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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Horse dies at Churchill Downs, 8th recent fatality at home of Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire,” according to notes in the Equibase...
Kurt Busch hopes to return to NASCAR Cup Series, improving after concussion
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kurt Busch hasn’t given up hope of competing in the NASCAR Cup Series again. Busch has been sidelined since suffering a concussion during a crash in qualifying at Pocono last summer. He announced in October that he’d be stepping out of his ride at 23XI to continue...
Hendrick driver Alex Bowman unsure when he'll return from back injury
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Alex Bowman is unsure when he can return to the track after fracturing his vertebrae in a short-track accident last month. The Hendrick Motorsports racer has missed the past three events, including Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Bowman came to the track to reconnect with the...
Jason Day gets 1st win in 5 years at Byron Nelson; Scheffler finishes 3 back 
McKINNEY, Texas — Jason Day didn’t make the Mother’s Day connection until he saw his late mom’s name on the back of his caddie’s bib on the first green during the final round of the Byron Nelson. That was just one more reason for the emotions to flow over the...
William Byron wins Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway after Ross Chastain wreck
DARLINGTON, S.C. — William Byron saw Ross Chastain and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson ahead of him late at Darlington Raceway. Byron made sure he was prepared for the fireworks he thought could happen. Boom! Byron moved in front when Chastain and Larson wrecked while racing for the lead on...
Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another gun video appears on social media
Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning incidents involving the two-time All-Star guard. It’s the second time in less than three...
Ross Chastain learning to handle role as villain as NASCAR heads to Darlington 
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ross Chastain thinks things went too far last week when he punched Noah Gragson in the pits at Kansas. However, the NASCAR points leader said he feels more comfortable in his growing role as the Cup series’ bad boy. Gragson confronted Chastain after a late-race incident and...
Curtis Strange returns to Oak Hill for PGA Championship with mixed bag of memories 
Curtis Strange began working as a golf analyst more than 25 years ago. His return to Oak Hill as part of the ESPN broadcast team for the PGA Championship will mark the first time commentating at a course where he won a major championship. That was only interesting until the...
Scottie Scheffler leads Byron Nelson by 1 at halfway point
McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler says he tries not to put too much emphasis on winning one tournament over another, even when his hometown AT&T Byron Nelson is in play. Ryan Palmer isn’t keeping any secrets. Win the Nelson not far from his home in another Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, knowing...
Questions linger about horse deaths in Kentucky with Preakness up next 
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and his wife, Alison, have been fielding messages from friends outside horse racing about the spate of deaths at Churchill Downs leading up to and on Kentucky Derby day. “They’re texting, ‘What’s going on?’ ” McGaughey said. “They don’t want to hear that (is...
Black College World Series hopes to spur MLB careers for HBCU players 
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams — all from historically Black colleges and universities — had names that won’t resonate with the average baseball fan. Wiley. Bluefield State. Ruste. The Black College World Series, held this week in...
Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the 148th Preakness following an encouraging workout at Churchill Downs, its co-owner said. Mage galloped about 1½ miles at a brisk pace with exercise rider J.J. Delgado aboard on a cloudy but mild Friday morning at the track. Co-owner and...
S.Y. Noh leads Byron Nelson by 3 after course record-tying 60 
McKINNEY, Texas — S.Y. Noh thought he didn’t have quite enough distance with his 3-wood as he pondered going for the green in two on the par-5 18th hole to set up a potential eagle and a 59 in the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson. The South Korean...
Defending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson spent most of his career trying to show he could win races. So when the 32-year-old Swede pulled into victory lane at last year’s Indianapolis 500, he savored every moment of the seemingly endless victory lap. Now, the defending race champion and current IndyCar points leader...
European tour issues more fines, possible suspensions, for 26 players who competed for LIV 
Equipped with a favorable court ruling, the DP World (European) Tour has expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months. The tour already has issued fines of $125,000 to 17 players who played in the first two LIV Golf...
Michael Jordan's famed 'Dream Team' Olympic jacket heading to auction
The jacket that Michael Jordan famously and grudgingly wore while receiving an Olympic gold medal has been in Brian McIntyre’s possession for more than three decades now. He figures the time is right to let someone else enjoy it. The red, white and blue Reebok jacket that Jordan — a...
Georgia coach Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted Wednesday there was no political motivation behind the decision for his national championship football team to decline an invitation to visit the White House in June. Instead, Smart says scheduling issues, including a youth camp in June at the Georgia football facility,...
PGA Championship has 99 of top 100 in the field for Oak Hill, no Sergio Garcia 
The PGA Championship stuck to its mission of getting the strongest field of the four majors, announcing a field Wednesday that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking no matter what tour they play. Missing from the 155-player list is Sergio Garcia, the former Masters champion who...
College golfer disqualifies self after shooting course record 62 at U.S. Open qualifying tournament
A University of Illinois golfer, who shot a course record round of 10-under par 62, was forced to disqualify himself for a rules violation, according to a report in Golf Monthly. Tommy Kuhl, a fifth-year senior at the University of Illinois, informed tournament officials that he’d repaired aeration marks on...
PGA Tour returning to South Carolina's Grand Strand in 2024
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The PGA Tour is returning to the Grand Strand. The tour announced Wednesday a four-year agreement to hold a full-field event with a purse of $3.9 million starting in 2024 at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The event, called the Myrtle Beach Classic, will be...
Column: Lee Westwood chose money and his European tour fate 
Lee Westwood has every reason to be sad about the end of his European tour career. Westwood once relished the memory of playing 20 tournaments in a row on the European tour schedule until he finally won his first career title in the Volvo Scandinavian Masters. Was he determined to...
Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Denny Crum took everything he learned from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, added his own touch and built his own sparkling legacy at Louisville. Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built the Cardinals into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of...
What is horse racing doing to prevent catastrophic injuries?
The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. Two of the deaths occurred as the result of race injuries on Derby day, when more than 150,000 people jammed Churchill Downs. “While each incident reported has been...
Peke, Frenchie, Aussie and, yes, PBGV make dog show finals 
It could be the day for the petit basset griffon Vendéen named for Buddy Holly. Or the Pekingese could notch his breed’s third Westminster Kennel Club dog show win in little over a decade. And what about the French bulldog that nearly won last year? Or will the purple-and-gold best...
Forte placed on Kentucky veterinary list, clouding Preakness plans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky racing officials have placed scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list that may require the colt to pass a soundness test in Maryland in order to race in the Preakness. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced the update on Monday, two days...


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