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News Stories From The NFL

 

Osi falls short of Twitter target to buy LT's ring

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:16 pm

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora offered to buy and return Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, but only if Umenyiora attained 500,000 Twitter followers by 10 p.m. Saturday. | Details...

 

Pats' Welker backs off 'gotten worse' remarks

Published: 19 May 2012, 7:51 pm

Two days after telling the Boston Herald that his contract negotiations had "gotten worse," New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker backtracked on his comments on Saturday. | Details...

 

Bears' Marshall learned from NYC club incident

Published: 19 May 2012, 11:52 am

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall indicated Friday on ESPN's "First Take" that he has learned from an altercation that occurred outside a New York City nightclub in March that led to an investigation but no criminal charges. | Details...

 

Bucs' Price absent, grieving over sister's death

Published: 19 May 2012, 11:30 am

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Brian Price missed the team's OTAs this week after being hospitalized for exhaustion and grief in the wake of his sister's death, his agent has told local media. | Details...

 

Source: Jets sign safety Bell for 1 year, $1.4M

Published: 19 May 2012, 10:40 am

Adding veteran depth at safety, the New York Jets agreed to terms Friday with former longtime Miami Dolphins starter Yeremiah Bell, according to a league source. | Details...

 

Tebow's lawyers threaten to sue T-shirt makers

Published: 18 May 2012, 11:51 pm

Lawyers representing Tim Tebow have issued a cease and desist letter to a T-shirt manufacturer which they say is illegally using the name of the New York Jets quarterback to sell products. | Details...

 

Loomis: Brees deal must be right for both sides

Published: 18 May 2012, 9:15 pm

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally. | Details...

 

Ex-Pats LB Johnson: Seau death 'tipping point'

Published: 18 May 2012, 7:15 pm

Junior Seau's death got former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson thinking again about his own career in the NFL and his struggles with post-concussion syndrome after he retired in 2005. | Details...

 

Source: Former Colts TE Clark visits Patriots

Published: 18 May 2012, 6:54 pm

Free-agent tight end Dallas Clark visited the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to a league source. | Details...

 

Senser lawyer wants guilty verdicts thrown out

Published: 18 May 2012, 6:25 pm

The attorney for the wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser says his client didn't get a fair trial in a fatal hit-and-run. | Details...

 

Bengals sign rookie CB Kirkpatrick to max deal

Published: 18 May 2012, 4:36 pm

The Bengals have signed cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick of Alabama, their top pick in the draft. It's the fastest they've gotten a top pick under contract since 2003. | Details...

 

NFLPA prez Foxworth mulls end of playing days

Published: 18 May 2012, 4:33 pm

Veteran cornerback Domonique Foxworth says he will likely retire before next season, two months after he was elected president of the NFL players' association. | Details...

 

Bills lock in another draft pick, inking OT Glenn

Published: 18 May 2012, 3:47 pm

The Buffalo Bills continue locking up their rookie draft class after signing offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, their second-round pick. | Details...

 

McCoy agrees to 5-year extension with Eagles

Published: 18 May 2012, 2:22 pm

The Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday agreed to terms with running back LeSean McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017. | Details...

 

Saints' Vilma files defamation suit vs. Goodell

Published: 18 May 2012, 1:01 pm

Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. | Details...

News Stories From NCAA Football

 

Report: Air Force's top RB out amid drug probe

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:15 am

Asher Clark, Air Force's second-leading all-time running back, has been kicked out of school less than a week before graduation as a result of an investigation into illegal drug use, according to a report. | Details...

 

Report: More detailed Sandusky allegations filed

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:15 am

The state attorney general's office on Friday filed more detailed accusations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a report by the Allentown Morning Call. | Details...

 

Big 12, SEC champs to play New Year's bowl

Published: 19 May 2012, 1:01 pm

The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release. | Details...

 

Schlabach: Big 12-SEC bowl sends shockwaves

Published: 18 May 2012, 9:51 pm

The Big 12 and SEC are starting their version of the Rose Bowl. And that's bad news for the ACC and Big East. | Details...

