Churchill Downs on Saturday gives the spotlight over from its usual glitzy and expensive competitors to the workaday world of the Claiming Crown.

NASCAR on Wednesday announced the start times and networks for all of its national series races for the 2026 season, with the Daytona 500 set for 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 15 on FOX.

Lamar Jackson has long been considered one of the first names that fans throw out when making their preseason MVP picks. One of the best quarterbacks in the NFL

Proposal to make two pitstops per race mandatory were discussed in Friday’s F1 Commission meeting but with no immediate agreement

DEL MAR — Saturday’s nine-race card at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has been cancelled due to the forecast of significant rainfall and Friday’s first post has been advanced 30 minutes to noon due to the approaching storm.

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Rockford State Police Captain Kevin Sweeney is completing 50 marathons in 50 states over 50 months, with just three races left in his epic journey.

Maricopa County's likely record turnout for off-year campaigns was overshadowed by the late discovery of thousands of uncounted ballots.

State statute says candidates in a multi-seat race can request a recount if the difference in the race is "not more than one percent of the votes cast for those two candidates."

Cleveland's star third baseman finishes third in AL MVP voting while earning All-MLB First Team honors, continuing a pattern that has haunted the Guardians franchise since Al Rosen's 1953 MVP win.