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Ex-Giants great Carson won't run for Congress

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:04 pm

Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson has ruled out running for Congress as a Democrat in New Jersey. | Details...

Ward pleads guilty to reckless driving charge

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:36 pm

Hines Ward pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Wednesday after prosecutors in DeKalb County, Ga., dropped drunken driving charges against the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, according to multiple media reports. | Details...

Tom Martinez, mentor to Pats' Brady, dies

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:05 pm

Tom Martinez, the longtime coach and mentor of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, died Tuesday on his 66th birthday. | Details...

Rams, stadium agree on London 'home' game

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:43 pm

The St. Louis Rams will play that "home" game in London later this year after settling a lease dispute with the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Bureau. | Details...

Quinn sorry for unflattering Tebow remarks

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:58 am

Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article. | Details...

Luck working with Newton's QB tutor Whitfield

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:45 am

Former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the projected No.1 overall pick in April's NFL draft, has been training with quarterback guru George Whitfield. | Details...

Optimism rising on Bills, Toronto deal renewal

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:14 am

There's growing optimism that the Buffalo Bills will renew their deal to play games in Toronto beyond this season. And Bills fans shouldn't worry about losing more than one regular-season game a year north of the border. | Details...

Jenkins reworks contract to stay with Eagles

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:01 am

The Philadelphia Eagles and defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins have restructured his contract -- originally designed as a one-year deal -- to keep Jenkins in Philadelphia, the team announced. | Details...

Report: Roethlisberger, Steelers OC Haley met

Published: 22 February 2012, 10:41 am

Ben Roethlisberger has met with new Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported, citing multiple team sources. | Details...

Chiefs agree to deal with ex-Raiders CB Routt

Published: 22 February 2012, 10:22 am

Former Oakland Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt reached agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs. | Details...

Report: Dolphins won't try to re-sign QB Henne

Published: 21 February 2012, 11:28 pm

The Miami Dolphins will not offer former second-round pick Chad Henne a new contract when the quarterback reaches unrestricted free agency, league sources told South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday. | Details...

Vikings VP: Stadium negotiations are ongoing

Published: 21 February 2012, 10:26 pm

Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said Tuesday that negotiations for a new stadium are ongoing, and officials are now focused on putting a new facility at the current Metrodome site. | Details...

RG3 changes pro day, will likely wait to throw

Published: 21 February 2012, 12:39 pm

Former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III said Monday he will likely not throw at the NFL scouting combine later this week, choosing to focus on team interviews, the 40-yard dash and other drills in Indianapolis. | Details...

Packers stock now for sale north of the border

Published: 20 February 2012, 1:32 pm

Canadians who want to buy Green Bay Packers stock will now get their chance. | Details...

Source: Bucs to hire ex-RB Byner to tutor RBs

Published: 20 February 2012, 11:28 am

Earnest Byner will be announced later Monday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new running backs coach, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. | Details...

News Stories From NCAA Football

 

Sources: Temple in talks about joining Big East

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:27 pm

Temple is in talks with the Big East about joining the conference as early as 2012, sources confirmed Wednesday. The New York Times first reported on the discussions to add Temple in all sports. | Details...

Pop Warner rule would restrict practice contact

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:06 pm

In the wake of a new study, the national president of Pop Warner said he will propose a rule that, for the first time, would limit the amount of contact allowed in youth football practices. | Details...

Edsall reverses, grants QB O'Brien full release

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:50 pm

Maryland coach Randy Edsall has changed his mind and decided to grant former quarterback Danny O'Brien a full release from the program with no transfer restrictions, according to a news statement the school issued Wednesday. | Details...

After no-show, Neal commits to Notre Dame

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:29 pm

Davonte Neal, ranked No. 8 overall in the ESPNU 150, ended up committing to Notre Dame over Arizona, Arkansas and North Carolina on Tuesday from his former elementary school, Kyrene de la Esperanza. | Details...

Florida State replaces WVU with Savannah St.