 

Report: Ohio State self-reported 46 violations

Published: 18 May 2012, 9:36 pm

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. | Details...

 

QB Olsen, brother of NFL TE, commits to Canes

Published: 18 May 2012, 9:22 pm

ESPN 150 quarterback Kevin Olsen (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) gave an oral commitment to Miami on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound four-star prospect chose the Hurricanes over Auburn, South Carolina and Wisconsin. | Details...

 

Mississippi's Brassell to transfer over eligibility

Published: 18 May 2012, 7:59 pm

Mississippi sophomore Nickolas Brassell has decided to transfer after losing his academic eligibility. | Details...

 

Official: Boise State reaffirms Big East pledge

Published: 18 May 2012, 4:25 pm

Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad. | Details...

 

Alabama fan charged for lewd act vs. LSU fan

Published: 18 May 2012, 1:08 pm

An Alabama fan has been charged with sexual battery after authorities say he was captured on video performing a simulated sex act on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship game. | Details...

 

Trojans land another top running back in Davis

Published: 17 May 2012, 10:46 pm

Two days after the Trojans received a verbal commitment from running back Ty Isaac (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic), USC landed another tailback, as Justin Davis (Stockton, Calif./Lincoln) announced his commitment to the Trojans on Thursday. | Details...

 

Luck to stay at West Virginia as athletic director

Published: 17 May 2012, 7:14 pm

Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia. | Details...

 

Alabama to meet West Virginia in 2014 opener

Published: 17 May 2012, 6:59 pm

Alabama and West Virginia will meet for the first time when the two storied football programs open the 2014 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, bowl officials announced on Thursday. | Details...

 

SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary

Published: 17 May 2012, 6:04 pm

SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately. | Details...

 

NCAA rules changes include 'stronger' penalties

Published: 17 May 2012, 5:53 pm

The NCAA overhaul of its body of rules may call for the suspension of a head coach whose assistants commit violations, as well as fine a university up to five percent of its annual athletic budget based on the severity of the penalty. | Details...

 

Irish QB Rees pleads not guilty to four charges

Published: 17 May 2012, 5:21 pm

Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an incident in which police used pepper spray to subdue him after an off-campus party. | Details...

News Stories From The NBA

 

Gasol shares blame for Lakers' loss to Thunder

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:13 pm

Kobe Bryant hoped for more aggressiveness from the Lakers All-Star forward Pau Gasol in the Lakers' loss to the Thunder. | Details...

 

Shoulder continues to plague Celtics' Bradley

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:05 pm

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Avery Bradley's shoulder dislocated again Friday, at least the third occurrence of the playoffs, and expressed concern about how long the second-year guard can continue to play through the pain. | Details...

 

Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon

Published: 20 May 2012, 12:04 pm

Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much. | Details...

 

Durant's tiebreaking 3 gives Thunder 3-1 lead

Published: 20 May 2012, 7:54 am

Kevin Durant scored 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night. | Details...

 

Daily Dime

Published: 20 May 2012, 4:47 am

Kevin Durant's big 3-pointer brought home a 3-1 series lead for OKC. | Details...

 

Spurs rally, use 24-0 run to take 3-0 series lead

Published: 19 May 2012, 11:00 pm

Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. | Details...

 

Guillen on Wade: 'He can guarantee a fight'

Published: 19 May 2012, 6:32 pm

A day after having vowed to be done with Twitter, Ozzie Guillen wasn't backing off his shoot-from-the-hip style of expression, saying Wade's behavior toward Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a loss Thursday "can guarantee a fight ." | Details...

 

Wade: Team has moved on from Game 3 spat

Published: 19 May 2012, 6:15 pm

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and coach Erik Spolestra both attempted to downplay their fiery exchange in the team huddle Thursday night as they attempt to focus on a vital Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. | Details...

