Dylan Thomas beat Youmzain by a nose Sunday to give trainer Aidan O’Brien his first victory at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Europe’s most prestigious horse race. Dylan Thomas won in 2 minutes, 28.50 seconds on good to soft ground, prevailing in a 12-horse field at the 86th edition of the Arc to earn $1.5 million.
Artiste Royal edged The Tin Man by a length Saturday in the $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Artiste Royal ran 1 miles on the turf course in 1:59.89 and paid $11.20, $3.80 and $2.80. The Tin Man returned $2.20 and $2.10, and Isipingo paid $3.80 to show.
Watch T.J. Ford’s lightning-quick crossover dribble in the open court, followed by his dish to Chris Bosh for the lay-in.
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Dale Jarrett is leaning toward running just six races next year before stepping out of his car after 23 seasons.
Chris Bosh scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held off a spirited Virtus Lottomatica Roma squad for a 93-87 preseason victory Sunday. Andrea Bargnani added 13 points and seven rebounds to help the Raptors win in his hometown. Danish forward Christian Drejer led Roma with 23 points.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates last fired a manager this quickly, he couldn’t get his team into the World Series. Jim Tracy was let go because he didn’t produce anything resembling a winning season. Tracy was ousted Friday after two years filled with long losing streaks and little discernible progress by a team that has had 15 consecutive losing seasons, one short of the major league record.
Mets pitcher Tom Glavine declined his $13 million option with New York on Friday, making himself eligible for free agency. The 41-year-old lefty, who got his 300th win this year, gets a $3 million buyout in addition to his $7.5 million salary this year. “Tom has not had enough time to sufficiently think things through with his family and did not want to make a decision until he the opportunity with…
The Ottawa Senators figure to have an enviable goaltending problem whenever Ray Emery is ready to resume playing. Martin Gerber stopped 35 shots for his eighth career shutout and Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and an assist, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Brent Sutter didn’t want to make a big deal out of his first NHL coaching victory. However, there was no downplaying the performance of Devils backup goalie Kevin Weekes. “I don’t get caught up in that as far as myself,” Sutter said of his first victory. “The main thing is I want these players to have success.” Weekes had 20 of his 32 saves in the first period before New Jersey pulled away for a 4-1…
Just thinking about how much better his Washington Capitals are made Alex Ovechkin smile wide, showing off that new gap in his grin. A night after losing a tooth, Ovechkin flicked in the game’s first goal for his 200th NHL point, helping the Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Saturday. The Capitals improved to 2-0-0 for the first time since 2002 — the last time they reached the…
