3-time gold medalist Bolt set to get back on track
(AP) - Three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt wants to get back to his day job _ running fast. The world's fastest man will step back on the track Friday for the first time since his world-record performances at the Beijing Olympics.
3-time gold medalist Bolt gets back on track
(AP) - Three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt wants to get back to his day job _ running fast.
The world's fastest man will step back on the track Friday for the first time since his world-record performances at the Beijing Olympics.
Eight Belles laid to rest at Churchill Downs
(AP) - The remains of Eight Belles have been buried at Churchill Downs.
A wooden box containing the filly's remains was buried at the Kentucky Derby Museum during a quiet ceremony Monday.
Kentucky racing regulators vote to ban steroids
(AP) - Kentucky horse racing regulators on Monday approved a sweeping steroid ban for the state's thoroughbred and standardbred races but dramatically toned down the proposed penalties for trainers whose horses test positive.
Marion Jones moved from Fort Worth to San Antonio
(AP) - Former U. S. track star Marion Jones has been moved from a federal prison in Fort Worth and will serve the remainder of her sentence in San Antonio.
APNewsBreak: NU wrestlers broke rules before
(AP) - Two wrestlers kicked off Nebraska's team after appearing on a pornographic Web site broke NCAA rules twice in five months, athletic director Tom Osborne said Friday.
Osborne, saying he wanted to respond to criticism of the dismissals, made public a March incident in which Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan had been ruled ineligible for receiving an extra benefit.
AP NewsBreak: NU wrestlers broke rules before
(AP) - Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne says the two wrestlers dismissed last week after appearing on a pornographic Web site had run afoul of NCAA rules on a previous occasion.
Marion Jones moved from Forth Worth to San Antonio
(AP) - Former U. S. track star Marion Jones has been moved from a federal prison in Fort Worth and will serve the remainder of her sentence in San Antonio.
Big Brown to run in Monmouth Stakes
(AP) - Big Brown is heading back to the grass in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will run in the Monmouth Stakes on Sept.
Inspirational Pittsburgh-area teen dies of cancer
(AP) - John Challis, who inspired professional players with his battle against cancer, died at his parents' suburban Pittsburgh home on Tuesday. He was 18.
Challis made national headlines when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Pittsburgh Pirates game against the New York Yankees in June, leaving his home team a motivational message on their message board.
Exercise rider injured at Saratoga dies
(AP) - An exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen has died after being injured in a riding accident at Saratoga Race Course.
Parker Buckley suffered a head injury at the upstate New York track on Monday.
Russo joins Sirius XM Radio
(AP) - Chris Russo has signed a five-year contract with Sirius XM Radio to headline a new sports talk channel, less than a week after leaving WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog" show.
Genuine Risk, 1 of 3 fillies to win Derby, dies
(AP) - Genuine Risk was a fabulous filly who dared to take on the boys in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, and wound up in the winner's circle draped in a blanket of roses.
Derby winning filly Genuine Risk dies
(AP) - Genuine Risk was a fabulous filly who dared to take on the boys in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, and wound up in the winner's circle draped in a blanket of roses.
Exercise rider injured at Saratoga
(AP) - An exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a head injury in a riding accident at Saratoga Race Course.
Parker Buckley, 40, was in critical condition at Albany Medical Center after the training accident Monday.