7:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tacitus has won the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, earning 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Tacitus ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.23 on Saturday. The 5-2 wagering favorite paid $7.20, $4.70 and $3. Tacitus rallied from 10 lengths back to win
Month: April 2019
7:49 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — At halftime of Clemson‘s spring game, as he presented last year’s seniors with their national championship rings, Dabo Swinney made some not-so-veiled references to his team’s place in the college football pecking order. “All year, they talked about ‘Best team ever,'” the coach said. “They weren’t talking about Clemson.”
6:48 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — At halftime of Clemson‘s spring game, as he presented last year’s seniors with their national championship rings, Dabo Swinney made some not-so-veiled references to his team’s place in the college football pecking order. “All year, they talked about ‘Best team ever,'” Swinney said. “They weren’t talking about Clemson.” And
6:14 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The new regime of the Baltimore Orioles inherited a costly problem in slumping slugger Chris Davis, who’s working with a $161 million contract yet can’t buy a hit. After batting .168 last year — the lowest average by a qualifier in major league history — Davis opened this
5:24 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — During Augusta National’s controversial stance involving membership, the truth often missed was the club welcomed women — although not as members — to play the storied course going back to the days of founder Bobby Jones. The great amateur golfer was friends with some of the leading women players
7:54 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — With home-court advantage throughout the playoffs already clinched, the Milwaukee Bucks have turned their attention toward managing their players’ health in preparation for the postseason. In that spirit, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play in Milwaukee’s 133-128 loss to the playoff-hopeful Brooklyn Nets on Saturday due to a sore
5:16 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — With home-court advantage throughout the playoffs already clinched, the Milwaukee Bucks have turned their attention toward managing their players’ health in preparation for the postseason. In that spirit, Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday due to a sore left calf. Coach Mike Budenholzer
6:51 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Caroline Wozniacki and Madison Keys will play for the title in Charleston after posting straight-set wins on Saturday. The fifth-seeded Wozniacki advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 16 seed Petra Martic of Croatia. The eighth-seeded Keys outlasted Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 6-0, winning
shares Sam Northeast acknowledges his hundred © Getty Images Essex 25 for 1 trail Hampshire 525 for 8 dec (Northeast 169, Dawson 64) by 500 runs Sam Northeast has not given up on finally earning an England call-up and his towering 169 for Hampshire against Essex would have done his chances no harm ahead
4:30 PM BST England scrum-half Ben Youngs will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, his club Leicester Tigers has revealed. England coach Eddie Jones has ruled himself out of replacing Australia boss Michael Cheika after the Rugby World Cup Fresh from taking the Six Nations by storm, here are six players