Tag: Sports

Horse Racing Authority Calls for Emergency Summit With Churchill Downs in Wake of 12 Deaths

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities in the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced Monday that it…


Emiliano Grillo Wins Playoff at Colonial for Long-Awaited Second Title

Emiliano Grillo of Argentina survived a memorable double bogey on his 72nd hole and beat Adam Schenk on the second playoff hole to win the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 28, in Fort Worth, Texas. Grillo captured his second career PGA Tour victory—which came seven years and seven months after his first, in October…


Harold Varner III to Donate Purse From LIV Golf D.C.

Harold Varner III made a short birdie putt at the 18th hole to win his first LIV event, prevailing at LIV Golf D.C. on Sunday, May 28, in Sterling, Va. Varner’s final-round 68 at Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C. brought him to 12 under for the week, staving off Branden Grace of South Africa…


2 Horses Die From Injuries at Churchill Downs, Bringing Total to 12 at Home of Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her front leg during Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized…


Ukraine’s Kostyuk Booed for Refusing to Shake Hands With Belarus’ Sabalenka at French Open

PARIS—The famously fickle Paris crowd made themselves heard on the opening day of the French Open, booing when Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands after her first-round defeat by Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Sunday. Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up in Paris in 2021, was later dragged into a dogfight by Czech Jiri Vesely before…


Dodgers Hold Christian Event Amid Backlash Over Trans ‘Nuns’ Invite

The Los Angeles Dodgers will host a “Christian Faith and Family Day” in July, amid backlash over the team’s Pride Night invite to a group of self-described “queer and trans nuns.” “Join us at Dodger Stadium on 7/30 for Christian Faith and Family Day. Stay after the game to celebrate and be part of a…


Lionel Messi Helps PSG Secure Record 11th French League Title, Breaks European Scoring Record

Lionel Messi helped Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) clinch a record 11th French league title on Saturday, and broke another scoring record in the process. Messi scored the opening goal as PSG drew 1–1 at Strasbourg to move four points clear of second-place Lens with one game left. Messi put PSG ahead from Kylian Mbappe’s pass in…


Josef Newgarden Wins His First Indy 500, Gives Roger Penske His 19th Victory

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. It’s basically the only race that matters to his boss. Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal for the two-time IndyCar champion. Newgarden finally broke through Sunday, though, winning the Indy 500 to extend team owner Roger Penske’s record…


Isaac Paredes Homers as Tampa Bay Rays Beat Los Angeles Dodgers 11–10

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Isaac Paredes homered and drove in four runs as the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays took two of three from the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers with a wild 11–10 victory on Sunday, May 28. Luke Raley beat out an infield single leading off the seventh and scored on Wander Franco’s grounder, giving the…


Even Verstappen Would Like to See Alonso Win Again

MONACO—Formula One leader Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and conceded even he would like to see the evergreen Aston Martin driver win again. The Spaniard, a two-times world champion like Verstappen, has not won a race since he was at Ferrari a decade ago but…