer [...]

Horse Racing: Porter, Jones hope luck shines on filly Havre de Grace

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Rick Porter the owner of Havre de Grace watches the action at the 2011 Breeders Cup Post Position Draw at Churchill Downs on October 31, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (October 30, 2011 – Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — LOUISVILLE – The result was disastrous the last time owner [...]

Barbs helping stir up things and raise stakes at the Belmont

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Jockey Jesus L. Castanon, riding Shackleford #14, leads jockey Alan Garcia, riding Soldat #17, down the front stretch at the start of the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. (May 6, 2011 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – ELMONT, N.Y. — Thoroughbred [...]