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:30 pm

Savannah State will replace West Virginia on Florida State's 2012 home schedule, Florida State announced Wednesday. | Details...

BCS brass in no rush to choose playoff system

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:09 am

How many teams will be allowed to play for the national championship is just one of the many issues being considered by the guys who run the BCS. | Details...

BC's Harris to miss spring as knee flares up

Published: 21 February 2012, 2:19 pm

Eagles all-time leading rusher Montel Harris aggravated the left knee injury that cost him most of the 2011 season and will not participate in the remainder of spring practice, coach Frank Spaziani announced Tuesday. | Details...

Dance marathon held for 1st time sans Paterno

Published: 21 February 2012, 1:55 pm

An annual Penn State dance marathon is going on for the first time without longtime head football coach Joe Paterno. | Details...

North Texas coach out of hospital after stroke

Published: 20 February 2012, 6:17 pm

North Texas football coach Dan McCarney is out of the hospital following a stroke last week. | Details...

Florida lands much-heralded RB recruit Taylor

Published: 18 February 2012, 9:23 pm

Florida's junior day got started with an early bang on Saturday, as the Gators secured a verbal commitment from five-star running back and Florida legacy Kelvin Taylor (Belle Glades, Fla./Glades Day). | Details...

Iowa's Ferentz hires son away from Patriots

Published: 18 February 2012, 12:24 pm

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has hired his son, Brian, away from the New England Patriots to coach the Hawkeyes offensive line. | Details...

Challenge to multiyear scholarships falls short

Published: 17 February 2012, 7:37 pm

The NCAA plan to offer multiyear scholarships will go forward. | Details...

Texas' high court denies Leach's lawsuit appeal

Published: 17 February 2012, 2:45 pm

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Mike Leach's appeal in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech. | Details...

Report: 5 TCU players failed Feb. drug test

Published: 16 February 2012, 10:03 pm

Despite a former TCU player claiming that drug use was widespread on the team, only five players tested positive for marijuana in a Feb. 1, a source told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Thursday. | Details...

Schlabach: West Virginia, Big East divorce becomes official

Published: 14 February 2012, 9:04 pm

There was no sorrow and certainly nothing sweet about West Virginia's divorce from the Big East, which was finalized Tuesday. The latest sorry episode in conference realignment should give BCS commissioners plenty to discuss when they meet next week. | Details...

News Stories From The NBA

 

Bulls' Rose in; Watson to sit with concussion

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:20 pm

Chicago Bulls guard C.J. Watson is out Wednesday, but Derrick Rose will play. | Details...

Celtics get KG back, but Wilcox, O'Neal out

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:05 pm

The Celtics will welcome Kevin Garnett back to the floor for Wednesday's game against the Thunder, but they will be without big men Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left wrist) and Chris Wilcox (right adductor strain), according to the team. | Details...

Knicks guard Shumpert out of dunk contest

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:50 pm

Due to a left knee injury, New York Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert will not participate in the NBA's Slam Dunk contest this weekend. He will be replaced by Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans. | Details...

Hawks' Johnson sidelined from All-Star Game

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:49 pm

Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson will miss the All-Star game because of tendinitis in his left knee. | Details...

Nets' Humphries sits out as Howard arrives

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:48 pm

New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries will miss Wednesday night's game against the Orlando Magic with a strained left calf, Nets coach Avery Johnson said after the team's morning shootaround. | Details...

Nets' Shawne Williams undergoes foot surgery

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:30 pm

Nets forward Shawne Williams underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a pre-existing fracture in his left foot and remove two small bone fragments, the team announced. | Details...

Lin tells Nets' Humphries boos aren't right

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:57 pm

Following Monday's game between the teams at the Garden, New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin told New Jersey Nets power forward Kris Humphries that he doesn't understand why Knicks fans boo Humphries. | Details...

Lakers GM understands, but Pau still on table

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:46 pm

Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak says he must explore every opportunity to improve his club, even if Kobe Bryant doesn't like it.

