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OTB Parlors Criticize Hike In Horse Racing Simulcast Rates

11:09am June 06, 2014

by Charles Lane

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.

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Brothers rides down the front stretch before the 88th Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2012, in Baltimore.

For Jockey Donna Barton Brothers, Horse Racing Runs In The Family

3:35pm June 05, 2014

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.

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Miami Heat Aims To Win Legacy-Defining 3rd Straight NBA Title

12:40pm June 05, 2014

by Tom Goldman

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.

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Birdstone (right), ridden by Edgar Prado, upsets horse Smarty Jones to win the Belmont Stakes in 2004. Smarty Jones was one of a dozen horses since 1978 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown, only to lose at the Belmont.

Why Is It So Hard For A Horse To Win The Triple Crown?

10:38am June 04, 2014

by Joel Rose

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.

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No Americans Are Left In French Open

8:32am June 04, 2014

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.

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'A Change-up On Steroids:' The History Of A Sky-Scraping Pitch

12:20am June 04, 2014

by Robert Siegel

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.

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In Competition To Host Olympics, Less Clamor Than Crickets

8:03pm June 03, 2014

The Polish city of Krakow is only the latest to withdraw its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics after a public referendum. So many localities have dropped out of the running that the games might just be hosted by the last contender standing. Robert Siegel talks with Olympic historian David Wallechinsky about what's behind the loss of interest.

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Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks wears Beats headphones before a preseason football game last August.

With Beats, Apple Buys A Quick Start On Smart Headphones

3:39pm June 02, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Apple purchased Beats By Dre this week, suggesting the company is looking at smart headphone technology — headphones that can sense what the body is doing.

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Corruption Allegations Surface Before World Cup Opens

7:48am June 02, 2014

The organization governing world soccer apparently has proof that an Asian gambling syndicate fixed World Cup matches in 2010. Steve Inskeep talks to Jere Longman of The New York Times.

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Chicago Blackhawks' Social Media Team Sends Obscene Tweet

7:48am June 02, 2014

On twitter, the Blackhawks tried using a certain hashtag but autofill changed it into an obscene one

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