Gary Stevens aboard Oxbow wins the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.(Photo: Winslow Townson, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Oxbow, the second lognest shot in the field, led the Preakness wire-to-wire Jockey Gary Stevens came out of retirement at age 50 and won his ninth Triple Crown race Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 77, [...]
Horse Racing Recap: Old hands get new life with Oxbow’s Preakness victory
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NFL: Browns’ Jimmy Haslam explains probe to NFL owners
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) on the practice field during organized team activities at Gillette Stadium. David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports Story Highlights Haslam, approved in October, has a federal investigation hanging over his family-owned business Haslam: ‘I thought it was important … I wanted to address them face-to-face’ (PhatzRadio / AP) [...]
Tennis Recap: Maria Sharapova might be favored to repeat at the French Open, if not for Serena Williams.
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Serena Williams, left, holds her trophy during for winning the Madrid Open this month against Maria Sharapova, right.(Photo: Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP) Story Highlights Top-ranked Serena Williams has had No. 2 Maria Sharapova’s number, winning 12 matches in a row Williams is a 15-time grand slam winner; five of Sharapova’s last six titles have [...]
Horse Racing – Triple Crown 2013: The lineup for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Trainer Shug McGaughey takes his horse, Kentucky Derby winner Orb, out for lunch at Pimlico in Baltimore, in front of the sign of the last Triple Crown winner.(Photo: Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Veteran turf writer Jennie Rees of The (Louisville) Courier-Journal looks at the nine-horse Preakness field for Saturday’s [...]
NBA: Maloofs reach Kings sale deal with Sacramento buyers
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Story Highlights Sacramento group agreed to deal with Sacramento Kings-owning Maloof family Deal will keep team in town for $535 million, USA TODAY Sports has learned Deal comes day after NBA Board of Governors rejected proposed move to Seattle (PhatzRadio / AP) — The Maloof family that owns the Sacramento Kings has reached an agreement [...]
NFL: Patriots release DT Kyle Love after his diabetes diagnosis
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Story Highlights Love has lost 20 pounds while dealing with Type-2 diabetes Starting defensive tackle did not miss a game for the Patriots over the past two seasons (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Kyle Love recently received a dose of bad news when he was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes. Wednesday, he was dealt another blow [...]
Golf: He said/he said – Two other marshals back Tiger
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Tiger Woods (right) shakes hands with Sergio Garcia on the first tee in the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass — but everything went downhill between the two from there. (Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights The fallout from the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia incident continues Now the marshals from the second hole [...]
