New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Intense Holiday, the 5-1 fourth pick, came from off the pace in a 14-horse field to win Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. The Risen Star is the final local prep for the […]
Sunland Park, NM (SportsNetwork.com) – Post-time favorite Proceed pulled away down the stretch to capture Saturday’s $120,000 Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park. The 1 1/16-mile Mine That Bird is the local prep race for the $800,000 Sunland Derby […]
Hallandale Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Hutcheson Stakes winner Wildcat Red got the head bob at the wire over General a Rod to win Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Part of the Kentucky Derby points system, Wildcat […]
Surprise, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto is expected to be sidelined for three weeks after having arthroscopic surgery performed on his left ankle Saturday. The procedure, which took place in Plano, Texas, involved the removal of the […]
Arcadia, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Air travel for thoroughbred horses has become quite routine. Load the horse onto the plane at one location to arrive unharmed at another location. However, that’s not what happened earlier this week for trainer Doug O’Neill’s […]
Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Newly acquired guard Jason Terry will not play for the Sacramento Kings this season in order to rest an injured left knee, team general manager Pete D’Alessandro announced Saturday. Terry, traded to the Kings along with […]
Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The anticipated rematch between the most exciting game of the 2013-14 college basketball season produced another thrilling finish, albeit one with considerably more controversy. Jabari Parker scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half […]
Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Teemu Selanne and Jussi Jokinen tallied in an 11-second span early in the second period and Tuukka Rask stopped 27 shots, as Finland claimed yet another bronze medal thanks to a 5-0 decision over the United […]
How hungry is Hamlin for a victory in the Daytona 500? “Starving,” he said. Hamlin concluded the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season by winning at Homestead (Nov. 17), and he’s been undefeated since then. A victory in the Daytona 500 […]
Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The Sochi Olympics come to an end on Sunday with three medal events before the curtain officially drops in the form of the closing ceremony. Following a dominant defensive performance in a semifinal win over the […]