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Galileo was the European Champion 3-Year-Old of 2001. As a stallion, he won 12 British-Irish sire titles in 13 years. (Image: Coolmore)

Incomparable Champion Sire Galileo Euthanized At 23 After Foot Injury

Galileo, the most successful European sire in racing history, was euthanized early Saturday morning after suffering a chronic, debilitating injury to his left fore foot. The son of Sadler’s Wells was 23. Coolmore Farm, Galileo’s owners, announced the death after Galileo’s injury failed to respond to treatment. “It is a […]

Irish colt Bolshoi Ballet came across the Atlantic and grabbed favorite status in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational. The colt won two of his last three starts, including this score at the Ballysax Stakes. (Image: INPHO/Peter Mooney)

The Belmont Derby Gives You International Flavor, Domestic Depth

The Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational offers up a Kentucky Derby alum, along with a former Bob Baffert colt who may be the turf star of his generation. It also gives you one of Europe’s top turf terrors, straight from the barn of that continent’s top trainer – Aidan O’Brien. […]

Jesus' Team won December's Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes for his only stakes victory. The one-time claimer returns to the track as a millionaire for Sunday's City of Dania Stakes at Gulfstream Park. (Image: Lauren King/Coglianese Photos)

One-Time Claimer Jesus’ Team Returns to Action as Millionaire

Jesus’ Team, the plucky, one-time $35,000 claimer-turned-millionaire, returns Sunday, headlining the field for the City of Dania Stakes at Gulfstream Park. That one-mile test is for 3-year-olds and up. And should Jesus’ Team pass that test to the satisfaction of trainer Jose D’Angelo, next on his agenda is the Grade […]

Johnny Juzang celebrates an overtime victory for UCLA during the 2020 March Madness college basketball tournament. (Image: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

Johnny Juzang Returns to UCLA, March Madness Star Skips NBA Draft

JJ is staying in Westwood, much to the delight of college basketball fans at UCLA. Johnny Juzang, the breakout star guard for UCLA, will return to school for his junior season after skipping the 2021 NBA Draft. Juzang led Cinderella UCLA to a berth in the Final Fout, where they […]

Balotelli signed a 3-year contract with Adana Demirspor, a newly-promoted team in the Turkish league. (Image: Twitter/AdsKulubu)

In Shock Transfer, Mario Balotelli Moves to Adana Demispor

Super Mario Balotelli penned a three-year deal with Adana Demirspor, a newly promoted team in the Turkish top flight. Once regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Balotelli played for the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Inter, and AC Milan during his career. The 30-year old was […]

Sergio Ramos posing with PSG's shirt after signing a 2-year contract at Parc des Princes. (Image: Twitter/SergioRamos)

Former Real Madrid Captain Ramos Signs 2-Year Deal With PSG

Sergio Ramos (35) became a free agent on July 1 after spending 16 years with Real Madrid. On Thursday, Ramos penned a contract with French powerhouse PSG, that will keep him at the club until 2023. The defender couldn’t reach an agreement with Real Madrid to extend his stay at […]

Bonny South prancings took her around the Midwest and Eastern tracks, including this Keeneland victory in April. She runs at her eighth track Saturday in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap. (Image: Anne M. Eberhardt)

Well-Traveled Bonny South Heads East for Delaware Handicap

If Thoroughbreds had passports that required stamps at every distinct race track, Bonny South’s would already need extra pages. Well-traveled? Bonny South checks that box. Meanwhile, she’ll check off another track Saturday when she comes into Delaware Park as the 3/2 morning-line favorite in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap. The […]

A COVID-19 outbreak could delay the third fight between Tyson Fury (left) and Deontay Wilder (right). (Image: Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty)

Third Fury/Wilder Fight Date in Danger as COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Fury Camp

Tyson Fury has scaled boxing’s mountain top, and has been preparing to cement his place among the sport’s pound-for-pound greats with another win over Deontay Wilder. But there’s one opponent the lineal and WBC heavyweight champion can’t fight in the ring: COVID-19. A coronavirus outbreak in Fury’s training camp is […]

Nils Politt from Bora-Hansgrohe thrust his arms in the air after a solo finish in Tour de France Stage 12 at Nimes. (Image: Reuters)

2021 Tour de France: Nils Politt with Breakaway Win at Stage 12 Nimes

Germany’s Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) rode to his first win on the Tour de France with a breakaway victory in Stage 12: Saint Paul Trois Chateaux > Nimes. Despite heavy crosswinds and tailwinds, Politt held off Harrison Sweeny (Lotto Soudal) and Imanol Erviti (Movistar), crossing the finish line first at Nimes […]