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Kate Hunter wants to disrupt the norms of the Kentucky Derby.

In fact, there’s nothing she’d rather do than help create a seismic change in a cherished American sports tradition.

Hunter, among other duties, serves as...Read more

The Rays’ six-game winning streak ended with a messy 3-1 loss on a wet and cold Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland.

Their defense wasn’t crisp, with one costly error and several missed plays. Their bats were quiet ...Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox pitching staff has just suffered a massive blow.

The club announced Wednesday that left-hander Garrett Crochet is going on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. The move is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ever-growing power conferences are the driving force behind an impending expansion of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, which ESPN reported could be formalized within weeks and begin next ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Based on the initial reaction among fans and many media members both locally and nationally, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a very underwhelming draft class.

They made 10 picks and most sparked some valid ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The road to the Kentucky Derby, the biggest race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds in America, if not the world, starts right here in the Bluegrass.

Kentucky is not the “Horse Capital of the World” ...Read more

If purchase price were the most important indicator of a horse’s racing success, there would be a runaway favorite for the 2026 Kentucky Derby.

But the betting favorites do not include the most expensive horse in the ...Read more

CHICAGO — The date was June 15, 2015, when the Chicago Blackhawks put an exclamation point on their modern dynasty.

Hall of Famer Duncan Keith broke a scoreless tie when the rebound of his own shot got behind Tampa Bay ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Derby fans looking for a special bottle for the big race day on May 2 have a lot of choices, including one that bourbon lovers line up for every year.

While fans flock to Buffalo Trace in ...Read more

Xander Bogaerts lingered at home plate, watching a high drive to left field in the second inning bend toward the foul line. The ball stayed fair long enough to drop into the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co. ...Read more

The Kansas City Royals began their six-game road swing with a little momentum.

After securing a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals pressed their luck against another ...Read more

Right-hander Shohei Ohtani shook his head slightly as he walked off the field, having escaped the fifth inning with just one run yielded, stranding the bases loaded.

He strode through the dugout and straight back into the...Read more

CHICAGO — On a night when José Soriano looked human again, the hitters couldn’t bail him out.

Soriano gave up three runs – two more than he had allowed all season – and the Los Angeles Angels lost to the Chicago ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bruins have always responded to the ugly moments of their season. And on the brink of elimination on Tuesday at Keybank Center, they did it one more time.

David Pastrnak scored at 9:14 of overtime on...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — After a one-day reprieve from a deep losing stretch, the same issues that have hampered the Minnesota Twins for the past two weeks resurfaced in a 7-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at Target...Read more

NEW YORK — Game 5 wasn’t a Knicks escape. It was a Knicks takeover.

The Knicks had controlled stretches of this series before. Tuesday night, they did it for long enough to leave very little doubt. The Atlanta Hawks ...Read more

The Minnesota Wild are one win away from moving on to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years.

They held off the Dallas Stars 4-2 tonight at American Airlines Center to take a 3-2 lead in the best-...Read more