A Lot of Sports Talk

Orb looks to become the first non-Triple Crown winner since 1995 - and only the 12th overall - to win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes (Getty Images) By Michael A. Riley The Belmont Stakes: "The Test of the Champion.” An arduous 12-furlong journey around the track often referred

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USMNT: No June swoon?

by Adesina O. Koiki on June 7, 2013

Clint Dempsey and the USMNT look to avenge a shock loss to Jamaica last September, their first-ever loss to the Reggae Boyz (AP) After missing

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Stanley Cup Playoffs chatter: Boston Bruins

by Adesina O. Koiki on June 3, 2013

Milan Lucic, above, celebrating Krejci's scoring prowess (7 G, 12 A) in the 2013 playoffs (Photo: Getty Images) The Boston Bruins, three goals down in

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Tales From The Brickyard: An Indianapolis 500 Preamble

by admin on May 25, 2013

Dario Franchitti looks to become only the third repeat winner of the Indianapolis 500 since 1970 (Photo: Michael Conroy/AP) By Bob Pagels INDIANAPOLIS --

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WNBA Preview (Western Conference)

by admin on May 24, 2013

Where There's Sparks, There's Fire in 2013 For Los Angeles? Sparks head coach Carol Ross (l.) and star player Candace Parker led L.A. to the

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WNBA Preview (Eastern Conference)

by admin on May 24, 2013

Katie Douglas (2nd from l.) and WNBA Finals MVP Tamika Catchings (2nd from r.) start their journey to a repeat at San Antonio tonight (Ron

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Memphis-San Antonio (Quincy Pondexter interview)

by admin on May 19, 2013

Pondexter: 12-for-28 from three in the NBA Playoffs (Getty) As the Memphis Grizzlies get ready to participate in their first ever Western Conference Finals series

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Handicapping the 2013 Preakness

by admin on May 18, 2013

Trainer Bob Baffert looking for his first Triple Crown race win since the 2010 Preakness (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) While the Kentucky Derby provided the racing

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A Preakness Preamble for 2013

by admin on May 17, 2013

Peak Performance in the Preakness for Orb? With step one to Triple Crown glory complete, Orb and jockey Joel Rosario look to conquer Pimlico (Photo:

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Handicapping the 2013 Kentucky Derby

by admin on May 4, 2013

Michael Riley's selections: Itsmyluckyday, winning the Holy Bull Stakes #12-Itsmyluckyday (Current Odds: 9/1)- This colt ran the most visually impressive race during the winter meet

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Kentucky Derby Prologue

by admin on May 4, 2013

Two Minutes That Last For a Lifetime Jockey Calvin Borel celebrates his win atop 50-1 shot Mine That Bird at the 135th "Run For The

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Eastern Conference Preview

by admin on April 20, 2013

#8 Milwaukee vs. #1 Miami Do I have to dedicate more than three sentences on this series? I do? Ok, here’s

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Western Conference Preview

by admin on April 20, 2013

Kristen Garnand -- NBA expert, fashion pundit and lifelong Utah Jazz fan (she still thinks Utah should have beaten the Bulls in the 1997 and

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Golden State of Mind (audio)

by Adesina O. Koiki on April 17, 2013

Curry: 23.0 pts, 6.9 asts, 45.5% 3PT CSN Bay Area analyst Jim Barnett On the verge of participating in the NBA Playoffs for only the

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Bridgeport Region Recap: UConn again

by Adesina O. Koiki on April 2, 2013

Freshman Stewart amazes as UConn advances to The Big Easy BRIDGEPORT, CT -- All it took was nine minutes of Connecticut mastery – and a

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NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships Preview

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 21, 2013

Cornell's Kyle Dake (165 lbs.) will look to become the first wrestler to win four national titles in four different weight classes One of the

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City Blues? (Part Two)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 21, 2013

2013 NCAA Tournament Sites (Friday/Sunday): Dayton, OH (University of Dayton Arena) Upset Rate: 12/48 (25%); True Upset Rate: 7/36 (19%) Notes: The city that gave

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City Blues? (Part One)

by Adesina O. Koiki on March 21, 2013

Villanova's win over Clemson in 2008 capped off a 4-for-4 night for higher-seed teams against their lower-ranked brethren in Tampa. Back in 2008, I had