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Shooting from the lip: The best and worst from a weekend of televised sports
By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, May 20, 2012 Best coverage, with one complaint Sun Sports gets credit for trying something a little different for Sunday's broadcast of the Rays-Braves game. The broadcast was dubbed "Sabermetrics Sunday.'' The network spent most of the pregame show and game teaching fans about sabermetrics, the use of formulas and numbers to measure and, perhaps, predict ...
Read more...Preakness 2012: Bodemeister Deserves to Be Favorite in Baltimore
Bodemeister looked to have the Kentucky Derby in the bag before I'll Have Another's strong closing act, but the Preakness is where Bodemeister will shine. There are no guarantees in sports—especially not in horse racing—but he has a great shot. Bodemeister's explosive run for two-thirds of the Derby showed his natural speed, but he faded at the end. At the Preakness, that won't be an issue ...
Read more...Column: 'Maryland, here we come' (and I'll be there, too)
There was a time when the three most important sports in the United States of America were baseball, boxing and horse racing Really, it's true There also used to be nothing called 'Facebook' and something called 'privacy' still existed Crazy, isn't it? Such is a far cry from today's world, in which the three most popular sports in America are football, 'Jersey Shore' and 'The Hunger Games' (with ...
Read more...Preakness Stakes Winner 2012: Triple Crown Odds for I'll Have Another
OK, I'm done doubting this horse. I'll Have Another proved neither track distance, nor post position could stop him in his pursuit for the second leg of the Triple Crown, and now he has a legitimate shot at horse racing's ultimate prize. He chased down Bodemeister for the second time this month to capture the 2012 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. If this horse had a theme ...
Read more...Ohio Gambling Bill Clears Senate Panel, Nears Vote
A Senate panel has approved a bill that makes dozens of changes to Ohio's gambling law as the state prepares to expand into casinos and racetrack slot machines.
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