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Preakness has everything except for Derby winner

Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything. The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country ...

Brown was hired to coach Knicks for this moment

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Mike Brown was hired for this moment. The New York Knicks already had a coach who could take them to the Eastern Conference finals — and they fired him immediately after. Whoever replaced Tom Thibodeau would do so knowing he was inheriting a seat that was already ...

OG returns to practice for New York

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — OG Anunoby fully practiced with the New York Knicks on Friday for the first time since injuring his hamstring, moving them closer to having their starting lineup intact for the Eastern Conference finals. The starting forward missed the final two games of the Knicks’ second-round sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers after straining his right hamstring late in Game 2. He took part in some of practice when the Knicks returned on Wednesday, but sat out the portions when they went full speed. But coach Mike Brown said Anunoby did everything with the team on Friday. The ...

Facing elimination, Buffalo Sabres planning for the best

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The time for talking, practicing and poring over game film is over as far as Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is concerned. With Buffalo facing elimination for the first time this postseason, Ruff told his team to avoid the rink Friday, meet at the airport and contemplated canceling the skate the next morning in Montreal with his message essentially being: Show up and play. “I know the pressure they’re feeling. I know how much they care. I just feel a day away from the rink, not coming here, is a good thing,” Ruff said. “We need to move on. There’s only one game ...

Yanks starting pitcher out 2 weeks

NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried will be sidelined for at least two weeks and perhaps longer because of a left elbow bone bruise. The 32-year-old lefty had an MRI and CT scan Thursday, a day after his start at Baltimore was cut short following the third inning. He also was examined by Yankees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad. New York said Fried will be placed on the 15-day injured list and the imaging will be reviewed by Los Angeles Dodgers team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache. The Yankees said repeat imaging will be taken in a few weeks or when Fried is asymptomatic ...

Moore going back to coach college football

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Longtime NFL and college assistant Tom Moore, who will turn 88 during the upcoming college football season, will join the Iowa staff as senior consultant to the head coach and offensive adviser, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. The 87-year-old Moore lettered as a ...