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Sources: Lakers have players-only meeting

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:44 pm

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher gathered everyone together in the Lakers' locker room Monday night and tried to set the tone for the second half of the season. | Details...

Wade, Heat pound Kings, win seventh straight

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:44 pm

Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and added 10 assists, Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points and the NBA-leading Miami Heat stretched their winning streak to seven games with a 120-108 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. | Details...

Celtics' Rondo suspended for tossing ball at ref

Published: 22 February 2012, 12:42 pm

Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended for two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest during Sunday's loss in Detroit, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson announced Monday. | Details...

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Published: 22 February 2012, 10:00 am

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Blazers blow out Duncan-, Parker-less Spurs

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:33 am

LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed San Antonio 137-97 on Tuesday night while the Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. | Details...

Cavaliers' Gibson returns to lineup vs. Pistons

Published: 21 February 2012, 6:23 pm

Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson will be back in the starting lineup after missing two games with a sprained left ankle. | Details...

Mavs' Kidd passes Jordan on career steals list

Published: 21 February 2012, 12:26 pm

Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd moved up to No. 2 on the NBA career steals list, passing Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. | Details...

Oden's surgery turned into third microfracture

Published: 21 February 2012, 12:25 pm

Greg Oden has suffered yet another setback with his troublesome knees. | Details...

News Stories From NCAA Basketball

 

Judge: Boeheim slander suit to be in Syracuse

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:39 pm

The defamation lawsuit filed by two former ball boys against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim will be heard in Syracuse, a judge ruled Wednesday. | Details...

Sources: Temple in talks about joining Big East

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:27 pm

Temple is in talks with the Big East about joining the conference as early as 2012, sources confirmed Wednesday. The New York Times first reported on the discussions to add Temple in all sports. | Details...

O'Neil: Self's tough love helps Robinson

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:24 pm

The entire Kansas community was ready to comfort Thomas Robinson. But without tough love from Bill Self, Robinson would not be the All-American candidate he is today. | Details...

Calhoun to undergo procedure on lower back

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:09 pm

UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who is suffering from spinal stenosis, will undergo a surgical procedure Monday to help address the lower back condition. | Details...

Muir, Hollis join NCAA men's basketball panel

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:43 pm

Delaware athletic director Bernard Muir and Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis are joining the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee. | Details...

NCAA: NC State ejections uproar 'unfortunate'

Published: 22 February 2012, 7:50 am

John Adams, the NCAA coordinator of officials, said the uproar following an official's decision to eject two former North Carolina State players from a game on Saturday was "unfortunate" but that it was time to move on from the incident. | Details...

Purdue's Barlow kicked off team, Byrd banned

Published: 20 February 2012, 11:35 pm

Purdue has kicked guard Kelsey Barlow off the men's basketball team and suspended D.J. Byrd for a game following an incident at a bar early Friday. | Details...

Illini's Weber: No more tears till end of season

Published: 20 February 2012, 9:35 pm

Beleaguered Illinois coach Bruce Weber, whose team's fifth consecutive loss on Saturday was punctuated by one of his players shedding tears on the bench, tried to rally his troops Monday by challenging them not to feel sorry for him or for themselves. | Details...

Bama F Green reinstated, practices with team

Published: 20 February 2012, 6:07 pm

Suspended University of Alabama forward JaMychal Green returned to practice today, according to a team spokesman. | Details...

Florida expects G Rosario back against Auburn

Published: 20 February 2012, 5:30 pm

No. 12 Florida should have guard Mike Rosario available Tuesday night against Auburn after he missed the last three games with a hip pointer. | Details...

Wildcats lead unchanged top 5 in coaches' poll

Published: 20 February 2012, 2:25 pm

The top five in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll remained unchanged Monday from last week, as Kentucky, Syracuse, Missouri, Duke and Kansas escaped upsets in conference play with March Madness looming. | Details...