 

Pacers guard apologizes for choke gesture

Published: 19 May 2012, 5:03 pm

Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson has apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indiana's Game 3 win over Miami. | Details...

 

Granger vows not to back down from LeBron

Published: 19 May 2012, 4:03 pm

After two altercations in the past two games, Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger vowed Saturday he won't back down from LeBron James in heated moments of their intense series against the Miami Heat. | Details...

 

Lakers guard Blake, wife threatened on Twitter

Published: 18 May 2012, 10:42 pm

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake was the unsung hero of his team's first round series victory over the Denver Nuggets, pumping in 19 points in Game 7. | Details...

 

Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had

Published: 18 May 2012, 8:59 pm

In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources. | Details...

 

Drew returning for 3rd season as Hawks' coach

Published: 18 May 2012, 6:50 pm

The Atlanta Hawks have committed to Larry Drew for one more season. | Details...

 

Boy, suspended for Bonner 'do, gets Spurs tix

Published: 18 May 2012, 2:43 am

A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player. | Details...

 

Bulls' Watson doing well after foot procedures

Published: 17 May 2012, 3:54 pm

Chicago Bulls guard C.J. Watson was "doing well" after procedures on both of his feet Thursday morning, according to his publicist. | Details...

 

Pacers' Bird named NBA Executive of the Year

Published: 17 May 2012, 8:07 am

Everything always seemed to come so easily for Larry Bird on a basketball court. | Details...

News Stories From NCAA Basketball

 

Smart: Team's success key part to VCU's move

Published: 18 May 2012, 11:31 pm

Men's basketball coach Shaka Smart refuses to take full credit for VCU's move to the "premier" Atlantic 10, but he recognized that his team's success boosted the entire athletic program's stock in the eyes of its new conference. | Details...

 

Ellis avoids charges but dismissed by Cincinnati

Published: 18 May 2012, 4:05 pm

Freshman forward Octavius Ellis was dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team on Friday because of an incident at a downtown nightclub the previous weekend. | Details...

 

Old Dominion leaving CAA for Conference USA

Published: 17 May 2012, 9:06 pm

Old Dominion is leaving the Colonial Athletic Association and joining Conference USA. | Details...

 

NCAA transfer restrictions won't be easily lifted

Published: 17 May 2012, 8:19 pm

The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches. | Details...

 

Luck to stay at West Virginia as athletic director

Published: 17 May 2012, 7:14 pm

Oliver Luck is staying at West Virginia. | Details...

 

SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary

Published: 17 May 2012, 6:04 pm

SMU athletic director Steve Orsini has been fired, effective immediately. | Details...

 

NCAA rules changes include 'stronger' penalties

Published: 17 May 2012, 5:53 pm

The NCAA overhaul of its body of rules may call for the suspension of a head coach whose assistants commit violations, as well as fine a university up to five percent of its annual athletic budget based on the severity of the penalty. | Details...

 

Ex-Syracuse coach's wife to sue ESPN for libel

Published: 16 May 2012, 11:35 pm

The wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach claims ESPN trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious and false stories about molestation claims against her husband. | Details...

 

Committee selects D.C. to host East Regional

Published: 16 May 2012, 11:34 pm

The Division I Men's Basketball Committee has selected Washington, D.C. to host the 2013 East Regional. | Details...

 

ACC head won't deal with Fla. St. 'hypotheticals'

Published: 16 May 2012, 3:55 pm

ACC commissioner John Swofford said at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings that he has had several positive discussions with Florida State president Eric Barron. | Details...

 

Hofstra hires Hathaway as new athletic director

Published: 15 May 2012, 7:21 pm

Jeffrey A. Hathaway has been hired as the athletic director at Hofstra. | Details...

 

Duke adds PF Jefferson to 2012 recruiting class

Published: 15 May 2012, 6:26 pm

The Duke Blue Devils added a critical piece to their 2012 recruiting class. Power forward Amile Jefferson (Philadelphia, Pa./Friends Central) ended his recruitment by selecting the Devils over NC State, Kentucky, Ohio State and Villanova. | Details...

