May 21, 2013

Horse Racing Recap: Derby winner Orb impresses with workout at Belmont

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NEW YORK (AP) – Kentucky Derby winner Orb has completed his final workout before the Preakness Stakes, breezing four furlongs in 47.18 seconds at Belmont Park. With exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard, Orb moved effortlessly around the track Monday morning. The time is considered fast for a final work before a big race. Shug McGaughey [...]

NASCAR panel reduces JGR penalties

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth’s race-winning engine at Kansas last month. NASCAR punished JGR after discovering during a post-race inspection that one of eight connecting rods in the engine at the [...]

NASCAR Recap: David Ragan soaks in unlikely victory at Talladega / Hinchcliffe passes Sato on last turn to win IndyCar’s Sao Paulo 300

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Story Highlights David Ragan got his second career victory at Talladega Ragan’s victory in the marathon race is another example of this season’s unpredictability The win was the first for underfunded Front Row Motorsports (PhatzRadio / AP) — Talladega, Ala. — The plaudits were pouring in Sunday night on Twitter for David Ragan. And unlike [...]

2013 Kentucky Derby Preview: Rainy odds, parking, race history

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will have a full field of 20 horses breaking from the starting gates at 6:24 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Just over two minutes later, a winner will emerge and thoroughbred racing will have its newest contender for a Triple Crown. The [...]

NFL: Could Justin Blackmon’s suspension put his roster spot in jeopardy?

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Justin Blackmon led the Jaguars with 64 catches last season, his first in the NFL, and he is expected to be the No. 1 receiver on the roster this year too. So, new Jacksonville head coach Gus Bradley and GM Dave Caldwell likely are in no rush to get rid of [...]

NASCAR: Chasing Hendrick ‘not in spirit’ of NASCAR rules?

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) If garage gossip is to be believed, somebody dropped a dime on NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski and his Penske Racing team at Texas Motor Speedway. The story blowing like wildfire Monday through NASCAR goes like this: Keselowski was parked at Texas next to Jimmie Johnson, while teammate Joey Logano was further down [...]

NASCAR: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano have ‘unproductive’ text exchange

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(Rescue workers tend to the wreckage of Denny Hamlin’s car after he collided with Joey Logano on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race in Fontana, Ca. .Reed Saxon/AP) HUMBLE, Texas (AP) Roger Penske said Wednesday that Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have exchanged text messages since their final-lap crash at [...]

NFL News and Notes: Titans release QB Matt Hasselbeck

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Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has 34,517 yards passing for his career with 201 touchdowns. (Chris Keane/Reuters) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The Tennessee Titans have switched backup quarterbacks all in the span of a few hours, going from veteran Matt Hasselbeck to Ryan Fitzpatrick. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press that the [...]

NASCAR should try to keep its star drivers happy

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, stands on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (March 9, 2013 – Source: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights Denny Hamlin’s brief war [...]

Cycling: Lance Armstrong talks exclusively about doping, lawsuits, lies

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In this handout photo provided by the Oprah Winfrey Network, Oprah Winfrey (R) speaks with Lance Armstrong during an interview regarding the controversy surrounding his cycling career January 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Oprah Winfrey?s exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Lance Armstrong, “Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive,” has expanded to air as a two-night [...]