As we head into one of the most exciting times of the year for sports fans, this summer brings with it some of the most heated rivalries we've seen in recent years. From tennis to the NBA to the world of horse racing, these are some of the head-to-head matchups that are simmering with the intensity of an egg frying on a Miami sidewalk.
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Former Pro Baseball Player Gosger Hopes Namesake Hits Home Run in Preakness
This is the story of an obscure big-league baseball journeyman from a half-century ago and the Preakness Stakes horse that bears his name. Jim Gosger is the former ballplayer, now an 82-year-old Michigan man who bounced around the Majors in the 1960s and ’70s with six different clubs, was the last batter to face immortal pitcher Satchel Paige, and who was once declared dead by the New York Mets.
NBC Sports Reports Largest Kentucky Derby Audience Since 1989
NBC Sports’ milestone 25th presentation of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve delivered an NBC Sports-record average of 17.7 million viewers on NBC and Peacock — marking the largest Kentucky Derby audience since 1989 (18.5 million viewers, won by
Nicknames, Favorite Treats, and Theme Songs for Some of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Horses
There are 20 3-year-olds, plus one also-eligible entrant, entered up to compete in the 151st Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs, and each one of them is a unique individual with likes and dislikes as well as quirks and habits. Isabella Leslie caught up with the connections of several hopefuls for the 2025 run for th