 

Nolan Richardson's son found dead at home

Published: 15 May 2012, 8:00 am

Nolan Richardson III, the son of former Arkansas and Tulsa basketball coach Nolan Richardson, has been found dead in his home, Tulsa police said. | Details...

 

Krzyzewski not likely to return for 2016 Games

Published: 14 May 2012, 9:08 pm

Mike Krzyzewski says he thinks the London Olympics will be his last coaching the United States. | Details...

 

UNC-Indiana highlights ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Published: 14 May 2012, 6:46 pm

Indiana will host North Carolina in a high-profile showcase for the resurgent Hoosiers during next season's ACC/Big Ten Challenge. | Details...

 

O'Neil: Marinatto never had a chance as Big East puppet

Published: 8 May 2012, 9:28 am

League's crucial mistake came in looking to the past for a vision of the future | Details...

 

King: For coaches like Shaka Smart, Brad Stevens and Gregg Marshall, home really is sweet

Published: 25 April 2012, 4:33 pm

This season's coaching carousel cycle has reinforced a recent trend. For some coaches at mid-major programs, the jump to a BCS school -- and the increased salary and exposure that goes along with it -- isn't all it's cracked up to be. | Details...

News Stories From Major League Baseball

 

A's place McCarthy on DL with sore shoulder

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:47 pm

The Oakland Athletics have placed right-hander Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list with a sore shoulder in the latest injury setback to the franchise's Opening Day starter. | Details...

 

Marlins put MLB steals leader Bonifacio on DL

Published: 20 May 2012, 12:54 pm

The Miami Marlins have placed outfielder Emilio Bonifacio on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained left thumb. | Details...

 

Kurkjian: Beltran 'about as good as it gets'

Published: 20 May 2012, 11:08 am

Cardinals' veteran outfielder showing that when he's healthy, he can be great | Details...

 

Cards lose Berkman, get blanked by Kershaw

Published: 20 May 2012, 8:27 am

Clayton Kershaw outdueled Jake Westbrook with a six-hitter for his fourth career shutout, leading the Dodgers over the Cardinals 6-0 Saturday night.

| Details...

 

Manny goes 0 for 4 in Triple-A debut with 3 K's

Published: 20 May 2012, 2:34 am

Manny Ramirez went 0 for 4 for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on Saturday night as he began a 10-game minor league stint to prepare to be activated by the Oakland Athletics from his 50-game suspension for a second positive drug test. | Details...

 

Red Sox club four home runs to down Phillies

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:54 am

David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-5 win over Philadelphia, snapping the Phillies' six-game winning streak Saturday night. | Details...

 

Dodgers 2B Ellis has emergency leg surgery

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:52 am

Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday following emergency surgery to remove pressure on his left leg that will keep him hospitalized until the middle of next week. | Details...

 

O's edge Nats to earn 9th straight road victory

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:36 am

Adam Jones and Nick Markakis hit two-run homers and the Baltimore Orioles matched a season high with their fifth straight win, 6-5 over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. | Details...

 

Danks quiets Cubs as White Sox roll to victory

Published: 20 May 2012, 12:58 am

John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 on Saturday night. | Details...

 

Mariners deal Rockies 12th loss in 15 games

Published: 19 May 2012, 9:28 pm

Jason Vargas threw seven strong innings, Kyle Seager homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the free-falling Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Saturday. | Details...

 

McCutchen cranks pair of HRs, powers Pirates

Published: 19 May 2012, 9:02 pm

Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. | Details...

 

Joyce's slam backs Cobb as Rays drop Braves

Published: 19 May 2012, 8:50 pm

Alex Cobb won his first start of the season, Matt Joyce hit a grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Saturday. | Details...

 

Vogelsong tosses 7 shutout innings, lifts Giants

Published: 19 May 2012, 8:34 pm

Ryan Vogelsong allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and played a key role in San Francisco's go-ahead rally as the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics for the 11th straight time at home, 4-0 on Saturday. | Details...

