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The effects of head trauma have gotten much of the attention, but huge weight gains have also damaged N.F.L. retirees.

Popovich, who will turn 70 this month, has won five championships since he took over as head coach in 1996, but he lost his three most critical players in recent years.

Louisville loses ace south Florida recruiter Stephen Field to Miami.         

Four months after being diagnosed with leukemia, former Western Kentucky University volleyball All-American Alyssa Cavanaugh gets bone marrow donor.         

Louisville basketball guard Khwan Fore doesn't just accept criticism — he asks for it.         

Doing my plays from Santa Anita and then will take a break until Oaklawn starts. Best of luck playing gents! SA 1-17-19 1: BOX 2,3,5 2: BOX 1,3 3: 5 Contagion 4-1 4: 2 Empress of Joy 6-1 5: 7 London Hotel 5/2

Hello to all I was wondering if anyone would know how I can either view or purchase the esquire networks The horseplayers series was great! Any help would,as usual,be very appreciative Papa John

Here are my horse-by-horse thoughts on all 10 stakes races at Belmont Saturday...

A tribute in memory of legendary writer Bill Nack.

This is just a little post to let people know that all my tournament content will now be appearing in a new place.

In the final episode of the DRF Players’ Podcast (the TBD Players’ Podcast will commence in another place next week), PTF and JK host the first ever Podcast Holiday Quiz. Joined by special guests Matt Scarlata, Drew Coatney, and Gene Menez, they review some of the sometimes sublime but always ridiculous history of the show.

Special guest Richard Migliore joins Peter Thomas Fornatale to talk about his life in racing. Topics include what horsemen and horseplayers can learn from each other, and how today's riding culture is different from when Migliore was riding. Plus, what does a dieting jockey eat for dessert?

A funeral service will be held Monday for prominent Ontario owner-breeder William (Bill) Graham, who died of cancer on Jan. 15 at age 81.

Aqueduct will not conduct live racing Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, due to a forecast that calls for frigid conditions, the New York Racing Association announced Thursday.

TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Friday’s card at Aqueduct.

Finger Lakes Racetrack in upstate New York is again authorized by the state to spend up to $2 million from its casino capital account on a new turf track, according to a budget plan released this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member William (Bill) Graham died Jan. 15. He was 81.

City of Light settled in nicely at Gulfstream Park Jan. 17 on the morning after shipping cross-country from his Southern California base for a scheduled start in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 26.

PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA & AMBOSELI ALL PROMINENT AMONG 10 FILLIES & MARES IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ASTRA STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10-RACE CARD AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–Bob Baffert’s Irish-bred Plein Air is back to defend her title in Sunday’s Grade […] The post  PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA […]

TOUCHED BY AUTISM IS ALREADY A WINNER HOLLENDORFER HAS TWO STAKES COOKING JOHN SHEAR CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY NO. 98 HEAVY RAINS CANCEL THURSDAY’S RACES THREE ON TURF FOR FRIDAY’S STRONACH 5 FORMER TRAINER MARIKIAN PASSES AT 79 PALOS VERDES A FEEL-GOOD STORY WIN OR LOSE If Touched by Autism wins Saturday’s Grade II Palos Verdes Stakes, […] The post STABLE NOTES B […]

McKinzie's incredible burst in the final furlong carried the 3-year-old colt to a 4 3/4-length victory in the $300,000 Malibu S. (G1)...

Chasing Yesterday's game victory in the $300,000 Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos gave Bob Baffert a sweep of the 2-year-old stakes on the Saturday card...

PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA & AMBOSELI ALL PROMINENT AMONG 10 FILLIES & MARES IN SUNDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 ASTRA STAKES AT 1 ½ MILES ON TURF SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME FOR 10-RACE CARD AT 12 NOON ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2019)–Bob Baffert’s Irish-bred Plein Air is back to defend her title in Sunday’s Grade […] The post  PLEIN AIR, INDIA MANTUANA […]

TOUCHED BY AUTISM IS ALREADY A WINNER HOLLENDORFER HAS TWO STAKES COOKING JOHN SHEAR CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY NO. 98 HEAVY RAINS CANCEL THURSDAY’S RACES THREE ON TURF FOR FRIDAY’S STRONACH 5 FORMER TRAINER MARIKIAN PASSES AT 79 PALOS VERDES A FEEL-GOOD STORY WIN OR LOSE If Touched by Autism wins Saturday’s Grade II Palos Verdes Stakes, […] The post STABLE NOTES B […]

Yuki and Yumea Nakagawa are newlyweds from Japan. For their honeymoon, they are traveling the U.S. for two weeks to see as much basketball as they can.

A viral floor routine by UCLA gymnastics star Katelyn Ohashi may prove to be the sports highlight of 2019

English soccer was shaken by a spying scandal last week, but compared to other sports, it should hardly have caused a stir.