W. Kentucky removes interim tag from Harper

Published: 19 February 2012, 9:09 pm

Western Kentucky is keeping Ray Harper as head coach. | Details...

Man finally apologizes for nearly killing Hurley

Published: 17 February 2012, 8:55 pm

More than 18 years after a Sacramento house painter crashed his station wagon into Bobby Hurley's truck, nearly killing the Kings' rookie point guard, Daniel Wieland apologized. | Details...

Georgia Tech G Rice Jr. suspended indefinitely

Published: 17 February 2012, 8:10 pm

Georgia Tech basketball coach Brian Gregory has suspended guard Glen Rice Jr. indefinitely. | Details...

Challenge to multiyear scholarships falls short

Published: 17 February 2012, 7:37 pm

The NCAA plan to offer multiyear scholarships will go forward. | Details...

Mount St. Mary's coach Burke on paid leave

Published: 16 February 2012, 6:06 pm

Mount St. Mary's University has placed men's basketball head coach Robert Burke on paid administrative leave at his request. | Details...

News Stories From Major League Baseball

 

Dodgers' Belisario tested positive for cocaine

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:23 pm

Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario says he tried cocaine only once, but a positive test for the drug kept him from obtaining paperwork to enter the U.S. last year. | Details...

Phils' Howard takes 1st BP since Achilles injury

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:10 pm

Ryan Howard took live batting practice for the first time since he tore his left Achilles tendon while making the final out of the Philadelphia Phillies' season-ending 1-0 loss to St. Louis last postseason. | Details...

Pujols objects to Angels' 'El Hombre' billboards

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:38 pm

Albert Pujols is objecting to the Angels "El Hombre" ads. | Details...

White Sox open camp sans 'entertaining' Ozzie

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:33 pm

For the first time since 2003, the Chicago White Sox opened training camp on Wednesday without Ozzie Guillen, and while no one knows what to expect from first-year manager Robin Ventura, players agreed the clubhouse won't be as boisterous. | Details...

Mets' Collins bummed Tejada not in camp early

Published: 22 February 2012, 2:29 pm

Mets manager Terry Collins expressed disappointment Wednesday that Jose Reyes' successor at shortstop, Ruben Tejada, is not reporting to camp early. | Details...

'Carmona' seeking a pardon to rejoin Indians

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:46 pm

The pitcher Roberto Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, told The Associated Press he hopes to obtain a judicial pardon and return to the Cleveland Indians this season. | Details...

Kemp wouldn't want MVP if Braun loses appeal

Published: 22 February 2012, 1:08 pm

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp said Tuesday that he doesn't believe he should be given the MVP award if the actual winner of the award, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, loses his appeal of a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test. | Details...

Darvish, media frenzy, arrive at Rangers camp

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:28 am

Yu Darvish arrived at Rangers camp on Tuesday. | Details...

Angels' Abreu: Play me every day or trade me

Published: 21 February 2012, 11:10 pm

If the Angels don't have a position for Bobby Abreu as an everyday player, then they must trade him somewhere else before the start of the season, Abreu told ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com on Tuesday. | Details...

Reds P Chapman prepares for starting rotation

Published: 21 February 2012, 9:06 pm

Aroldis Chapman will be tested as a starter this spring by the Cincinnati Reds. | Details...

Cubs send pitcher Carpenter as comp for Theo

Published: 21 February 2012, 9:03 pm

The Chicago Cubs are sending reliever Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox as compensation for hiring Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations. | Details...

Marlins' Ramirez tries out 3B, fields grounders

Published: 21 February 2012, 7:39 pm

Hanley Ramirez trotted onto a practice field near first base, walked past second base, slowed as he reached his familiar shortstop position -- and kept going. | Details...

Sam Fuld Rule? MLB change prevents stalling

Published: 21 February 2012, 5:37 pm

Maybe this should be the Joe Maddon Rule. | Details...

