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Synthetic surfaces gaining traction at major horse-racing tracks

Dirt flying as horses race around the track. Fans cheering as their favorite thunders down the stretch, hooves pounding toward the finish line. That sight and sound has disappeared from some North American racetracks that have replaced traditional dirt with a synthetic surface made of wax-coated sand, fibers and recycled rubber. It mutes hoofbeats and [...]

By |2023-06-07T14:05:46-04:00Tuesday, June 6, 2023|

Auburn, USC, Alabama, Miami among the spring transfer window winners

The spring transfer window lasts just 15 days and is not nearly as active as the 45-day period that comes after the college football season — unless you're Colorado. Coach Deion Sanders' team has added 20 transfers since the portal window opened April 15. Among the most notable additions were former Houston running back Alton [...]

By |2023-06-01T15:44:34-04:00Wednesday, May 31, 2023|

No. 2 pick Stroud competing for starting job with Houston Texans

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans aren't simply handing C.J. Stroud the starting job despite drafting the quarterback second overall in this year's draft. The Ohio State star worked with the second-team offense earlier this week while last year's starter Davis Mills ran with the starters. "This team has been very accepting of me, very honest [...]

By |2023-05-30T15:35:26-04:00Friday, May 26, 2023|

CBA phases out minor league host families

PHOENIX (AP) — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an 18-year-old kid from Venezuela who didn’t speak much English playing minor league baseball in Johnson City, Tenn. To call it culture shock would be quite the understatement. “Even little things, like going to the grocery store, [...]

By |2023-05-24T14:39:54-04:00Tuesday, May 23, 2023|

LeBron James defies time, propels Lakers to conference finals

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As his NBA career approaches the dawn of its third decade, LeBron James plays almost exclusively alongside teammates who grew up watching him dominate their game. He has played against the sons of his basketball contemporaries, and he has played against one of his own 18-year-old son's former high school teammates. [...]

By |2023-05-18T11:51:10-04:00Wednesday, May 17, 2023|
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