 

Votto's 3-run shot key as Reds hold off Yanks

Published: 19 May 2012, 8:02 pm

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save and the Cincinnati Reds held off the New York Yankees 6-5 Saturday. | Details...

 

Jays' Morrow blanks Mets to extend dominance

Published: 19 May 2012, 6:33 pm

Brandon Morrow pitched his second shutout in four starts, blanking the Mets on three hits and leading the Toronto Blue Jays over New York 2-0 on Saturday. | Details...

 

Arm issue halts rehab for Rockies' De La Rosa

Published: 19 May 2012, 3:47 pm

Hard-throwing lefty Jorge De La Rosa's comeback from Tommy John surgery hit a speed bump Saturday when the Colorado Rockies decided to shut him down because of tightness in his left forearm. | Details...

News Stories From The NHL

 

Rangers coach Tortorella rips Devils' tactics

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:13 pm

In a heated Hudson River clash that is threatening to become pretty nasty, the gloves were officially dropped Sunday when Rangers coach John Tortorella ripped the Devils, accusing them of selling penalty calls and skirting the rules. | Details...

 

Rangers' Prust defends elbow as 'reaction'

Published: 20 May 2012, 3:10 pm

Rangers tough guy Brandon Prust responded to accusations by Devils coach Pete DeBoer that he was targeting the Devils defenseman's head. | Details...

 

Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon

Published: 20 May 2012, 12:04 pm

Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much. | Details...

 

Rangers go up 2-1 as Lundqvist stymies Devils

Published: 19 May 2012, 9:43 pm

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. | Details...

 

Russia, Slovakia in men's world hockey final

Published: 19 May 2012, 4:48 pm

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians. | Details...

 

Giroux headlines five Flyers needing surgery

Published: 19 May 2012, 3:39 pm

All-Star forward Claude Giroux headlines a list of five Philadelphia Flyers who needed offseason surgery. | Details...

 

World hockey adds members: Jamaica, Qatar

Published: 19 May 2012, 12:00 pm

The International Ice Hockey Federation has added Qatar and Jamaica as its 71st and 72nd member nations. | Details...

 

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: Best and worst moments of the playoffs so far

Published: 18 May 2012, 7:13 pm

Well, it's been a wild ride, hasn't it? Our experts take a look at all the best and worst moments of the playoffs, so far. | Details...

 

Oilers, coach Renney part ways after 2 seasons

Published: 18 May 2012, 6:44 pm

The Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday that the team will not renew the contract of coach Tom Renney, ending his two-season tenure. | Details...

 

Hejduk, 36, signs one-year deal with Avalanche

Published: 18 May 2012, 6:30 pm

The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed captain Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract. | Details...

 

Kings on verge of sweep after Game 3 victory

Published: 18 May 2012, 2:11 am

Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. | Details...

 

Rangers' Gaborik benched for most of third

Published: 17 May 2012, 3:35 pm

New York Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik was stapled to the bench for the majority of the third period in New York's 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, presumably as punishment for a gaffe on New Jersey's game-tying goal. | Details...

 

Finns stun U.S. at hockey worlds with 9 sec. left

Published: 17 May 2012, 3:11 pm

Finnish forward Jesse Joensuu's winning goal with nine seconds left lifted Finland past the United States 3-2 Thursday for a place in the semifinals of the hockey world championships in Helsinki. | Details...

 

Coyotes' Hanzal banned 1 game for Brown hit

Published: 17 May 2012, 2:23 pm

The NHL has suspended Phoenix Coyotes center Martin Hanzal for one game for his boarding penalty on Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. | Details...

 

Stars' Lehtonen out 2-3 weeks with knee injury

Published: 16 May 2012, 4:31 pm

Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen suffered a minor knee injury at the world hockey championships and will be sidelined two to three weeks, according to Stars goaltending coach Mike Valley. | Details...

