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Secret Oath turned in a dominant performance in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks May 6. She has never lost to another filly in five races, a streak she puts on the line in Saturday's Grade 1 CCA Oaks at Saratoga. (Image: Coady Photography)

CCA Oaks Provides Another Glimpse of Secret Oath vs. Nest

There are actually five horses in Saturday’s featured Grade 1 CCA Oaks at Saratoga. But do not let yourself get bogged down by numbers. Let yourself get bogged down by details. Because this year’s CCA Oaks marks only the third time in the last 25 years the top-two finishers from […]

Aidan O'Brien's Broome won the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot last month. He's O'Brien's hope for a fifth King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes title Saturday at Ascot. (Image: Mathea Kelly)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Come With Plenty of Jewels

Consider Saturday’s Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot a European preview to November’s Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland. And consider it a meeting of some of the best turf runners in the world: European Division. Which is appropriate, given the winner of this 1 1/2-mile jaunt […]

Saints QB Drew Brees celebrates throwing his 540th career touchdown to pass Peyton Manning for the NFL record against the Indianapolis Colts at the Superdome in New Orleans. (Image: Jonathan Bachman/Getty)

Drew Brees to Co-Own Professional Pickleball Team

This week, former NFL QB Drew Brees announced his stake in a professional pickleball team. The Mad Drops Pickleball Club out of Austin, TX is one of 12 teams in Major League Pickleball. Jim Buss, co-owner of the LA Lakers, is also part of the investment group that acquired the […]

FC Barcelona revamped their squad this summer, hoping to get the glory days back to Camp Nou. (Image: twitter/fcbarcelona)
FC Barcelona

Barcelona Closing in on Two Important Transfers: Azpilicueta and Inigo Martinez

FC Barcelona continues to strengthen its roster ahead of its new campaign. After signing Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie, and Andreas Christensen, the Catalans are ready to pen deals with Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Athletic Bilbao’s Inigo Martinez. Total agreement for Azpilicueta Barcelona is in the final stages of talks […]

Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black contemplates unique ways to jump-start his losing squad. (Mage: Raj Mehta/USA Today Sports)

Colorado Rockies Flirting With 6-Man Pitching Rotation in Second Half

Bud Black, the manager of the Colorado Rockies, is considering shaking up a half-century of tradition by implementing a six-man starting rotation in the second half of the season to combat his team’s pitching woes. The Rockies struggled in the first half of the season, but headed into the All-Star […]

Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers throws down a dunk against the Brooklyn Nets. (Image: Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)
NBA Trade Rumors

NBA Trade Rumors: Lakers Discussing Buddy Hield Swap with Indiana Pacers

Like one of those lost-long missed connections, the Los Angeles Lakers are once again courting Buddy Hield. The latest rumors coming out of Tinsel Town suggest the Lakers are trying to work out a Hield trade with the Indiana Pacers. This isn’t the first time the Lakers wanted to acquire […]

Marc Cucurella played 38 games for Brighton last season. (Image: Twitter/futbalplnetprem)
Marc Cucurella

Brighton Rejects $36 Million Bid for Marc Cucurella, Sets Price at $60 Million

Manchester City wants to replace Oleklsandr Zinchenko with Brighton’s Marc Cucurella. City’s latest bid of $35 million for the Spanish left back was turned down, but the Premier League champions are expected to return with an improved offer. Brighton values Cucurella at $60 million. City got $36 million from Arsenal […]

Mike Conley from the Utah Jazz is one of numerous veterans that the team is looking to trade. (Image: Getty)
NBA Trade Rumors

NBA Trade Rumors: Utah Jazz Shopping PG Mike Conley

Mike Conley, a well-respected veteran point guard from the Utah Jazz, is currently on the trading block as team president Danny Ainge is seeking to reboot the entire team. Conley averaged 13.7 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 40.8% from 3-point range last season with the […]

Sadio Mane won the CAF Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row. (Image: twitter/caf_online)
Sadio Mane

Mane Named African Footballer of the Year for Second Consecutive Time

Sadio Mane was crowned African Footballer of the Year at the CAF (Confederation of African Football) awards in Rabat, Morocco. Mane scored the decisive penalty in the Africa Cup of Nations shootout against Egypt as Senegal won the trophy for the first time in the country’s history. Mane recently switched […]

Uwe Seeler died aged 85. (Image: twitter/herthabsc_en)
Uwe Seeler

Legendary German Striker Uwe Seeler Dead at 85

Uwe Seeler, one of Germany’s greatest all-time players, has died. He was 85. Seeler scored 43 goals in 72 games for West Germany and played in four World Cups. He spent his entire career at Hamburg, scoring 490 goals in 580 games for the club. He’s Hamburg’s all-time top goalscorer, […]

Robert Lewandowski's welcome event took place in Miami. (Image: fcbarcelona)
Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski to Make Barcelona Debut in Las Vegas Clasico Against Real Madrid

Barcelona and Real Madrid are already in Las Vegas, where they’ll clash on Saturday. Barca’s supporters hope to watch new acquisition Robert Lewandowski play in the Blaugrana shirt for the first time. Lewandowski’s move to the Catalan giants from Bayern Munich was officially confirmed this week. Even though he’s unlikely […]

Tribuvan made last month's Grade 1 Manhattan Stakes look easy. Now, he seeks a defense of his title in the Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park. (Image: Viola Jasko/NYRA.com)

United Nations Offers Up French Favorite: Defending Champ Tribhuvan

In case you forgot how good United Nations Stakes favorite and defending champion Tribhuvan can be when he’s given the lead, the 6-year-old gelding provided you with another lesson on Belmont Stakes day last month. The French-bred son of Toronado outran his foes and outran his 19/1 odds, going gate-to-wire […]

Jack Christopher destroyed his Woody Stephens competition by 10 lengths last out. He is the 3/2 second choice to win the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. That's the fourth leg of this week's Cross Country Pick 5. (Image: Coglianese Photos)

All-Stakes Cross Country Pick 5 Features the Haskell, UN, Caress

The Grade 1 Haskell Stakes, its Grade 1 turf undercard United Nations, and a salty Grade 3 filly turf sprint finale at Saratoga headline this week’s New York Racing Association Cross Country Pick 5. This week’s Cross Country Pick 5 features stakes races coming from Monmouth Park, Saratoga, and Canada’s […]

Santa Anita Park owns the record for largest Breeders' Cup crowd: more than 118,000 in 2016. The annual fall racing festival returns to Santa Anita for the 11th time in 2023. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Breeders’ Cup Returns to Santa Anita Park in 2023

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships announced Thursday it will bring the Breeders’ Cup back to Santa Anita Park for a record 11th time in 2023. That milestone for the Southern California track also signifies the 40th running of the Breeders’ Cup. The 2023 Breeders’ Cup will take place on Friday, […]

Quarterback Kyler Murray during warmups of an Arizona Cardinals game against the San Francisco 49ers. (Image: Norm Hall/Getty)

Kyler Murray Inks 5-Year, $230 Million Extension with Arizona Cardinals

Kyler Murray wanted the bag so the Arizona Cardinals gave the quarterback a five-year contract extension worth $230.5 million. Murray – the 2018 Heisman Trophy Winner and multisport superstar from Oklahoma – turned down a MLB contract with the Oakland A’s, opting to pursue professional football instead of baseball. The […]