N.J. Nets, Devils Owner Gave Millions To Local Causes
We remember Lewis Katz, who once said, "Life is meant to have as much fun as you can conjure up." Katz made a fortune as a sports team owner and gave millions of it away.
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A Campaign To Bring Back 'America's Distance': The 1-Mile Race
The mile was once an important running competition, but today's races are generally measured in meters. A race that's often called a mile — four laps around a 400-meter track — is just shy of one.
OTB Parlors Criticize Hike In Horse Racing Simulcast Rates
Saturday is the Belmont Stakes, the last race in the vaunted Triple Crown series of horse races. But as excitement builds, so does a bitter feud in the business of horse racing.
For Jockey Donna Barton Brothers, Horse Racing Runs In The Family
At the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, former jockey Donna Barton Brothers will interview the winner on horseback. Now an analyst for NBC, Brothers won more than 1,100 races before retiring in 1998.
Miami Heat Aims To Win Legacy-Defining 3rd Straight NBA Title
The NBA finals begin Thursday night between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. It's a repeat of last year's series. And in hockey, the LA Kings won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in overtime.
Winston-Salem Will Host Two National Track & Field Events:Community Volunteers Wanted
Hundreds of athletes from around the world will be sprinting into Winston-Salem this July to compete in the 2014 USA Track and Field (USATF) Masters Outdoor Championships.
Why Is It So Hard For A Horse To Win The Triple Crown?
It's been 36 years since a horse won racing's ultimate trifecta. For California Chrome to break the drought Saturday, the colt must contend with challenges that have stymied a dozen horses before him.
No Americans Are Left In French Open
For the latest on the French tennis tournament, David Greene talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about some lesser known players on both the men and women's side, who have had some big wins.
'A Change-up On Steroids:' The History Of A Sky-Scraping Pitch
In a recent Nippon Professional Baseball game in Japan, Kazuhito Tadano threw a slow, arcing pitch that caught the batter by surprise. The pitch has a history — and a name: the eephus pitch.