 

Capitals coach Hunter won't return for 2012-13

Published: 15 May 2012, 3:45 pm

Dale Hunter, the former Washington Capitals captain who took over after the team fired coach Bruce Boudreau in November, won't return for next season, the Washington Times has reported, citing general manager George McPhee. | Details...

News Stories From Horse Racing

 

I'll Have Another off to New York for Belmont

Published: 20 May 2012, 1:18 pm

I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move. | Details...

 

Maryland S.: Hamazing Destiny wins first stakes

Published: 19 May 2012, 11:30 pm

Best known for his 23-1 runner-up finish in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs in 2010, Hamazing Destiny was still winless in stakes company heading into the Grade 3, $100,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico on Saturday. | Details...

 

Everett: Include Me Out wins third straight

Published: 19 May 2012, 11:26 pm

Include Me Out continued her winning way in Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap at Hollywood Park. | Details...

 

Hudson Steele convincing in Dixie

Published: 19 May 2012, 10:55 pm

Roger J. Weiss's Hudson Steele, who captured Pimlico's Henry S. Clark Stakes in his return from a year-long layoff, followed up with another convincing display in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Dixie Stakes over the same course. | Details...

 

Novak: I'll Have Another needs just one more

Published: 19 May 2012, 10:40 pm

Two days before Kentucky Derby 138, Zayat and his son Justin, friends in tow, escaped the confines of Churchill Downs, left Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with their 3-year-old colt on cruise control, and split for the rolling hills of central Kentucky. | Details...

 

Awesomemundo gets Allaire duPont victory

Published: 19 May 2012, 10:33 pm

Despite exchanging a hard bump with Love and Pride in midstretch, Natalie J. Baffert's Awesomemundo got her head in front of that rival on the wire to take Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes at Pimlico. | Details...

 

Railbird Stakes: Via Villaggio gets to the wire

Published: 19 May 2012, 10:20 pm

Via Villaggio accelerated into contention on the far turn and out-dueled Sister Moon to the wire in Saturday's Grade 3, $98,000 Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park. | Details...

 

Gallorette: Zagora bounces back impressively

Published: 19 May 2012, 7:18 pm

Martin S. Schwartz's Zagora rebounded with a vengeance in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Gallorette Handicap, the first graded race on Preakness Day at Pimlico. | Details...

 

Pimlico Special: Alernation noses out Nehro

Published: 19 May 2012, 1:36 pm

In a head-bobbing finish to the Grade 3, $300,000 Pimlico Special on Friday, Pin Oak Stable's homebred Alternation just lasted. | Details...

 

Back-Eyed Susan: In Lingerie wins in mild upset

Published: 19 May 2012, 1:34 pm

In Lingerie ran down even-money favorite Mamma Kimbo and held off the late run of Disposablepleasure to capture Friday's Grade 2, $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico. | Details...

 

Desormeaux fails breathalyzer; no preakness

Published: 18 May 2012, 4:19 pm

After being taken off his mounts at Belmont Park May 18 for running afoul of New York's rule on alcohol impairment, Kent Desormeaux was also removed from his mount in the May 19 Preakness, Tiger Walk. | Details...

 

Novak: Trainer Harrington eyes winner's circle

Published: 18 May 2012, 1:07 pm

If Mike Harrington had his way, there would be no pesky reporters snooping around the barn in the days before the Preakness. Things would be quiet at Pimlico Race Course -- just a man and his horse, then a race and a win. | Details...

 

Stay Thirsty runs second in Vanlandingham

Published: 18 May 2012, 12:10 pm

Stay Thirsty, last year's Travers Stakes winner, proved no match for Trickmeister in the Vanlandingham Stakes at Belmont Park May 17. | Details...

 

Bodemeister morning line Preakness favorite

Published: 18 May 2012, 11:31 am

Bodemeister, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes May 19 and will break from post 7. | Details...

 

Howard: Adan Fabian Perez, life lost at the track

Published: 17 May 2012, 3:25 pm

Groom from Guatemala will never be as well known as the horses that ran by | Details...

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