Over the next two weekends, most of the Breeders’ Cup horses will prep in stakes races at Belmont Park, Keeneland, Santa Anita Park and beyond. I thought it might be revealing to see where the 14 Breeders’ Cup race winners of 2008 prepped, especially since Santa Anita, where the main track is Pro Ride synthetic surface, is the host site again.
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Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, there are excellent coaches walking NFL sidelines. Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans is one of them.
For anyone who suspected the New York Jets would be just another patsy this season, with rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez and first-year coach Rex Ryan imitating Gilligan and the Skipper, it’s time to admit the mistake.
This is what Tom Busch sees weekly that NASCAR fans don’t: one of the best Sprint Cup drivers in the world spending his day off under the hood of a car for six hours with a young driver eager for guidance.
So now we know. Mark Martin lives in Daytona Beach, Fla., an hour’s drive up Interstate 95 to reach the coastal town of St. Augustine, where about 12,000 people reside and you can find more than 20 species of crocodile at the local zoo.
The retirement of Lava Man lasted about as long as the 21-month hiatus of champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather returned last week to pound the smaller Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden. Who knows if Lava Man can do the same again to the handicap division?
Because he’s a gambler, Southern California football coach Pete Carroll has many admirers. Obviously, a lot of gamblers are losers. But Carroll gets enthusiastic about taking risks, and he usually wins.
It’s a good thing Chip Kelly doesn’t manage the Chicago Cubs. Or coach the Detroit Lions. Or produce movies starring Rob Schneider.
“I don’t carry binoculars. They’re too heavy. If I need to look at something, I look through my scope. That’s why I carry a 3-to-9.”
UNLV’s football team hasn’t won a Mountain West Conference road game in four years under Mike Sanford. None. Zilch. Zero.
As tempting as it might be to bury Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, leave the shovel in the garage, and don’t pull a hamstring jumping to conclusions.