A's avoid 'rebuilding' label, like Manny addition

Published: 21 February 2012, 4:15 pm

Manny Ramirez is expected to join Oakland at its spring training facility on Friday, yet another part of the Athletics' offseason overhaul. | Details...

La Russa says he's in talks for job with MLB

Published: 21 February 2012, 10:52 am

Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, in Detroit Tigers camp shadowing general manager Dave Dombrowski, said he is in talks with Major League Baseball about a job with the league. | Details...

News Stories From The NHL

 

Blackhawks' Toews (upper body) out vs. Stars

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:27 pm

Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss his second straight game on Thursday with an upper body injury, and while coach Joel Quenneville wouldn't specify about the nature of the injury, he did say he was hopeful Toews could return by the weekend. | Details...

Coyotes acquire Vermette from Blue Jackets

Published: 22 February 2012, 3:00 pm

The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired center Antoine Vermette from the Columbus Blue Jackets, two sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.com. | Details...

Blues' Langenbrunner out at least one month

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:24 am

St. Louis Blues forward Jamie Langenbrunner will miss at least a month with a broken bone in his left foot sustained in a loss Sunday at Chicago. | Details...

Datsyuk has knee surgery, will miss two weeks

Published: 22 February 2012, 11:19 am

Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee. | Details...

Wings land Avs D Quincey in three-team deal

Published: 21 February 2012, 11:45 pm

The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Kyle Quincey on Tuesday in a three-team deal that sent forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Colorado Avalanche. | Details...

Lightning C Lecavalier will be out indefinitely

Published: 21 February 2012, 10:48 pm

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier is out indefinitely because of broken right hand. | Details...

Flyers trade for Lightning defenseman Kubina

Published: 21 February 2012, 3:33 pm

The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defenseman Pavel Kubina to the Philadelphia Flyers for a pair of draft picks. | Details...

Former NHLPA boss leaves college hockey

Published: 20 February 2012, 9:06 pm

Paul Kelly, the former head of the NHL Players' Association, has resigned as executive director of College Hockey Inc. | Details...

Preds extend GM Poile through 2014-15 season

Published: 20 February 2012, 4:37 pm

The Nashville Predators have extended the contract of David Poile, who has served as the franchise's only general manager since its inception 14 years ago. | Details...

Hurricanes G Ward out with lower body injury

Published: 20 February 2012, 2:38 pm

Goalie Cam Ward will miss Monday night's game against Washington with an unspecified lower body injury. | Details...

Burnside: Now under shared management, players' emergency fund getting a boost from increase in fines

Published: 20 February 2012, 9:34 am

Over the decades, the players' emergency fund has evolved, much like the NHL itself. Now under shared management between the NHL and the NHLPA, the fund is getting a boost -- both financially and in stature -- from an increase in fines. | Details...

Wild re-sign C Brodziak to three-year contract

Published: 19 February 2012, 8:23 pm

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed center Kyle Brodziak to a three-year deal. | Details...

Rangers' Dubinsky not dwelling on trade rumor

Published: 19 February 2012, 5:52 pm

New York Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky has heard his name involved in recent trade rumors but knows there is nothing he can do leading up to Monday's trade deadline besides focus on his play. | Details...

Penguins re-sign Neal for six years, $30 million

Published: 19 February 2012, 5:50 pm

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed star winger James Neal to a $30-million, six-year extension, the team announced Sunday. | Details...

Penguins' Staal fined $2,500 for boarding call

Published: 19 February 2012, 5:49 pm

The NHL has acted quickly, fining Pittsburgh Penguins center Jordan Staal $2,500 for boarding Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn just hours after the infraction in an afternoon game. | Details...

Crosby skates with team; isn't symptom-free

Published: 19 February 2012, 5:49 pm

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby skated with his teammates for the first time in more than two months on Friday but remains bothered by concussion-like symptoms. | Details...

