In 1875, Aristides was the winner of the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Today is Saturday, May 17, the 137th day of 2026 with 228 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, ...

Baltimore, Cleveland & Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL. 1970 — Hank Aaron gets an infield single off Cincinnati’s Wayne Simpson for his 3,000th hit. 1974 — 18th European Cup: Bayern ...

Increasingly, Kentucky Derby winners have passed on a Triple Crown shot. Golden Tempo trainer Cherie DeVaux discusses the ...

The Kentucky Derby-Preakness pipeline has thinned sharply in recent years, and Golden Tempo is the latest example of that ...

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is skipping the Preakness Stakes. We hear why more Derby winners are forgoing a chance at the Triple Crown.

In the wake of Cherie DeVaux's breakthrough Kentucky Derby win, women within the sport discuss the challenges of climbing to ...

There is no question that American racing's 37-year drought without a Triple Crown winner spanning Affirmed in 1978, until American Pharoah's success in 2015, exacerbated dismay throughout the ...

When artist Ralph Steadman does an impression of his late gonzo co-conspirator Hunter S. Thompson—as he often does—the sound ...

2014 — Michael Sam is picked by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the NFL draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by a pro football team. Sam, who played at Missouri and was the ...

Back before they had a name, before a generation crowned such things as “vision boards” and started talking about ...