This weekend's coast-to-coast prep races likely will be the most important on this year's Kentucky Derby trail, with top contenders Eskendereya and Lookin At Lucky facing their last challenges before what their connections hope will be a spot in the gate on May 1. Eskendereya, one of seven...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s first pitch was way high and wide. Pretty much all of Roy Halladay’s were spot-on as he struck out nine in his National League debut to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-1 Monday. Placido Polanco hit a grand slam and...

VANCOUVER — It was a classic Bode Miller run — reckless, exhilarating and, above all else, fast. But Miller’s super-G run was not quite fast enough. The 32-year-old from New Hampshire took the silver, his second odznaczenie of these Olympics, when Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway edged him by 0.28...

Live analysis of Game 2 of the A.L.C.S.

The Rangers today fired head coach Tom Renney after losing 10 of their past 12 games, including last night's 3-2 overtime defeat at the hands of the Maple Leafs. After the players had a brief workout this morning, general manager Glen Sather...