5:56 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Exercise rider Odanis “Cuba” Acuna died in a training accident at Churchill Downs when his horse broke down with catastrophic injuries, the track announced Saturday. The 42-year-old rider for trainer Kenny McPeek was breezing unraced 2-year-old New York Harbor when the horse fell about a sixteenth of
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5:02 PM ET A bogey on the last hole saw Sergio Garcia card a 71 to hold a two-shot lead after the third round of the European Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge following a day of high scores at the Gary Player Country Club. Garcia managed three birdies and two bogeys, including the one on the
5:02 PM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur to claim the Next Gen ATP Finals title in Milan Saturday. The young Greek star, and number one seed, completed a perfect run through the tournament with a 2-4, 4-1, 4-3(3), 4-3(3) victory over the 19-year-old de Minaur. Earlier, Andrey Rublev and Jaume Munar battled it
5:09 PM ET The Houston Astros‘ quest for a second straight World Series title nearly included Bryce Harper. The Athletic reported on Saturday that the Astros and Washington Nationals had a deal in place for the All-Star right fielder at the non-waiver trade deadline only to see it vetoed by Washington ownership. When the Nats’
4:48 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Prior to their matchup Saturday afternoon, the Clippers and visiting Bucks wore black T-shirts emblazoned with “Enough” across their chests and the names of the victims of a mass shooting in nearby Thousand Oaks, California, on their backs. Late Wednesday night, a gunman armed with a Glock 21 .45-caliber
4:26 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — McLaren boss Zak Brown says the company’s return to the Indy 500 with Fernando Alonso next year will not detract from its bid to recover its Formula One fortunes. On Saturday, McLaren confirmed Alonso will compete in the 2019 edition of the event. The Spaniard is leaving F1
3:54 PM ET Sebastian Vettel has been reprimanded and fined €25,000 for failing to obey FIA officials during a routine weight check at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The incident occurred during the second part of qualifying when Vettel returned to the pits to switch tyre compounds. Rain was in the air and Ferrari was hoping
Reus, right, scored twice and was a constant threat as Dortmund overturned a deficit to beat rivals Bayern. DORTMUND, Germany — The Yellow Wall rhetorically asked “Who will be Germany’s Champions?” after Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2, come-from-behind win against bitter foes Bayern Munich on Saturday night. The Black and Yellows put a seven-point cushion between themselves
2:34 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Barbora Strycova and Katerina Siniakova won their singles for the Czech Republic to take a commanding 2-0 lead over the defending champion United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Strycova rallied from a set down to defeat Sofia Kenin 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Siniakova stretched the
FFA Head of Leagues Craig O’Rourke says plans to expand the A-League are very much on target, but only if the incoming Football Federation Australia board can pick the two successful bids before the end of January. Brisbane goalkeeper Jamie Young says he’s “baffled” at being racially taunted during an A-League game. Young was called