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2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach: Alex Palou earns elusive 1st win
Palou gets past pole sitter Felix Rosenqvist on the final round of pit stops and leads the final 30 laps for his first victory in six career starts Long Beach.…
Always a Runner wins Kentucky Oaks under the lights
The Chad Brown-trained filly shows her toughness again, making a move around the final turn and needing every bit of the stretch to pass Bob Baffert’s Explora and Michael McCarthy’s…
Golden Tempo stuns in making Kentucky Derby history
The 23-1 winner storms from far behind to make Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the race as Jose Ortiz edges brother Irad Ortiz aboard Renegade.
Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, May 3, 2026
The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday,…
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo won’t run in the Preakness
With the Preakness less than two weeks away, trainer Cherie DeVaux says sights are set on the Belmont Stakes on June 6 in upstate New York.
Nneka Ogwumike returning to the Sparks
The 10-time All-Star forward, who spent 12 seasons with the Sparks after being drafted No. 1 overall in 2012, played the past two seasons in Seattle.
Sparks’ leading scorer Dearica Hamby back for 4th season
The 6-foot-3 forward posted career highs – 18.4 ppg while shooting 57.2% – to go with 7.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season with the Sparks.
Sparks’ WNBA draft preview: Late picks can help fill out veteran-led roster
The Sparks are expected to add youthful talented to the back end of a veteran-led roster in Monday's WNBA draft.
WNBA draft: Sparks add South Carolina’s Ta’Niya Latson among 3 picks
The Sparks did not have a first-round pick but selected Latson at No. 20, a guard who they projected to go higher. They picked Ohio State guard Chance Gray at…
UFC’s Tatiana Suarez biding her time for another title shot
The Covina native, who came up short for the strawweight crown 14 months ago, expects a physical fight from Loopy Godinez in their bout Saturday at UFC 327.