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Live scores, updates and analysis from Day 1 of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament.

The former San Francisco 49ers teammates, who accused the league’s 32 teams of colluding to keep them out of the game, reached a deal last month that included a confidentiality agreement.

Even without PJ Washington, Kentucky did pretty much anything it wanted in routing an outclassed Abilene Christian         

Louisville's defensive lapses and failed rally in a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Minnesota felt regrettably familiar.         

Ja Morant logged the ninth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history as Murray State trounced Marquette 83-64 in the first round of the West Region.         

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TAM Race 5

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?

There was a time when giving oneself credit for personal accomplishment was considered conceit. In today’s racing world it appears as if many of the players consider patting themselves on the back a ritual that’s necessary.

Trainer Richard “Nifty” Norman enters the second weekend of stakes action at Yonkers Raceway in a rather solid position. His 6-year-old pacing mare Delightfulmemphisn looks for her second straight victory in one of four $40,000 divisions of the Blue Chip Matchmaker on Friday while stablemate Bettor Memories hopes to got untracked in one of six $50,000 George […]

The two richest local races of 2019 to date go next Monday and Tuesday (March 25th and 26th), with Yonkers Raceway hosting the finals of the Petticoat and Sagamore Hill Pacing Series.

William H. 'Wolf' Wolfendale III, a winner of nearly 1,700 races in a training career that dated back to the mid-1960s and was spent primarily in Maryland, died March 18 at home.

Coolmore Stud purchased a 50% share in Yes Yes Yes, on the eve of the colt's run in the March 23 "stallion-making" Golden Slipper Stakes (G1).

The son of Dubawi missed most of his 3-year-old campaign

THE STRONACH GROUP & THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HORSE SAFETY, WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA Arcadia, CA (March 16, 2019) – Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) today reached an historic agreement to protect the safety and welfare of horses and […]

An Open Letter about the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in California What has happened at Santa Anita over the last few weeks is beyond heartbreaking. It is unacceptable to the public and, as people who deeply love horses, to everyone at The Stronach Group and Santa Anita. The sport of horse racing is the last […] The post An Open Letter about the Future of […]

Marley's Freedom 5-year-old debut in the $200,000 Santa Monica S. (G2) Feb. 16 at Santa Anita Park couldn't have been more impressive, winning by nearly two lengths over Selcourt...

Mucho Gusto set off the pace before taking the lead with a quarter-mile to run and drew off in the stretch to win the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (G3) by nearly five lengths...

THE STRONACH GROUP & THOROUGHBRED OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA REACH HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE HORSE SAFETY, WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OF HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA Arcadia, CA (March 16, 2019) – Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) today reached an historic agreement to protect the safety and welfare of horses and […]

An Open Letter about the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in California What has happened at Santa Anita over the last few weeks is beyond heartbreaking. It is unacceptable to the public and, as people who deeply love horses, to everyone at The Stronach Group and Santa Anita. The sport of horse racing is the last […] The post An Open Letter about the Future of […]

Over a hectic 24 hours, the NFL struggled to control the crisis, resulting in ad hoc and mixed messages at times from players and teams.

Federal authorities Tuesday brought fraud charges against an Adidas executive and coaches at some of the nation’s premier college-basketball programs, including the University of Arizona and the University of Louisville.

Following a slate of largely unwatchable games during the first three weeks, conference play should separate the contenders from the pretenders for the College Football Playoff.