News Stories From Horse Racing

 

Southwest: Secret Circle gives Baffert a sweep

Published: 21 February 2012, 5:56 pm

Rafael Bejarano and trainer Bob Baffert teamed up to win the second division with the highly-rated Secret Circle. | Details...

Southwest: Castaway gives Baffert first division

Published: 21 February 2012, 5:55 pm

The Bob Baffert-trained Castaway stepped up off a maiden win at Santa Anita to dominate the first division of Monday's Grade 3, $250,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park. | Details...

Buena Vista: City to City rebounds from Frankel

Published: 21 February 2012, 5:52 pm

City to City could do no better than fourth as the 9-5 favorite in the Grade 2 Robert J. Frankel Stakes on New Year's Day, so bettors let her go off at 8-1 in Monday's Grade 2, $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap. | Details...

'Twist' leads Dutrow exacta in General George

Published: 21 February 2012, 5:50 pm

After rating in behind stablemate This Ones for Phil for nearly six furlongs, Steel Your Face Stables' Yawanna Twist drove up inside that rival with a sixteenth remaining to grab the Grade 2, $200,000 General George Handicap. | Details...

TwinSpires announces Triple Crown Showdown

Published: 20 February 2012, 4:59 pm

TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Inc., is offering its players an opportunity to win up to $1 million by betting the Kentucky Derby preps and the Triple Crown with TwinSpires.com. | Details...

Derby champ Animal Kingdom returns with win

Published: 20 February 2012, 4:39 pm

The 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, Animal Kingdom, made return to the races an impressive winning over the Gulfstream Park turf course. | Details...

R Holiday Mood guts out Hurricane Bertie win

Published: 19 February 2012, 11:44 pm

R Holiday Mood dueled with Funny Sunny throughout Sunday's Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream Park, and just got the best of that rival when keeping her neck in front on the wire of the 6 1/2-furlong affair under jockey John Velazquez. | Details...

Ellafitz wires the field in $200,000 Santa Maria

Published: 19 February 2012, 10:44 pm

Ellafitz led all the way home in the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, scoring by 1 1/4 lengths over a furiously rallying Vision in Gold and Miss Mittagong, who dead-heated for second. | Details...

'Freeze' red-hot in G2 GP Sprint Championship

Published: 19 February 2012, 10:33 pm

Force Freeze wins the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship Stakes. | Details...

El Camino Real: 'Daddy' beats 'Chappy' to wire

Published: 19 February 2012, 10:22 pm

Bob and Cathy Zollars' Daddy Nose Best outdueled Lucky Chappy after a stretch-long drive in Saturday's Grade 3, $201,300 El Camino Real Derby, prevailing in the tightest-ever finish to Golden Gate Fields' signature prep for the Kentucky Derby. | Details...

Drill rebounds in San Vicente

Published: 19 February 2012, 9:35 pm

Trainer Bob Baffert had to go back to the drawing board after Drill dropped five straight, but the Hall of Famer evidently came up with the right game plan as the colt returned to his best in Sunday's Grade 2, $147,000 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita. | Details...

Magical Feeling scores upset in Fritchie Handicap

Published: 18 February 2012, 9:35 pm

Magical Feeling posted a 27-1 upset in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Laurel Park | Details...

Contest gives fans chance to name Curlin foal

Published: 14 February 2012, 1:05 pm

Racing fans will have the chance to name Rachel Alexandra's first foal, the Curlin colt born Jan. 22, in a contest her owners announced on Feb. 14. | Details...

Union Rags individual favorite in Pool 1 of KDFW

Published: 13 February 2012, 2:37 am

The mutuel field, or "All Others", wagering interest in 2012's first of three pools in Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed as the 3-2 favorite on Sunday after leading all three days of Pool 1. | Details...

Hymn Book over Mission Impazible in G1 Donn

Published: 13 February 2012, 1:33 am

Stuart Janney III's homebred Hymn Book stamped himself as a horse to watch in the handicap ranks this season with a minor upset of Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Donn Handicap. | Details...