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Wayne Middaugh has led Glenn Howard’s team to a 7-1 record so far in his return to the Brier, five years after a skiing accident nearly ended his career. (Image: Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Resurgent Middaugh, Dominant Koe Lead Brier Field Into Championship Pool

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Wayne Middaugh hadn’t curled competitively since he suffered a skiing accident that broke his leg in 11 places five years ago. But the 53-year-old has turned back the clock at the Tim Hortons Brier this week, leading Team Howard to a 7-1 record in round-robin play to top Pool A. […]

Quarterback Cam Newton runs a red zone offense for the New England Patriots against the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. (Image: Winslow Townson/AP)

Cam Newton Reprise: Inks One-Year Deal with New England Patriots

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Superman is returning to Foxboro. Okay, he’s not the GOAT who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Bucs, but the Cam Newton version of Superman signed a one-year deal to play for the New England Patriots for another season. The Patriots finished 7-9 last season in their first […]

Swiss Skydiver (right) solidified her Champion 3-Year-Old status with this thrilling Preakness victory over Authentic. What will this year's Preakness contenders to for an encore when the race returns to its customary May date? (Image: Skip Dickstein)

Preakness Meet Weekend at Pimlico Packs in 16 Stakes

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The Preakness Stakes serves as the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, doubling as the crown jewel of a stacked Preakness Meet stakes weekend at Pimlico Race Course. The Baltimore race track plays host to 16 stakes – 10 of those graded – over the two-day Preakness weekend on May […]

This tongue-wagging victory at 17/1 in the Saudi Cup vaulted Mishriff to the No. 1 spot in the first 2021 Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. (Image: Douglas DeFelice/Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia)

Mishriff Takes Top Spot in Initial 2021 Longines Rankings

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Led by Charlatan, American Thoroughbreds took three of the top eight spots, but it was Ireland’s Mishriff who seized the top spot in the 2021 first edition of Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. The John Gosden-trained 4-year-old earned a 122 rating from the racing officials and handicappers compiling the rankings […]

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the sidelines of the 2021 ACC Basketball Tournament. (Image: Gerry Broome/AP)

Duke Out of ACC Tourney After Positive COVID-19 Test, Subpar Season Dunzo

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The Duke Blue Devils (13-11) were on the bubble of the 2021 March Madness college basketball tournament, but an outbreak of COVID-19 derailed their lackluster season. Duke withdrew from the ACC Tournament after one member of the team tested positive for COVID-19. Unranked Duke was slated to meet #15 Florida […]

Dustin Johnson hasn’t posted the best results at the Players Championship, but says he’s confident heading into TPC Sawgrass this weekend. (Image: Getty)

Dustin Johnson Tries to Tame TPC Sawgrass at the Players Championship

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Dustin Johnson has never won the Players Championship, but will head into TPC Sawgrass as the favorite to win the so-called fifth major this weekend. FanDuel Sportsbook lists Johnson as the +1200 pick to win the Players Championship, the lowest number in a field without a clear man to beat. […]

Laurel Park scratched its entire Friday card after an outbreak of equine herpesvirus (EHV) affected four of its barns. (Image: Maryland Racing)

Laurel Park Cancels Races, Continues Testing After EHV Outbreak

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An equine herpesvirus (EHV) outbreak at Laurel Park in Maryland canceled Friday’s racing card and prompted travel restrictions on horses stabled at Laurel and its sister track, Pimlico Race Course. The Paulick Report identified the four barns in question as Laurel’s Barns 1, 4, 10, and 11. Those barns went […]

ESPN and the NHL have agreed to a seven-year broadcasting deal that includes the rights to four Stanley Cup Finals. (Image: AP)

NHL Returning to ESPN Thanks to New Seven-Year Broadcast Deal

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It’s been more than 15 years since ESPN last broadcast NHL games on its family of networks, but that will change in 2022, thanks to a new seven-year deal that includes the rights to four Stanley Cup Finals. Multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday that ESPN and the NHL reached […]

New York Yankees set-up man Zach Britton suffered an elbow injury and will miss several months after doctors remove bone chips. (Image: Kathy Willens/AP)

Bronx ER: Bone Chips Sink Yankees’ Set-Up Man Zach Britton

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Uh oh. The New York Yankees lost left-handed relief pitcher Zach Britton for a couple of months due to an elbow injury and fans are worried that the horror show called Bronx ER will haunt the Yanks again this season. Britton will undergo surgery to remove bone chips, and the […]

Concert Tour arrived at Oaklawn Park Tuesday for Saturday's Grade 2 Rebel Stakes. He and Bob Baffert stablemate, Hozier, shipped in from Southern California. (Image: Coady Photography/Oaklawn Park)

Concert Tour’s Next Gig on Stardom Path: Rebel Stakes

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If Concert Tour was your garden-variety band embarking on a, well, concert tour, he’d be one of those hot new groups from the underground. A group people have heard of, but don’t really know about. He may not have broken through to the main stage yet, but Concert Tour is […]

Retired WNBA player Renee Montgomery (Image: Rich von Biberstein/Getty)

Recent WNBA Purchases are Latest in Red Hot Sports Franchise Market

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Two more pro teams, the Las Vegas Aces and the Atlanta Dream, recently changed hands. The WNBA purchases are further evidence of a hyperactive sports franchise market. Even as professional sports continue to lose money due to the pandemic, teams are getting snapped up for top dollar. Predictably, billion-dollar sales […]